Calling One Model From Another Model

Rails
#1

I use dependent destroy all the time but in this one case it is not
enough.
In my side model I want to be able to delete both the conversation and
the
“other side” of the conversation… problem is I am getting the
following
error:

uninitialized constant Side::Conversation

I can’t seem to understand why I am getting that error. Would great
appreciate some feedback! :slight_smile: Code is below!

class Side < ActiveRecord::Base
before_destroy :delete_conversation_and_other_side

belongs_to :conversation
belongs_to :user
belongs_to :with_user, :class_name => “User”, :foreign_key =>
“with_user_id”
has_many :messages, :dependent => :destroy

protected

def delete_conversation_and_other_side
  Side.destroy_all("with_user_id = #{self.user_id}")
  Conversation.delete_all("id = #{self.conversation_id}")
end

end

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#2

You should be able to get rid of the error by using self instead of
Side. ie.

def delete_conversation_and_other_side
self.destroy_all(“with_user_id = #{self.user_id}”)
Conversation.delete_all(“id = #{self.conversation_id}”)
end