Rails 4 fields_for not displaying or updating - ruby-on-rails

Question

I have a nested relationship where dashboard has many rewards, and I am trying to add a fields_for to the page in order to edit the rewards. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be working and I don't know why.
Here's what I have.
Dashboard model:
class Dashboard < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :manager
has_many :rewards
accepts_nested_attributes_for :rewards, allow_destroy: true
end
Rewards model:
class Reward < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :dashboard
end
Dashboard controller:
class DashboardsController < ApplicationController
before_action :authenticate_manager!
# Requires user to be signed in
def index
#dashboards = Dashboard.all
end
def new
#dashboard = Dashboard.new
end
def edit
#dashboard = Dashboard.find(params[:id])
end
def create
#dashboard = Dashboard.new(dashboard_params)
#dashboard.save
if #dashboard.save
redirect_to dashboard_path(#dashboard)
else
render :action => new
end
end
def update
#dashboard = Dashboard.find(params[:id])
if #dashboard.update(dashboard_params)
redirect_to :action => :show
else
render 'edit'
end
end
def show
#dashboard = Dashboard.find(params[:id])
end
def destroy
#dashboard = Dashboard.find_by_id(params[:id])
if #dashboard.destroy
redirect_to dashboards_path
end
end
private
def dashboard_params
args = params.require(:dashboard).permit(:title, :description, :rewards, {rewards_attributes: [ :id, :title, :referralAmount, :dashboardid, :selected, :_destroy] } )
args
end
end
Form in dashboards view:
<%= form_for :dashboard, url: dashboard_path(#dashboard), method: :patch do |f| %>
<% if #dashboard.errors.any? %>
<div id="error_explanation">
<h2>
<%= pluralize(#dashboard.errors.count, "error") %> prohibited
this dashboard from being saved:
</h2>
<ul>
<% #dashboard.errors.full_messages.each do |msg| %>
<li><%= msg %></li>
<% end %>
</ul>
</div>
<% end %>
<p>
<%= f.label :title %><br>
<%= f.text_field :title %>
</p>
<p>
<%= f.label :description %><br>
<%= f.text_field :description %>
</p>
<%= f.fields_for :rewards do |reward| %>
<%= reward.label :title %><br>
<%= reward.text_field :title %>
<%= reward.check_box :_destroy %>
<%= reward.label :_destroy, "Remove reward" %>
<% end %>
<p>
<%= f.submit %>
</p>
<% end %>
I went ahead and manually added rewards to the database through the rails console and it worked beautifully, but they are not showing up on the page. They will show up if I iterate through them like so
<% if #dashboard.rewards.any? %>
<ul>
<% #dashboard.rewards.each do |reward| %>
<li><%= reward.title %></li>
<li><%= reward.referralAmount %></li>
<% end %>
</ul>
<% else %>
<p>no rewards</p>
<% end %>
However the fields_for does not display the rewards or their content and resultingly allow one to edit them.
Let me know if you need further information/code.

Answer 1

Try to modify your:
View:
<% if #dashboard.errors.any? %>
<div id="error_explanation">
<h2>
<%= pluralize(#dashboard.errors.count, "error") %> prohibited
this dashboard from being saved:
</h2>
<ul>
<% #dashboard.errors.full_messages.each do |msg| %>
<li><%= msg %></li>
<% end %>
</ul>
</div>
<% end %>
<%= form_for #dashboard, url: dashboard_path(#dashboard) do |f| %>
........
<% end %>
Controller (has_many relationship):
def new
#dashboard = Dashboard.new
#dashboard.rewards.build
end
private
def dashboard_params
params.require(:dashboard).permit(:title, :description,
rewards_attributes: [
:id,
:title,
:referralAmount,
:dashboardid,
:selected,
:_destroy
])
end
You don't have to set the method: patch if form.
Once you got in edit page, Rails will use the update action in controller when form submission.
To check it, run rake routes,
you will see somsthing like this:
PATCH /dashboards/:id(.:format) dashboards#update
PUT /dashboards/:id(.:format) dashboards#update

Answer 2

In controller you need to give build
def new
#dashboard = Dashboard.new
#dashboard.rewards.build
end
"build" is just create a new object in memory so that the view can take this object and display something, especially for a form.
Hope it helps for you

Answer 3

You should build object before nested form. You can add whatever you want that object.
Try it in controller;
def new
#dashboard = Dashboard.new
3.times do
#dashboard.build_reward
end
end

Answer 4

Try setting an "#rewards" instance variable in your dashboards edit method (where #rewards = #dashboard.rewards). Then replace :rewards with #rewards.
Edit:
I believe my initial answer is inapproriate for your exact question (while it would be helpful on say the page to show a specific dashboard and its rewards). The answers above are on the right track re:
refining your params method per #aldrien.h;
Adding #santosh dadi's suggestion of
#dashboard.rewards.build
(assuming you only want one rewards fields on a form for "new")
Finally though, to avoid making fake information for a new rewards form, adding to the top of your Dashboards model:
accepts_nested_attributes_for :rewards, reject_if: lambda {|attributes| attributes['title'].blank?}
http://guides.rubyonrails.org/form_helpers.html#nested-forms