From 69acb2b6e1db768cda5cc4d0806795a9df185221 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yves Senn Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 13:20:32 +0200 Subject: pg guides, some stylistic changes [ci skip] --- guides/source/active_record_postgresql.md | 41 ++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) (limited to 'guides/source') diff --git a/guides/source/active_record_postgresql.md b/guides/source/active_record_postgresql.md index 4280df21ae..c0cc3bc69d 100644 --- a/guides/source/active_record_postgresql.md +++ b/guides/source/active_record_postgresql.md @@ -1,14 +1,15 @@ -eActive Record and PostgreSQL +Active Record and PostgreSQL ============================ -This guide goes over PostgreSQL specific usage of Active Record. - -How to use the PostgreSQL adapter for Active Record is described in the -[configuring Rails guide](configuring.html#configuring-a-postgresql-database). +This guide covers PostgreSQL specific usage of Active Record. In order to use the PostgreSQL adapter you need to have at least version 8.2 installed. Older versions are not supported. +To get started with PostgreSQL have a look at the +[configuring Rails guide](configuring.html#configuring-a-postgresql-database). +It describes how to properly setup Active Record for PostgreSQL. + Datatypes --------- @@ -37,8 +38,8 @@ Document.create payload: data ### Array - * [type definition](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/arrays.html) - * [functions and operators](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/functions-array.html) +* [type definition](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/arrays.html) +* [functions and operators](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/functions-array.html) ```ruby # db/migrate/20140207133952_create_books.rb @@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ Book.where("array_length(ratings, 1) >= 3") ### Hstore - * [type definition](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/hstore.html) +* [type definition](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/hstore.html) ```ruby # db/migrate/20131009135255_create_profiles.rb @@ -100,8 +101,8 @@ profile.save! ### Json - * [type definition](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/datatype-json.html) - * [functions and operators](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/functions-json.html) +* [type definition](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/datatype-json.html) +* [functions and operators](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/functions-json.html) ```ruby # db/migrate/20131220144913_create_events.rb @@ -125,8 +126,8 @@ Event.where("payload->'kind' = ?", "user_renamed") ### Range Types - * [type definition](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/rangetypes.html) - * [functions and operators](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/functions-range.html) +* [type definition](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/rangetypes.html) +* [functions and operators](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/functions-range.html) This type is mapped to Ruby [`Range`]() objects. @@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ event.ends_at # => Thu, 13 Feb 2014 ### Composite Types - * [type definition](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/rowtypes.html) +* [type definition](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/rowtypes.html) Currently there is no special support for composite types. They are mapped to as normal text columns: @@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ contact.save! ### Enumerated Types - * [type definition](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/datatype-enum.html) +* [type definition](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/datatype-enum.html) Currently there is no special support for enumerated types. They are mapped as normal text columns: @@ -229,8 +230,8 @@ article.save! ### UUID - * [type definition](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/datatype-uuid.html) - * [generator functions](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/uuid-ossp.html) +* [type definition](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/datatype-uuid.html) +* [generator functions](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/uuid-ossp.html) ```ruby @@ -252,8 +253,8 @@ revision.identifier # => "a0eebc99-9c0b-4ef8-bb6d-6bb9bd380a11" ### Bit String Types - * [type definition](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/datatype-bit.html) - * [functions and operators](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/functions-bitstring.html) +* [type definition](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/datatype-bit.html) +* [functions and operators](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/functions-bitstring.html) ```ruby # db/migrate/20131220144913_create_users.rb @@ -276,14 +277,14 @@ user.save! ### Network Address Types - * [type definition](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/datatype-net-types.html) +* [type definition](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/datatype-net-types.html) The types `inet` and `cidr` are mapped to Ruby [`IPAddr`]() objects. The `macaddr` type is mapped to normal text. ### Geometric Types - * [type definition](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/datatype-geometric.html) +* [type definition](http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/datatype-geometric.html) All geometric types are mapped to normal text. -- cgit v1.2.3