gitlab-org--gitlab-foss/app/models/concerns/from_union.rb
Yorick Peterse 8a72f5c427
Added FromUnion to easily select from a UNION
This commit adds the module `FromUnion`, which provides the class method
`from_union`. This simplifies the process of selecting data from the
result of a UNION, and reduces the likelihood of making mistakes. As a
result, instead of this:

    union = Gitlab::SQL::Union.new([foo, bar])

    Foo.from("(#{union.to_sql}) #{Foo.table_name}")

We can now write this instead:

    Foo.from_union([foo, bar])

This commit also includes some changes to make this new setup work
properly. For example, a bug in Rails 4
(https://github.com/rails/rails/issues/24193) would break the use of
`from("sub-query-here").includes(:relation)` in certain cases. There was
also a CI query which appeared to repeat a lot of conditions from an
outer query on an inner query, which isn't necessary.

Finally, we include a RuboCop cop to ensure developers use this new
module, instead of using Gitlab::SQL::Union directly.

Fixes https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/51307
2018-09-17 12:39:43 +02:00

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# frozen_string_literal: true
module FromUnion
extend ActiveSupport::Concern
class_methods do
# Produces a query that uses a FROM to select data using a UNION.
#
# Using a FROM for a UNION has in the past lead to better query plans. As
# such, we generally recommend this pattern instead of using a WHERE IN.
#
# Example:
# users = User.from_union([User.where(id: 1), User.where(id: 2)])
#
# This would produce the following SQL query:
#
# SELECT *
# FROM (
# SELECT *
# FROM users
# WHERE id = 1
#
# UNION
#
# SELECT *
# FROM users
# WHERE id = 2
# ) users;
#
# members - An Array of ActiveRecord::Relation objects to use in the UNION.
#
# remove_duplicates - A boolean indicating if duplicate entries should be
# removed. Defaults to true.
#
# alias_as - The alias to use for the sub query. Defaults to the name of the
# table of the current model.
# rubocop: disable Gitlab/Union
def from_union(members, remove_duplicates: true, alias_as: table_name)
union = Gitlab::SQL::Union
.new(members, remove_duplicates: remove_duplicates)
.to_sql
# This pattern is necessary as a bug in Rails 4 can cause the use of
# `from("string here").includes(:foo)` to break ActiveRecord. This is
# fixed in https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/25374, which is released as
# part of Rails 5.
from([Arel.sql("(#{union}) #{alias_as}")])
end
# rubocop: enable Gitlab/Union
end
end