Hi there,
I’m trying to merge JSON results from an API call in with ActiveRecord results for a blended display in a view. I’d like to be able to merge the two result sets based on 'created_at' which is is common in both the ActiveRecord results and the JSON results from the API. Created_at is the only common element between the two data sets.
Here’s what I have in my controller for retrieving the data:
@diary = current_user.diary(params[:page]) start_date = @diary.first.created_at.to_s(:date_query) end_date = @diary.last.created_at.to_s(:date_query) @tweets = JSON.parse(Net::HTTP.get(URI.parse("http:// search.twitter.com/search.json?from=#{current_user.twitter_name} &since=#{start_date}&until=#{end_date}"))) @tweets = @tweets['results'] @blend = @diary.entries.concat(@tweets) # tried something like this... Not sure this is the best way to go
What’s the best way to merge these two results and sort them by 'created_at for display given that they are so different? Should I do this in the controller or the view? Any guidance or example would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
