Rails nested attribute not saving - ruby-on-rails

In my models I have
class Blog < ActiveRecord::Base
has_many :tags, :dependent => :destroy
accepts_nested_attributes_for :tags, :allow_destroy => true
end
class Tag < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :blog
validates :blog, :name, presence: true
end
Blog Controller
def new
#blog = Blog.new
#blog.tags.build
end
_form.html.erb
<%= form_for #blog, html: { multipart: true } do |f| %>
<div class="form-group">
<%= f.text_field :title, placeholder: 'Title', class: ('form-control') %>
</div><br>
<%= f.fields_for :tags do |builder| %>
<div class="form-group">
<%= builder.text_field :name, placeholder: 'Tags' %>
</div><br>
<% end %>
<div class="actions text-center">
<%= f.submit 'Submit', class: 'btn btn-primary' %>
</div>
<% end %>
Blog Controller
def create
#blog = Blog.new(blog_params)
binding.pry
end
def blog_params
params.require(:blog).permit(:title, :author, :text, :avatar, :banner, :tags_attributes => [:id, :name])
end
At my binding, it says #blog's error message is that it can't be saved because the Tag object is missing a blog_id. I have looked everywhere and I have tried to replicate my code to match other solutions but to no success.
If it helps, in my params when I submit the form I get this
"tags_attributes"=>{"0"=>{"name"=>"dsfsf"}}

that's because your #blog is not persisted in the db yet, so you won't have the id.
In your Tag model, remove :id from validation.
You should be able to just do Blog.create(blog_params)
Rails should handle the rest for you.

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Triple-nested form with Rails form_with and strong parameters

