class Album include MongoMapper::Document key :name, String belongs_to :person, :class_name => 'Person' many :photos, :class_name => 'Photo', :foreign_key => :album_id timestamps! validates_presence_of :name def prev_photo(photo) n_photo = self.photos.where(:created_at.lt => photo.created_at).sort(:created_at.desc).first n_photo ? n_photo : self.photos.sort(:created_at.desc).first end def next_photo(photo) p_photo = self.photos.where(:created_at.gt => photo.created_at).sort(:created_at.asc).first p_photo ? p_photo : self.photos.sort(:created_at.desc).last end end