# File lib/dm-core/model.rb, line 363 def first(*args) first_arg = args.first last_arg = args.last limit_specified = first_arg.kind_of?(Integer) with_query = (last_arg.kind_of?(Hash) && !last_arg.empty?) || last_arg.kind_of?(Query) limit = limit_specified ? first_arg : 1 query = with_query ? last_arg : {} query = self.query.slice(0, limit).update(query) if limit_specified all(query) else query.repository.read(query).first end end