On Sep 5, 3:07 pm, brianp <brian.o.pea...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey,
> I was just wondering what the best practice for this situation would
> be. I've got two models(word, definition) both with destroy methods in
> the controllers that just change the model.status to "deleted". In the
> words controller I'd like it to call the definition_controller destroy
> method on definition models. And I'm just blanking on how to do this
> like a regular model method. Would I have to double the destory method
> in the model? Then I wouldn't be adhering to dry.
>
> // words_controller.rb
> def destroy
> begin
> ActiveRecord::Base.transaction do
> @word = Word.find(params[:id], :include => :definitions)
> @word.status = 'deleted'
> @word.save
>
> @word.definitions.each do |h|
> h.destroy // Actually destorys the record instead of just
> setting the status to "deleted"
> end
> end
> rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid => invalid
> flash[:notice] = 'Word was not deleted'
> render :action => "new"
> end
>
> respond_to do |format|
> format.html { redirect_to(words_url) }
> end
> end
>
> // definitions_controller.rb
> def destroy
> begin
> ActiveRecord::Base.transaction do
> @definition = Definition.find(params[:id])
> @definition.status = 'deleted'
> @definition.save
> end
> rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid => invalid
> flash[:notice] = 'Definition was not deleted'
> render :controller => :words, :action => "new"
> end
>
> respond_to do |format|
> format.html { redirect_to(words_url) }
> end
> end
>
> Thanks,
> bp
I'm not sure how creating a method that sets the status attribute to
"deleted" and saves the record would conflict with DRY principles?
Also, it seems that the specifics of this what-would-be "mark_deleted"
or maybe "set_status('deleted')" method is something the controller
*probably* doesn't care about; more the controller just wants your
model to perform a specific unit of logic.
Moreover, it doesn't make sense (as far as I can see) to call a
separate controller's actions outside the realm of the HTTP redirect
dance. Controllers exist to sit in between your user's request and the
view/content that they want rendered back, having the appropriate
models perform whatever actual logic is required to make this happen.
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