NoMethodError- Cant figure out - ruby-on-rails

Question

I am working on a pinterest clone and I am having some trouble when i try to create a new pin. I get "NoMethodError - undefined method pins' for nil:NilClass: app/controllers/api/pins_controller.rb:19:in create'"
I am not sure what else to try. I dont know why it doesnt have access to pins. Any suggestions???
routes.rb
Rails.application.routes.draw do
# For details on the DSL available within this file, see http://guides.rubyonrails.org/routing.html
root to: 'static_pages#root'
namespace :api, defaults: { format: :json } do
resources :users, only: [:show,:new, :create, :index]
resource :session, only: [:new, :create, :destroy, :show]
resources :pins, only: [:create, :show, :index, :edit, :destroy]
resources :boards, only: [:create, :show, :edit, :destroy]
end
end
user.rb
class User < ApplicationRecord
attr_reader :password
validates :username, presence: true, uniqueness: true
validates :password_digest, :session_token, presence: true
validates :password, length: { minimum: 6 }, allow_nil: true
after_initialize :ensure_session_token
has_many :pins,
foreign_key: :author_id,
class_name: :Pin
has_many :boards,
foreign_key: :author_id,
class_name: :Board
has_many :pins_in_boards,
through: :boards,
source: :boards_pins
def self.find_by_credentials(username, password)
user = User.find_by(username: username)
return nil unless user
user.is_password?(password) ? user : nil
end
def password=(password)
#password = password
self.password_digest = BCrypt::Password.create(password)
end
def is_password?(password)
BCrypt::Password.new(self.password_digest).is_password?(password)
end
def ensure_session_token
self.session_token ||= SecureRandom.urlsafe_base64
end
def reset_session_token!
self.session_token = SecureRandom.urlsafe_base64
self.save
self.session_token
end
end
users_controller.rb
class Api::UsersController < ApplicationController
def show
#user = User.find_by(username: params[:id])
if #user
render :show
else
render json: #user.errors.full_messages, status: 404
end
end
def new
#user = User.new
render :new
end
def index
#users =User.all
render :index
end
def create
#user = User.new(user_params)
if #user.save
sign_in(#user)
render "api/users/show"
else
render json: #user.errors.full_messages, status: 422
end
end
private
def user_params
params.require(:user).permit(:password, :username)
end
end
pins_controller.rb
class Api::PinsController < ApplicationController
def index
#pins = user.pins
end
def new
#pin = Pin.new(user_id: current_user.id)
render :new
end
def show
#pin = Pin.find(params[:id])
render :show
end
def create
#pin = current_user.pins.new(pin_params)
if #pin.save
render :show
else
render json: #pin.errors.full_messages, status: 422
end
end
def edit
#pin = Pin.find(params[:id])
unless #pin.author_id == current_user.id
render "api/pins/show"
else
render :edit
end
end
def destroy
pin = current_user.pins.find(params[:id])
pin.destroy
end
private
def pin_params
params.require(:pin).permit(
:title,
:description,
:url,
:author_id,
:photo
)
end
def user
#user ||= User.find(params[:user_id])
end
def pin
#pin ||= current_user.pins.find(params[:id])
end
end
pin.rb
class Pin < ApplicationRecord
validates :title, :description, :author_id, presence: true
belongs_to :user
belongs_to :board
has_many :boards
has_one_attached :photo
has_many :users,
through: :boards,
source: :author
end
creat_pin_form_container.jsx
import { connect } from 'react-redux';
import { withRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
import PinForm from './pin_form';
import { createPin } from '../../actions/pins_actions';
import { openModalForm, closeModalForm } from '../../actions/modal_form_actions';
const mapStateToProps = state => ({
pin: {
title: '',
description: '',
photoFile: null
},
formType: 'New Pin'
});
const mapDispatchToProps = dispatch => ({
action: pin => dispatch(createPin(pin)),
closeModalForm: () => dispatch(closeModalForm())
});
export default connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(PinForm);
pin_form.jsx
import React from 'react';
class PinForm extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.state = this.props.pin;
this.handleSubmit = this.handleSubmit.bind(this);
this.handleFile = this.handleFile.bind(this);
}
handleSubmit(e) {
e.preventDefault();
const formData = new FormData();
formData.append('pin[title]', this.state.title);
formData.append('pin[description]', this.state.description);
formData.append('pin[url]', this.state.url);
formData.append('pin[photo]', this.state.photoFile);
this.props.action(formData, this.state.id);
}
update(field) {
return e => this.setState({ [field]: e.currentTarget.value });
}
handleFile(e){
this.setState({ photoFile: e.currentTarget.files[0] })
}
render() {
return (
<div className="pin-form-container">
<form onSubmit={this.handleSubmit}>

Answer 1

This is occurring because the value of current_user is currently set to nil. You need to make sure you have a logged in user.