I'm running Rails 6.0.0.rc1 and having trouble getting a triple nested form working. I have products that have options that have option_values. So a Product might have an option called "Color" and an Option Value named "Red." I'd like to create all of these in a classic nested form in the Product form.
The form works and I can save Product with an Option, but not the Option Value on submit. I'm not sure why it's not working when I try to embed fields_for Option Values inside the fields_for Options.
What am I doing wrong here? I feel like I'm missing something obvious, but can't figure it out. (Probably not relevant, but note that I need to scope each object to account_id and my User has_one :account that's the reason for the hidden field.)
Here is my product model:
class Product < ApplicationRecord
belongs_to :account
has_many :options, dependent: :destroy
accepts_nested_attributes_for :options, allow_destroy: true
validates :account_id, presence: true
validates :name, presence: true
end
Option model:
class Option < ApplicationRecord
belongs_to :account
belongs_to :product
has_many :option_values, dependent: :destroy
accepts_nested_attributes_for :option_values, allow_destroy: true
validates :account_id, presence: true
validates :name, presence: true
end
OptionValue model:
class OptionValue < ApplicationRecord
belongs_to :account
belongs_to :option
validates :account_id, presence: true
validates :name, presence: true
end
Here's the Product form:
<%= form_with(model: product, local: true) do |f| %>
<%= f.fields_for :options do |options_form| %>
<fieldset class='form-group'>
<%= options_form.hidden_field :account_id, value: current_user.account.id %>
<%= options_form.label :name, 'Option' %>
<%= options_form.text_field :name, class: 'form-control' %>
</fieldset>
<%= f.fields_for :option_values do |values_form| %>
<fieldset class='form-group'>
<%= values_form.label :name, 'Value' %>
<%= values_form.text_field :name, class: 'form-control' %>
</fieldset>
<% end %>
<% end %>
<% end %>
ProductsController:
class ProductsController < ApplicationController
def new
#product = Product.new
#product.options.build
end
def create
#account = current_user.account
#product = #account.products.build(product_params)
respond_to do |format|
if #product.save
format.html { redirect_to #product, notice: 'Product was successfully created.' }
else
format.html { render :new }
end
end
end
private
def product_params
params.require(:product).permit(
:account_id, :name,
options_attributes: [
:id, :account_id, :name, :_destroy,
option_values_attributes:[:id, :account_id, :name, :_destroy ]
]
)
end
end
At first, you need to change the form to nest option_values inside option, and add account_id field to option values:
<%= form_with(model: product, local: true) do |f| %>
<%= f.fields_for :options do |options_form| %>
<fieldset class='form-group'>
<%= options_form.hidden_field :account_id, value: current_user.account.id %>
<%= options_form.label :name, 'Option' %>
<%= options_form.text_field :name, class: 'form-control' %>
</fieldset>
<%= options_form.fields_for :option_values do |values_form| %>
<fieldset class='form-group'>
<%= values_form.hidden_field :account_id, value: current_user.account.id %>
<%= values_form.label :name, 'Value' %>
<%= values_form.text_field :name, class: 'form-control' %>
</fieldset>
<% end %>
<% end %>
<% end %>
Also you need to build nested records in the controller. Another option is to build them dynamically via javascript (look at the cocoon gem, for example). To build 3 options with 3 values each:
def new
#account = current_user.account
# it is better to create associated product
#product = #account.products.new
3.times do
option = #product.options.build
3.times { option.option_values.build }
end
end
Update:
Because I was trying to follow along this Nested Form Railscast, the biggest problem was that I didn't realize that the version Ryan Bates has working is on "Edit", not "New", so I added the Products, Options, and Values via the console and got the form working with this code:
_form.html.erb
<%= f.fields_for :options do |builder| %>
<%= render 'option_fields', f: builder %>
<% end %>
_option_fields.html.erb
<fieldset class='form-group'>
<%= f.hidden_field :account_id, value: current_user.account.id %>
<%= f.label :name, 'Option' %>
<%= f.text_field :name, class: 'form-control' %>
<br>
<%= f.check_box :_destroy, class: 'form-check-input' %>
<%= f.label :_destroy, 'Remove Option' %>
<small id="optionHelp" class="form-text text-muted">
(e.g. "Size" or "Color")
</small>
<%= f.fields_for :option_values do |builder| %>
<%= render 'option_value_fields', f: builder %>
<% end %>
</fieldset>
_option_value_fields.html.erb
<fieldset class='form-group'>
<%= f.hidden_field :account_id, value: current_user.account.id %>
<%= f.label :name, 'Value' %>
<%= f.text_field :name, class: 'form-control' %>
<br>
<%= f.check_box :_destroy, class: 'form-check-input' %>
<%= f.label :_destroy, 'Remove Value' %>
<small id="optionValueHelp" class="form-text text-muted">
(e.g. "Small, Medium, Large" or "Red, Green, Blue")
</small>
</fieldset>
Also, the only difference with the Railscast is using strong parameters in the controller, so you'll just need to nest them like this:
ProductsController
def product_params
params.require(:product).permit(:account_id, :name, options_attributes [:id, :account_id, :name, :_destroy, option_values_attributes: [:id, :account_id, :name, :_destroy]])
end
OptionsController
def option_params
params.require(:option).permit(:account_id, :name, option_values_attributes [:id, :account_id, :name, :_destroy])
end
OptionValuesController
def option_value_params
params.require(:option_value).permit(:account_id, :option_id, :name)
end
Rather than building the nested objects in the controller I'm going to do it with Javascript as in the Railscast episode or with the Cocoon gem as Vasilisa suggested in her answer.
Just wanted to share the code that actually ended up working in case someone else runs into similar problems. I think the Railscast, though old, is still a great introduction to nested forms in Rails, but you just have to be aware of the changes required to use form_with and strong parameters. Big thanks to Vasilisa for helping me figure this out.
The main "gotchas" that you need to look out for when following the Rails Nested Form Railscast are this:
form_with has some different syntax than the older rails form_tag
Make sure you don't have any typos or name problems when creating your form blocks because these are nested twice
Same with nesting parameters in your controllers, just be aware of your syntax and typos
Be aware that Ryan Bates is demoing with data that wasn't added through the form he's building so if you'd like to follow along you'll need to create some data in the console
With strong parameters you'll have to explicitly list :_destroy as a parameter in order for his "Remove" checkboxes to work

How do I save a form in double nested form?

