Error searching for :all - ruby-on-rails

I am currently trying to create a search method. I have a database all setup; however, I am running into the errors:
ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound in ArticlesController#index
and:
Couldn't find Article with 'id'=all
Here is the pertinent code:
Articles_controller.rb
class ArticlesController < ApplicationController
def index
#articles = Article.all
#articles = Article.search(params[:id])
end
def show
#article = Article.find(params[:search])
end
def new
#article = Article.new
end
def edit
#article = Article.find(params[:id])
end
def create
#article = Article.new(params.require(:article).permit(:title, :text))
if #article.save
redirect_to #article
else
render 'new'
end
end
def update
#article = Article.find(params[:id])
if #article.update(article_params)
redirect_to #article
else
render 'edit'
end
end
def destroy
#article = Article.find(params[:id])
#article.destroy
redirect_to articles_path
end
private
def article_params
params.require(:article).permit(:title, :text)
end
end
article.rb
class Article < ActiveRecord::Base
validates :title, presence: true,
length: { minimum: 5 }
def self.search(search)
if search
#article = Article.find(:all, :conditions => ['name LIKE ?', "%#{search}%"])
else
#article = Article.find(:all)
end
end
end
index.rb
<h1>Listing articles</h1>
<%= link_to 'New article', new_article_path %>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Title</th>
<th>Text</th>
<th colspan="3"></th>
</tr>
<% #articles.each do |article| %>
<tr>
<td><%= article.title %></td>
<td><%= article.text %></td>
<td><%= link_to 'Show', article_path(article) %></td>
<td><%= link_to 'Edit', edit_article_path(article) %></td>
<td><%= link_to 'Destroy', article_path(article),
method: :delete,
data: { confirm: 'Are you sure?' } %></td>
</tr>
<% end %>
<%= form_tag articles_path, :method => 'get' do %>
<p>
<%= text_field_tag :search, params[:search] %>
<%= submit_tag "Search", :name => nil %>
</p>
<% end %>
</table>
Sorry for all the code to look through. The errors I am getting are from running localhost:3000/articles, where I receive these error messages from the server. I should note that I am still very new to both Ruby and Ruby on Rails; however, I aim to learn and find seeing proper code helps me quite significantly (I am dyslexic and tend to be a visual learner).
I truly appreciate your help, thanks in advance.

I think find can not take :all. the documentation says
"Using the find method, you can retrieve the object corresponding to the specified primary key that matches any supplied options. I think this is enough
Article.where('name LIKE ?', "%#{search}%")
or if you find all the articles
Article.all

Why do you have #articles = Article.search(params[:id]) in the index method?
Also, the stack trace will tell you exactly on which line the error occurs

Related

Trying to create comments. (Undefined method 'comment')

