I have a couple of concerns here. Should I only use model methods to return objects and then save those objects in the controller? or is it okay to save within a model method like below? The other thing is I have created a javascript variable to flag if a time gets selected from a custom javascript pull down menu and I would like to be able to check that a time is selected and then display the error using rjs. Below is what I have so far, it does not totally work, but I wanted to get some input before I went any further.
def create case params[:event][:kind] when "appointment" event = Appointment.create_and_save(blah) when "personal" event = Personal.create_and_save(blah) end end
class Appointment < Event def self.create_and_save(blah) if time_selected == 'false' appointment = Appointment.new appointment.errors.add('start_int', "You must select a time.") else event_info = { blah } appointment = Appointment.new(event_info) end end end
#now back in the controller i would like to use rjs to render this error #something like: respond_to do |format| if event.save! ... else format.js do render :update do |page| page.replace_html 'error', @user.return_validation_error ('start_int') if @user.errors['start_int'] #page << "$('email_help').className = 'signup_error';" if @user.errors['email'] end end end end
