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Backo
Backo

Reputation: 18871

How should I use the alias_method_chain for the build method?

I am using Ruby on Rails 3.2.13 and I would like to properly use the alias_method_chain :build, :option_name statement since I am getting a strange error. That is, ...

... in my controller file I have:

class Articles::CommentsController < ApplicationController
  def create
    @articles_comment = @article.comments.build(params[:comment])
    ...
  end
end

... in my model file I have:

class Articles::Comment < ActiveRecord::Base
  def self.build_with_option_name
    ...
  end

  alias_method_chain :build, :option_name
end

When I run the create controller action I get the following error in log:

ActionController::RoutingError (undefined method `build' for class `Articles::Comment'):
  app/models/articles/comment.rb:5:in `<class:Comment>'

How should I use the alias_method_chain for the build method? Or, maybe better, should I proceed in another way to reach what I would like to make (for example, should I overwrite the build method in the Articles::Comment model instead of using alias_method_chain)?

Note I: I don't know if it helps, but the build method refers to an association (@article.comments). More, I do not state the build method in the Articles::Comment model because it should be "added" / "attached" to the class by the Ruby on Rails framework itself (I think it is made through meta-programming).

Note II: The same error occurs when considering the new method instead of build; that is, when using alias_method_chain :new, :option_name.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 367

Answers (1)

BroiSatse
BroiSatse

Reputation: 44675

As you said, build is a method defined on association proxy. What you can do is to use association extensions, so in a model you can pass a block to your has_many call, which will be treated as an extension for given association_proxy:

class Article < ActiveRecord::Base
  ...
  has_many :comments do
    alias_method_chain :build, :option_name
  end

Upvotes: 2

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