Hi Paul, Take a look at shallow nesting: http://guides.rails.info/routing.html#shallow-nesting
Hope this helps. /Lasse 2010/3/27 Paul A. <[email protected]> > Hi, > > I have a small blog application, and I would like to shorten its routes. > Here they are: > > Blog::Application.routes.draw do > resources :categories do > resources :articles do > resources :comments > end > end > > A rake routes command produce the following lines: > > GET > /categories/:category_id/articles/:article_id/comments(.:format) > {:controller=>"comments", :action=>"index"} > category_article_comments POST > /categories/:category_id/articles/:article_id/comments(.:format) > {:controller=>"comments", :action=>"create"} > new_category_article_comment GET > /categories/:category_id/articles/:article_id/comments/new(.:format) > {:controller=>"comments", :action=>"new"} > GET > /categories/:category_id/articles/:article_id/comments/:id(.:format) > {:controller=>"comments", :action=>"show"} > PUT > /categories/:category_id/articles/:article_id/comments/:id(.:format) > {:controller=>"comments", :action=>"update"} > category_article_comment DELETE > /categories/:category_id/articles/:article_id/comments/:id(.:format) > {:controller=>"comments", :action=>"destroy"} > edit_category_article_comment GET > /categories/:category_id/articles/:article_id/comments/:id/edit(.:format) > {:controller=>"comments", :action=>"edit"} > GET > /categories/:category_id/articles(.:format) > {:controller=>"articles", :action=>"index"} > category_articles POST > /categories/:category_id/articles(.:format) > {:controller=>"articles", :action=>"create"} > new_category_article GET > /categories/:category_id/articles/new(.:format) > {:controller=>"articles", :action=>"new"} > GET > /categories/:category_id/articles/:id(.:format) > {:controller=>"articles", :action=>"show"} > PUT > /categories/:category_id/articles/:id(.:format) > {:controller=>"articles", :action=>"update"} > category_article DELETE > /categories/:category_id/articles/:id(.:format) > {:controller=>"articles", :action=>"destroy"} > edit_category_article GET > /categories/:category_id/articles/:id/edit(.:format) > {:controller=>"articles", :action=>"edit"} > GET /categories(.:format) > {:controller=>"categories", :action=>"index"} > categories POST /categories(.:format) > {:controller=>"categories", :action=>"create"} > new_category GET /categories/new(.:format) > {:controller=>"categories", :action=>"new"} > GET /categories/:id(.:format) > {:controller=>"categories", :action=>"show"} > PUT /categories/:id(.:format) > {:controller=>"categories", :action=>"update"} > category DELETE /categories/:id(.:format) > {:controller=>"categories", :action=>"destroy"} > edit_category GET /categories/:id/edit(.:format) > {:controller=>"categories", :action=>"edit"} > > As can be seen, each resource is ordered in a tree. So I believe that, > it's could be interesting to simplify my routes such as for example: > > /categories/ => / > /categories/:id => /:id > /categories/:category_id/articles/ => > /:category_id/articles > /categories/:category_id/articles/:id => > /:category_id/:id > /categories/:category_id/articles/:article_id/comments/ => > /:category_id/:article_id/comments > /categories/:category_id/articles/:article_id/comments/:id => > /:category_id/:article_id/:id > > It's more DRY, is't it? :) > > Does Rails 3 provides a easy way to do so, with an HTTP verbs mapping to > controller actions automatically? > > Thanks anyone. > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > -- > 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]<rubyonrails-talk%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > -- 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.
