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@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
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 *SVN*
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+* Added HasManyAssociation#count that works like Base#count #413 [intinig]
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+
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 * Fixed handling of binary content in blobs and similar fields for Ruby/MySQL and SQLite #409 [xal]
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 * Added dynamic attribute-based finders as a cleaner way of getting objects by simple queries without turning to SQL. 

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@@ -47,6 +47,17 @@ module ActiveRecord
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         end
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       end
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+      # Count the number of associated records. All arguments are optional.
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+      def count(runtime_conditions = nil)
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+        if @options[:finder_sql]
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+          @association_class.count_by_sql(@finder_sql)
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+        else
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+          sql = @finder_sql
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+          sql << " AND #{sanitize_sql(runtime_conditions)}" if runtime_conditions
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+          @association_class.count(sql)
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+        end
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+      end
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+      
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       # Find the first associated record.  All arguments are optional.
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       def find_first(conditions = nil, orderings = nil)
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         find_all(conditions, orderings, 1).first

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@@ -149,6 +149,10 @@ class HasManyAssociationsTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
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     @signals37.clients_of_firm.each {|f| }
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   end
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+  def test_counting
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+    assert_equal 2, Firm.find_first.clients.count
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+  end
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+  
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   def test_finding
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     assert_equal 2, Firm.find_first.clients.length
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   end