Best way to find_or_create_by_id but update the attributes if the record is found

Question

I\'m looking for a clean way to create a record with a set of attributes if the record does not exist and - if the record do exist - to update its attributes. I love the syn

Answer 1

Try this:

c = Category.find_or_initialize_by_id(category.id)
c.name = category.name
c.save!

This way you only save the instance once, instead of twice, if you called find_or_create_by_id (assuming it's a new record).