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An open journal-- some of it written for you, but most of it is for me.

FIS Day25

Nested Forms

  • need writers to handle the
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<select name='mixtape[mixtape_song_attributes][][song_id]'>
<% Song.all.each do |song| %>
  <option value='<%= song.id %>'> <%= song.name %></option>
<% end %> 
</select>

<%= select_tag('mixtape[mixtape_songs_attributes][][song_id]',
options_for_select(Song.all.collect{|s| [s.name, s.id]})) %>


#need a song in memory 
@mixtape.mixtape_songs.build

<%= f.fields_for :mixtape_songs do |mixtape_song_builder| %>
  <%= mixtape_song_builder.select :song_id, songs_for_select %>
<% end %>

#songs_for_select logic in a helper
  • add a scope to your form with fields for

Pass in local variables and change that local variable’s name in the context of the new partial

when rendering a partial -> how do I pass in the f. variable.
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<%= render 'songs/fields', :f => :song_form %>

  • f.object_name -> gives you the path of what f is

    • This was valuable with specifying a :name => [“#{f.object_name}”][genre_name][]

  • settings represents the edit form for a user

  • instead of throwing it away-> label depreciated and put into a folder, since you might need that code later

  • HAML is whitespace sensitive, it’s very strict

Adding search to our application

Implementing Search
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#in routes
resources :songs do
  collection do
    get :search
  end
end

<h3>Search Songs</h3>
<%= form_tag(search_songs_path, :method => :get) do %>
  <%= text_field_tag :query %>
<%= submit_tag :search %>
<% end %>

#in songs controller -> fuzzy search
def search
  #@songs = Song.find_all_by_name(params[:query])

  #should put this in the model
  @songs = Song.where("name LIKE ?", "%#{query}%") 
  render :action => 'index'
end

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