I am attempting to allow a user to follow or unfollow a user via the acts as follower gem. This is my show view:
<tbody>
<% @runs.each do |run| %>
<td><%= run.user.try(:username) %><p>
<% if current_user.following?(@user) %>
<%= link_to "Unfollow", unfollow_user_path(@user.username), method: :delete %></p>
<% else %>
<%= link_to "Follow", follow_user_path(@user.username), method: :post %> </td>
<% end %>
<td><%= run.Run_Type %></td>
<td><%= run.Location %></td>
<td><%= run.Start_Time %></td>
<td><%= run.Pace %></td>
<td><%= run.Miles %></td>
<td><%= run.Run_Date %></td>
<td><%= link_to 'Show', run %></td>
<% if run.user == current_user %>
<td><%= link_to 'Edit', edit_run_path(run) %></td>
<td><%= link_to 'Destroy', run, method: :delete, data: { confirm: 'Are you sure?' } %></td>
<% end %>
</tr>
<% end %>
</tbody>
</table>
and my routes:
resources :users, only: :show, param: :username do
member do
post 'follow', to: 'follows#create'
delete 'unfollow', to: 'follows#destroy'
end
end
and my controller:
class FollowsController < ApplicationController
before_action :authenticate_user!
def create
user = User.find_by(username: params[:username])
Follow.create(followable: user, follower: current_user)
redirect_to user_path(user.username), notice: "Successfully followed user"
end
def destroy
user = User.find_by(username: params[:username])
Follow.find_by(followable: user, follower: current_user).destroy
redirect_to user_path(user.username), notice: "Successfully unfollowed user"
end
end
finally my model:
class Follow < ApplicationRecord
extend ActsAsFollower::FollowerLib
extend ActsAsFollower::FollowScopes
# NOTE: Follows belong to the "followable" and "follower" interface
belongs_to :followable, :polymorphic => true
belongs_to :follower, :polymorphic => true
def block!
self.update_attribute(:blocked, true)
end
end
When "Follow user" is clicked, the user gets the notification "successfully follow user" but the expected action should be that that link then would say "unfollow user" however, this does not happen.
