rails resource method name difference from model name?

Question

Does the resource name have to be plural ('resources :articles' ) When you define a resource inside the route.rb? If so, does the name of model need to be the same but in singular form so the model table will match the resources since rails will convert it to plural.

Or it doesnt really matter? I am so confused...

Possible duplicate of [Difference between resource and resources methods](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9194767/difference-between-resource-and-resources-methods) — Md. Farhan Memon, May 23 '17 at 06:27
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because a simple Google search could answer this question. Or reading through the Rails docs. — vich, May 23 '17 at 17:47

Pavan · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23T06:30:37.823

0

Does the resource name have to be plural

Not always! You can declare singular resources as well. But the resource name should match the controller name not the model name. You should read Resource Routing to understand better

As per the convention, the model name should always be singular and Rails by default looks for plural form of the model name in the table.

edited May 23 '17 at 06:30

answered May 23 '17 at 06:26

Pavan

33,316
7
50
76

1

I think less formatting will make the post more readable. When everything is highlighted/emphasized, nothing is. – Sergio Tulentsev May 23 '17 at 06:28
@SergioTulentsev how does it look now? – Pavan May 23 '17 at 06:31
1

Better. I'd still drop italics on bold and links. They stand out enough already. – Sergio Tulentsev May 23 '17 at 06:39
@SergioTulentsev I got habituated to it :) – Pavan May 23 '17 at 06:41

rails resource method name difference from model name?

1 Answers1