Cannot use nested routes create

Question

Struggling to get the create working for my nested routes in the following controller:

class BooksController < ApplicationController
  before_action :set_book, only: [:show, :edit, :update, :destroy]

  before_filter :load_author

  # GET /books
  # GET /books.json
  def index
    @books = @author.books.all
  end

  # GET /books/1
  # GET /books/1.json
  def show
  end

  # GET /books/new
  def new
    @book = @author.books.new
  end

  # GET /books/1/edit
  def edit
  end

  # POST /books
  # POST /books.json
  def create
    @book = @auhtor.books.new(book_params)

    respond_to do |format|
      if @book.save
        format.html { redirect_to [@parent, @child], notice: 'Book was successfully created.' }
        format.json { render :show, status: :created, location: @book }
      else
        format.html { render :new }
        format.json { render json: @book.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
      end
    end
  end

  # PATCH/PUT /books/1
  # PATCH/PUT /books/1.json
  def update
    respond_to do |format|
      if @book.update(book_params)
        format.html { redirect_to @book, notice: 'Book was successfully updated.' }
        format.json { render :show, status: :ok, location: @book }
      else
        format.html { render :edit }
        format.json { render json: @book.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
      end
    end
  end

  # DELETE /books/1
  # DELETE /books/1.json
  def destroy
    @book.destroy
    respond_to do |format|
      format.html { redirect_to books_url, notice: 'Book was successfully destroyed.' }
      format.json { head :no_content }
    end
  end

  private
    # Use callbacks to share common setup or constraints between actions.
    def set_book
      @book = Book.find(params[:id])
    end

    # Never trust parameters from the scary internet, only allow the white list through.
    def book_params
      params.require(:book).permit(:name, :author_id)
    end

    def load_author
        @author = Author.find(params[:author_id])
    end
end

I am getting the following error on line #29:

undefined method `books' for nil:NilClass

Any ideas? It correctly populates the author_id field in the create view but when i click save I get this error.

Typo in the first line of your create method? – vee Sep 02 '14 at 19:36 — vee, Sep 02 '14 at 19:36

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 02 '14 at 19:36

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I'm sure you will laugh out loud after getting solution of the issue.

You have MIS-SPELLED instance object as @auhtor. It should be @author in first line of create action.

@book = @author.books.new(book_params)

answered Sep 02 '14 at 19:36

RAJ

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Haha seriously embarrasing, 30 mins of staring at that later. thanks! – NickP Sep 02 '14 at 19:38

Cannot use nested routes create

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