[email protected] wrote: > what i need: > if :record is in the database -> upgrade his counter > else create :record (with his counter on 1) > > this should be done with an atomic operation, to avoid race > conditions. > What is the best way to do this with activerecord? > I read about transactions, but as i understand a transaction acts on a > single connection to the database.
This would be a single DB connection, so it seems like a good candidate for a transaction. What's the problem with doing that? Best, -- Marnen Laibow-Koser http://www.marnen.org [email protected] -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
