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Hi, I unable to follow DRY principle. I struck in situation where actions are same but controller are different.Wait,let me explain you with example .

http://www.example.com/en/xyz/abc http://www.example.com/en/mnb/abc http://www.example.com/en/xkj/abc http://www.example.com/en/cbc/abc

As you see in above URLs second last parameter is changing every time . How to tackle such situation.

Currently i thought to use scope method in config/route.rb or i will create separate controller for each /xyz/ , /mnb/ , /xkj/ .

How do you solve such problem ? It will be good if you tell me way which follow DRY and flexible too.

Thanks.

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Hi,

I unable to follow DRY principle. I struck in situation where actions

are same but controller are different.Wait,let me explain you with

example .

http://www.example.com/en/xyz/abc

http://www.example.com/en/mnb/abc

http://www.example.com/en/xkj/abc

http://www.example.com/en/cbc/abc

As you see in above URLs second last parameter is changing every time .

How to tackle such situation.

It’s hard to say when I don’t knwo what you’re doing in those controllers but if they’re the same and it’s just the routing you’re asking about you could have a route such as

match ‘/en/:param1/abc’, :to => ‘foo#index’

which would route all those urls to the index action of your foo controller, setting params[:param1] appropriately

Fred

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It's hard to say when I don't knwo what you're doing in those controllers

Contents are different for all whose urls,but having same layout .

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if generated content is different

match ‘/en/:param1/abc’, :to => ‘foo#param1’

and you will have different actions #xyz , #mnb , #xkj, #cbc in your foo controller

with same layout

can you clarify using samples urls ?

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Kad Kerforn wrote in post #1084737:

if generated content is different

match '/en/:param1/abc', :to => 'foo#param1'

and you will have different actions #xyz , #mnb , #xkj, #cbc in your foo controller with same layout

can you clarify using samples urls ?

Le vendredi 16 novembre 2012 09:48:45 UTC+1, Ruby-Forum.com User a crit :

sample urls . http://0.0.0.0:3000/fr/School_1/index http://0.0.0.0:3000/fr/School_1/about_us http://0.0.0.0:3000/fr/School_1/admission

http://0.0.0.0:3000/fr/School_2/index http://0.0.0.0:3000/fr/School_2/about_us http://0.0.0.0:3000/fr/School_2/admission

http://0.0.0.0:3000/fr/School_3/index http://0.0.0.0:3000/fr/School_3/about_us http://0.0.0.0:3000/fr/School_3/admission

http://0.0.0.0:3000/fr/School_4/index http://0.0.0.0:3000/fr/School_4/about_us http://0.0.0.0:3000/fr/School_4/admission

It shares same layout means

class School_1Controller < ApplicationController     layout "shared_layout.html.erb" end

class School_2Controller < ApplicationController    layout "shared_layout.html.erb" end . . .

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Kad Kerforn wrote in post #1084737:

if generated content is different

match '/en/:param1/abc', :to => 'foo#param1'

and you will have different actions #xyz , #mnb , #xkj, #cbc in your foo controller with same layout

can you clarify using samples urls ?

Le vendredi 16 novembre 2012 09:48:45 UTC+1, Ruby-Forum.com User a crit :

sample urls . http://0.0.0.0:3000/fr/School_1/index http://0.0.0.0:3000/fr/School_1/about_us http://0.0.0.0:3000/fr/School_1/admission

http://0.0.0.0:3000/fr/School_2/index http://0.0.0.0:3000/fr/School_2/about_us http://0.0.0.0:3000/fr/School_2/admission

Are school_1 and school_2 different models? If so, why? I see they different controllers? Why?

Colin

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Colin Law wrote in post #1084745:

can you clarify using samples urls ?

http://0.0.0.0:3000/fr/School_2/index http://0.0.0.0:3000/fr/School_2/about_us http://0.0.0.0:3000/fr/School_2/admission

Are school_1 and school_2 different models? If so, why? I see they different controllers? Why?

Colin

i didn't used model yet . As you see,above the site is partially static , so i just been focused on views/ . This is what my problem is and it is what i want to know. How did you tackle such situation ?

I see they different controllers? Why?

if you have some idea , tell me .

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What is wrong with the suggestion offered by Fred, which allows you send them to the same controller but with params indicating which school it is?

Colin

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if all pages are static , isn’t better to use a gem like HighVoltage ?

it’s what I have been using when no need for CMS…

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Colin Law wrote in post #1084753:

Colin

i didn't used model yet . As you see,above the site is partially static , so i just been focused on views/ . This is what my problem is and it is what i want to know. How did you tackle such situation ?

I see they different controllers? Why?

if you have some idea , tell me .

What is wrong with the suggestion offered by Fred, which allows you send them to the same controller but with params indicating which school it is?

Colin

i didn't said anything for his suggestion . but doesn't fit my needs.

if all pages are static , isn't better to use a gem like HighVoltage ? it's what I have been using when no need for CMS...

Le vendredi 16 novembre 2012 16:39:51 UTC+1, Colin Law a crit :

logic behind HighVoltage is not big.I rather construct with scratch as per my needs.Moreover my pages are not fully static also.Anyway thanks for your suggestion .

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In that case I do not understand your needs.

Colin

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Colin Law wrote in post #1084776:

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Stop what?

Colin

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The suggestion posted by fred is really well suited for your need.

for instance, if you go to 0.0.0.0:3000/fr/School1/abc

this will be routed to the #abc controller, but with param1=‘School1’

def abc @School=School.find_by_name(:param1) @content=@school.pages.find_by_name(action_name) end

Now in your layout, you will have available @School, which has all the information about the school, and @content, which contains the content of the page ‘about us’ etc etc.

If your content is static, this is not a good solution.

Au revoir,

Ace