module ActiveRecord::FinderMethods

def apply_join_dependency(relation, join_dependency)

def apply_join_dependency(relation, join_dependency)
  relation = relation.except(:includes, :eager_load, :preload)
  relation = relation.joins join_dependency
  if using_limitable_reflections?(join_dependency.reflections)
    relation
  else
    if relation.limit_value
      limited_ids = limited_ids_for(relation)
      limited_ids.empty? ? relation.none! : relation.where!(table[primary_key].in(limited_ids))
    end
    relation.except(:limit, :offset)
  end
end

def construct_join_dependency(joins = [])

def construct_join_dependency(joins = [])
  including = eager_load_values + includes_values
  ActiveRecord::Associations::JoinDependency.new(@klass, including, joins)
end

def construct_relation_for_association_calculations

def construct_relation_for_association_calculations
  apply_join_dependency(self, construct_join_dependency(arel.froms.first))
end

def exists?(conditions = :none)

Person.exists?
Person.exists?(false)
Person.exists?(name: 'David')
Person.exists?(['name LIKE ?', "%#{query}%"])
Person.exists?('5')
Person.exists?(5)

the primary key column, like id = 'name = \'Jamie\''.
'Jamie'), since it would be sanitized and then queried against
Note: You can't pass in a condition as a string (like name =

see the Conditions section in the introduction to ActiveRecord::Base.
For more information about specifying conditions as a hash or array,

* No args - Returns +false+ if the table is empty, +true+ otherwise.
* +false+ - Returns always +false+.
(such as {name: 'David'}).
* Hash - Finds the record that matches these +find+-style conditions
(such as ['name LIKE ?', "%#{query}%"]).
* Array - Finds the record that matches these +find+-style conditions
string (such as '5').
* String - Finds the record with a primary key corresponding to this
* Integer - Finds the record with this primary key.

conditions given, or +false+ otherwise. The argument can take six forms:
Returns +true+ if a record exists in the table that matches the +id+ or
def exists?(conditions = :none)
  conditions = conditions.id if Base === conditions
  return false if !conditions
  relation = apply_join_dependency(self, construct_join_dependency)
  return false if ActiveRecord::NullRelation === relation
  relation = relation.except(:select, :order).select(ONE_AS_ONE).limit(1)
  case conditions
  when Array, Hash
    relation = relation.where(conditions)
  else
    relation = relation.where(table[primary_key].eq(conditions)) if conditions != :none
  end
  connection.select_value(relation, "#{name} Exists", relation.bind_values) ? true : false
end

def find(*args)

# returns an Array of the required fields, available since Rails 3.1.
Person.where(name: 'Spartacus', rating: 4).pluck(:field1, :field2)

# returns an Array of ids, available since Rails 3.2.1.
Person.where(name: 'Spartacus', rating: 4).ids

# returns a chainable list of instances with only the mentioned fields.
Person.where(name: 'Spartacus', rating: 4).select("field1, field2, field3")

# returns a boolean indicating if any record with the given conditions exist.
Person.where(name: 'Spartacus', rating: 4).exists?(conditions = :none)

==== Alternatives for +find+

# returns the first item or creates it and returns it, available since Rails 3.2.1.
Person.where(name: 'Spartacus', rating: 4).first_or_create

# returns the first item or returns a new instance (requires you call .save to persist against the database).
Person.where(name: 'Spartacus', rating: 4).first_or_initialize

# returns the first item or nil.
Person.find_by(name: 'Spartacus', rating: 4)

# returns a chainable list (which can be empty).
Person.where(name: 'Spartacus', rating: 4)

==== Variations of +find+

end
person.save!
person.visits += 1
person = Person.lock(true).find(1)
Person.transaction do

expected person.visits == 4.
transaction has to wait until the first is finished; we get the
in two saves of person.visits = 3. By locking the row, the second
each will read person.visits == 2, add 1 to it, and save, resulting
Example for find with a lock: Imagine two concurrent transactions:

==== Find with lock

option if you want the results are sorted.
provide since database rows are unordered. You'd need to provide an explicit order
NOTE: The returned records may not be in the same order as the ids you

ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound will be raised if one or more ids are not found.

