Also, try this: http://guides.rails.info/routing_outside_in.html
On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 7:31 PM, Pilaf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just a few guidelines so you can learn the rest on your own: > > Make sure you understand the map.resources method and its > capabilities, and especially read the part on adding custom actions > (through the :collection, :member and :new options of map.resources): > > http://apidock.com/rails/ActionController/Resources/resources > > REST actions in Rails are probably the least DRY part of the > framework, and you'll need to add any custom methods you add to your > controller to config/routes.rb file as well. > > Try reading the first chapter of the book Advanced Rails Recipes > (Pragmatic Programmers) if you have access to the book, or just read > about REST in Rails in blogs, some have useful information (though > some others may be a bit outdated). > > On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 4:26 PM, command0 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Hey Everyone, >> >> I wanted to know if I could get some insight on something. I am using >> Rails 2.1.2 and for something that needs beyond basic functionality, I >> typically generate a scaffold so I don't have to manually create >> everything and save some time. Well as you all most likely know, along >> with generating a scaffold, comes predefined actions in the controller >> that is generated, usually like show, new, create, index, etc... >> >> The question I have regarding that is how and where are all those >> actions tied to? I know Rails 2.* uses the REST model by default, so >> everything is resourceful. And thats fine and all, but when I want to >> do something outside of those predefined actions, it throws a fit so >> to speak. >> >> Let me illustrate what I mean by that. So lets say I wanted to create >> a Rails app for a local brewery that has a UI frontend that would act >> as the brewery site lets say which also contains a catalogue of their >> various lagers and ales that they have for sell to take home. So I >> would create an app called brew lets say - "rails -d mysql brew". >> >> So the skeleton is created, but now I need a model, view, and >> controller of course. I decide this needs a bit extra functionality >> from the get go so I create a scaffold - "script/generate scaffold >> beer". I generate a new migration for the table needed to store all >> the various products that the brewery offers - "script/generate >> migration add_products". I write in the fields that I want in the db >> table, and run a rake db:migrate. Everything is great. >> >> Now I can add a couple products, and show the details of them. Great. >> But now, I want to do more than that. Now I want to be able to write >> in a mashup into the app also so maybe someone could find the place, >> so I'll integrate google and yahoo maps in with the GeoKit plugin, and >> I want to play some videos on youtube that related the brewery >> assuming there were any, so I'd use the YouTube API using something >> like the YouTube-G plugin or something. >> >> So now I install the plugins, and then write some methods into the >> controller to act as something like a search functionality. But now >> that say these methods are wrote, and I have a template called >> search.rhtml in my view that will generate directions to the place >> using the users remote public ip and geocoding that into coordinates, >> then pulling up any youtube videos on a sidebar that has to do with >> the place. >> >> So I make sure everything is saved, and I fire up mongrel and test it >> out. But instead of seeing the generated html form, instead I get an >> action controller exception saying "Cannot find with ID=search" or >> something to that affect, and I get lines that describe where it is >> derived from, but it would be in the controller on the line with the >> "def show" method, containing something like @beer = >> Beer.find(params[:id]), in which is is querying for the sql id field, >> which is the primary key in the table. But because I'm trying to find >> anything but ID, it fights me tooth and nail. >> >> So, I wanted to know if anyone really understand REST, and how >> everything ties together. I have tried to delete the >> map.resources :beers (or whatever it may be), but then it has a >> routing issue. I am but I try to do anything beyond the basic methods >> laid out in the generated controller and it throws a big fit. >> >> Can anyone clarify this for me so I could understand it better? >> >> >> > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" 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/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
