eac / preload

A better API for ActiveRecord eager loading

Preload

Allows you to split your ActiveRecord find calls and your eager loading decisions.

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'preload'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install preload

Usage

Now in your controller you don't have to know which associations should be eager loaded because your views need them.

In your controller:

def index
  @posts = blog.posts.all(:order => 'created_at DESC')
end

in your view:

  <% @posts.preload(:comments) %>
  ... render posts and their comments ...

Contributing

1. Fork it
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Added some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create new Pull Request