SimpleForm + Carrierwave - Image upload not saving properly - ruby-on-rails

I am building a Rails app where I need users to upload a profile image on the registration form/have an image edit feature for profile photo. Carrierwave should be properly installed and so far Devise seems to be running fine. When I go to upload the photo and then click "Create Profile", it simply refreshes to the same page and resets the file upload field each time.
SOLUTION: Updated update method in controller to:
def update
#pet = Pet.find(params[:id])
if #pet.update(pet_params)
redirect_to pets_path
else
render :edit
end
end
It's uploaded in my app/uploaders/profile_photo_uploader.rb file:
class ProfilePhotoUploader < CarrierWave::Uploader::Base
storage :file
def store_dir
"uploads/#{model.class.to_s.underscore}/#{mounted_as}/#{model.id}"
end
end
I have a "profile_photo" string in my schema, as well.
And my controller actions for create and edit/update are here:
def create
#pet = Pet.new(pet_params)
if #pet.save
flash[:notice] = 'Your pet profile was saved!'
redirect_to pets_path
else
flash.now[:notice] = 'Your pet profile could not be saved.'
render :new
end
end
def show
#pet = Pet.find(params[:id])
end
def edit
#pet = Pet.find(params[:id])
end
def update
#pet = Pet.find(params[:id])
if #pet.save
redirect_to pets_path
else
render :edit
end
end
def pet_params
params.require(:pet).permit(:name, :breed, :age,
:color, :weight, :personality, :favorite_things, :owner_id, :profile_photo)
end
My new form using SimpleForm:
<h1>New Pet Profile</h1>
<%= simple_form_for #pet, html: { multipart: true } do |f| %>
<%= f.input :name, required: true, label: "Pet Name:" %>
<%= f.input :profile_photo, type: :file %>
...
<%= f.button :submit %>
<% end %>
Routes:
Rails.application.routes.draw do
devise_for :owners
resources :pets
resources :owners do
resources :pets, shallow: true
end
end
Application Controller:
class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
protect_from_forgery with: :exception
before_action :configure_permitted_parameters, if: :devise_controller?
protected
def configure_permitted_parameters
devise_parameter_sanitizer.for(:sign_up) << :profile_photo
end
end

You need to have your model set app/models/pet.rb with
class Pet < ActiveRecord::Base
validates_presence_of :profile_photo
belongs_to :owner
mount_uploader :profile_photo, ProfilePhotoUploader
end
Also, side note, if you're using Heroku it won't save pictures since it's a static service. You need to integrate a service like Cloudinary with Carrierwave.
After your form line <%= simple_form_for #pet, html: { multipart: true } do |f| %> put this in
<% if #pet.errors.any? %>
<div id="error_explanation">
<h2><%= pluralize(#pet.errors.count, "error") %> prohibited this pet from being saved:</h2>
<ul>
<% #pet.errors.full_messages.each do |message| %>
<li><%= message %></li>
<% end %>
</ul>
</div>
<% end %>
and this line <%= f.input :profile_photo, type: :file %> to this <%= f.file_field :profile_photo %>
At the end of your pet_controller's file make sure you've given permission for the form to submit the data
def pet_params
params.require(:pet).permit(:name, :profile_photo)
end
Since I see you're using devise you might consider assigning the owner to the pet. Consider the line in your pet_controller.rb
def create
#pet = Pet.new(pet_params)
#pet.owner = current_user
And see the line in model belongs_to :owner

Related

Twilio - phone number verification on Rails 5

I have done a phone number verification via Twilio, but I can't find a way how to implement a feature that sends pin code again (if user didn't received it) but also does it not more that 3 times (so users couldn't keep sending codes over and over again). Also, my code looks a bit anti-pattern, so feel free to suggest a better implementation.
