Shortcut for finding objects in rails console
Tired of typing User.find_by_verylongattribute_name(‘something’) into rails console? This little alias made my day:
class User < ActiveRecord::Base
def self.[](arg)
self.find_by_userlogin(arg)
end
end
Usage:
>> User['madsheep']
=> #<User id: 1, userlogin: "madsheep">