Person.where("administrator = 1").order("created_on DESC").find(1)
Person.find([1]) # returns an array for the object with ID = 1
Person.find([7, 17]) # returns an array for objects with IDs in (7, 17)
Person.find(1, 2, 6) # returns an array for objects with IDs in (1, 2, 6)
Person.find("31-sarah") # returns the object for ID = 31
Person.find("1") # returns the object for ID = 1
Person.find(1) # returns the object for ID = 1

is an integer, find by id coerces its arguments using +to_i+.
If no record can be found for all of the listed ids, then RecordNotFound will be raised. If the primary key
Find by id - This can either be a specific id (1), a list of ids (1, 5, 6), or an array of ids ([5, 6, 10]).
def find(*args)
  if block_given?
    to_a.find { |*block_args| yield(*block_args) }
  else
    find_with_ids(*args)
  end
end

def find_by(*args)

Post.find_by "published_at < ?", 2.weeks.ago
Post.find_by name: 'Spartacus', rating: 4

If no record is found, returns nil.

yourself.
is no implied ordering so if order matters, you should specify it
Finds the first record matching the specified conditions. There
def find_by(*args)
  where(*args).take
end

def find_by!(*args)

an ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound error.
Like find_by, except that if no record is found, raises
def find_by!(*args)
  where(*args).take!
end

def find_first

def find_first
  if loaded?
    @records.first
  else
    @first ||= find_first_with_limit(1).first
  end
end

def find_first_with_limit(limit)

def find_first_with_limit(limit)
  if order_values.empty? && primary_key
    order(arel_table[primary_key].asc).limit(limit).to_a
  else
    limit(limit).to_a
  end
end

def find_last

def find_last
  if loaded?
    @records.last
  else
    @last ||=
      if limit_value
        to_a.last
      else
        reverse_order.limit(1).to_a.first
      end
  end
end

def find_one(id)

def find_one(id)
  id = id.id if ActiveRecord::Base === id
  column = columns_hash[primary_key]
  substitute = connection.substitute_at(column, bind_values.length)
  relation = where(table[primary_key].eq(substitute))
  relation.bind_values += [[column, id]]
  record = relation.take
  raise_record_not_found_exception!(id, 0, 1) unless record
  record
end

def find_some(ids)

def find_some(ids)
  result = where(table[primary_key].in(ids)).to_a
  expected_size =
    if limit_value && ids.size > limit_value
      limit_value
    else
      ids.size
    end
  # 11 ids with limit 3, offset 9 should give 2 results.
  if offset_value && (ids.size - offset_value < expected_size)
    expected_size = ids.size - offset_value
  end
  if result.size == expected_size
    result
  else
    raise_record_not_found_exception!(ids, result.size, expected_size)
  end
end

def find_take

def find_take
  if loaded?
    @records.first
  else
    @take ||= limit(1).to_a.first
  end
end

def find_with_associations

def find_with_associations
  join_dependency = construct_join_dependency
  aliases  = join_dependency.aliases
  relation = select aliases.columns
  relation = apply_join_dependency(relation, join_dependency)
  if block_given?
    yield relation
  else
    if ActiveRecord::NullRelation === relation
      []
    else
      rows = connection.select_all(relation.arel, 'SQL', relation.bind_values.dup)
      join_dependency.instantiate(rows, aliases)
    end
  end
end

def find_with_ids(*ids)

def find_with_ids(*ids)
  raise UnknownPrimaryKey.new(@klass) if primary_key.nil?
  expects_array = ids.first.kind_of?(Array)
  return ids.first if expects_array && ids.first.empty?
  ids = ids.flatten.compact.uniq
  case ids.size
  when 0
    raise RecordNotFound, "Couldn't find #{@klass.name} without an ID"
  when 1
    result = find_one(ids.first)
    expects_array ? [ result ] : result
  else
    find_some(ids)
  end
end

def first(limit = nil)


