# BetterAr

BetterAr replaces the .all, .first and .count methods for ActiveRecord.


## Install

Bundler:

    gem 'better_ar'

Command line:

    gem install better_ar

## Usage

Now a single hash can be passed to ActiveRecord::Base.all that contains not only the where values but also other scopes like 'limit' and 'order'

    User.all(:age => 10, :limit! => 5, :offset! => 10, :order! => :name)

is the same as

    User.where(:age => 10).limit(5).offset(10).order(:name)

While this may seem less concise the advantage is being able to dynamically construct the query with a single hash in code.

This library completely removes the old .all, .first and .count class methods from ActiveRecord::Base. As these methods were just delegated to ActiveRecord::Base.scoped they can still be called.

### Legacy

If the params contain :condition it will fall back to the legacy method.

## Other

Brian Cardarella (c) 2011

License: MIT (see MIT-LICENSE.txt)