Can't get remote: true to work with link_to - javascript

I can't trigger my js file for some reason. Why is that?
views/categories/_category.html.erb
<%= link_to category.name, articles_path(categotry_id: category.id), remote: true %>
views/articles/index.js.coffee
alert 'I am here'
articles_controller.rb
def index
end

You are missing response format js in index action:
def index
respond_to do |format|
format.js
end
end

I would think you would need to call render in your controller, and have a action, and a route... Try generating a scaffold to see what all you're missing.

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Rails respond_to throw ActionController::UnknownFormat

So, I'm trying to respond to an action with a js file.
def my_schedule
respond_to do |format|
format.js
end
end
In my view, I have 'my_schedule.js.erb' but it's not even executed, rails broke in the controller and throw me an error : ActionController::UnknownFormat, where I have the respond_to.
I tried to add
respond_to :js, :json, :html
at the beginning of my controller out of the actions but still not working.
Need help to debug this and understand how respond_to really works.
format.js will only respond to an xhr request. You can't trigger this response by just navigating to the route that points to this controller and method.
You can test the js.erb execution by changing the respond_to block to
def my_schedule
respond_to do |format|
format.html
format.js
end
end
Then create a my_schedule.html.erb file in the same view folder as the js.erb with the following contents
<%= link_to 'Test', my_schedule_path, data: { remote: true } %>
Note that you may need to adjust that path, I'm just guessing on that.
Then navigate to the same path you were trying to before. You should see a link which, when clicked, will fire the js response.

Rails - delete li element with Ajax

I've a users list and I want to delete elements on click of a "delete" link on the same line.
Views:
# users/index.html.erb
<ul class="users">
<%= render #users %>
</ul>
# users/_user.html.erb
<li id="user-<%= user.id %>">
<%= link_to user.email, user %>
<% if current_user.admin? %>
<%= link_to "delete", user, remote: true, method: :delete, data: { confirm: "You sure?" } %>
<% end %>
</li>
Users Controller:
# users_controller.rb
def destroy
User.find(params[:id]).destroy
flash[:success] = "User deleted"
respond_to do |format|
format.html { redirect_to users_url }
format.js
end
end
The javascript to delete the list element is:
# users/destroy.js.erb
$("li#<%= user.id %>").remove();
On click nothing happen, but on page refresh the resource is correctly destroyed. Checking server's LOG I see the following error:
Completed 500 Internal Server Error in 40ms (ActiveRecord: 5.0ms)
ActionView::Template::Error (undefined local variable or method user'
for #<#<Class:0x0000000851d300>:0x00000008e8e7e0>):
1: $("li#<%= user.id %>").remove(); app/views/users/destroy.js.erb:1:in
_app_views_users_destroy_js_erb___2066095411338793994_74738360'
app/controllers/users_controller.rb:46:in `destroy'
Can you pls help me to understand where the error is and why 'user' is undefined? Thanks
edit
I know there are many q&a similar to this question, and I actually build my code consulting these questions. Still, I'm stuck and I need support. Pls do not mark the question as duplicate.
your destroy.js.erb template is not getting the user variable, as it is undefined. try:
def destroy
#user = User.find(params[:id])
#user.destroy
respond_to do |format|
format.html { redirect_to users_url }
format.js
end
end
and
$("li#<%= #user.id %>").remove();
the reason this works is because rails passes data from controller to view by setting variables with # prefix. so you set #user to an instance of the model you grabbed from the database, then you called .destroy on that model, and it got deleted, and then you rendered your destroy.js template which had #user in it as well, and you deleted the list item matching the 'li#233' selector or whatever the id integer was
You're not defining an user variable.
You would save your #user_id in a variable to be accessible in your js.erb. Like that:
def destroy
#user_id = params[:id]
...
end
And then:
$("li#<%= #user_id %>").remove();

Link_to not rendering partial from custom controller action

I'm trying to render boxes_list by clicking Link_to. Don't know why its not working.
# Routes.rb
resources :modifications do
collection do
get 'refresh'
end
end
# ModificationsController
def refresh
respond_to do |format|
format.js {}
end
end
# link in /views/modifications/_boxes_list.html.erb that should refresh boxes_list
<%= link_to "refresh", refresh_modifications_path(#modification), remote: true, method: :refresh %>
# JS responce in /views/modifications/refresh.js.erb
$('#boxes_count').html("<%= escape_javascript(render( :partial => 'boxes_list' )).html_safe %>");
In server console I see nothing when press this link. Link is on Modifications show page under regular show action. Rails 4!
You firstly should remove method: :refresh from your link_to (you don't need it):
<%= link_to "refresh", refresh_modifications_path, remote: true %>
You also don't need to provide an object if you're using collection routes. If you used a member route, you'd have to pass the object.
--
To save the hassle of trying to pick through the code, here's what you should have:
#config/routes.rb
resources :modifications do
get :refresh, on: :member #-> url.com/modifications/:id/refresh
end
#app/controllers/modifications_controller.rb
class ModificationsController < ApplicationController
respond_to :js, only: :refresh
def refresh
end
end
#app/views/modifications/refresh.js.erb
$('#boxes_count').html("<%=j render partial: 'boxes_list' %>");
You'd send the request as follows:
<%= link_to "Refresh", refresh_modification_path(#modification), remote: true %>
Why you put the method: :refresh. Remove the method: :refresh from the link. Your route should be
resources :modifications do
member do
get :refresh
end
end
Then your path should be
<%= link_to "refresh", refresh_modification_path(#modification), remote: true %>
And in `refresh' action
def referesh
#modification = Modification.find(params[:id])
respond_to do |format|
format.js{}
end
end
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Rails flash notice via ajax