When Devise User registers itself, I send him to create a Profile that belongs_to User. Profile holds all user info (and phone number). Here is the form:
<%= form_for #profile, remote: true do |f| %>
<%= f.label 'Your name' %><br />
<%= f.text_field :first_name, autofocus: true, class: 'form-control' %>
<%= f.label 'Phone number' %><br />
<%= f.text_field :phone, class: 'form-control' %>
</br>
<div id="hideAfterSubmit">
<%= f.submit 'Save', class: 'btn btn-lg btn-primary btn-block' %>
</div>
<% end %>
<div id="verify-pin">
<h3>Enter your PIN</h3>
<%= form_tag profiles_verify_path, remote: true do |f| %>
<div class="form-group">
<%= text_field_tag :pin %>
</div>
<%= submit_tag "Verify PIN", class: "btn btn-primary" %>
<% end %>
</div>
<div id="status-box" class="alert alert-success">
<p id="status-message">Status: Haven’t done anything yet</p>
</div>
#verify-pin and #status-box are display: none. I unhide them with responding create.js.erb.
Create action:
def create
if user_signed_in? && current_user.profile
redirect_to profile_path(current_user), notice: 'Jūs jau sukūrėte paskyrą'
else
#profile = Profile.new(profile_params)
#phone_number = params[:profile][:phone]
#profile.user_id = current_user.id
SmsTool.generate_pin
SmsTool.send_pin(phone_number: #phone_number)
if #profile.save
respond_to do |format|
format.js
end
else
render :new
end
end
end
So at this point profile been created, saved and pin code generated and sent to phone number that user just added.
SmsTool:
def self.generate_pin
##pin = rand(0000..9999).to_s.rjust(4, "0")
puts "#{##pin}, Generated"
end
def self.send_pin(phone_number:)
#client.messages.create(
from: ENV['TWILIO_PHONE_NUMBER'],
to: "+370#{phone_number}",
body: "Your pin is #{##pin}"
)
end
def self.verify(entered_pin)
puts "#{##pin}, pin #{entered_pin} entered"
if ##pin == entered_pin
Current.user.profile.update(verified: true)
else
return
end
end
And Profiles#verify :
def verify
SmsTool.verify(params[:pin])
#profile = current_user.profile
respond_to do |format|
format.js
end
if #profile.verified
redirect_to root_path, notice: 'Account created'
end
end
So what I dont like is SmsTool - as you see I use class variable - couldn't find another way. Also I created a separate Current module just to access Devise current_user object.. :
module Current
thread_mattr_accessor :user
end
ApplicationController:
around_action :set_current_user
def set_current_user
Current.user = current_user
yield
ensure
# to address the thread variable leak issues in Puma/Thin webserver
Current.user = nil
end
And as I mentioned above - I can't find a way how to implement a feature that sends pin code again (if user didn't received it).
And please - feel free to suggest elegant implementations.
p.s. this is my longest post yet. Sorry for that, but I think all info was needed to show you.
UPDATE:
So to resend pin was easy, I just added:
<div id="hiddenUnlessWrongPin">
<%= button_to "Re-send pin", action: "send_pin_again" %>
</div>
and action:
def send_pin_again
#phone_number = current_user.profile.phone
SmsTool.generate_pin
SmsTool.send_pin(phone_number: #phone_number)
end
But I still don't know how to stop sending pin if user already sent three of them. Only way I see is to make new row in db with integer value and increment it every time user sends pin. Is it the only way?
A good starting point would be to look at the Devise::Confirmable module which handles email confirmation. What I really like about it is that it models confirmations as a plain old resource.
I would try something similar but with a seperate model as it makes it really easy to add a time based limit.
class User < ApplicationRecord
has_one :profile
has_many :activations, through: :profiles
end
class Profile < ApplicationRecord
belongs_to :user
has_many :activations
end
# columns:
# - pin [int or string]
# - profile_id [int] - foreign_key
# - confirmed_at [datetime]
class Activation < ApplicationRecord
belongs_to :profile
has_one :user, through: :profile
delegate :phone_number, to: :profile
authenticate :resend_limit, if: :new_record?
authenticate :valid_pin, unless: :new_record?
attr_accessor :response_pin
after_initialize :set_random_pin!, if: :new_record?
def set_random_pin!
self.pin = rand(0000..9999).to_s.rjust(4, "0")
end
def resend_limit
if self.profile.activations.where(created_at: (1.day.ago..Time.now)).count >= 3
errors.add(:base, 'You have reached the maximum allow number of reminders!')
end
end
def valid_pin
unless response_pin.present? && response_pin == pin
errors.add(:response_pin, 'Incorrect pin number')
end
end
def send_sms!
