UpdateValuesAll

The gem allows to update AR-records in batch

Install the gem and add to the application's Gemfile by executing:

$ bundle add update_values_all

If bundler is not being used to manage dependencies, install the gem by executing:

$ gem install update_values_all

Assume you have AR-model

class User < ActiveRecord::Base
  store :address, accessors: %i[city]
end

And some records

User.create!(id: 1, city: 'Moscow', name: 'Ivan')
User.create!(id: 2, city: 'Vladivostok', name: 'Petr')

The gem defines method User.update_values_all which allows to batch update attributes

changed_ids =
  User.update_values_all(
    [
      { id: 1, address: { city: 'Berlin' }, name: 'Hanz' },
      { id: 2, address: { city: 'London' }, name: 'John' }
    ],
    key_to_match: :id, # :key_to_match can be omitted if it matches primary key
 )

changed_ids # [1, 2]
User.find(1).name # Hanz
User.find(1).city # Berlin
User.find(2).name # John
User.find(2).city # London

Records are only updated if attributes changed (and also updated_at).

Sometimes you want to update updated_at regardless of whether the attributes have changed. In that case you may pass param touch: true.

changed_ids = User.update_values_all([{ id: 1, name: 'Hanz' }], key_to_match: :id, touch: true)

changed_ids = []
User.find(1).updated_at # changed

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake spec to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and the created tag, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/corp-gp/update_values_all. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the code of conduct.

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.

Everyone interacting in the UpdateValuesAll project's codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the code of conduct.