I have the following:
time_range = (1.month.ago.beginning_of_month..1.month.ago.end_of_month)
Comment.where(:created_at => time_range).count
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User.where(name: 'Joe', email: 'joe@example.com')
if you want a "AND" conditional query, try this:
Comment.
where(:created_at => time_range).
where("user_id is not in (?)",[user_ids])
which will produce SQL like : select ... where ... AND ...
if you want the WHERE clause more complicated, such as: where ( a AND b) OR (c AND d)
, you have to combine the conditions into the clause yourself, e.g.
Comment.where("(a AND b ) OR (c AND d)")
User.where(["name = ? and email = ?", "Joe", "joe@example.com"])
This will be fine.