Rails 7 adds Enumerable#sole

Rails 7 introduces the Enumerable#sole method, which can be used to find and assert the presence of exactly one element in the enumerable.

The Enumerable#sole method is an add-on for ActiveRecord::FinderMethods#sole and #find_sole_by methods, which were recently added in Rails 6.1. Please check our blog (Link is not available) for more details on it.

1=> list = ["Sole Element"]
2=> list.sole
3=> "Sole Element"
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5=> hash = { foo: "bar" }
6=> hash.sole
7=> [:foo, "bar"]
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The Enumerable#sole method raises Enumerable::SoleItemExpectedError error if the enumerable is empty or contains multiple elements. When the sole element is nil, it will be returned as result.

1=> list = [nil]
2=> list.sole
3=> nil
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5=> list = []
6=> list.sole
7=> `Enumerable::SoleItemExpectedError (no item found)`
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9=> list = ["Apple", "Orange"]
10=> list.sole
11=> `Enumerable::SoleItemExpectedError (multiple items found)`
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