Summary
The provided ActiveRecord counter caching mechanism provides some great basic functionality, but quickly becomes insufficient if you need more complex totaling or summing of records. In this episode, we'll look at implementing the counter_culture gem to gain extra functionality.rails model 14:02
Chapters
- Introduction (0:00)
- Adding the gem (1:37)
- Generating models (1:50)
- Setting up associations (2:25)
- Adding counter_culture to models (2:39)
- Testing the counts (4:47)
- Viewing the results (6:02)
- Seeding with many records (7:56)
- Regenerating the counts (8:34)
- Creating models for many to many (9:37)
- Adding counter_culture to models (10:49)
- Testing the counts (11:41)
- Viewing the results (12:40)
- Final Thoughts (13:12)
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