// #todo add logic to send sms
end
end
Feel free to come up with a better name. Additionally this allows you to use plain old rails validations to handle the logic.
You can then CRUD it like any other resource:
devise_scope :user do
resources :activations, only: [:new, :create, :edit, :update]
end
class ActivationsController < ApplicationController
before_action :authenticate_user!
before_action :set_profile
before_action :set_activation, only: [:edit, :update]
# Form to resend a pin notification.
# GET /users/activations/new
def new
#activation = #profile.phone_authentication.new
end
# POST /users/activations/new
def create
#activation = #profile.phone_authentication.new
if #activation.save
#activation.send_sms!
redirect_to edit_user_phone_activations_path(#activation)
else
render :new
end
end
# Renders form where user enters the activation code
# GET /users/activations/:id/edit
def edit
end
# confirms the users entered the correct pin number.
# PATCH /users/activations/:id
def update
if #activation.update(update_params)
# cleans up
#profile.activations.where.not(id: #activation.id).destroy_all
redirect_to profile_path(#profile), success: 'Your account was activated'
else
render :edit
end
end
private
def update_params
params.require(:activation)
.permit(:response_pin)
.merge(confirmed_at: Time.now)
end
def set_profile
#profile = current_user.profile
end
def set_activation
#profile.activations.find(params[:id])
end
end
app/views/activations/new.html.erb:
<%= form_for(#activation) do |f| %>
<%= f.submit("Send activation to #{#activation.phone_number}") %>
<% end %>
No activation SMS? <%= link_ to "Resend", new_user_activation_path %>
app/views/activations/edit.html.erb:
<%= form_for(#activation) do |f| %>
<%= f.text_field :response_pin %>
<%= f.submit("Confirm") %>
<% end %>

Form Objects in Rails

The example code below is a contrived example of an attempt at a form object where it is probably overkill to utilize a form object. Nonetheless: it shows the issue I am having:
I have two models: a User and an Email:
# app/models/user.rb
class User < ApplicationRecord
has_many :emails
end
# app/models/user.rb
class Email < ApplicationRecord
belongs_to :user
end
I want to create a form object which creates a user record, and then creates three associated email records.
Here are my form object classes:
# app/forms/user_form.rb
class UserForm
include ActiveModel::Model
attr_accessor :name, :email_forms
validates :name, presence: true
def save
if valid?
persist!
true
else
false
end
end
private
def persist!
puts "The Form is VALID!"
puts "I would proceed to create all the necessary objects by hand"
user = User.create(name: name)
email_forms.each do |email|
Email.create(user: user, email_text: email.email_text)
end
end
end
# app/forms/email_form.rb
class EmailForm
include ActiveModel::Model
attr_accessor :email_text, :user_id
validates :email_text, presence: true
def save
if valid?
persist!
true
else
false
end
end
private
def persist!
puts "The Form is VALID!"
# DON'T THINK I WOULD PERSIST DATA HERE
# INSTEAD DO IT IN THE user_form
end
end
Notice: the validations on the form objects. A user_form is considered to be invalid if it's name attribute is blank, or if the email_text attribute is left blank for any of the email_form objects inside it's email_forms array.
