Add .merge and .find_or_create methods to ActiveNode

lib/neo4j/active_node/persistence.rb

@@ -96,6 +96,14 @@ def create!(*args)
         end
       end
 
+      def merge(attributes)
+        neo4j_session.query.merge(n: {self => attributes}).exec
+      end
+
+      def find_or_create(find_attributes, set_attributes = {})
+        neo4j_session.query.merge(n: {self => find_attributes}).set(n: set_attributes).exec
+      end
+
       # Finds the first node with the given attributes, or calls create if none found
       def find_or_create_by(attributes, &block)
         find_by(attributes) || create(attributes, &block)

spec/e2e/query_spec.rb

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ def self.ordered_by_subject
 
     stub_active_node_class('Teacher') do
       property :name
+      property :age
 
       has_many :both, :lessons
 
@@ -172,6 +173,42 @@ def self.ordered_by_subject
       end
     end
 
+    describe 'merge methods' do
+      before(:each) do
+        Teacher.delete_all
+      end
+
+      describe '.merge' do
+        it 'allows for merging' do
+          Teacher.merge(name: 'Dr. Harold Samuels')
+          expect(Teacher.count).to eq(1)
+          Teacher.merge(name: 'Dr. Harold Samuels')
+          expect(Teacher.count).to eq(1)
+        end
+      end
+
+      describe '.find_or_create' do
+        it 'works like .merge with just matching attributes' do
+          Teacher.find_or_create(name: 'Dr. Harold Samuels')
+          expect(Teacher.count).to eq(1)
+          expect(Teacher.first.name).to eq('Dr. Harold Samuels')
+          Teacher.find_or_create(name: 'Dr. Harold Samuels')
+          expect(Teacher.count).to eq(1)
+        end
+
+        it 'also sets properties' do
+          Teacher.find_or_create(name: 'Dr. Harold Samuels')
+          expect(Teacher.count).to eq(1)
+          expect(Teacher.first.name).to eq('Dr. Harold Samuels')
+          expect(Teacher.first.age).to eq(nil)
+          Teacher.find_or_create({name: 'Dr. Harold Samuels'}, age: 34)
+          expect(Teacher.count).to eq(1)
+          expect(Teacher.first.name).to eq('Dr. Harold Samuels')
+          expect(Teacher.first.age).to eq(34)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     context 'samuels teaching soc 101 and 102 lessons' do
       before(:each) do
         samuels.lessons_teaching << ss101