Combine two ActiveRecord::Relation objects

Okay let’s get to work:

merge(other_hash) → new_hash

h1 = { "a" => 100, "b" => 200 }
h2 = { "b" => 254, "c" => 300 }
h1.merge(h2)   #=> {"a"=>100, "b"=>254, "c"=>300}

in this case:

Returns a new hash containing the contents of h2 and the contents of h1. If no block is specified, the value for entries with duplicate keys will be that of h2.

Of course Ruby allows you to use blocks

in this case:

Otherwise the value for each duplicate key is determined by calling the block with the key, its value in h1 and its value in h2.

h1 = { "a" => 100, "b" => 200 }
h2 = { "b" => 254, "c" => 300 }

h1.merge(h2){|key, oldval, newval| newval - oldval}
# the operated block is of "key, oldval, newval"
# so, for a nothing changes
# b is 254 - 200 => 54
# c is untouched
#=> {"a"=>100, "b"=>54,  "c"=>300}

What is that for in real (internet) life?

I use it in ActiveRecord Relations for building objects.

# subgroups_controller.rb
# this requires nested routes
private
  def subgroup_params
    params.require(:subgroup)
      .permit(:name, :description, :image, :project_id, :group_id)
      .merge(project_id: @project.id, group_id: @group.id)
  end

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