The component of the Ruby on Rails framework responsible for mapping between HTTP requests and application resources (including static files and controller actions).
Questions tagged [rails-routing]
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Rails 3 Routes: DRY members
I need to add the following member methods to a number of resources, is there a way to DRY this up?
member do
get :votes
post :up_vote
post :down_vote
end
In my routes.rb
resources :news do
resources :comments do
member…
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Creating an Admin directory in Rails
I've been developing the CMS backend for a website for a few weeks now. The idea is to craft everything in the backend first so that it can manage the database and information that will be displayed on the main website.
As of now, I currently have…
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Ruby on Rails choosing wrong controller action
Today I came across some strange (and very inconvenient) Ruby on Rails behavior that even persistent combing of the net did not yield a satisfying answer to.
Note: I translated the method and route names to be easier to read in English, and hope I…
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Why does mounting a route in Rails fail with "uninitialized constant API"?
I am working on an app that includes an API that is using the grape gem.
Here is my Root Class:
module API
class Root < Grape::API
rescue_from :all do |e|
Rack::Response.new(
[ "Error: #{e.message}" ],
500,
{…
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Rails Routes - slash character vs hash character
In urls and rails routing, what is the difference between using a slash character vs a pound sign (hash sign) character?
These work
get "/static_pages/about"
get 'about', to: 'static_pages#about', as: :about
These don't
get…
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i18n Routing To Mounted Engine - Ignoring locale
I have an application (my_test_app) with working i18n support built. Currently, there are two language files available, FR & EN, and if I toggle back and forth between them, everything works as I expect to see it for non-engine functions such as…
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Adding prefix to a named route helper under namespace
This is how a common namespace looks like.
namespace :admin do
resources :posts
end
And it creates a named route like this one;
new_admin_post_path
Here's my question; how can I add a prefix (like "new" in this example) to a named route under…
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How to include routing in ApplicationHelper Spec when running trough Spork?
I have an rspec spec:
require "spec_helper"
describe ApplicationHelper do
describe "#link_to_cart" do
it 'should be a link to the cart' do
helper.link_to_cart.should match /.*href="\/cart".*/
end
end
end
And the…
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Ruby on Rails - passing params into 301 redirect in routes.rb
I want to change my existing 'game' routing inside routes.rb, but because of SEO I need also to setup 301 redirect for old links.
My old routing:
match 'games/:permalink/:id/(:page)' => 'games#show'
New routing:
match 'gierki/:permalink/(:page)' =>…
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Routing for sessions#destroy action
I'm linking to the destroy action for the Sessions controller like this:
<%= link_to "Sign out", session_path, method: :delete %>
Routes.rb:
resources :sessions, only: [:new, :create, :destroy]
Rails complains about the link above:
No route…
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Rails NameError uninitialized constant (Model and Namespace Collision)
I have a model named Organization. It is defined in app/models/organization.rb
class Organization < ActiveRecord::Base
... code
end
I have a controller named Admin::Organization::ActivitiesController. It is defined in…
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Check for the existing of a header attribute in rails before invoking an action
I am building an API in rails 4. Before invoking an action, I am trying first to check whether an attribute exist in the http header. Is there a way to do that instead of checking each in all actions of the controllers. The rails documentation…
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Setting a default namespace for URL Helpers in Rails 4?
I have a Rails 4 app where all controllers and views are divided into two namespaces, an agent-facing backend and a customer-facing frontend:
MyApp::Application.routes.draw do
constraints subdomain: "admin" do
namespace :backend do
…
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Redirect all routes in a path to another path and keep rest of the URL intact
I want to rename a resource in a Rails app, and have all the old routes redirect to the new ones for backwards compatibility with old links. For example, rename 'user' to 'member' and have all arbitrary route such as…
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How to set default format for routing in Rails?
There is the following code for routing:
resources :orders, only: [:create], defaults: { format: 'json' }
resources :users, only: [:create, :update], defaults: { format: 'json' }
resources :delivery_types, only: [:index], defaults: { format:…
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