app/models/category.rb
# == Schema Information
#
# Table name: categories
#
# id :integer not null, primary key
# name :string(255) not null
# created_at :datetime not null
# updated_at :datetime not null
#
# Indexes
#
# index_categories_on_name (name) UNIQUE
#
class Category < ActiveRecord::Base
attr_accessible :name
has_many :products
validates :name, :presence => true, :uniqueness => true
scope :in_use, joins(:products).uniq.order(:name)
end