Use empty? instead of count for validate uniqueness #2122
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Using
empty
provides a more efficient way to check for records that violate the uniqueness constraint. Unlikecount
, which counts all matching rows,empty
stops as soon as it finds a match, thereby reducing the load on the database. This change is particularly beneficial for tables with a large number of rows, where performance can be an issue.