#more elegante way? 
sector = Sector.create(:name => name) unless sector = Sector.find_by_name(sector)

@topic = if (defined? @parent.topic) then
                 @parent.topic
               else
...

def set_name
    deal_date = self.deal_date
    if (4..12).to_a.include?(self.deal_date.month)
...

match '/:id', to: 'high_voltage/pages#show', 
as: :static, 
via: :get, 
...

module ApplicationHelper

  def render_tree(nodes)
...

# An example email body that someone can type. Items within the ~ are variables
Dear ~FIRST_NAME~ ~LAST_NAME~

...

def self.categories_with_count
    Category.find_by_sql("SELECT categories.name AS name, categories.slug AS slug, COUNT(categorizations.id) AS count FROM categories LEFT OUTER JOIN categorizations ON categories.id = categorizations.category_id GROUP BY categorizations.category_id, categories.name, categories.slug ORDER BY categories.name")
end

def create
    @lead = Lead.new(params[:lead])
    @contact = @lead.contact_detail = ContactDetail.new(params[:contact_detail])
...

def my_method
    if session[:my_params].try(:include?, :answer)
      session[:my_params][:answer]
...

#1
@message= @bunker.messages.create(params[:message])

...

def self.find_for(options = {})
    scope = scoped
    scope = scope.where(:hook => options[:hook].to_s)  if options[:hook]
...

class Topic < ActiveRecord::Base

  # Finds most active users in the topic
...