mongoid_sti_pets.rb

require 'rubygems'
puts ENV["GEM_HOME"]
require 'mongoid'
require 'mongoid/version'

puts "Using Mongoid: #{Mongoid::VERSION}"

Mongoid.master = Mongo::Connection.new.db("mongoid_playground")

class Animal
 include Mongoid::Document
 field :name, :type => String
end

class Dog < Animal
end

class Cat < Animal
end


Animal.delete_all
Dog.delete_all
Cat.delete_all

Animal.create :title => "animal1"
Animal.create :title => "animal2"
Dog.create :title => "fido"
Dog.create :title => "rex"
Cat.create :title => "mittens"
Cat.create :title => "arnold schwarzenegger"

# get all the animals
results = Animal.all
puts "\n\nAnimal.all gives #{results.count} records matching all Animal documents (including cats and dogs):"
results.entries.each{|r| puts r.inspect }

# get all the dogs
results = Dog.all
puts "\n\nDog.all gives #{results.count} records matching just Dog documents:"
results.entries.each{|r| puts r.inspect }

# get all the cats
results = Cat.all
puts "\n\nCat.all gives #{results.count} records matching just Cat documents:"
results.entries.each{|r| puts r.inspect }

# get all the animals (specifically Animal)
results = Animal.criteria.type("Animal")
puts "\n\nAnimal.criteria.type(\"Animal\") gives #{results.count} records of only exact match type Animal (not including dogs and cats):"
results.entries.each{|r| puts r.inspect }

# get all the dogs again (specifically from Animal)
results = Animal.criteria.type("Dog")
puts "\n\nAnimal.criteria.type(\"Dog\") gives #{results.count} records of only type Dog (not including other animals):"
results.entries.each{|r| puts r.inspect }

# get all the cats again (specifically from Animal)
results = Animal.criteria.type("Cat")
puts "\n\nAnimal.criteria.type(\"Cat\") gives #{results.count} records of only type Cat (not including other animals):"
results.entries.each{|r| puts r.inspect }