Method: Sequel::Dataset#unused_table_alias

Defined in:
lib/sequel/dataset/misc.rb

#unused_table_alias(table_alias, used_aliases = []) ⇒ Object

Creates a unique table alias that hasn’t already been used in the dataset. table_alias can be any type of object accepted by alias_symbol. The symbol returned will be the implicit alias in the argument, possibly appended with “_N” if the implicit alias has already been used, where N is an integer starting at 0 and increasing until an unused one is found.

You can provide a second addition array argument containing symbols that should not be considered valid table aliases. The current aliases for the FROM and JOIN tables are automatically included in this array.

DB[:table].unused_table_alias(:t)
# => :t

DB[:table].unused_table_alias(:table)
# => :table_0

DB[:table, :table_0].unused_table_alias(:table)
# => :table_1

DB[:table, :table_0].unused_table_alias(:table, [:table_1, :table_2])
# => :table_3



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# File 'lib/sequel/dataset/misc.rb', line 233

def unused_table_alias(table_alias, used_aliases = [])
  table_alias = alias_symbol(table_alias)
  used_aliases += opts[:from].map{|t| alias_symbol(t)} if opts[:from]
  used_aliases += opts[:join].map{|j| j.table_alias ? alias_alias_symbol(j.table_alias) : alias_symbol(j.table)} if opts[:join]
  if used_aliases.include?(table_alias)
    i = 0
    while true
      ta = :"#{table_alias}_#{i}"
      return ta unless used_aliases.include?(ta)
      i += 1 
    end
  else
    table_alias
  end
end