Ruby on Rails 3: Toggle Boolean with Forms - ruby-on-rails

Question

Users are able to send each other messages on my Ruby app. The table is as followed:
t.string "content"
t.integer "from_id"
t.integer "reply_to_id"
t.boolean "read", :default => false
I have recently added the boolean, :read, and I have the form linked to messages in their inbox. When they click "Mark Read" (the link provided via the form) I want it to toggle :read => true.
I am currently unable to accomplish this. This is my current setup.
_mark_read.html.erb
<%= form_for(:message, :mark_read => {read: true}) do |f| %>
<div><%= f.hidden_field :read %></div>
<%= f.submit "Mark Read", class: "btn-link" %>
<% end %>
Class MessagesController < ApplicationController
def mark_read
#message = current_user.messages.build
#message.toggle!(:read)
end
config/routes.rb
match '/mark_read' => 'messages#mark_read', :via => :post, :as => :mark_read
When I click "Mark Read", here is my debug info:
--- !ruby/hash:ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess
utf8: ✓
authenticity_token: ---
message: !ruby/hash:ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess
read: 'false'
commit: Mark Read
controller: static_pages
action: connect
I can see it is not even using my controller... and even so; I don't think I have it set up correctly.
Any advise as to how this should be set up would be kindly appreciated.

Answer 1

Believe it or not.. I didn't even need a model, nor controller :D As I said it is rendered within a paginated set. This paginated set is defined at #inbox_items identified as inbox_item.id.
Here is the form that works without any need of a model or controller. It is simply defined in config/routes.rb as:
match '/mark_read' => 'messages#mark_read', :via => :post
The form:
<ul class="share-actions" id="mark_read<%= inbox_item.id %>">
<%= form_for :mark_read do |f| %>
<%= f.check_box inbox_item.toggle!(:read) %>
<%= f.submit "Mark Read", class: "btn btn-link" %>
<% end %>
</ul>
Ammusing, huh? :D
More information in-case you are curious. The base Class of rendered #inbox_items, is Class Message. Messages define all of user's private posts. In the User class I begin to set up how #inbox_items will be defined:
Class User
def inbox
Message.from_users_inbox(self)
end
Then I build the rest:
Class Message
def self.from_users_inbox(user)
"SELECT best_friend_id FROM friendships WHERE new_friend_id = :user_id"
where("user_id = :user_id OR reply_to_id = :user_id", user_id: user.id)
end
MemberpagesController
def inbox
#message = current_user.messages.build
#inbox_items = current_user.inbox.paginate(page: params[:page])
end
feeds/_inbox.html.erb
<% if #inbox_items.any? %>
<%= render: 'feeds/inbox_item', collection: #inbox_items %>
<%= will_paginate #inbox_items %>
<% end %>
And finally:
feeds/_inbox_item.html.erb
<div id="<%= inbox_item.user.name %>_<%= inbox_item.id %>">
...
<ul class="share-actions" id="mark_read<%= inbox_item.id %>">
<%= form_for :mark_read do |f| %>
<%= f.check_box inbox_item.toggle!(:read) %>
<%= f.submit "Mark Read", class: "btn btn-link" %>
<% end %>
</ul>
...
And that did it! :)