I'm sure it can be done in one query, but this is how I'd do it:
combined = Array.new
combined << Comment.all
combined << Favorite.all
# …etc. Though you'll want to set limits to the above
@feed = combined.sort { |x,y| y.created_at <=> x.created_at }
…and then when looping through in your views, use "object.class.to_s" to see
what it is, and change the icon, style, etc accordingly.
I look forward to any other replies which have a better way of doing it,
'cause multiple queries isn't great, but a news feed can be cached very
easily so I don't see much problem with the above! :)
On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 3:47 PM, Dave Amos <rails-mailing-l...@andreas-s.net
> wrote:
>
> I've tried googling for more information on this, but I've come up
> empty.
>
> Has anyone implemented a facebook-style news feed on their rails app?
> Here's my situation. I have a recipe-sharing site, and I'd like to have
> a feed that shows a user when a few different actions happen to them or
> their recipes (like adding as a favorite, adding as a follower, etc.).
>
> I don't know how to essentially take three or four queries and combine
> them into one feed that I can display in my view chronologically. Is
> there a plugin for this that I don't know about?
>
> Thanks for the help; any tips are helpful.
> --
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>
> >
>
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