find_or_initialize_by doesn't work with 2 columns

Question

I am trying to insert data in my database using ActiveRecord.

When I use pdays = MyModel.new for initialization rather then the below find_or_initiali

Answer 1

You could try:

MyModel.find_or_initialize_by_local_dt_and_comunity_id([:local_dt], vdays[:community_id])

appending the columns names by with an _and_

Answer 2

I read here that in Rails 4, this is the correct syntax:

Progress.find_or_initialize_by(chore_id: chore.id, period: period[chore.frequency], account_id: chore.account_id)

Answer 3

If you are using rails 3.2.1 and above, the new name of the method is first_or_initialize. It is used with conjunction with where. In your case, since you are calling save, you should use first_or_create but if you want to manually call save, just replace the method and call save after

MyModel.where(local_date: vdays_traffic[:local_date], community_id: vdays_traffic[:community_id]).first_or_create do |record|
  record.uniquesters = vdays_traffic[:uniques]
end