ruby sequel gem - how to query arrays with the pg_array extension

Question

I am using the pg_array extension and sequel version 4.1.1.

I have added the extension like this:

Sequel::Database.extension :pg_array

I have created a column like this:

alter_table :emails do
  add_column :references, "text[]", null: true
end

I can load and retrieve arrays into a postgress array column, just like working with normal arrays.

What is not clear from the above link is how do I execute a query based on the values in this array column.

For example, if one row in the emails table contained these values in the references column:

                             references                             
--------------------------------------------------------------------
 {}
 {5363f773bccf9_32123fe75c45e6f090953@Pauls-MacBook-Pro.local.mail}

How can I query the emails table to find a row that contains a references array value of the above value:

Email.where(references: ????)

Answer 1

Use the pg_array_ops extension:

Sequel.extension :pg_array_ops
Email.where(Sequel.pg_array_op(:references).contains('5363f773bccf9_32123fe75c45e6f090953@Pauls-MacBook-Pro.local.mail'))

Answer 2

Have you tried?

ref = '5363f773bccf9'
emails = Email.arel_table
Email.where( emails[ :references ].matches( "%#{ref}%" ))