I have three models: Event, Workout, and Round.
A person can create a event, that includes a workout, and configure number of sets and weights through round.
I am currently using cocoon gem to create a nested form. I am able to use the form and save Event and Workout, however, Round is not being saved.
class Event < ActiveRecord::Base
has_many :workouts, dependent: :destroy
has_many :rounds, :through => :workouts
belongs_to :user
accepts_nested_attributes_for :workouts, :allow_destroy => true
end
class Workout < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :event
has_many :rounds, dependent: :destroy
accepts_nested_attributes_for :rounds, :allow_destroy => true
end
class Round < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :workout
belongs_to :event
end
I currently have my routes set like this.
Rails.application.routes.draw do
devise_for :users
root 'static_pages#index'
resources :events do
resources :workouts do
resources :rounds
end
end
In my controller, this is how I have my new methods.
New Method for Event
def new
#event = current_user.events.new
end
New Method for Workout
def new
#workout = Workout.new
end
New Method for Round
def new
#round = Round.new
end
I currently have the form under Events' view folder. Under show.html.erb of Events view file, I am trying to display Rounds as well by
<% #workout.rounds.each do |round| %>
<%= round.weight %>
<% end %>
But I am getting undefined method for rounds. Is it not possible to display round in Event view?
Thanks for the help!
Edit 1:
Here is my nested forms.
At the top, I have form for Event.
<%= simple_form_for #event do |f| %>
<%= f.input :title %>
<h3>Work Outs</h3>
<div id="workouts">
<%= f.simple_fields_for :workouts do |workout| %>
<%= render 'workout_fields', f: workout %>
<% end %>
<div class="links">
<%= link_to_add_association 'add workout', f, :workouts %>
</div>
</div>
<div class="field">
<%= f.label :start_time %><br>
<%= f.datetime_select :start_time %>
</div>
<div class="field">
<%= f.label :end_time %><br>
<%= f.datetime_select :end_time %>
</div>
<div class="field">
<%= f.label :description %><br>
<%= f.text_area :description %>
</div>
<div class="actions">
<%= f.submit "Create new Workout" %>
</div>
<% end %>
<% end %>
</form>
Then there is a form for Workout
<div class="nested-fields">
<%= f.input :name %>
<div class="rounds">
<%= f.simple_fields_for :rounds, :wrapper => 'inline' do |round| %>
<%= render 'round_fields', f: round %>
<% end %>
<div class="links">
<%= link_to_add_association 'add round', f, :rounds, :render_option => { :wrapper => 'inline' } %>
</div>
</div>
<%= link_to_remove_association "remove workout", f %>
</div>
And finally, I have the form for Round
<div class="nested-fields">
<table class="table round-table">
<tr>
<td>
<% index = 0 %>
<%= f.simple_fields_for :rounds do |round| %>
<%= render 'set_fields', {f: round, index: index} %>
<% index = index + 1 %>
<% end %>
</td>
<td>Previous Weight</td>
<td><%= f.input_field :weight %></td>
<td><%= f.input_field :repetition %></td>
<td><%= link_to_remove_association "remove rounds", f %></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
I am able to create round on rails console and save them. But when I use the form on the web, I cannot save them.
EDIT 2
This is currently how I have the event_params and workout_params set-up.
def event_params
params.fetch(:event, {}).permit(:title, :description, :start_time, :end_time, :workouts_attributes => [:id, :name, :category, :_destroy])
end
Then the workout_params:
def workout_params
params.require(:workout).permit(:name, :category, :rounds_attributes => [:id, :weight, :set, :repetition, :_destroy])
end
I am confused why the form would save Event and Workout. But Round always returns an empty array.
Finally solved it!
I had to have an association in the params as well. Double nested association.
def event_params
params.fetch(:event, {}).permit(:title, :description, :start_time, :end_time, :workouts_attributes => [:id, :name, :category, :_destroy])
end
For my event_params, I only had :workouts_attributes. I thought having :rounds_attributes in workout_params would be okay. But I needed to have rounds_attributes in event_params as well.
Fixing it like below fixed the issue.
def event_params
params.fetch(:event, {}).permit(:title, :description, :start_time, :end_time, :workouts_attributes => [:id, :name, :category, :_destroy, :rounds_attributes => [:id, :weight, :set, :repetition, :_destroy]])
end
you already have rounds attribute in Events model (has_many :rounds, :through => :workouts), why not use it?
<% #event.rounds.each do |round|
<%= round.weight %>
<% end %>

