The "convert a local array to xml" is where I am running into issues. I keep trying to set a "pings" property but it isn't working. How do I shove that into the Uptime object so that they are all transmitted at the same time?
On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 4:16 AM, glennswest <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes you would normally update pings as they occur, unless your > thinking of submitting > a xml and doing a bulk update. So the "pinger" is doing a butch of > pings, then > sending the results to the backend? > Then you just need to convert a local array to a xml file and submit > it to your Restful web app. > > > On Apr 7, 6:45 am, Carl Fyffe <[email protected]> wrote: >> Given the following models: >> >> class Uptime < ActiveRecord::Base >> has_many :pings >> end >> >> class Ping < ActiveRecord::Base >> belongs_to :uptime >> end >> >> I can create an ActiveResource that will get the uptimes and ping models: >> >> class UptimeResource < ActiveResource::Base >> self.site = "http://localhost:3000"; >> self.element_name = "uptime" >> end >> >> class PingResource < UptimeResource >> self.element_name = "ping" >> end >> >> If the information exists in the database, I can do >> UptimeResource.find(1).pings and get a list of pings. But how can I >> create pings besides creating an UptimeResource and then creating the >> pings separately. I am trying to save the XML into an XML Database and >> bypass a relational database (client requirements). I wish I had >> something like CouchDB_fu but for XML databases... >> >> Is this a job for DataMapper? I am open to any strategy. Swift kicks >> to the head welcome. >> >> Carl > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
