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Difference between Squeel and Arel?

Can anyone explain the difference between the two very similar looking gems 'Arel' and 'Squeel' for a rails newbie.

https://github.com/rails/arel Vs https://github.com/ernie/squeel

I am looking forward to building a simple Query builder where user will be given certain UI blocks it can used to construct SQL queries. Which gem out of the two will be more appropriate and why?

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Solution

  • In this case comparison is incorrect. Squeel is built on Arel and has own DSL for constructing queries. Nothing special.

    I think this can be done with any of the gems.