Hi all, I am trying to reproduce rails 3.2 behaviour with fields_for and nested attributes.
class ControllerAction < ActiveRecord::Base has_many :interactions, dependent: :destroy has_many :roles, through: :interactions scope :controllers, lambda {|name| where("controller_name_id = ?", name)} scope :actions, lambda {|name| where("action_name_id = ?", name)} def initialized_interactions() # this is the key method [].tap do |o| Role.all.each do |r| if p = interactions.find { |p| p.role_id == r.id } o << p.tap { |p| p.enable ||= true } else o << Interaction.new(:role_id => r.id) end end end end end class Role < ActiveRecord::Base has_many :interactions end class Interaction < ActiveRecord::Base belongs_to :controller_action belongs_to :role attr_accessor :enable # nice little thingy here # It is now recommended to use strong params instead of 'attr_accessible :enable, :controller_action_id, :role_id' end controller_actions_controller.rb ... private # Use callbacks to share common setup or constraints between actions. def set_controller_action @controller_action = ControllerAction.find(params[:id]) end # Never trust parameters from the scary internet, only allow the white list through. def controller_action_params params.require(:controller_action).permit! end controller_actions view - excluding error code and most css formatting. _form.rb <%= form_for(@controller_action) do |f| %> ... <%= f.label :name %><br /> <%= f.text_field :name %> <h2><%= f.label :role %></h2> <%= f.fields_for :interactions, @controller_action.initialized_interactions() do |builder| %> <% role = builder.object.role %> <%= builder.hidden_field :role_id %> <%= builder.check_box :enable %> <%= builder.label :enable, role.name %> <% end %> <%= f.submit %> <% end %> Under rails 3.2.11 I get a form that allows the user to edit roles. Editing controller_action Name Roles Webmaster Admin Moderator Editor Registered User Guest Show <http://localhost:3200/controller_actions/1> | Back<http://localhost:3200/controller_actions> Under Rails 4.0 you get:- undefined method `role' for #<Array:0xb875d4c> Extracted source (around line *#21*): 18192021222324 <div> <h2><%= f.label :role %></h2> <%= f.fields_for :interactions, @controller_action.initialized_interactions() do |builder| %> <% role = builder.object.role %> <%= builder.hidden_field :role_id %> <div class="field"> Trace of template inclusion: app/views/controller_actions/edit.html.erb Rails.root: /home/john/RubyMineProjects/Rails/4.0/urps2 Application Trace <http://localhost:3100/controller_actions/1/edit#> | Framework Trace <http://localhost:3100/controller_actions/1/edit#> | Full Trace<http://localhost:3100/controller_actions/1/edit#> app/views/controller_actions/_form.html.erb:21:in `block (2 levels) in _app_views_controller_actions__form_html_erb__366592963_95670400' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/action_view/helpers/capture_helper.rb:38:in `block in capture' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/action_view/helpers/capture_helper.rb:200:in `with_output_buffer' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/action_view/helpers/capture_helper.rb:38:in `capture' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb:707:in `fields_for' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb:1501:in `fields_for' app/views/controller_actions/_form.html.erb:20:in `block in _app_views_controller_actions__form_html_erb__366592963_95670400' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/action_view/helpers/capture_helper.rb:38:in `block in capture' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/action_view/helpers/capture_helper.rb:200:in `with_output_buffer' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/action_view/helpers/capture_helper.rb:38:in `capture' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb:435:in `form_for' 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`instrument' activesupport (4.0.0.beta1) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:158:in `instrument' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/action_view/renderer/abstract_renderer.rb:23:in `instrument' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/action_view/renderer/template_renderer.rb:48:in `block in render_template' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/action_view/renderer/template_renderer.rb:56:in `render_with_layout' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/action_view/renderer/template_renderer.rb:47:in `render_template' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/action_view/renderer/template_renderer.rb:17:in `render' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/action_view/renderer/renderer.rb:36:in `render_template' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/action_view/renderer/renderer.rb:17:in `render' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/abstract_controller/rendering.rb:119:in `_render_template' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/action_controller/metal/streaming.rb:219:in `_render_template' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/abstract_controller/rendering.rb:112:in `render_to_body' 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lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:78:in `call' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:78:in `dispatch' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:46:in `call' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:69:in `block in call' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:57:in `each' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:57:in `call' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:651:in `call' rack (1.5.2) lib/rack/etag.rb:23:in `call' rack (1.5.2) lib/rack/conditionalget.rb:25:in `call' rack (1.5.2) lib/rack/head.rb:11:in `call' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/params_parser.rb:27:in `call' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/flash.rb:241:in `call' rack (1.5.2) lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:225:in `context' rack (1.5.2) lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:220:in `call' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) 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`call' railties (4.0.0.beta1) lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:38:in `call_app' railties (4.0.0.beta1) lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:21:in `block in call' activesupport (4.0.0.beta1) lib/active_support/tagged_logging.rb:67:in `block in tagged' activesupport (4.0.0.beta1) lib/active_support/tagged_logging.rb:25:in `tagged' activesupport (4.0.0.beta1) lib/active_support/tagged_logging.rb:67:in `tagged' railties (4.0.0.beta1) lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:21:in `call' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/request_id.rb:21:in `call' rack (1.5.2) lib/rack/methodoverride.rb:21:in `call' rack (1.5.2) lib/rack/runtime.rb:17:in `call' activesupport (4.0.0.beta1) lib/active_support/cache/strategy/local_cache.rb:72:in `call' rack (1.5.2) lib/rack/lock.rb:17:in `call' actionpack (4.0.0.beta1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb:64:in `call' railties (4.0.0.beta1) lib/rails/engine.rb:510:in `call' railties (4.0.0.beta1) lib/rails/application.rb:96:in `call' railties (4.0.0.beta1) lib/rails/railtie/configurable.rb:30:in `method_missing' unicorn (4.6.2) lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:552:in `process_client' unicorn (4.6.2) lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:632:in `worker_loop' unicorn (4.6.2) lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:500:in `spawn_missing_workers' unicorn (4.6.2) lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:511:in `maintain_worker_count' unicorn (4.6.2) lib/unicorn/http_server.rb:277:in `join' unicorn (4.6.2) bin/unicorn_rails:209:in `<top (required)>' /home/john/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p0@rails-4/bin/unicorn_rails:23:in `load' /home/john/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.0.0-p0@rails-4/bin/unicorn_rails:23:in `<top (required)>' ruby-debug-ide (0.4.17.beta16) lib/ruby-debug-ide.rb:86:in `debug_load' ruby-debug-ide (0.4.17.beta16) lib/ruby-debug-ide.rb:86:in `debug_program' ruby-debug-ide (0.4.17.beta16) bin/rdebug-ide:109:in `<top (required)>' -e:1:in `load' -e:1:in `<main>' Request *Parameters*: {"id"=>"1"} Toggle session dump <http://localhost:3100/controller_actions/1/edit#> Toggle env dump <http://localhost:3100/controller_actions/1/edit#> Response *Headers*: None Sorry about the verbosity but I am really struggling to solve this most basic use case. I have tried to figure out why the form builder returns an array but and would write my own if I could figure out how to. Any help appreciated. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rubyonrails-talk/-/vqAtvu_Gb7sJ. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.