#230 Inherited Resources

Sep 06, 2010 | 9 minutes | Controllers, Plugins

Inherited Resource simplifies RESTful controllers by providing default actions which can be customized through inheritance.

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          Gemfile
        
gem 'inherited_resources'
gem 'has_scope'

          products_controller.rb
        
class ProductsController < InheritedResources::Base
  respond_to :html, :xml
  has_scope :limit, :default => 8
  
  def create
    create! { products_path }
  end
end

          reviews_controller.rb
        
class ReviewsController < InheritedResources::Base
  belongs_to :product
  actions :index, :new, :create
  has_scope :rating
  
  def create
    create! { collection_url }
  end
end

          models/review.rb
        
scope :rating, proc { |rating| where(:rating => rating) }

          config/locales/en.yml
        
en:
  flash:
    actions:
      create:
        notice: "Your %{resource_name} has been created!"