has_many :through and collection_select rails form

I have tried all of the solutions to similar problems and haven't gotten this one figured out.
I have a has_many :through relationship between 'Clinician', and 'Patient' with a joined model 'CareGroupAssignment'. None of the methods I have tried so far been able to save the clinician to patient association. I would like to have a patient be able to have multiple clinicians associated with it and clinicians will have multiple patients.
clinician.rb (simplified)
class Clinician < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :care_group
has_many :patients ,:through=> :care_group_assignments
has_many :care_group_assignments, :dependent => :destroy
belongs_to :user
accepts_nested_attributes_for :user, :allow_destroy => true
end
patient.rb
class Patient < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :care_group
has_many :clinicians ,:through=> :care_group_assignments
has_many :care_group_assignments
belongs_to :user
accepts_nested_attributes_for :user, :allow_destroy => true
end
care_group_assignments.rb
class CareGroupAssignment < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :clinician
belongs_to :patient
end
I first tried to follow the example from Railscasts PRO #17- HABTM Checkboxes to at least start getting the data collected and to have the models set up correctly. Below is the form with the checkboxes for each clinician as described in the RailsCast, checkboxes show up and the data is sent but not stored (can't figure out why).
patient new.html.erb form
<%= form_for #patient do |form| %>
<%= form.fields_for :user do |builder| %>
<div class="form-group">
<%= builder.label "Email or Username" %>
<%= builder.text_field :email, class: "form-control" %>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<%= builder.label :password %>
<%= builder.password_field :password, class: "form-control" %>
</div>
<% end %>
<div class="form-group">
<%= form.label :first_name %>
<%= form.text_field :first_name, class: "form-control", placeholder: "First name" %>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<%= form.label :last_name %>
<%= form.text_field :last_name, class: "form-control", placeholder: "Last name" %>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<% Clinician.where(care_group_id: #care_group.id).each do |clinician| %>
<%= check_box_tag "patient[clinician_ids][]", clinician.id, #patient.clinician_ids.include?(clinician.id), id: dom_id(clinician) %>
<%= label_tag dom_id(clinician), clinician.full_name %><br>
<% end %>
</div>
<%= form.button 'Create Patient', class: "btn btn-u btn-success" %>
<% end %>
Next, I tried the collection_select answer to this question. This creates a badly formatted list where only one clinician can be selected. The data seems to get sent but again doesn't save.
patient new.html.erb form
<div class="form-group">
<%= collection_select(:patient, :clinician_ids,
Clinician.where(care_group_id: #care_group.id).order("first_name asc"),
:id, :full_name, {:selected => #patient.clinician_ids, :include_blank => true}, {:multiple => true}) %>
</div>
Lastly, I copied what was done in this questions/solution. Also isn't formatted as a normal collection_select dropdown but instead a list with a boarder around it where only one clinician can be selected.
patient new.html.erb form
<div class="form-group">
<% Clinician.where(care_group_id: #care_group.id).each do |clinician| %>
<%= check_box_tag "patient[clinician_ids][]", clinician.id, #patient.clinician_ids.include?(clinician.id), id: dom_id(clinician) %>
<%= label_tag dom_id(clinician), clinician.full_name %><br>
<% end %>
</div>
None of these methods have so far been able to save the clinician to patient association.
patient_controller.rb
def new
#patient = Patient.new
#user = User.new
#patient.build_user
#care_group = current_clinician.care_group
end
def create
#patient = Patient.create(patient_params)
#patient.care_group = current_clinician.care_group
if #patient.save
redirect_to patient_path(#patient), notice: "New patient created!"
else
render "new"
end
end
def show
#patient = Patient.find_by(id: params["id"])
end
private
def patient_params
params.require(:patient).permit({:clinician_ids => [:id]},:first_name,:last_name,:user_id,:care_group_id, user_attributes: [ :email, :password, :patient_id, :clinician_id ])
end
I plan to display the clinicians associated with a patient on the patient show page:
patient show.html.erb
<strong>Shared with:</strong>
<% #patient.clinicians.each do |clinician| %>
<%= clinician.full_name %><
<% end %>
This works if I seed the database but since the data doesn't seem to be stored, nothing is showing up.
Rails 4.1.8, ruby 2.2.1p85, PostgreSQL
Thanks
Found the answer on another question I asked:
problem is this line in the controller:
params.require(:patient).permit({:clinician_ids => [:id]}...
It should be:
params.require(:patient).permit({:clinician_ids => []}...

