After create, redirect to edit_path instead of show path

Question

Problem is simple (solution is not): I would like to redirect to edit path after X model is created (I'll apply this to multiple models).

Are there any way to do it? I'm digging in source code, trying to find a reference to created instance, but can only find instance variables named after model (like @user, which is harder to make generic).

So far, I found this answer which partially solves my problem: https://stackoverflow.com/a/22486025/312907

I'm still missing a reference to created model object.

In the answer below your linked answer, `resource` is the created model object. — zwippie, Oct 29 '14 at 10:33
Oh man, thanks you @zwippie , I've lost so much time on this! Why don't you post it as an answer? I'll mark it — Francesco Belladonna, Oct 29 '14 at 10:36

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 29 '14 at 10:39

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The created model object is accessible in the controller method as variable resource.

answered Oct 29 '14 at 10:39

zwippie

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Thanks! Need to wait 4 minutes before I can accept ;) – Francesco Belladonna Oct 29 '14 at 10:40

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 29 '14 at 10:57

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You can redirect to edit action after creating the object from with in the controller itself for example

  def create
    @x = X.new(x_params)
    if @x.save
      redirect_to edit_x_path(@x)
    else
      render 'new'
    end
  end

answered Oct 29 '14 at 10:57

bhanu

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Sorry, this is related specifically to activeadmin, not to rails only, so I wanted to use the resource generated by activeadmin, I don't have control over how's generated. – Francesco Belladonna Oct 29 '14 at 11:02

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 25 '23 at 10:36

In ActiveAdmin, just modify smart_resource_url, so that you don't have to mess with the create or update code:

controller do 
  def smart_resource_url
    if create_another?
      new_resource_url(create_another: params[:create_another])
    else
      edit_resource_url
    end
  end
end

If you want it to go back to the list view, put "collection_url" after the else.

If you want it to go back to the edit page, put "edit_resource_url" after the else.

Note that this redirect occurs BOTH after creating a new resource and after editing one.

Than you, this is very helpful. I can differentiate between the "source action, to apply this only to new and call super in the other case — Francesco Belladonna, Feb 26 '23 at 16:58

After create, redirect to edit_path instead of show path

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