Person.first # SELECT "people".* FROM "people" ORDER BY "people"."id" ASC LIMIT 1

==== Rails 4

use User.order(:id).first instead.
will depend on the database implementation. In order to ensure that behavior,
NOTE: Rails 3 may not order this query by the primary key and the order

Person.first # SELECT "people".* FROM "people" LIMIT 1

==== Rails 3

Person.first(3) # returns the first three objects fetched by SELECT * FROM people LIMIT 3
Person.order("created_on DESC").offset(5).first
Person.where(["user_name = :u", { u: user_name }]).first
Person.where(["user_name = ?", user_name]).first
Person.first # returns the first object fetched by SELECT * FROM people

If no order is defined it will order by primary key.
Find the first record (or first N records if a parameter is supplied).
def first(limit = nil)
  if limit
    find_first_with_limit(limit)
  else
    find_first
  end
end

def first!

is found. Note that first! accepts no arguments.
Same as +first+ but raises ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound if no record
def first!
  first or raise RecordNotFound
end

def last(limit = nil)

[#, #, #]

and not:

[#, #, #]

Take note that in that last case, the results are sorted in ascending order:

Person.last(3) # returns the last three objects fetched by SELECT * FROM people.
Person.order("created_on DESC").offset(5).last
Person.where(["user_name = ?", user_name]).last
Person.last # returns the last object fetched by SELECT * FROM people

If no order is defined it will order by primary key.
Find the last record (or last N records if a parameter is supplied).
def last(limit = nil)
  if limit
    if order_values.empty? && primary_key
      order(arel_table[primary_key].desc).limit(limit).reverse
    else
      to_a.last(limit)
    end
  else
    find_last
  end
end

def last!

is found. Note that last! accepts no arguments.
Same as +last+ but raises ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound if no record
def last!
  last or raise RecordNotFound
end

def limited_ids_for(relation)

def limited_ids_for(relation)
  values = @klass.connection.columns_for_distinct(
    "#{quoted_table_name}.#{quoted_primary_key}", relation.order_values)
  relation = relation.except(:select).select(values).distinct!
  id_rows = @klass.connection.select_all(relation.arel, 'SQL', relation.bind_values)
  id_rows.map {|row| row[primary_key]}
end

def raise_record_not_found_exception!(ids, result_size, expected_size) #:nodoc:

:nodoc:
argument.
the expected number of results should be provided in the +expected_size+
of results obtained should be provided in the +result_size+ argument and
multiple ids are provided. If multiple ids are provided, then the number
The error message is different depending on whether a single id or

id or multiple ids and raises a +ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound+ exception.
This method is called whenever no records are found with either a single
def raise_record_not_found_exception!(ids, result_size, expected_size) #:nodoc:
  conditions = arel.where_sql
  conditions = " [#{conditions}]" if conditions
  if Array(ids).size == 1
    error = "Couldn't find #{@klass.name} with #{primary_key}=#{ids}#{conditions}"
  else
    error = "Couldn't find all #{@klass.name.pluralize} with IDs "
    error << "(#{ids.join(", ")})#{conditions} (found #{result_size} results, but was looking for #{expected_size})"
  end
  raise RecordNotFound, error
end

def take(limit = nil)

Person.where(["name LIKE '%?'", name]).take
Person.take(5) # returns 5 objects fetched by SELECT * FROM people LIMIT 5
Person.take # returns an object fetched by SELECT * FROM people LIMIT 1

If an order is supplied it will be respected.
order. The order will depend on the database implementation.
Gives a record (or N records if a parameter is supplied) without any implied
def take(limit = nil)
  limit ? limit(limit).to_a : find_take
end

def take!

is found. Note that take! accepts no arguments.
Same as +take+ but raises ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound if no record
def take!
  take or raise RecordNotFound
end

def using_limitable_reflections?(reflections)

def using_limitable_reflections?(reflections)
  reflections.none? { |r| r.collection? }
end