counter_culture
A Rails gem providing advanced, flexible counter caches that update on value changes and support multi-level relations.
What is counter_culture?
counter_culture is a Ruby on Rails gem that provides turbo-charged counter caches for ActiveRecord models. It solves the limitations of Rails' built-in counter caches by updating counts when record values change, supporting multi-level relations, and offering dynamic column names. This ensures accurate, performant counts without manual SQL queries.
Rails developers building applications with complex model associations who need accurate, high-performance counter caches that update automatically and support advanced use cases like conditional counting or multi-level relationships.
Developers choose counter_culture over Rails' native counter caches for its flexibility, accuracy, and performance. It handles edge cases like value changes, soft deletes, and dynamic conditions, reduces database load through batch updates, and integrates seamlessly with tools like PaperTrail and read replicas.
Overview
Turbo-charged counter caches for your Rails app.
Use Cases
Best For
- Rails apps needing accurate counts of associated records that update on value changes
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