See this thread for the solutions to my issue: http://groups.google.com/group/hobousers/t/4acd34d8c7619ad3
(Sorry to have piggybacked here.) On Feb 16, 8:42 pm, afinetooth <[email protected]> wrote: > HI, > > I have the same requirement. > > I am trying to use a Hobo Lifecycle to define a multi-step wizard, > which steps a user through the creation of a Delivery. > > The user is asked a series of questions, whose input builds up the > single model, Delivery. The wizard does not cross models, or use more > than one model. > > The requirement also matches Tom's recommendation below, that the > intermediate steps makes sense as proper steps. > > I have defined the lifecycle as follows: > > -------------- > lifecycle do > > state :begun, :given_date, :given_time_of_day, :given_fromzip, > :given_tozip, :given_service_level, :given_building_info, :requested > > create :begin, > :params => [ :customer ], > :become => :begun, > :available_to => "User", > :user_becomes => :customer > > transition :give_items, > { :begun => :given_items }, > :params => [ :delivery_items ], > :available_to => :all do > end > > transition :give_date, > { :given_items => :given_date }, > :params => [ :date ], > :available_to => :all do > end > > transition :give_time_of_day, > { :given_date => :given_time_of_day }, > :params => [ :time_of_day ], > :available_to => :all do > end > > transition :give_fromzip, > { :given_time_of_day => :given_fromzip }, > :params => [ :from_zip ], > :available_to => :all do > end > > transition :give_tozip, > { :given_fromzip => :given_tozip }, > :params => [ :to_zip ], > :available_to => :all do > end > > transition :give_service_level, > { :given_tozip => :given_service_level }, > :params => [ :service_level ], > :available_to => :all do > end > > transition :give_building_info, > { :given_service_level => :given_building_info }, > :params => [ :building_flights, :building_elevator ], > :available_to => :all do > end > > end > ------- > > I am experiencing two issues with this approach: > > 1) When I use any value for :available_to besides :all, for > instance :customer, I get an error of Undefined Method > "customer_is?" (I have set the permissions properly, I believe) > > 2) While I can obtain a page for any of the lifecycle steps, such > as :give_date--where I get a page titled "Give date" with a button > labeled "Give date"--the page itself, which should be a form with > fields for each field indicated in :params => [ :field1, :field2, > etc ], is blank. In other words, no fields. > > Submission of the form does transition the model properly though. > > Can anyone help me with these two issues? Is the lifecycle code fully > cooked? > > TIA, > James > > On Feb 15, 6:41 am, Tom Locke <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I need to step a user through a sequence of forms, like a "wizard". I > > > am considering the rails ActsAsWizard pluging or using Hobo > > > lifecycles. > > > I wouldn't use lifecycles unless the intermediate states make sense as > > proper states that the model could stay in for a while. > > > Tom --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Hobo Users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hobousers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
