Class: ActiveRecord::Base

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/quick_random_records.rb

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.random_records(quantity) ⇒ Object



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# File 'lib/quick_random_records.rb', line 6

def self.random_records(quantity)
  id_range = 1..self.last.id
  sample_ids = [*id_range].sample(quantity)
  samples = self.where(id: sample_ids)

  while samples.size < quantity
    complement = []

    while complement.empty?
      complement_id = rand(id_range)
      next if sample_ids.include?(complement_id)

      sample_ids << complement_id
      complement = self.where(id: complement_id)
    end

    samples = samples.or(complement)
  end

  samples
end