Search object with a date range - ruby-on-rails

Question

I have a dashboard with a date range, the user can search activy for the period he wants.
I have different models that I manage with the same Dasboard
For example I want to find:
the users registration in a date range
the sales in a date range
etc...
I have buttons that represent the models, on click they render the appropriated partial.
I can search for date range but it only works for the first partial sales in this case, if I click on the next button which is users the search redirect on the first partial sales
This is because the dashboard action show renders by default sales I would need something that renders the current active button...
Could you help please me to find how to do this?
below some code:
dashboard.rb
class Dashboard
attr_reader :date_from, :date_to
def initialize(params)
params ||= {}
#date_from = parsed_date(params[:date_from],Time.now.beginning_of_month.to_date.to_s)
#date_to = parsed_date(params[:date_to], (Date.today + 1).to_s)
end
def article_date_range
Article.where('created_at BETWEEN ? AND ?', #date_from, #date_to)
end
private
def parsed_date(date_string, default)
Date.parse(date_string)
rescue ArgumentError, TypeError
default
end
end
the show action in dashboards_controller.rb
def show
#button ||= set_button || :sales
#dashboard = Dashboard.new(params[:search])
#articles = #dashboard.article_date_range
#articles = #articles.order('created_at ASC')
end
private
def set_button
button = dashboard__params[:button]&.to_sym and [:sales, :users].include?(button) and button
end
this form and buttons are in the dashboard show.html.erb
<%= form_tag admin_dashboard_path, method: :get do %>
<%= text_field_tag "search[date_from]", #dashboard.date_from, class: "datepicker" %>
<%= text_field_tag "search[date_to]", #dashboard.date_to, class: "datepicker" %>
<%= submit_tag "Rechercher", class: "btn btn-main" %>
<% end %>
#the buttons that "redirect" to the appropriated partial
<% [:sales, :users, :articles].each do |button| %>
<li class="tabs list-inline-item <%= params[:button] == button.to_s ? "tabs__item--active" : "tabs__item--inactive" %>">
<%= link_to admin_dashboard_url(button: button) do %>
<%= button.capitalize %>
<% end %>
</li>
<% end %>
Update
The idea is that the user select a date range and then click on the buttons to see the activity in the selected date range for either articles sales and users (without selecting again the date range)

Answer 1

I think this is because, dashboard__params[:button] is always nil. Because in your search form there is no input field with name set to button. If you are thinking about <%= link_to admin_dashboard_url(button: button) do %>, it's outside the html form.
So method set_button is returning nil.
So the first line of your show action always returns :sales as this is the default value if set_button returns nil.
I would suggest to add an hidden input field in your search form. Then use javascript to prevent the default form submit behavior, set the value of that hidden input field with appropriate value (sales or user), then submit the form using javascript.
Update 1
show.html.erb
<%= form_tag admin_dashboard_path, method: :get do %>
<%= text_field_tag "search[date_from]", #dashboard.date_from, class: "datepicker" %>
<%= text_field_tag "search[date_to]", #dashboard.date_to, class: "datepicker" %>
<%= hidden_field_tag 'button', 'sales', id: 'button' %>
<%= submit_tag "Rechercher", class: "btn btn-main" %>
<% end %>
#the buttons that "redirect" to the appropriated partial
<% [:sales, :users, :articles].each do |button| %>
<li class="tabs list-inline-item <%= params[:button] == button.to_s ? "tabs__item--active" : "tabs__item--inactive" %>">
<%= link_to admin_dashboard_url(button: button) id: "#{button}_click" do %>
<%= button.capitalize %>
<% end %>
</li>
<% end %>
Now using javascript before submitting the search form, set the value of the hidden_filed.
Update 2
show.html.erb
<%= link_to '#', id: "#{button}_click", class: 'model_link' do %>
<%= button.capitalize %>
<% end %>
javascript (assuming you have jQuery)
$(document).ready(function() {
$('.model_link').click(function() {
var buttonName = $(this).attr('id').split('_')[0];
$('#button').val(buttonName);
$('form').submit();
});
});