Rails: Unable to use partial in another partial view - ruby-on-rails

Question

I'm trying to include a form partial for the model request in another partial view.
I have a model called request.
class CreateRequests < ActiveRecord::Migration[5.0]
def change
create_table :requests do |t|
t.string :name
t.string :email
t.string :phone
t.string :product
t.string :details
t.timestamps
end
end
end
I have my requests_controller.rb
class RequestsController < ApplicationController
before_action :set_request, only: [:show, :edit, :update, :destroy]
# GET /requests
# GET /requests.json
def index
#requests = Request.all
end
# GET /requests/1
# GET /requests/1.json
def show
end
# GET /requests/new
def new
#request = Request.new
end
# GET /requests/1/edit
def edit
end
# POST /requests
# POST /requests.json
def create
# Create the user from params
#request = Request.new(request_params)
if #email.save
# Deliver the signup email
RequestNotifierMailer.send_email(#request).deliver
flash[:success] = "Thanks! We'll be in touch soon!"
redirect_to :action => 'new'
else
render :action => 'new'
end
end
# PATCH/PUT /requests/1
# PATCH/PUT /requests/1.json
def update
respond_to do |format|
if #request.update(request_params)
format.html { redirect_to #request, notice: 'Request was successfully updated.' }
format.json { render :show, status: :ok, location: #request }
else
format.html { render :edit }
format.json { render json: #request.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
end
end
end
# DELETE /requests/1
# DELETE /requests/1.json
def destroy
#request.destroy
respond_to do |format|
format.html { redirect_to requests_url, notice: 'Request was successfully destroyed.' }
format.json { head :no_content }
end
end
private
# Use callbacks to share common setup or constraints between actions.
def set_request
#request = Request.find(params[:id])
end
# Never trust parameters from the scary internet, only allow the white list through.
def request_params
params.require(:request).permit(:name, :email, :phone, :product, :details)
end
end
The form partial I have requests/_form.html.erb
<%= form_for(request) do |f| %>
<% if request.errors.any? %>
<div id="error_explanation">
<h2><%= pluralize(request.errors.count, "error") %> prohibited this request from being saved:</h2>
<ul>
<% request.errors.full_messages.each do |message| %>
<li><%= message %></li>
<% end %>
</ul>
</div>
<% end %>
<div class="field">
<%= f.label :name %>
<%= f.text_field :name %>
</div>
<div class="field">
<%= f.label :email %>
<%= f.text_field :email %>
</div>
<div class="field">
<%= f.label :phone %>
<%= f.text_field :phone %>
</div>
<div class="field">
<%= f.label :product %>
<%= f.text_field :product %>
</div>
<div class="field">
<%= f.label :details %>
<%= f.text_field :details %>
</div>
<div class="actions">
<%= f.submit %>
</div>
<% end %>
And I included the resource in my config/routes.rb by adding:
resources :requests
I'm trying to include requests/form into static_pages/_requestquote.html.erb:
<div class="actionsHolder">
<div class="buyHolder">
<h2>Starting from <%= price %></h2>
<h3 id="myBtn">
<a href="#">
Request for Quote
</a>
</h3>
</div>
</div>
<div id="myModal" class="modal">
<div class="modal-content">
<span class="close">×</span>
<%= render :partial => "requests/form" %>
</div>
</div>
However I'm getting the error:
NoMethodError in Products#bigmikepopular113
Showing /Users/beckah/Documents/projects/Envirovacs/app/views/requests/_form.html.erb where line #1 raised:
undefined method `model_name' for #<ActionDispatch::Request:0x007fee89b49040>
Extracted source (around line #1):
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<%= form_for(request) do |f| %>
<% if request.errors.any? %>
<div id="error_explanation">
<h2><%= pluralize(request.errors.count, "error") %> prohibited this request from being saved:</h2>
<ul>
Products#bigmikepopular113 is the controller view where the original partial is conluded, so essentially the structure is
products/bigmikepopular113.html.erb -> static_pages/_requestquote.html.erb -> requests/_form.html.erb
What can I do differently to make sure I can have an embedded partial?

Answer 1

From what I can see, you're not initializing the creation of a New request anywhere. Only under the new action inside your controller, but there's no view corresponding to that action. You only have the view _form.html.erb.
To clarify: every action in your controller, must correspond to a view, sharing the same name as the action inside the controller. Even if it's a partial.
So, def new automatically points to new.html.erb. def index to index.html.erb and so on.
You therefor have two options. Either create a def form inside the controller, and set up the routes in your routes.rb accordingly, or simply write the statement directly inside the view instead of in the controller:
Remove:
<%= form_for(request) do |f| %>
Instead:
<%= form_for Request.new do |f| %>
Hope that'll help.