lib/active_remote/search.rb in active_remote-7.0.0 vs lib/active_remote/search.rb in active_remote-7.1.0

@@ -23,16 +23,33 @@
       #
       #   # Protobuf object
       #   Tag.find(Generic::Remote::TagRequest.new(:guid => 'foo'))
       #
       def find(args)
-        remote = self.search(args).first
+        remote = search(args).first
         raise RemoteRecordNotFound, self if remote.nil?
 
         remote
       end
 
+      # Tries to load the first record; if it fails, returns nil.
+      #
+      # ====Examples
+      #
+      #   # A single hash
+      #   Tag.find_by(:guid => 'foo')
+      #
+      #   # Active remote object
+      #   Tag.find_by(Tag.new(:guid => 'foo'))
+      #
+      #   # Protobuf object
+      #   Tag.find_by(Generic::Remote::TagRequest.new(:guid => 'foo'))
+      #
+      def find_by(args)
+        search(args).first
+      end
+
       # Tries to load the first record; if it fails, then create is called
       # with the same arguments.
       #
       # ====Examples
       #
@@ -41,21 +58,21 @@
       #
       #   # Protobuf object
       #   Tag.first_or_create(Generic::Remote::TagRequest.new(:name => 'foo'))
       #
       def first_or_create(attributes)
-        remote = self.search(attributes).first
-        remote ||= self.create(attributes)
+        remote = search(attributes).first
+        remote ||= create(attributes)
         remote
       end
 
       # Tries to load the first record; if it fails, then create! is called
       # with the same arguments.
       #
       def first_or_create!(attributes)
-        remote = self.search(attributes).first
-        remote ||= self.create!(attributes)
+        remote = search(attributes).first
+        remote ||= create!(attributes)
         remote
       end
 
       # Tries to load the first record; if it fails, then a new record is
       # initialized with the same arguments.
@@ -67,12 +84,12 @@
       #
       #   # Protobuf object
       #   Tag.first_or_initialize(Generic::Remote::TagRequest.new(:name => 'foo'))
       #
       def first_or_initialize(attributes)
-        remote = self.search(attributes).first
-        remote ||= self.new(attributes)
+        remote = search(attributes).first
+        remote ||= new(attributes)
         remote
       end
 
       # Searches for records with the given arguments. Returns a collection of
       # Active Remote objects.
@@ -115,10 +132,10 @@
 
     # Reload this record from the remote service.
     #
     def reload
       fresh_object = self.class.find(scope_key_hash)
-      @attributes = fresh_object.instance_variable_get("@attributes")
+      @attributes = fresh_object.instance_variable_get(:@attributes)
       self
     end
   end
 end