Useful Scopes

scopes.rb

# Recent things with optional period parameter
scope :recent, ->(period = 30.days) { where("created_at >= ?", period.ago.beginning_of_day) }

# With Active::Text :notes field
scope :with_notes, -> { left_joins(:rich_text_notes).where('action_text_rich_texts.id is NULL') }

# Between two optional dates (uses keyword arguments for optional params)
scope :between, ->(from: 30.days.ago, to: Date.current) { where(created_at: from.beginning_of_day..to.end_of_day) }