It sounds like you want to be using nested resources. Try something like this
map.resources :papas, :has_many => [:sons, :daughters] For more info read... http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionController/Resources.html On Oct 1, 10:35 pm, Greg DeVore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ian- > I don't know how you would do that in the way you are describing. One > possibility though would be to do this: > > map.resources :sons, :controller => "papas" > map.resources :daughters, :controller => "papas" > > This will point both routes to the papas controller. You won't see > "sons" or "daughters" come through as params. But you can query > request.env['REQUEST_URI'] and you would get back something like '/ > sons/new/'. > > So: > 1. request.env['REQUEST_URI'].split("/") will give you an array > ["","sons","new"] > 2. access [1] of the array and you will have your parameter. > > A little convoluted but I think that it would do what you want. > > Greg > > On Oct 1, 2008, at 6:12 PM, Ian Smith-Heisters wrote: > > > > > Sure. You have it basically right, but let me elaborate. > > > I have models like so: > > > class Papa < ActiveRecord::Base; abstract_class = true; end > > class Daughter < Papa; end > > class Son < Papa; end > > > I have this controller: > > > class PapaController < ApplicationController > > def new; @model = new_model; end > > def new_model > > params[:type].classify.constantize.new # there's more safety logic > > here in reality, but this is the gist > > end > > end > > > I started with the default route: > > > map.resources :papa > > > So, then, I can create a new son by doing GET /papa/new?type=son, > > which is fine, but not ideal. Ideally, I would do GET /son/new, but it > > would still use the Papa controller, and set params[:type] to "son". > > This is what I have right now: > > > map.resources :papa, :path_prefix => '/:type' > > > which allows me to GET /son/papa/new, and create links like > > papa_path(@model.type.to_s.downcase, @model). > > > So the question is how to make these specs pass: > > > params_from(:get, "/son/new").should == {:controller => 'papa', > > :action => 'new', :type => 'son'} > > params_from(:get, "/daughter/new").should == {:controller => 'papa', > > :action => 'new', :type => 'daughter'} > > > Is that clearer? > > > Thanks, > > Ian --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
