How to write a condition when a date field should be sorted according to date filters in rails? -

i having date filters named start_date , end_date , have sort contacts based on filters , sort according created_at (a date field).

this method listing records:

  def execute_records     @items = []     if @params[:category_id] && !@params[:category_id].empty?       contacts = contact.joins(:company).where(active: true, account_id: @user.id, companies: {category_id: @params[:category_id], active: true})     else       contacts = contact.joins(:company).where(active: true, account_id: @user.id, companies: {active: true})     end     contacts.includes(company: [:addresses, :category, :lead_source]).each |contact|       @items << report.new(contact) if contact.is_a?(contact)     end   end 

here in above method wanted add condition created_at in between start_date , end_date. created_at field in contacts table.

please me..

i think need this:

contact.joins(:company).where(active: true, account_id: @user.id, companies: {created_at: time.new(params[:start_date] || 0)..time.new(params[:end_date] || time.new(3000))})