On 10/22/06, Rodrigo Alvarez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> If I have two models, Product and Manufacturer, of course Product
> belongs_to :manufacturer.
>
> A search engine would allow a user to look for a product by its name or
> manufacturer. Is it better to define a method like:
>
> def searchable_field
> "#{name} #{manufacturer.name}"
> end
>
> and add it as indexable field (acts_as_ferret :fields =>
> ['searchable_field'])...
>
> Or maybe that it is more advisable to index different fields:
>
> Product < ActiveRecord::Base
> acts_as_ferret :fields => ['name', 'manufacturer_name']
>
> def manufacturer_name
> "#{manufacturer.name}"
> end
> end
>
> Thanks in advance.
Hi Rodrigo,
It's better to index individual fields. You can easily search both
fields like this:
"name|manufacturer_name:(#{query})"
I can't really think of any advantages to putting buth fields into the
one search field.
--
Dave Balmain
http://www.davebalmain.com/
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