For brevity: I will just be going through the new and create action of utilizing the user_form:
# app/controllers/user_controller.rb
class UsersController < ApplicationController
def new
#user_form = UserForm.new
#user_form.email_forms = [EmailForm.new, EmailForm.new, EmailForm.new]
end
def create
#user_form = UserForm.new(user_form_params)
if #user_form.save
redirect_to users_path, notice: 'User was successfully created.'
else
render :new
end
end
private
def user_form_params
params.require(:user_form).permit(:name, {email_forms: [:_destroy, :id, :email_text, :user_id]})
end
end
Lastly: the form itself:
# app/views/users/new.html.erb
<h1>New User</h1>
<%= render 'form', user_form: #user_form %>
<%= link_to 'Back', users_path %>
# app/views/users/_form.html.erb
<%= form_for(user_form, url: users_path) do |f| %>
<% if user_form.errors.any? %>
<div id="error_explanation">
<h2><%= pluralize(user_form.errors.count, "error") %> prohibited this user from being saved:</h2>
<ul>
<% user_form.errors.full_messages.each do |message| %>
<li><%= message %></li>
<% end %>
</ul>
</div>
<% end %>
<div class="field">
<%= f.label :name %>
<%= f.text_field :name %>
</div>
# MESSY, but couldn't think of a better way to do this...
<% unique_index = 0 %>
<% user_form.email_forms.each do |email_form| %>
<div class="field">
<%= label_tag "user_form[email_forms][#{unique_index}][email_text]", "Email Text" %>
<%= text_field_tag "user_form[email_forms][#{unique_index}][email_text]" %>
</div>
<% unique_index += 1 %>
<% end %>
<div class="actions">
<%= f.submit %>
</div>
<% end %>
The form does render:
And here is the form's html:
I go to submit the form. Here is the params hash:
Parameters: {"utf8"=>"✓", "authenticity_token"=>”abc123==", "user_form"=>{"name"=>"neil", "email_forms"=>{"0"=>{"email_text"=>"test_email_1"}, "1"=>{"email_text"=>"test_email_2"}, "2"=>{"email_text"=>""}}}, "commit"=>"Create User form"}
What should happen is the form should be re-rendered and nothing persisted because the form_object is invalid: All three associated emails must NOT be blank. However: the form_object thinks it is valid, and it blows up in the persist! method on the UserForm. It highlights the Email.create(user: user, email_text: email.email_text) line and says:
undefined method `email_text' for ["0", {"email_text"=>"test_email_1"}]:Array
Clearly there are a couple things going on: The nested validations appear to not be working, and I am having trouble rebuilding each of the emails from the params hash.
Resources I have already examined:
This Article seemed promising but I was having trouble getting it to work.
I have attempted an implementation with the virtus gem and the reform-rails gem. I have pending questions posted for both of those implementations as well: virtus attempt here and then reform-rails attempt here.
I have attempted plugging in accepts_nested_attributes, but was having trouble figuring out how to utilize that with a form object, as well as a nested form object (like in this code example). Part of the issue was that has_many and accepts_nested_attributes_for do not appear to be included in ActiveModel::Model.
Any guidance on getting this form object to do what is expected would be very much appreciated! Thanks!
Complete Answer
Models:
#app/models/user.rb
class User < ApplicationRecord
has_many :emails
end
#app/models/email.rb
class Email < ApplicationRecord
belongs_to :user
end
Controller:
#app/controllers/users_controller.rb
class UsersController < ApplicationController
def index
#users = User.all
end
def new
#user_form = UserForm.new
#user_form.emails = [EmailForm.new, EmailForm.new, EmailForm.new]
end
def create
#user_form = UserForm.new(user_form_params)
if #user_form.save
redirect_to users_path, notice: 'User was successfully created.'
else
render :new
end
end
private
def user_form_params
params.require(:user_form).permit(:name, {emails_attributes: [:email_text]})
end
end
Form Objects:
#app/forms/user_form.rb
class UserForm
include ActiveModel::Model
attr_accessor :name, :emails
validates :name, presence: true
validate :all_emails_valid
def emails_attributes=(attributes)
#emails ||= []
attributes.each do |_int, email_params|
email = EmailForm.new(email_params)
#emails.push(email)
end
end
def save
if valid?
persist!
