class ClosetHangersController < ApplicationController before_filter :authorize_user!, :only => [:set_quantity] def index @user = User.find params[:user_id] @closet_hangers = @user.closet_hangers.alphabetical_by_item_name.includes(:item) end # Since the user does not care about the idea of a hanger, but rather the # quantity of an item they own, the user would expect a create form to work # even after the record already exists, and an update form to work even after # the record is deleted. So, create and update are aliased, and both find # the record if it exists or create a new one if it does not. # # This is kinda a violation of REST. It's not worth breaking user # expectations, though, and I can't really think of a genuinely RESTful way # to pull this off. def update @item = Item.find params[:item_id] @closet_hanger = current_user.closet_hangers.find_or_initialize_by_item_id(@item.id) @closet_hanger.attributes = params[:closet_hanger] unless @closet_hanger.quantity == 0 # save the hanger, new record or not if @closet_hanger.save flash[:success] = "Success! You own #{@closet_hanger.quantity} #{@item.name.pluralize}." else flash[:alert] = "We couldn't save how many of this item you own: #{@closet_hanger.errors.full_messages.to_sentence}" end else # delete the hanger since the user doesn't want it @closet_hanger.destroy flash[:success] = "Success! You do not own #{@item.name}." end redirect_to params[:return_to] || @item end alias_method :create, :update protected def authorize_user! raise AccessDenied unless user_signed_in? && current_user.id == params[:user_id].to_i end end