Cocoon - Wrong number of arguments (1 for 0) for look-up or create :belongs_to

Following the Cocoon wiki for implementing The look-up or create :belongs_to I'm receiving the error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 0). I'm not exactly sure what its referring to being that I'm following the tutorial verbatim aside from using slim as my precompiler. Here's what my code looks like:
Models
class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :user
has_many :tasks
accepts_nested_attributes_for :tasks, :reject_if => :all_blank, :allow_destroy => true
accepts_nested_attributes_for :user, :reject_if => :all_blank
end
class User < ActiveRecord::Base
has_many :projects
end
Projects Form
<%= simple_form_for #project do |f| %>
<%= f.input :name %>
<%= f.input :description %>
<h3>Tasks</h3>
<div id="tasks">
<%= f.simple_fields_for :tasks do |task| %>
<%= render 'task_fields', :f => task %>
<% end %>
<div class="links">
<%= link_to_add_association 'add task', f, :tasks %>
</div>
</div>
<div id="user">
<div id="user_from_list">
<%= f.association :user, collection: User.all(:order => 'name'), :prompt => 'Choose an existing user' %>
</div>
<%= link_to_add_association 'add a new person as owner', f, :user %>
</div>
<%= f.submit %>
<% end %>
Projects Controller
...
def project_params
params.require(:project).permit(:name, :description, tasks_attributes: [:id, :description, :done, :_destroy], user_attributes: [:id, :name])
end
Backtrace
app/views/projects/_form.html.erb:16:in `block in _app_views_projects__form_html_erb___3132123068035883478_70337216288160'
app/views/projects/_form.html.erb:1:in `_app_views_projects__form_html_erb___3132123068035883478_70337216288160'
app/views/projects/new.html.erb:3:in `_app_views_projects_new_html_erb__2418839848133678570_70337176808940'
ActiveRecord#all has been changed in rails 4 - this is now doing what scoped used to do. It does not expect any extra params. Instead of User.all(order: 'name') do:
User.order(:name)

