How To Install ruby-batch-loader on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-batch-loader on Ubuntu 20.04. ruby-batch-loader is Powerful tool to avoid N+1 DB or HTTP queries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-batch-loader on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is ruby-batch-loader

ruby-batch-loader is:

This library provides a generic lazy batching mechanism to avoid N+1 DB queries, HTTP queries, etc.

Highlights

  • Generic utility to avoid N+1 DB queries, HTTP requests, etc.
  • Adapted Ruby implementation of battle-tested tools like Haskell Haxl, JS DataLoader, etc.
  • Batching is isolated and lazy, load data in batch where and when it’s needed.
  • Automatically caches previous queries (identity map).
  • Thread-safe (loader).
  • No need to share batching through variables or custom defined classes.
  • No dependencies, no monkey-patches, no extra primitives such as Promises. Ruby-Versions: all

There are three methods to install ruby-batch-loader on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ruby-batch-loader Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-batch-loader using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ruby-batch-loader

Install ruby-batch-loader Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-batch-loader using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ruby-batch-loader

Install ruby-batch-loader Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install ruby-batch-loader using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ruby-batch-loader

How To Uninstall ruby-batch-loader on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the ruby-batch-loader package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ruby-batch-loader

Uninstall ruby-batch-loader And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ruby-batch-loader and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ruby-batch-loader

Remove ruby-batch-loader Configurations and Data

To remove ruby-batch-loader configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ruby-batch-loader

Remove ruby-batch-loader configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ruby-batch-loader configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ruby-batch-loader

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-batch-loader package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.