Cannot get delete request to work - rails - ruby-on-rails

I have this route:
delete 'basket/remove' => 'flowercard_baskorder#remove', as: :basket_remove
This link in view:
<%= link_to "Remove", basket_remove_path %>
And this in my controller (the binding is just for me to test):
def remove
binding.pry
end
When the link is clicked on nothing happens and i have no idea why!? I'm obviosuly expecting the binding to kick in but doesn't even look like a request is made?
Cheers

link_to defaults to a get request but you want it to go to a delete right? Just specify that in your call:
<%= link_to "Remove", basket_remove_path, method: :delete %>

You need to pass the method to the link_to function
<%= link_to "Remove", basket_remove_path, method: "delete" %>

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Can i use variables in Rails link_to method?

Can i use variable for Rails link_to helper for making different link with variables?
For example,
<%= link_to users, users_path %>
I have link like this,
And i'd like to change this url with variable examples
So i changed url like this,
<%= link_to users, "#{examples}_path" %>
This not worked because of whole string change to url.
How can i change my link_to for use this with different variable for DRY codes?
What you're asking is really just how to perform dynamic method calls. In Ruby you can do it with send (and public_send):
<%= link_to users, send("#{examples}_path") %>
The difference between the two is that send will let you violate encapsulation and call private/protected methods.
You can also do it by calling call on the Method object:
<%= link_to users, method("#{examples}_path".to_sym).call %>
However you most likely don't even need this it in the first place. Just use the polymorphic routing helpers to create links from models:
# a link to show whatever resource happens to be
<%= link_to resource.name, resource %>
<%= link_to "Edit", edit_polymorphic_url(resource) %>
<%= link_to "New", new_polymorphic_url(resource_class) %>
<%= link_to "Frobnobize", polymorphic_url(resource, :frobnobize) %>
# a link to the index
<%= link_to resource_class.model_name.plural, resource_class %>
These all use a set of heuristics to figure out what the corresponing path helper is and then call it dynamically with send.
Or if you want to link to a specific controller or action just use the functionality provided by url_for:
# link to a specific controller action
<%= link_to "Baz", { controller: :foo, action: :bar } %>
# Will use the current controller
<%= link_to "Baz", { action: :bar } %>

Rails button to approve gamer status

I have a method like this:
gamer.rb
def approve_gamer(type)
where(type: type).last.update(status: 'approved')
end
and I want to make a button for each type to call approve_gamer('type').
Should it be button_to [:approve_gamer, gamer] or link_to ... class: "btn btn-default"? How do I pass the type parameter there?
I'd use the button_to helper since I wouldn't call data-changing methods through GET.
button_to creates a form around the button and sends the data through POST.
More to read here: http://apidock.com/rails/ActionView/Helpers/UrlHelper/button_to
You can also set the form yourself:
<%= form_for gamer, :url => { :action => 'approve' } do |f| %>
<%= f.hidden_field('type', :value => type_goes_here) %>
<%= button_tag 'Approve', class: 'btn btn-default' %>
<% end %>
That method you call should be in your gamers_controller though.
Also you could simply call the edit method for gamer and set the parameters.
And if you call the method approveyou have to set the route, too.

Form with method: "get" makes a POST request?

This is my form:
<%= form_tag(method: "get") do %>
<%= submit_tag("Submit") %>
<% end %>
When I submit this form I get a server error because there is no POST action for this URL. In my routes I have an action for GET, but it's not picked up. The error goes away when I assign an action to POST at the same URL as the GET. What am I doing wrong?
Like the comment above says, you'll need to add a path to the form, so it would look something like this...
<%= form_tag whatever_the_current_page_is_path, :method => :get %>

link_to update (without form)

I want a link to update a resource, without using an HTML form.
Routes:
resources :users do
resources :friends
end
Rake routes:
user_friend GET /users/:user_id/friends/:id(.:format){:action=>"show", :controller=>"friends"}
PUT /users/:user_id/friends/:id(.:format){:action=>"update", :controller=>"friends"}
I want to use the put to update a friend by a simple link, something like this:
<%= link_to "Add as friend", user_friend_path(current_user, :method=>'put') %>
But when I click the link, it tries to go into the show action.
What is the right way to do this?
link_to "Add as friend", user_friend_path(current_user, #friend), :method=> :put
Will insert a link with attribute 'data-method' set to 'put', which will in turn be picked up by the rails javascript and turned into a form behind the scenes... I guess that's what you want.
You should consider using :post, since you are creating a new link between the two users, not updating it, it seems.
The problem is that you're specifying the method as a URL query param instead of as an option to the link_to method.
Here's one way that you can achieve what you're looking for:
<%= link_to "Add as friend", user_friend_path(current_user, friend), method: 'put' %>
# or more simply:
<%= link_to "Add as friend", [current_user, friend], method: 'put' %>
Another way of using the link_to helper to update model attributes is by passing query params. For example:
<%= link_to "Accept friend request", friend_request_path(friend_request, friend_request: { status: 'accepted' }), method: 'patch' %>
# or more simply:
<%= link_to "Accept friend request", [friend_request, { friend_request: { status: 'accepted' }}], method: 'patch' %>
That would make a request like this:
Started PATCH "/friend_requests/123?friend_request%5Bstatus%5D=accepted"
Processing by FriendRequestsController#update as
Parameters: {"friend_request"=>{"status"=>"accepted"}, "id"=>"123"}
Which you could handle in a controller action like this:
def update
#friend_request = current_user.friend_requests.find(params[:id])
#friend_request.update(params.require(:friend_request).permit(:status))
redirect_to friend_requests_path
end

Button_to in Ruby on Rails bad route

I'm trying to use the button_to rails helper. I wrote the following code:
<%= button_to 'Edit Item', edit_item_path(#item), :class => 'mark-button' %>
and got the following error message
No route matches "/items/1/edit"
But when I refresh the page it goes to the appropriate action. The URL of the page i get is localhost:3000/items/1/edit which is the correct URL. If I switch the button_to command to link_to the page loaded with no errors. Meaning this code:
<%= link_to 'Edit Item', edit_item_path(#item), :class => 'mark-button' %>
loads fine. Maybe there is some feature of button_to I'm not aware of, but I am at a lost.
I think you might be misusing button_to. I've always thought that if you're linking to the edit action, you should be using link_to. Buttons seem to be for actions that need to post/put data such as updating a form or deleting a record.
Update:
By default, button_to uses POST instead of GET. Hence it working when you just visit the URL (ie GET).
button_to defaults to POST, and link_to defaults to GET.
If you really need button_to you can change the default method to GET for edit and other links.
for ex:
<%= button_to 'Edit', edit_user_path(#user), :method => :get %>
Ruby -v 2.8.6, Rails 6.1.4.1
<%= button_to 'Edit', edit_item_path(item), :method => :get %> because with expression (#item) you do not define the object you want to edit, because (#item) it is not a specific object, there are several and you need to define only the one you want to edit, :method => :get this method is perfect

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