true
else
false
end
end
private
def persist!
user = User.new(name: name)
new_emails = emails.map do |email_form|
Email.new(email_text: email_form.email_text)
end
user.emails = new_emails
user.save!
end
def all_emails_valid
emails.each do |email_form|
errors.add(:base, "Email Must Be Present") unless email_form.valid?
end
throw(:abort) if errors.any?
end
end
app/forms/email_form.rb
class EmailForm
include ActiveModel::Model
attr_accessor :email_text, :user_id
validates :email_text, presence: true
end
Views:
app/views/users/new.html.erb
<h1>New User</h1>
<%= render 'form', user_form: #user_form %>
<%= link_to 'Back', users_path %>
#app/views/users/_form.html.erb
<%= form_for(user_form, url: users_path) do |f| %>
<% if user_form.errors.any? %>
<div id="error_explanation">
<h2><%= pluralize(user_form.errors.count, "error") %> prohibited this User from being saved:</h2>
<ul>
<% user_form.errors.full_messages.each do |message| %>
<li><%= message %></li>
<% end %>
</ul>
</div>
<% end %>
<div class="field">
<%= f.label :name %>
<%= f.text_field :name %>
</div>
<%= f.fields_for :emails do |email_form| %>
<div class="field">
<%= email_form.label :email_text %>
<%= email_form.text_field :email_text %>
</div>
<% end %>
<div class="actions">
<%= f.submit %>
</div>
<% end %>

Rails - annotate PDF in browser

In my (very first) rails app, I have a model called "Annotations"; this will take some generic data as well as an attachment (PDF). Next, I need to the ability to do the actual annotations to this attachment/PDF ("annotate") and store the results on a field on the "Annotations" model (as a JSON?).
Currently, I think I should create a new method "annotate" in the AnnotationsController (needs to update the annotations object) and call a new view called "annotate.html.erb".
Any advice how to go about "the rails way" ?
Update
meanwhile, I have:
model (annotation.rb)
class Annotation < ApplicationRecord
has_many :comments, dependent: :destroy
belongs_to :documenttype
has_attached_file :file, styles: { large: "600x600>", medium: "500x500>", thumb: "150x150#" }, default_url: "/images/:style/missing.png"
accepts_nested_attributes_for :documenttype
validates_attachment_content_type :file, content_type: ['image/jpeg', 'image/png', 'image/gif', 'application/pdf']
validates :name, presence: true, uniqueness: true, length: { minimum: 10, maximum: 50 }
validates :description, length: { minimum: 20, maximum: 500 }
validates :documenttype, presence: true
validates :file, presence: true
end
routes
Rails.application.routes.draw do
root 'dashboard#index'
devise_for :users
resources :users,:documenttypes, :documents
resources :annotations do
resources :comments
end
get "annotate", to: "annotations#annotate"
the controller (AnnotationsController)
class AnnotationsController < ApplicationController
before_action :annotate, only: [:edit, :update ]
def index
#annotations = Annotation.all
end
def show
#annotation = Annotation.find(params[:id])
end
def new
#annotation = Annotation.new
end
def edit
#annotation = Annotation.find(params[:id])
end
def create
#annotation = Annotation.new(annotation_params)
if #annotation.save
redirect_to #annotation
else
render 'new'
end
end
def update
#annotation = Annotation.find(params[:id])
if #annotation.update(annotation_params)
redirect_to #annotation
else
render 'edit'
end
end
def destroy
#annotation = Annotation.find(params[:id])
#annotation.destroy
redirect_to annotations_path
end
private
def annotate
#annotation = Annotation.find(params[:id])
end
def annotation_params
params.require(:annotation).permit(:name, :description, :file, :active, :documenttype_id)
end
end
views that render 1 form (using simple_form)
<div class="container-fluid">
<div class="row">
<h4>Annotation</h4>
<div class="col-md-6">
<%= simple_form_for #annotation, html: { class: 'form-horizontal', multipart: true },
wrapper: :horizontal_form,
wrapper_mappings: {
check_boxes: :horizontal_radio_and_checkboxes,
radio_buttons: :horizontal_radio_and_checkboxes,
file: :horizontal_file_input,
boolean: :horizontal_boolean
} do |f| %>
<%= f.error_notification %>
<% if #annotation.file.blank? %>
<%= f.input :file, as: :file, input_html: { accept: ('application/pdf') } %>
<% else %>
<% end -%>
