Simple search on a Globalize3 table in Rails - ruby-on-rails

Question

I am looking to implement a simple search function while using the globalize3 gem for Ruby on Rails. Since the translations of the model are stored in a separate table, the code below doesn't work as there is no longer a :name field in the products table. How can I adjust the code below to make the search function correctly?
products_controller.rb
#products = Product.search(params[:search]).all
index.html.erb
<%= form_tag products_path, method: :get do %>
<%= text_field_tag :search, params[:search] %>
<%= submit_tag "Search", name: nil %>
<% end %>
model
class Product < ActiveRecord::Base
translates :name
attr_accessible :name, :price, :released_at
def self.search(search)
if search
where('name LIKE ?', "%#{search}%")
else
scoped
end
end
end

Answer 1

You're in luck, I tackled exactly the same problem recently!
Luckly for you the answer is quite simple. You can use the class method with_translations to include translations for a given set of locales.
Here's the code:
def with_translations(*locales)
locales = translated_locales if locales.empty?
includes(:translations).with_locales(locales).with_required_attributes
end
Include it in your search method:
def self.search(search)
if search
with_translations.where('name LIKE ?', "%#{search}%")
else
with_translations
end
end
That should do it.
As an added note: you could add an optional locales parameter to the search method and pass it to with_translations to optionally narrow the search to terms in a particular language, say for example in the current locale.

Answer 2

Solved ...
def index
if params[:search]
#at = []
#at = Array.new
Article.translation_class.where("title LIKE ? OR description LIKE ?","%#{params[:search]}%","%#{params[:search]}%").all.each do |t|
#at.push t.article_id
end
#articles = Article.where(id: #at).recent_first.paginate(page: params[:page], per_page: 5)
else
#articles = Article.all.recent_first.paginate(page: params[:page], per_page: 5)
end
end