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Move Find into Model

#4 Move Find into Model

Mar 12, 2007 | 2 minutes | Active Record
Move a find into the model to clean up the controllers and remove duplication. Also see how you can call these custom find methods through an association.
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tasks_controller.rb 
def index
  @tasks = Task.find_incomplete
end
models/task.rb 
def self.find_incomplete
  find_all_by_complete(false, :order => 'created_at DESC')
end
projects_controller.rb 
def show
  @project = Project.find(params[:id])
  @tasks = @project.tasks.find_incomplete
end