rails default sort using MetaSearch

Question

I am using the gem metasearch to provide some sorting features. The page is defaulting to a sort of created_at ASC, but I want it to be created_at DESC, but I can't explicitly state that because it will override MetaSearch's sort features.

def index
  @search = Photo.search(params[:search])
end

Any thoughts on how to achieve this?

score 9 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 14 '11 at 11:18

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I had the same problem and ended up doing like this in the controller

search = {"meta_sort" => "created_at.desc"}.merge(params[:search] || {})
@search = Photo.search(search)

Default sort order is created_at DESC, but it will be overwritten if a new sort order is received in the params. Seems to work for me.

answered Dec 14 '11 at 11:18

Fredrik Boström

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cleaner way as for me `params[:search] ||= { 'meta_sort' => 'created_at.desc' } @search = Photo.metasearch(params[:search])` – Rustam Gasanov Sep 16 '13 at 13:12

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 26 '12 at 23:29

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Try this approach. It works for me:

def index
  @search = Photo.search(params[:search])
  @photos = @search.order("created_at desc")
end

edited Jul 26 '12 at 23:29

the Tin Man

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answered Oct 27 '11 at 04:06

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 22 '11 at 05:02

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@search = Photo.search(params[:search])

@search.meta_sort = 'your_column.desc'

answered Nov 22 '11 at 05:02

JNN

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