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On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 4:29 AM, Colin Williams <ke7...@gmail.com> wrote: > i have a model with 35000 entries in the database. I was using a unique > string as the primary key. Right now I am using the order method to return > the model objects in > order. I'd like to know what is good practice ( efficient ) and how to > return X entries at a time instead of all at once. Right now I'm using the > index method of a controller along with the order method to return the > entries, and then iterating through them in the view. > > class StoreController < ApplicationController > def index > @dicts = Dict.order(:key) > end > end > > <h1>Store#index</h1> > <p>Find me in app/views/store/index.html.erb</p> > <% @dicts.each do |word| %> > <div class='entry'> > <%= word.key %> > </div> > <%end %> > > > I'd also like to know a little more about how conrtrollers work with the > database. Is a new store controller instanced everytime a route is directed > to it? If so am I continually querying the database for those 35000 > entries, or is one instance of the controller generated, and one request > made. I have read some of the rails guides, and read quite a bit of agile > web dev with rails 4, but haven't found the answer to my questions. Do you > think you know a reference you would recommend I read? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/0b1b8461-ca5a-4442-acd4-b32fbfac1bf4%40googlegroups.com > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- *greatghoul <http://www.g2w.me> - Ask and Learn!* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/CAFoKNZODPwjmoK%2BKa_CD%3DLYs4FxPQAZG0gPe2HEhAJP%2BHSndVQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
