Rails 6 adds negative scopes on enum

When an enum attribute is defined on a model, Rails adds some default scopes to filter records based on values of enum on enum field.

Here is how enum scope can be used.

1class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
2  enum status: %i[drafted active trashed]
3end
4
5Post.drafted # => where(status: :drafted)
6Post.active  # => where(status: :active)
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In Rails 6, negative scopes are added on the enum values.

As mentioned by DHH in the pull request,

these negative scopes are convenient when you want to disallow access in controllers

Here is how they can be used.

1class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
2  enum status: %i[drafted active trashed]
3end
4
5Post.not_drafted # => where.not(status: :drafted)
6Post.not_active  # => where.not(status: :active)
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Check out the pull request for more details on this.