I am receiving this error and I don't understand as I have defined the method in the comments controller, haven't I?
I am getting slightly confused to why it is not working.
Comments controller:
class CommentsController < ApplicationController
def create
#story = Story.find(params[:story_id])
#comment = #story.comments.create(params[:comment].permit(:name, :body))
redirect_to root_path
end
end
Stories Controller:
class StoriesController < ApplicationController
before_action only: [:destroy, :show, :edit, :update]
def index
#stories = Story.order('created_at DESC')
end
def new
#story = current_user.stories.build
end
def create
#story = current_user.stories.build(story_params)
if #story.save
flash[:success] = "Your beautiful story has been added!"
redirect_to root_path
else
render 'new'
end
end
def edit
#story = Story.find(params[:id])
end
def update
#story = Story.find(params[:id])
if #story.update_attributes(params.require(:story).permit(:name, :description))
flash[:success] = "More knowledge, more wisdom"
redirect_to root_path
else
render 'edit'
end
end
def destroy
#story = Story.find(params[:id])
if #story.destroy
flash[:success] = "I think you should have more confidence in your storytelling"
redirect_to root_path
else
flash[:error] = "Can't delete this story, sorry"
end
end
def show
#stories = Story.all
end
private
def story_params
params.require(:story).permit(:name, :description)
end
end
Index.html.erb:
<p id="notice"><%= notice %></p>
<h1>This is a list of posts</h1>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Description</th>
<th>User</th>
<th colspan="3"></th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<% #stories.each do |story| %>
<tr>
<td><%= story.name %></td>
<td><%= story.description %></td>
<td><%= story.user.username %></td>
<td><%= link_to 'Show', story %></td>
<% if user_signed_in? %>
<td><%= link_to 'Edit', edit_story_path(story)%></td>
<td><%= link_to 'Destroy', story_path(story),method: :delete,data: { confirm: 'Are you sure?' } %></td>
<% end %>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2><%= #story.comments.count %>Comments</h2>
<%= render #story.comments %>
<h3>Add a comment</h3>
<%= render 'comments/form' %>
<%= link_to 'New Story', new_story_path %>
Story Controller:
class CommentsController < ApplicationController
before_action :set_comment, only: [:show, :edit, :update, :destroy]
# GET /comments
# GET /comments.json
def index
#comments = Comment.all
end
# GET /comments/1
# GET /comments/1.json
def show
#comments = #story.comments.all
#comment = #stroy.comments.build
end
# GET /comments/new
def new
#comment = Comment.new
end
# GET /comments/1/edit
def edit
end
# POST /comments
# POST /comments.json
def create
#story = Story.find(params[:story_id])
#story.comments.create(comment_params)
end
# PATCH/PUT /comments/1
# PATCH/PUT /comments/1.json
def update
respond_to do |format|
if #comment.update(comment_params)
format.html { redirect_to #comment, notice: 'Comment was successfully updated.' }
format.json { render :show, status: :ok, location: #comment }
else
format.html { render :edit }
format.json { render json: #comment.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
end
end
end
# DELETE /comments/1
# DELETE /comments/1.json
def destroy
#comment.destroy
respond_to do |format|
format.html { redirect_to comments_url, notice: 'Comment was successfully destroyed.' }
format.json { head :no_content }
end
end
private
# Use callbacks to share common setup or constraints between actions.
def set_comment
#comment = Comment.find(params[:id])
end
# Never trust parameters from the scary internet, only allow the white list through.
def comment_params
params.require(:comment).permit(:user_name, :body, :story_id)
end
end
Make sure you have run the right migrations
rails g scaffold comment user_name:string body:text story:references
now
rake db:migrate
In your story model write
has_many :comments
And in your comment model make sure you have
belongs_to :story
or in your story controller in the show method have this
#comments = #story.comments.all
#comment = #stroy.comments.build
And now in your story form show views, something like this
<h3>Comments</h3>
<% #comments.each do |comment| %>
<div>
<p><%= comment.body %></p>
</div>
<% end %>
<%= render 'comments/form' %>
In your comment/_form.html.erb add
<%= f.hidden_field :story_id %>
If you want to display on your index edit you like so
<tbody>
<% #stories.each do |story| %>
<tr>
<td><%= story.name %></td>
<td><%= story.description %></td>
<td><%= story.user.username %></td>
<td><%= link_to 'Show', story %></td>
<% if user_signed_in? %>
<td><%= link_to 'Edit', edit_story_path(story)%></td>
<td><%= link_to 'Destroy', story_path(story),method: :delete,data: { confirm: 'Are you sure?' } %></td>
<% story.comments.each do |c| %>
<%= c.body %>
<% end %>
<% end %>
</tr>
</tbody>
You have to start by understanding how associations works:
One Story will have many comments.
You have to define the association in the model:
class Story < ActiveRecord::Base
has_many :comments
end
class Comment < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :story
end
Then the methods in the controller will be available:
class CommentsController < ApplicationController
def create
#story = Story.find(params[:story_id])
#story.comments.create(comment_params)
end
end
And in your app/stories/show.html.erb view:
<% #story.comments.each do |comment| %>
<%= comment.body #or the comment content method %>
<% end %>

