Hi Matt,

I link the DSL but two issues should be supported: multiple columns
and index_name.

The following command can create an index with Rails:

add_index :suppliers, [:location, :name], :name => 'by_location'

TF

On Aug 15, 8:15 pm, Matt Jones <[email protected]> wrote:
> It looks like the major DB adapters can get at the index info, so that  
> hurdle is passed.
>
> This post got me thinking more on 
> syntax:http://robots.thoughtbot.com/post/163627511/a-grand-piano-for-your-vi...
>
> The syntax described below is good for generic indexes (multiple  
> fields, etc), but decidedly un-DRY for basic indexes. What about  
> adding an :index option to the fields DSL? So it might look more like:
>
> fields do
>    some_field :integer
>    indexed_field, :integer, :index => true
> end
>
> Some of the options to add_index can be determined automatically - for  
> instance, a field declared with :unique => true would seem likely to  
> want a unique index. Passing a string instead of true would allow a  
> custom name for the index.
>
> It could even be taken a step farther, adding an implicit :index to  
> belongs_to, so foreign keys are always indexed.
>
> Thoughts? If people like this, I can work on rolling it into the other  
> changes I've got waiting in the queue for the migration generator  
> (better behavior of HABTM, adding fields in STI subclasses, better  
> ignoring of non-Hobo tables).
>
> --Matt Jones
>
> On Aug 11, 2009, at 3:46 PM, Owen wrote:
>
>
>
> > Thanks, Matt. I like what you outlined.  Yes,  syncing with the DB is
> > the trickiest.
>
> > On Aug 11, 10:18 am, Matt Jones <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> The most straightforward would be a direct translation of the
> >> parameters of add_index inside of fields:
>
> >> fields do
> >>    # ... blah blah blah
>
> >>    index :column_name
> >>    index :other_column, :unique => true
> >>    index :a_whole, :bunch_of, :columns_to_index, :name => 'foobar'
> >> end
>
> >> The only question mark is the level of support for getting these
> >> settings back out of the DB, so the migration generator can figure  
> >> out
> >> what's changed. That needs some investigation.
>
> >> --Matt Jones
>
> >> On Aug 11, 2009, at 10:11 AM, Owen wrote:
>
> >>> I've been pushing for that in Hobo.  How would you like the
> >>> declaration to look?
>
> >>> On Aug 11, 6:02 am, Tiago Franco <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>> I've been declaring indexes on the migrations. This feature could
> >>>> come
> >>>> handy.
>
> >>>> TF
>
> >>>> On Aug 11, 8:34 am, Helder Ribeiro <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >>>>> Is there any way of declaring indexes in the models themselves,  
> >>>>> like
> >>>>> with fields?
>
> >>>>> Thanks,
>
> >>>>> Helder
>
> >>>>>http://helderribeiro.net
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