habtm and counter_cache

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Hi,

I've a set of two models in habtm relationship. However, since :counter_cache can only be used on belongs_to method, how can I implement the counter cache on habtm models?

I have tried with after_add and after_remove callbacks, but I don't know quite how to code the method for updating.

I created this method:

  def update_count     self.posts_count = self.posts.length   end

into:

  class Category < ActiveRecord::Base     has_and_belongs_to_many :posts,                             :after_add => :update_count,                             :after_remove => :update_count   end

However, the method doesn't work (or I wouldn't be posting here, would I?)... I would appreciate any help, or maybe a tip on where to find relevant information.

Thanks.

Branko

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Solved it a bit differently. :slight_smile:

D'oh! after_create in Post model was the correct answer...

I've documented it for people who might be looking for this.

http://eyedeal.team88.org/node/104