Searching a field in Ruby-on-Rails DB

I currently have a DB in Ruby on Rails, however, I have been having trouble with the documentation on how to do much other than list all of the items in DB. I am still new to the this language as a whole, and wish I didn't need to ask for so much help, but here it goes. My pertinent code is as follows:
migrate/(DB name)
class CreateArticles < ActiveRecord::Migration
def change
create_table :articles do |t|
t.string :title
t.text :text
t.timestamps null: false
end
end
end
articles_controller.rb
class ArticlesController < ApplicationController
def index
#articles = Article.all
Article.search(params[:id])
end
def show
#article = Article.find(params[:search])
end
def new
#article = Article.new
end
def edit
#article = Article.find(params[:id])
end
def create
#article = Article.new(params.require(:article).permit(:title, :text))
if #article.save
redirect_to #article
else
render 'new'
end
end
def update
#article = Article.find(params[:id])
if #article.update(article_params)
redirect_to #article
else
render 'edit'
end
end
def destroy
#article = Article.find(params[:id])
#article.destroy
redirect_to articles_path
end
private
def article_params
params.require(:article).permit(:title, :text)
end
end
article.rb
class Article < ActiveRecord::Base
validates :title, presence: true,
length: { minimum: 5 }
def self.search(search)
if search
#article = Article.where('name LIKE ?', "%#{search}%")
else
#article = Article.all
end
end
end
index.html.rb
<h1>Listing articles</h1>
<%= link_to 'New article', new_article_path %>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Title</th>
<th>Text</th>
<th colspan="3"></th>
</tr>
<% #articles.each do |article| %>
<tr>
<td><%= article.title %></td>
<td><%= article.text %></td>
<td><%= link_to 'Show', article_path(article) %></td>
<td><%= link_to 'Edit', edit_article_path(article) %></td>
<td><%= link_to 'Destroy', article_path(article),
method: :delete,
data: { confirm: 'Are you sure?' } %></td>
</tr>
<% end %>
<%= form_tag articles_path, :method => 'get' do %>
<p>
<%= text_field_tag :search, params[:search] %>
<%= submit_tag "Search", :name => nil %>
</p>
<% end %>
</table>
Thanks for any help in advance!
Essentially your issue is that you're trying to set controller instance variables in a class method in your model.
class ArticlesController < ApplicationController
def index
#articles = Article.search(params[:search])
end
end
article.rb
class Article < ActiveRecord::Base
validates :title, presence: true,
length: { minimum: 5 }
def self.search(search)
if search.present?
Article.where('title LIKE ?', "%#{search}%")
else
Article.all
end
end
end
So now the class method does the search, returns the collection to the controller which assigns them to an instance variable for use in the view.
You have got your search form, made sure that is a GET one. Good. When you hit search you'll notice in your development log that there's a hit to articles#index and the browser will show the same as before. To make the search matter edit the index method in the articles controller.
def index
#articles = Article.all.search(params[:search])
end
In Article.search you have a name where you should have a title.
PS: You've got the show method a bit wrong.

Getting undefined method `each' for #<Post:0xb5d0df30> at index view

Trying out ruby, i just asked a question but here's another, getting undefined method `each' for # and i tried a lot of stuff
<h1>This is the index page</h1>
<p>I need to get the new action running!</p>
<%= link_to 'My Blog', controller: 'posts' %>
</br>
<%= link_to 'New post', new_post_path %>
<h1>Listing posts</h1>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Title</th>
<th>Text</th>
</tr>
<% #posts.each do |post| %> ///<----ERROR HERE!
<tr>
<td><%= posts.title %></td>
<td><%= posts.description %></td>
<td><%= link_to 'Show', posts_path(posts) %></td>
<td><%= link_to 'Edit', edit_posts_path(posts) %></td>
</tr>
<% end %>
</table>
This is my controller:
class PostsController < ApplicationController
def index
#posts = Post.new
end
def edit
#posts = Post.find(params[:id])
end
def update
#posts = Post.find(params[:id])
if #posts.update(posts_params)
redirect_to #posts
else
render 'edit'
end
end
def new
#posts = Post.new
end
def create
#posts = Post.new(posts_params)
if #posts.save
redirect_to #post
else
render 'new'
end
end
def show
#posts = Post.find(params[:id])
end
private
def posts_params
params.require(:posts).permit(:title, :description)
end
end
I'm pretty sure i changed eveything to be matching like #posts from #post, i would appreciate if someone could help me again, i've tried looking for an answer but not getting luck, thank you
In your controller under the index do:
def index
#posts = Post.all
end
Then in your view after your each do refer to the variable as post, not posts.
<% #posts.each do |post| %>
<tr>
<td><%= post.title %></td>
<td><%= post.description %></td>
<td><%= link_to 'Show', post_path(post) %></td>
<td><%= link_to 'Edit', edit_post_path(post) %></td>
</tr>
<% end %>
Modify the index method in your controller to the following:
def index
#posts = Post.all
end
Post.new returns a single (empty) objet, the each method expects an enumerable (array, hash, collection,...), hence the error.
Your #posts instance variable is pointing to a new post record instead of a collection of posts. You need an array to iterate over instead of a single post.
If you want to call .each on an object, that object has to be made up of a collection of data (even if the "collection" has one element).
You're calling Post.new - meaning the .each method is going to return an exception that it cannot cycle through the expected collection.
You need to do the following:
#app/controllers/posts_controller.rb
class PostsController < ApplicationController
def index
#posts = Post.all
end
end
This should get your code working.