<%= f.input :name, placeholder: 'Enter name' %>
<%= f.input :description, placeholder: 'Description' %>
<%= f.association :documenttype %>
<%= f.input :active, as: :boolean %>
<%= f.button :submit %>
<% unless #annotation.file.blank? %>
<%= link_to ' Annotate', annotate_path(#annotation), :class => "btn btn-default" %>
<% end -%>
<% end -%>
<p><br><%= link_to 'List' , annotations_path %></p>
</div>
<% unless #annotation.file.blank? %>
<div class="col-md-6">
<p><strong>File name: </strong><%= #annotation.file_file_name %></p>
<iframe src="<%= #annotation.file %>" width=100% height=450px class="img-rounded"></iframe>
</div>
<% end %>
</div>
<% unless #annotation.new_record? %>
<div class="row">
<hr>
<div class="col-md-6">
<%= render #annotation.comments %>
</div>
<div class="col-md-6">
<%= render 'comments/form' %>
</div>
</div>
<% end -%>
</div>
Also, I created a view call annotate.html.erb
It is called now as static page under http://localhost:3000/annotate ; while I think it should be under http://localhost:3000/annotations/annotate/:id -- so looks like a routing issue (for) now. (Routing still is a bit of a mystery to me :-) )
If you want to do it the rails way:
Your model should be singular, so: Annotation.rb:
class Annotation < ApplicationRecord
end
Your controller should be called AnnotationsController and have the standard CRUD methods: new and create (to create a new annotation). edit and update to update an annotation and destroy to destroy your annotations.
SOMETHING LIKE:
class AnnotationsController < ApplicationController
before_action :set_annotation, only: [:edit, :update, :destroy]
def index
#annotations = Annotation.all
end
def new
#annotation = Annotation.new
end
def create
#annotation = Annotation.new(annotation_params)
if #annotation.save
redirect_to annotations_path, notice: "annotations created"
else
render action: 'new'
end
end
def edit
end
def destroy
#annotation.destroy
redirect_to annotations_path
end
def update
if #annotation.update(annotation_params)
redirect_to annotations_path
else
render action: 'edit'
end
end
private
def set_annotation
#annotation = Annotation.find(params[:id])
end
def annotation_params
params.require(:annotation).permit(:name, ...)
end
end
Your views should live in views/annotations/
Since this is your first rails app, I suggest you use the scaffolding option to build your app, which according to the documetation is:
A scaffold in Rails is a full set of model, database migration for
that model, controller to manipulate it, views to view and manipulate
the data, and a test suite for each of the above.
rails g scaffold Annotate
see: http://guides.rubyonrails.org/command_line.html
Found the routing get "annotations/:id/annotate" => "annotations#annotate", as: 'annotate'
And the set_annotation method should not be private.
May be there is a better routing (always welcome), but it works now.

Rails fields_for not working

I am trying to use fields_for and create a nested form, however only one text field shows up, blank. I have 3 crewmember records.
crewmember model:
class Crewmember < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :production
belongs_to :callsheet
validates :firstname, presence: true
validates :email, presence: true
def name
"#{firstname} #{lastname}"
end
end
callsheet model
class Callsheet < ActiveRecord::Base
attr_accessible :crewmembers_params
has_many :castmembers
has_many :crewmembers
accepts_nested_attributes_for :crewmembers
end
callsheets controller
class CallsheetsController < ApplicationController
def index
#callsheets = Callsheet.all
#departments = Department.where(production_id: current_user.default_working_production_id)
end
def show
#callsheet = Callsheet.find(params[:id])
end
def new
#callsheet = Callsheet.new
#departments = Department.where(production_id: current_user.default_working_production_id)
end
def edit
#callsheet = Callsheet.find(params[:id])
end
def create
#callsheet = Callsheet.new(callsheets_params)
#Callsheet.production_id = current_user.default_working_production_id
if #callsheets.save
redirect_to callsheet_path
else
render 'new'
end
end
def update
#callsheet = Callsheet.find(params[:id])
if #callsheet.update(callsheets_params)
redirect_to callsheet_path, :notice => "callsheets successfully updated."
