[Beginning Rails 3] Listing 5-22. where_title named scope declaration in app/models/article.rb

article.rb

class Article < ActiveRecord::Base
  validates :title, :presence => true
  validates :body, :presence => true

  belongs_to :user
  has_and_belongs_to_many :categories
  has_many :comments

  scope :published, where("articles.published_at IS NOT NULL")
  scope :draft, where("articles.published_at IS NULL")
  scope :recent, lambda { published.where("articles.published_at > ?", 1.week.ago.to_date)}
  scope :where_title, lambda { |term| where("articles.title LIKE ?", "%#{term}%") }

  def long_title
    "#{title} - #{published_at}"
  end
end