Ruby getting started guide: uninitialized constant PostsController::Posts

I've done the ruby getting started guide a few times over and I always end up with the same result.
Guids
NameError in PostsController#index
uninitialized constant PostsController::Posts
Extracted source (around line #21):
19
20
21
22
23
24
def index
#posts = Posts.all
end
def edit
Rails.root: C:/RailsTesting/blog
Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace
app/controllers/posts_controller.rb:21:in `index'
Request
Out of frustration/desperation, I copied all of the files from the actual code supplied by the tutorial with no avail, please help.
Here's my index
<h1>Hello, Rails!</h1>
<%= link_to "My Blog", controller: "posts" %>
<%= link_to 'New post', new_post_path %>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Title</th>
<th>Text</th>
<th></th>
<th></th>
</tr>
<% #posts.each do |post| %>
<tr>
<td><%= post.title %></td>
<td><%= post.text %></td>
<td><%= link_to 'Show', post %></td>
<td><%= link_to 'Edit', edit_post_path(post) %></td>
<td><%= link_to 'Destroy', post_path(post),
method: :delete, data: { confirm: 'Are you sure?' } %>
</tr>
...
Here is my posts_controller
class PostsController < ApplicationController
def new
#post = Post.new
end
def create
#post = Post.new(params[:post].permit(:title, :text))
if #post.save
redirect_to #post
else
render 'new'
end
end
def show
#post = Post.find(params[:id])
end
def index
#posts = Posts.all
end
def edit
#post = Post.find(params[:id])
end
def update
#post = Post.find(params[:id])
if #post.update(params[:post].permit(:title, :text))
redirect_to #post
else
render 'edit'
end
end
def destroy
#post = Post.find(params[:id])
#post.destroy
redirect_to posts_path
end
private
def post_params
params.require(:post).permit(:title, :text)
end
end
Your index method has the Post class written in plural. Change it to Post.all
Modify your index action as:
def index
#posts = Post.all
end
Here Post is the model from where you are get all posts.