else
render 'edit', :notice => "callsheets not updated."
end
end
def destroy
#callsheet = Callsheet.find(params[:id])
#callsheet.destroy
redirect_to callsheets_path
end
private
def callsheets_params
params.require(:callsheet).permit(:crewmembers_params [:id, :firstname])
end
end
form for new callsheet:
<%= form_for #callsheet do |f| %>
<% if #callsheet.errors.any? %>
<div id="error_explanation" class="alert alert-danger">
<strong>
<%= pluralize(#callsheet.errors.count, "error") %> prohibited
this call sheet from being saved:
</strong>
<ul>
<% #callsheet.errors.full_messages.each do |msg| %>
<li><%= msg %></li>
<% end %>
</ul>
</div>
<% end %>
<%= f.fields_for :crewmember do |crewmember| %>
<fieldset>
<%= crewmember.label :firstname, "First Name" %><br />
<%= crewmember.text_field :firstname %>
</fieldset>
<% end %>
<% end %>
You don't need attr_accessible (that's only for Rails 3).
You should also rename all your models to snake_case, referencing with CamelCase:
#app/models/call_sheet.rb
class CallSheet < ActiveRecord::Base
has_many :cast_members
has_many :crew_members
accepts_nested_attributes_for :crew_members
end
As is the custom with fields_for, you also need to build the associated objects (if you're creating a new record) (you don't need to do this if editing):
#app/controllers/call_sheets_controller.rb
class CallSheetsController < ApplicationController
before_action :set_departments
def new
#callsheet = Callsheet.new
#callsheet.crew_members.build
end
def edit
#callsheet = Callsheet.find params[:id]
end
def update
#callsheet = Callsheet.find params[:id]
#callsheet.update callsheet_params
end
private
def set_departments
#departments = Department.where(production_id: current_user.default_working_production_id)
end
def callsheet_params
params.require(:callsheet).permit(crew_members_attributes: [:id, :firstname])
end
end
This will allow you to use:
<%= form_for #callsheet do |f| %>
<%= f.fields_for :crew_members do |crewmember| %>
<%= crewmember.label :firstname, "First Name" %><br />
<%= crewmember.text_field :firstname %>
<% end %>
<%= f.submit %>
<% end %>
--
When passing nested attributes through fields_for, you need several components:
The correct association in your parent model
An instantiated version of the associated model (#parent.build_child)
Correct fields_for definition
Passing correct parameters through your controller
I've outlined how to achieve the above, all of which you had incorrect.
You can also declare multiple validations in the same call:
#app/models/crew_member.rb
class CrewMember < ActiveRecord::Base
validates :firstname, :email, presence: true
end
Try changing
<%= f.fields_for :crewmember do |crewmember| %>
into
<%= f.fields_for :crewmember, #callsheet.crewmember || #callsheet.build_crewmember do |crewmember| %>

Absolutely stuck trying to create nested association in rails form with has_many through

I posted an earlier question about this and was advised to read lots of relevant info. I have read it and tried implementing about 30 different solutions. None of which have worked for me.
Here's what I've got.
I have a Miniatures model.
I have a Manufacturers model.
Miniatures have many manufacturers THROUGH a Productions model.
The associations seem to be set up correctly as I can show them in my views and create them via the console. Where I have a problem is in letting the Miniatures NEW and EDIT views create and update to the Productions table.
In the console the command #miniature.productions.create(manufacturer_id: 1) works, which leads me to believe I should be able to do the same in a form.