Long story short, I have a button. On clicking it, I want an ajax request to be triggered which gets flash[:notice] and displays it in a div in$
Here is my shortened view:
<input type="button" id="search" value="display"/>
<div id="notice">
</div>
My ajax request in the view:
$("#search").submit(function(){
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: //url to my show action
success: function(data){
/*$("#notice").html("<%= flash[:notice] %>");
$("#content").html(data);*/
}
});
return false;
});
My controller:
def HomeController < ActionController::Base
def index
end
def show
respond_to do |format|
format.js { flash[:notice] = "" + count.to_s + " results found for " + params[:query][:search_key] + "" }
end
#render :partial => 'search'
end
end
My show.js.erb
#app/views/dashboard_home/show.js.erb
$("#notice").html("<%=j flash[:notice] %>");
$("#content").html("<%=j render partial: "search" %>");
The problem is when I click on button, the notice is displayed fine. But the same notice persists on the next clicks too. The search partial contains the table Please help!
Here is an example that I got working, thanks to Rich Peck's answer. I needed to use flash.now to make sure the flash notice didn't persist.
AJAX trigger in the view:
<%= link_to "Email report", users_path, remote: true %>
Controller:
# app/controllers/users_controller
class UsersController < ApplicationController
def index
# do some things here
respond_to do |format|
format.js { flash.now[:notice] = "Here is my flash notice" }
end
end
end
Rendered view:
# app/views/users/index.js.erb
$("#flash").html('<%= j render partial: "shared/notice_banner" %>');
where the flash notice is displayed in the layout:
# app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
<div id="flash">
<% if notice.present? %>
<%= render partial: "shared/notice_banner" %>
<% end %>
</div>
# app/views/shared/_notice_banner.html.erb
<div data-alert class="alert-box">
<%= notice %>
×
</div>
Sessions
the same notice persists on the next clicks too
This is caused by the flash being stored in the session variable of Rails:
The flash is a special part of the session which is cleared with each
request. This means that values stored there will only be available in
the next request, which is useful for passing error messages etc.
The problem you have is that since I don't think ajax counts as a new request (need reference for this), the data will persist into the next time you request via HTTP.
--
Fix
I would initially try this:
def show
respond_to do |format|
format.js { flash[:notice] = "my secret number "+rand(0,5)+" !" }
end
end
The main problem you have is you're processing the flash variable in your JS using the ERB preprocessor. This is an issue as it means you won't be able to use asset precompile to help it work.
After looking at this question, why not try using the after_filter callback, like this:
#app/controllers/home_controller.rb
Class Home < ActionController::Base
after_filter { flash.discard if request.xhr? }, only: :show
def show
respond_to do |format|
format.js { flash[:notice] = "my secret number "+rand(0,5)+" !" }
end
end
end
--
Update
You should include the success functionality in your show.js.erb:
#app/views/home/show.js.erb
$("#notice").html("<%= flash[:notice] %>");
This means you can remove the whole ajax call from the application.js, and replace with the remote: true for your search form:
#app/views/search/index.html.erb
<%= form_tag home_show_path, remote: true %>
The reason this works is because when you use the format.js respond block, Rails will load the [action].js.erb file in your views. Considering this only happens after the action has been completed, it's equivalent to the success function of your ajax.
By doing this, you'll be able to remove the entire ajax function from your application.js, and replace with the UJS version, as described above

Rails - handling an Ajax destroy call on a polymorphic association

I am trying to destroy a comment through Ajax. In my app, my comment model uses a polymorphic association. The comment deletes successfully (in the database) using the code below. However, when I call the destroy.js.erb, it doesn't do anything and I think the problem is that the dom_id doesn't match the HTML id, so it is not updating. I think I am experiencing the same thing that #mu_is_too_short articulated in the answer to this question. I need help with how to solve this though. I do not know if the solution involves a) somehow passing the local variable comment to the destory.js.erb or b) another solution.
routes.rb
resources :feeds do
resources :comments
end
destroy.js.erb
$('#<%= dom_id(#comment) %>')
.fadeOut ->
$(this).remove()
_comment.html.erb
<div id=<%= dom_id(comment) %> class="comment">
<em>on <%= comment.created_at.strftime('%b %d, %Y at %I:%M %p') %></em>
<%= link_to "Remove", [#commentable, comment], :method => :delete, :remote => true %>
<%= simple_format comment.content %>
</div>
feeds/show.html.erb
<div id="comments">
<%= render #comments %>
</div>
Comments controller
class CommentsController < ApplicationController
def create
#comment = #commentable.comments.new(params[:comment])
if #comment.save
respond_to do |format|
format.html { redirect_to #commentable }
format.js
end
else
render :new
end
end
def destroy
#comment = Comment.find(params[:id])
#commentable = #comment.commentable
if #comment.destroy
respond_to do |format|
format.html { redirect_to #commentable }
format.js
end
end
end
end
Feeds controller
class FeedsController < ApplicationController
def show
#feed = Feed.find(params[:id])
#commentable = #feed
#comments = #commentable.comments
#comment = Comment.new
end
end
By the looks of it, #comment will contain a comment when you get to destroy.js.erb, as you set it in the controller immediately before that, so I do not think it has anything to do with the referenced answer. I wonder if this is being caused by the lack of quotes around your id here: <div id=<%= dom_id(comment) %> class="comment">... I suspect if you correct this, and any other relevant HTML validation errors, it will start working.

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