A brief introduction to searchlogic http://github.com/binarylogic/searchlogic/.

1. SEARCHLOGIC

2. ActiveRecord extension that
allows you to search using a
hash.

4. Provides an object based
interface to constructing
hash values.

6. Pagination,
sorting,
helpers.

8. Ben Johnson aka binarylogic
http://binarylogic.com
http://github.com/binarylogic

10. Isolation
Encapsulation
Integration

15. View helpers let you modify 4 aspects of your results:
1. Order by single column or array of columns: order_by
2. Descend or ascend yr data: order_as
3. Change how many items are on a page: per_page
4. Paginate through the reults: page

16. Actions come in three different types: link, links, & select
order_by_link(:first_name)
order_by_link([:first_name, :last_name])
order_by_link({:orders => :total})
order_by_link([{:orders => :total}, :first_name])
Note: Automatically alternates between asc/desc.
page_link(10)
page_select

24. Documentation
http://searchlogic.rubyforge.org
Tutorial
http://www.binarylogic.com/2008/9/7/tutorial-
pagination-ordering-and-searching-with-searchlogic
Live example of the tutorial (with source)
http://searchlogic_example.binarylogic.com