Ruby on Rails: Advanced search

I'm having trouble understanding the best way to make a advanced search form. I have had a good search on the internet, looking at some ways, but I can't get them to work, as most of the suggestions are outdated. I have asked a question already, but I think I was too specific and I wasn't able to fix my problem. I am wanting to search on different text boxes and drop down boxes with one search button.
EDIT2:
projects_controller:
def index
#projects = Project.all
respond_to do |format|
format.html # index.html.erb
format.json { render :json => #projects }
end
end
def search
#project_search = Project.search(params[:search]).order(sort_column + ' ' + sort_direction).paginate(:per_page => 2, :page => params[:page])
end
# GET /projects/1
# GET /projects/1.json
def show
#project = Project.find(params[:id])
respond_to do |format|
format.html # show.html.erb
format.json { render json: #project }
end
end
# GET /projects/new
# GET /projects/new.json
def new
#project = Project.new
respond_to do |format|
format.html # new.html.erb
format.json { render json: #project }
end
end
# GET /projects/1/edit
def edit
#project = Project.find(params[:id])
end
# POST /projects
# POST /projects.json
def create
#project = Project.new(params[:project])
#project.client = params[:new_client] unless params[:new_client].blank?
#project.exception_pm = params[:new_exception_pm] unless params[:new_exception_pm].blank?
#project.project_owner = params[:new_project_owner] unless params[:new_project_owner].blank?
#project.role = params[:new_role] unless params[:new_role].blank?
#project.industry = params[:new_industry] unless params[:new_industry].blank?
#project.business_div = params[:new_business_div] unless params[:new_business_div].blank?
respond_to do |format|
if #project.save
format.html { redirect_to #project, notice: 'Project was successfully created.' }
format.json { render json: #project, status: :created, location: #project }
else
format.html { render action: "new" }
format.json { render json: #project.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
end
end
end
# PUT /projects/1
# PUT /projects/1.json
def update
#project = Project.find(params[:id])
respond_to do |format|
if #project.update_attributes(params[:project])
format.html { redirect_to #project, notice: 'Project was successfully updated.' }
format.json { head :no_content }
else
format.html { render action: "edit" }
format.json { render json: #project.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
end
end
end
# DELETE /projects/1
# DELETE /projects/1.json
def destroy
#project = Project.find(params[:id])
#project.destroy
respond_to do |format|
format.html { redirect_to projects_url }
format.json { head :no_content }
end
end
private
helper_method :sort_column, :sort_direction
def sort_column
Project.column_names.include?(params[:sort]) ? params[:sort] : "project_name"
end
def sort_direction
%w[asc desc].include?(params[:direction]) ? params[:direction] : "asc"
end
end
Search View:
<h1>Search</h1>
<%= form_tag search_path, method: :get do %>
<%= hidden_field_tag :direction, params[:direction] %>
<%= hidden_field_tag :sort, params[:sort] %>
<%= text_field_tag :project_name, params[:project_name] %>
<%= text_field_tag :client, params[:client] %>
<%= submit_tag "Search", name: nil %>
<% end %>
<table class = "pretty">
<table border="1">
<tr>
<th><%= sortable "project_name", "Project name" %> </th>
<th><%= sortable "client", "Client" %></th>
<th>Exception pm</th>
<th>Project owner</th>
<th>Tech</th>
<th>Role</th>
<th>Industry</th>
<th>Financials</th>
<th>Business div</th>
<th>Status</th>
<th>Start date</th>
<th>End date</th>
<% if false %>
<th>Entry date</th>
<th>Edited date</th>
<th>Summary</th>
<th>Lessons learned</tStackh>
<th>Customer benifits</th>
<th>Keywords</th>
<!th></th>
<!th></th>
<!th></th>
<% end %>
</tr>
<% #project_search.each do |t| %>
<tr>
<td><%= t.project_name %></td>
<td><%= t.client %></td>
<td><%= t.exception_pm %></td>
<td><%= t.project_owner %></td>
<td><%= t.tech %></td>
<td><%= t.role %></td>
<td><%= t.industry %></td>
<td><%= t.financials %></td>
<td><%= t.business_div %></td>
<td><%= t.status %></td>
<td><%= t.start_date %></td>
<td><%= t.end_date %></td>
<% if false %>
<td><%= t.entry_date %></td>
<td><%= t.edited_date %></td>
<td><%= t.summary %></td>
<td><%= t.lessons_learned %></td>
<td><%= t.customer_benifits %></td>
<td><%= t.keywords %></td>
<% end %>
<!td><%#= link_to 'Show', project %></td>
<!td><%#= link_to 'Edit', edit_project_path(project) %></td>
<!td><%#= link_to 'Destroy', project, method: :delete, data: { confirm: 'Are you sure?' } %></td>
</tr>
<% end %>
</table>
<br />
<%= will_paginate (#project_search) %>
<%= button_to "Search Again?", search_path, :method => "get" %>
<%# end %>
<%= button_to "Home", projects_path, :method => "get" %>
Project.rb
class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
