Enables dynamic finders like User.find_by_user_name(user_name) and
<tt>User.scoped_by_user_name(user_name). Refer to
Dynamic attribute-based finders section at the top of this file for more
detailed information.
It’s even possible to use all the additional parameters
to find. For
example, the full interface for find_all_by_amount is actually
find_all_by_amount(amount, options).
Each dynamic finder using scoped_by_* is also defined in the class
after it is first
invoked, so that future attempts to use it do not run through method_missing.
# File activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb, line 988
def method_missing(method_id, *arguments, &block)
if match = DynamicFinderMatch.match(method_id)
attribute_names = match.attribute_names
super unless all_attributes_exists?(attribute_names)
if match.finder?
options = arguments.extract_options!
relation = options.any? ? construct_finder_arel(options, current_scoped_methods) : scoped
relation.send :find_by_attributes, match, attribute_names, *arguments
elsif match.instantiator?
scoped.send :find_or_instantiator_by_attributes, match, attribute_names, *arguments, &block
end
elsif match = DynamicScopeMatch.match(method_id)
attribute_names = match.attribute_names
super unless all_attributes_exists?(attribute_names)
if match.scope?
self.class_eval "def self.\#{method_id}(*args) # def self.scoped_by_user_name_and_password(*args)\noptions = args.extract_options! # options = args.extract_options!\nattributes = construct_attributes_from_arguments( # attributes = construct_attributes_from_arguments(\n[:\#{attribute_names.join(',:')}], args # [:user_name, :password], args\n) # )\n#\nscoped(:conditions => attributes) # scoped(:conditions => attributes)\nend # end\n", __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1
send(method_id, *arguments)
end
else
super
end
end