[RUBY] [Rails] Inherit parameters between controllers using Sessions Helper

Introduction

While creating a flea market app at a certain programming school, the purchase details confirmation page transitions to the credit card registration page. After registering the card, I can no longer move to the confirmation page of the purchase details.

** Cause: The parameter: item_id was 0 when the controller changed from items_controller.rb to credit_cards_controller.rb. ** **

Details

1. After logging in as a user, use routing to move to the top page (items # index).
2. Transition to the detail page (items # show) of other users' exhibited products (items # create).
3. Click the purchase button on the details page (items # show) to move to the product purchase page (items # purchase).
4. To register / change your credit card information, click the Register / Change button to move to (credit_cards # index).
5. If there is no change after the transition, click the return button to move to the product purchase page (items #purchase).
6. If changed / unregistered, move to the card registration page (credit_cards # new, create) and then move to (credit_cards # show). After that, click the card decision / return button to move to the product purchase page (items #purchase).

  resources :items, only: [:index, :new, :create, :show, :edit, :destroy] do
    get '/purchase/:id', to: 'items#purchase', as: :purchase
  end
  resources :credit_cards, only: [:index, :new, :create, :show, :destroy]

** 5. An error occurred in 4-1, 4-2 that there is no item_id **

When I check it in the terminal, item_id disappears when it straddles the controller.

Processing by ItemsController#purchase as HTML
  Parameters: {"item_id"=>"2"}
  Item Load (0.3ms)  SELECT  `items`.* FROM `items` WHERE `items`.`id` = 2 LIMIT 1

Processing by CreditCardsController#show as HTML

Implementation details

I was searching for a way to take over item_id ...

[Rails] How to use Session Ruby on Rails Tutorial-Session

Judging that session can be used. First, add include Session Helper to application_controller.rb.

application_controller.rb

class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
  include SessionsHelper #Added the left
end

Create /sessions_helper.rb in / app / helpers and call SessionsHelper with the code below

/app/helpers/sessions_helper.rb

module SessionsHelper
end

Reference article Why is the "Uninitialized constant ApplicationController :: SessionsHelper (NameError)" displayed?

Now the session is ready

First, save item_id in session.

app/controllers/items_controller.rb

def purchase
  @item = Item.find(params[:item_id]) #item from params_Extract id
  session[:item_id] = @item #Item taken out_Save id in session
end

Next, the parameters saved in session are taken out by the controller (credit_cards # index, credit_cards # show) of the credit_card registration destination. When I checked it with binding.pry, it was an array, so I took it out with values.

app/controllers/credit_cards_controller.rb

#session[:item_id]You can retrieve the session data earlier with.
def index
  @item_id = session[:item_id].values.first 
end

def show
  @item_id = session[:item_id].values.first
end

Extract the instance variable (@item_id) created by controller with view

rb:app/views/credit_cards/index.html.haml

= link_to "Return", "/items/#{@item_id}/purchase", class:'return'

rb:app/views/credit_cards/show.html.haml

%button.enter__permit__box.btn(onclick="location.href='/items/#{@item_id}/purchase'")Use the payment method of your choice
= link_to "Return", "/items/#{@item_id}/purchase", class:'return'

Now you can exchange item_id in items # purchase ⇄ credit_cards # show, index. Delete the session when you last purchased the product

app/controllers/items_controller.rb

def pay
  session[:item_id] = nil
end

This time I used session to exchange parameters, but it seems that I can exchange parameters using URL, so I would like to try it next time.

In addition, when using session, there are some risks involved, so please read the link below when using it.

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