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
Refactorings
No refactoring yet !
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.