class PetsController < ApplicationController rescue_from Pet::PetNotFound, :with => :pet_not_found DESTINATIONS = { 'needed_items' => '?', 'root' => '#', 'wardrobe' => '#' } def load raise Pet::PetNotFound unless params[:name] @pet = Pet.load(params[:name]) @pet.save destination = params[:destination] destination = 'root' unless DESTINATIONS[destination] query_joiner = DESTINATIONS[destination] path = send("#{destination}_path") + query_joiner + @pet.wardrobe_query redirect_to path end protected def pet_not_found path = params[:origin] || root_path path += "?name=#{params[:name]}" redirect_to path, :alert => 'Could not find any pet by that name. Did you spell it correctly?' end end