Ruby on Rails trouble creating record with has_many :through relationship

I'm using rails 3.2.14 and having trouble using has_many :through for the first time. I'm using a has_many :through relationship between Image and Design tables using a Design_Pictures table that will store the order ranking for design images. All Images are associated with one User. Later I want the flexibility to store other images in the Images table that are not associated with a particular design.
I can successfully add sample data to my database and show the image title (which is stored in the images table) and ranking (which is stored in the design_pictures table) in my show design pages. What I can't figure out is how to create a new design_picture. Once I can get this working I'm going to use CarrierWave or Paperclip to add images to the Image table.
Here are my models:
app/models/image.rb:
class Image < ActiveRecord::Base
attr_accessible :title
belongs_to :user
has_many :design_pictures, dependent: :destroy
has_many :designs, :through => :design_pictures
validates :user_id, presence: true
validates :title, length: { maximum: 80 }
end
app/models/design.rb:
class Design < ActiveRecord::Base
attr_accessible :title
has_many :design_pictures, dependent: :destroy
has_many :images, :through => :design_pictures
validates :title, presence: true, length: { maximum: 60 }
end
app/models/design_picture.rb:
class DesignPicture < ActiveRecord::Base
attr_accessible :ranking
belongs_to :image
belongs_to :design
validates :image_id, presence: true
validates :design_id, presence: true
default_scope order: 'design_pictures.ranking ASC'
end
app/models/user.rb:
class User < ActiveRecord::Base
attr_accessible :name
has_many :designs, dependent: :destroy
has_many :images, dependent: :destroy
validates :name, presence: true, length: { maximum: 50 }
end
Views:
app/views/designs/show.html.erb:
<div>
<% if #design.design_pictures.any? %>
<h3>Images (<%= #design.design_pictures.count %>)</h3>
<ul>
<%= render #design_pictures %>
</ul>
<% end %>
</div>
<div>
<%= render 'shared/design_picture_form' %>
</div>
app/views/design_pictures/_design_picture.html.erb
<li>
<%= design_picture.image.title %> - Ranking: <%= design_picture.ranking %>
</li>
app/views/shared/_design_picture_form.html.erb:
<%= form_for(#design_picture) do |f| %>
<%= render 'shared/error_messages', object: f.object %>
<%= f.label :title, "Title" %>
<%= f.text_field :title,
placeholder: "Name your image.",
class: "" %>
<%= f.label :ranking, "Ranking" %>
<%= f.text_field :ranking,
placeholder: "Rank your design picture.",
class: "" %>
<%= hidden_field_tag(:design_id, #design.id) %>
<%= f.submit "Add Image", class: "btn btn-large btn-primary" %>
<% end %>
Controllers:
app/controllers/designs_controller.rb
def show
#design = Design.find(params[:id])
#design_pictures = #design.design_pictures.find(:all, :limit => 10)
#image = current_user.images.build
#design_picture = #design.design_pictures.build
end
app/controllers/design_pictures_controller.rb
def create
#current_design = Design.find(params[:design_id])
#image = current_user.images.new(params[:title])
#design_picture = #current_design.design_pictures.build(:image_id => #image.id, params[:ranking])
if #design_picture.save
flash[:success] = "Micropost created!"
redirect_to #current_design
else
redirect_to designs_url
end
end
Error when I visit the design_picture form partial:
undefined method `title' for #<DesignPicture image_id: nil, design_id: 1427, ranking: nil>
If I remove the title from the form I can submit form but nothing is created.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Your DesignPicture does not have a title attribute. When you do:
#design.design_pictures.build
It build a new DesignPicture instance. And the following do not work:
<%= form_for(#design_picture) do |f| %>
# ...
<%= f.label :title, "Title" %>
# ...
You might want to take a look at Nested Form
I'm not sure if this is the best way to go about this but this is how I was able to get my form to submit and create both an Image entry with it's title attribute and the Design_Picture entry with it's rank attribute. I ended up not needing to use accepts_nested_attributes_for.
app/views/shared/_design_picture_form.html.erb
<%= form_for(#design_picture) do |f| %>
<%= render 'shared/error_messages', object: f.object %>
<%= label_tag(:title, "Title") %>
<%= text_field_tag(:title) %>
<%= f.label :ranking, "Ranking" %>
<%= f.text_field :ranking,
placeholder: "Rank your design picture.",
class: "" %>
<%= hidden_field_tag(:design_id, #design.id) %>
<%= f.submit "Add Image", class: "btn btn-large btn-primary" %>
app/controllers/designs_controller.rb
def show
#design = Design.find(params[:id])
#design_pictures = #design.design_pictures.find(:all, :limit => 10)
#design_picture = #design.design_pictures.build
end
app/controllers/design_pictures_controller.rb
def create
#image = current_user.images.create(:title => params[:title])
#current_design = Design.find(params[:design_id])
#design_picture = #current_design.design_pictures.build(params[:design_picture])
#design_picture.image_id = #image.id
if #design_picture.save
flash[:success] = "Design Picture created!"
redirect_to #current_design
else
redirect_to designs_url
end
end

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