attr_accessible :business_div, :client, :customer_benifits, :edited_date, :end_date, :entry_date, :exception_pm, :financials, :industry, :keywords, :lessons_learned, :project_name, :project_owner, :role, :start_date, :status, :summary, :tech
validates_presence_of :business_div, :client, :customer_benifits, :end_date, :exception_pm, :financials, :industry, :keywords, :lessons_learned, :project_name, :project_owner, :role, :start_date, :status, :summary, :tech
def self.search search_term
return scoped unless search_term.present?
where find(:all, :conditions => ['project_name OR client LIKE ?', "%#{search_term}%"])
end
end
Routes:
FinalApp::Application.routes.draw do
resources :projects
match "search" => "projects#search", :as => :search
root :to => 'projects#index'
end
As you can see, I'm still a fair bit away from having a finished application. I am trying to make a search form that will be able to search on the following fields: Project name, Client, ID, Industry, Role, Technology, Project Owner, Status, Start Date, End Date, and Keywords. The search form would have either text boxes or drop down menus depending on which field the user was searching for. I am wanting to chain each field and search on them all in one go. Before, I was only using project_name, and client as examples to make it easier for you to understand my code. Hopefully you can see now what I am trying to do.
You can create a new controller called search.
Your search form:
<%= form_tag search_index_path, method: :get do %>
<%= text_field_tag :project, params[:project] %>
<%= text_field_tag :client, params[:client] %>
<%= submit_tag "Search", name: nil %>
<% end %>
incude in your routes.rb:
get "search/index"
your search controller:
def index
#store all the projects that match the name searched
#projects = Project.where("name LIKE ? ", "%#{params[:project]}%")
#store all the clients that match the name searched
#clients = Client.where("name LIKE ? ", "%#{params[:client]}%")
end
Now you can play with #projects and #clients in the index view.
Just be careful, because these variables might became nil if there is no match for the search.
EDIT - I am assuming you have two models Project and Client - if you cannot create a new controller you can create the search action in your current controller.
def search
#store all the projects that match the name searched
#projects = Project.where("name LIKE ? ", "%#{params[:project]}%")
#store all the clients that match the name searched
#clients = Client.where("name LIKE ? ", "%#{params[:client]}%")
end
And than you can use the #projects and #clients in the search view.
If you are trying to display the results in somewhere else (for example index view), you can just move the above to the correct action.
def index
....
#store all the projects that match the name searched
#projects = Project.where("name LIKE ? ", "%#{params[:project]}%")
#store all the clients that match the name searched
#clients = Client.where("name LIKE ? ", "%#{params[:client]}%")
end
EDIT 2 - OK, you are trying to search by a combination of fields in the same model:
You and change your search method to add these two fields:
def self.search(search_project, search_client)
return scoped unless search_project.present? || search_client.present?
where(['project_name LIKE ? AND client LIKE ?', "%#{search_project}%", "%#{search_client}%"])
end
But please note the || will return scope if your search_project OR search_client are not present, you can change for AND (&&) if you prefer.
Also, the AND will return only if both match, I mean the combination of search... You can also change it to OR if you want.
Having the search form:
Your search form:
<%= form_tag search_index_path, method: :get do %>
<%= text_field_tag :project, params[:project] %>
<%= text_field_tag :client, params[:client] %>
<%= submit_tag "Search", name: nil %>
<% end %>
Then your controller must send the combination to the model:
#project_search = Project.search(params[:project], params[:client]).all
I think it will solve the problem...
I've been using MetaSearch in my application and found it quite convenient. If you've already considered it, what problems did you have?
There's also Ransack by the same author, it's a successor to MetaSearch.
A simple explanation can be found in this rails cast
Basically, we have to test if the params contain a specific field and create the filter. See the example below:
def find_products
products = Product.order(:name)
products = products.where("name like ?", "%#{keywords}%") if keywords.present?
products = products.where(category_id: category_id) if category_id.present?
products = products.where("price >= ?", min_price) if min_price.present?
products = products.where("price <= ?", max_price) if max_price.present?
products
end
An alternative is Ransack. Ransack enables the creation of both simple and advanced search forms for your Ruby on Rails application

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