[Rails] Re: How to Synchronize?

Onur Gungor wrote:
[...]
>
> But then how can I synchronize this method's usage? I am very new to web
> development so I just heard about database locking.
>
> Simply, how should I use the
> ActiveRecord::Transactions::ClassMethods#transaction and
> ActiveRecord::Base#lock!?
>
> Would it be OK to create a model and its corresponding table for just
> locking? i.e. Lock model and locks table.

That would be pointless. If you wrap your DB operations in a
transaction, you will automatically get the appropriate locks -- and the
DB will keep track of them, so you don't have to.

Best,
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Marnen Laibow-Koser
http://www.marnen.org
marnen@marnen.org
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