module Mixins module UniqueFinder def self.prepended(model_class) unless model_class.respond_to? :unique_attribute raise "Missing :unique_attribute accessor on ##{model_class}" end model_class.singleton_class.prepend ClassMethods end module ClassMethods ## # Returns the first model that matches (in this order), either: # 1. The given ID # 2. The given unique attribute def find_by_unique(unique_or_id) matches = where(id: unique_or_id).or(where(unique_attribute => unique_or_id)).to_a case matches.length when 0 nil when 1 matches.first else matches.find { |user| user.id.to_s == unique_or_id.to_s } end end ## # Returns the first model that matches (in this order), either: # 1. The given ID # 2. The given unique attribute # # Raise ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound when no match is found. def find_by_unique!(unique_or_id) match = find_by_unique(unique_or_id) if match.nil? raise ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound else match end end end end end