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Life & fun · November 17, 2013

A gem to stop progressively building ActiveRecord queries

:mag: Object-oriented query building for ActiveRecord. - dobtco/filterer

A gem to stop progressively building ActiveRecord queries launched on November 17, 2013 with 17 votes, #144 of 701 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.

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In plain words

Filterer is a Ruby library that provides object-oriented query building for ActiveRecord, allowing developers to construct database queries in a structured, modular way rather than through progressive chain-building. The tool is designed for Rails developers who need to build complex queries with reusable components. The project is no longer actively maintained.

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