I THINK my problem is always in the Miniatures Controller and specifically the CREATE function. I have tried out a ton of other peoples solutions there and none have done the trick. It is also possible that my field_for stuff in my form is wrong but that seems less fiddly.
I've been stuck on this for days and while there are other things I could work on, if this association isn't possible then I'd need to rethink my entire application.
The form now creates a line in the Productions table but doesn't include the all important manufacturer_id.
Any help VERY much appreciated.
My New Miniature form
<% provide(:title, 'Add miniature') %>
<h1>Add a miniature</h1>
<div class="row">
<div class="span6 offset3">
<%= form_for(#miniature) do |f| %>
<%= render 'shared/error_messages', object: f.object %>
<%= f.label :name %>
<%= f.text_field :name %>
<%= f.fields_for :production do |production_fields| %>
<%= production_fields.label :manufacturer_id, "Manufacturer" %>
<%= production_fields.select :manufacturer_id, options_from_collection_for_select(Manufacturer.all, :id, :name) %>
<% end %>
<%= f.label :release_date %>
<%= f.date_select :release_date, :start_year => Date.current.year, :end_year => 1970, :include_blank => true %>
<%= f.submit "Add miniature", class: "btn btn-large btn-primary" %>
<% end %>
</div>
</div>
Miniatures controller
class MiniaturesController < ApplicationController
before_action :signed_in_user, only: [:new, :create, :edit, :update]
before_action :admin_user, only: :destroy
def productions
#production = #miniature.productions
end
def show
#miniature = Miniature.find(params[:id])
end
def new
#miniature = Miniature.new
end
def edit
#miniature = Miniature.find(params[:id])
end
def update
#miniature = Miniature.find(params[:id])
if #miniature.update_attributes(miniature_params)
flash[:success] = "Miniature updated"
redirect_to #miniature
else
render 'edit'
end
end
def index
#miniatures = Miniature.paginate(page: params[:page])
end
def create
#miniature = Miniature.new(miniature_params)
if #miniature.save
#production = #miniature.productions.create
redirect_to #miniature
else
render 'new'
end
end
def destroy
Miniature.find(params[:id]).destroy
flash[:success] = "Miniature destroyed."
redirect_to miniatures_url
end
private
def miniature_params
params.require(:miniature).permit(:name, :release_date, :material, :scale, :production, :production_attributes)
end
def admin_user
redirect_to(root_url) unless current_user.admin?
end
def signed_in_user
unless signed_in?
store_location
redirect_to signin_url, notice: "Please sign in."
end
end
end
Miniature model
class Miniature < ActiveRecord::Base
has_many :productions, dependent: :destroy
has_many :manufacturers, :through => :productions
accepts_nested_attributes_for :productions
validates :name, presence: true, length: { maximum: 50 }
validates :material, presence: true
validates :scale, presence: true
validates_date :release_date, :allow_blank => true
def name=(s)
super s.titleize
end
end
Production model
class Production < ActiveRecord::Base
belongs_to :miniature
belongs_to :manufacturer
end
Manufacturer model
class Manufacturer < ActiveRecord::Base
has_many :productions
has_many :miniatures, :through => :productions
validates :name, presence: true, length: { maximum: 50 }
accepts_nested_attributes_for :productions
end
Instead of calling:
#production = #miniature.productions.create
Try Rails' "build" method:
def new
#miniature = Miniature.new(miniature_params)
#miniature.productions.build
end
def create
#miniature = Miniature.new(miniature_params)
if #miniature.save
redirect_to #miniature
else
render 'new'
end
end
Using the build method uses ActiveRecord's Autosave Association functionality.
See http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/AutosaveAssociation.html
You also need to update your params method, e.g.
def miniature_params
params.require(:miniature).permit(:name, :release_date, :material, :scale, productions_attributes: [:manufacturer_id])
end
Also your fields_for should be plural (I think)...
<%= f.fields_for :productions do |production_fields| %>

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