I have an app that I am trying to generate out some GoogleMaps. The GoogleMaps aren't the problem, I am tripping over the proper way to handle what I want to do.
I have a DB for map markers. Path 1: When the user makes a call to the controller => "mymap", action => "show", I grab the id parameter. >From here, if 15 minutes have passed since it was last checked, I make a call to a function check_map_update that makes an RSS call to an outside repository and puts the changes in the map marker DB. Show then goes on to read the map markers and generate a map shown by the view. Path 2: In my view, I want it to pull up some thumbnails of other maps, so I make a helper called "show_thumbnail", which I put a <% render %> call in that returns the image to display. MapController def show def check_map_update MapHelper def map_thumbnail View: Application.html.erb map/show.html.erb My Problem: I want to be able to call check_map_update from the function in the helper. Or, is the helper the best place for this? render partial seems to be little help since it doesn't run controller code either. What I really would have liked to have is a controller that calls a couple other actions like show/1, show/53, and includes those as part of the page, but I can't quite figure out the proper place for that and I can't find a tutorial or decent document that says how to do it. My current thought is that check_map_update should be in the map model. But how would I go about showing multiple maps from the controller? -- 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.
