gistfile1.rb

# order.rb

# == Schema Information
#
# Table name: orders
#
#  id                               :integer(11)   not null, primary key
#  date_ordered                     :date

class Order < ActiveRecord::Base
  
  define_index do
    indexes date_ordered
  end
  
end

# search_test.rb
require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../test_helper'

class SearchTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
  
  # assume expected_order has been created with date_ordered == '2009-02-11'
  
  def test_should_find_order_based_on_date    
    # This works.
    
    orders = Order.search "2009-02-11"
    assert_equal expected_order, orders.first
  end
  
  def test_should_find_order_based_on_explicit_date    
    # This fails because it returns all orders not just those with date_ordered == '2009-02-11'.
    # Why, I do not know.
    
    orders = Order.search :conditions => {:date_ordered => Date.parse('2009-02-11')}
    assert_equal expected_order, orders.first
  end

end