class DataPoint < ActiveRecord::Base belongs_to :statistic def self.users_with_posts_today(number) sql = ActiveRecord::Base.connection() value = sql.execute( "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM (SELECT `people`.guid, COUNT(*) AS posts_sum FROM `people` LEFT JOIN `posts` ON `people`.id = `posts`.person_id AND `posts`.created_at > '#{(Time.now - 1.days).to_date}' GROUP BY `people`.guid) AS t1 WHERE t1.posts_sum = #{number};" ).first[0] self.new(:key => number, :value => value) end end