OccamsRecord provides the power tools that ActiveRecord forgot. Specifically, advanced eager loading capabilities, full support for hand-written SQL, cursors, and high performance for read-only operations. Use it alongside ActiveRecord to unlock the power of your database.
Contribute to OccamsRecord's development at github.com/jhollinger/occams-record.
Full documentation is available at rubydoc.info/gems/occams-record.
Occam's Razor & Simplicity
Do not multiply entities beyond necessity. -- William of Ockham
This definition of simplicity is a core tenant of OccamsRecord. Good libraries are simple, fast, and stay out of your way.
Fast & read-only
OccamsRecord embraces simplicity by doing less. The vast majority of ActiveRecord objects are used read-only, yet each prepares and holds internal state just in case it's used for writing. By returning results as structs, OccamsRecord offers a baseline 3x-5x speed boost and 2/3 memory reduction.
No N+1 problem
OccamsRecord simply refuses to do lazy loading, aka the "N+1 query problem". If you want to use an association, eager load it up-front. While ActiveRecord now supports similar opt-in behavior, it still can't beat Occams in speed and the power of defaults.
No arbitrary limitations
OccamsRecord also embraces simplicity by making things easier for you, the person writing code. ActiveRecord has poor support for hand-written SQL, advanced eager loading scenarios, and advanced database features like cursors. OccamsRecord makes everything simpler by providing all of this in a way that's familiar and easy to use.