Changing the path for map.resources

Rails
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Hi there, just starting to get my head around routes but have a
problem that I can’t google my way out of. I have a restful resource
that’s mapped as:

map.resources :terms

which gives me localhost/terms, however I want it to be localhost/
buzzwords instead.

I tried using path_prefix but this just added the prefix before /
terms. I guess I really want a path_replace kind of thing…

Refactoring the code would be a real pain. Is there any way to do this
in the routes.rb file?

Thanks,

Steve

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Hi –

On Wed, 16 Sep 2009, steve bell wrote:

I tried using path_prefix but this just added the prefix before /
terms. I guess I really want a path_replace kind of thing…

Refactoring the code would be a real pain. Is there any way to do this
in the routes.rb file?

You need to invert the logic:

map.resources :buzzwords, :controller => “terms”

David

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Am 16.09.2009 um 15:03 schrieb David A. Black:

which gives me localhost/terms, however I want it to be localhost/

map.resources :buzzwords, :controller => “terms”

Or the other way round:

map.resources :terms, :as => ‘buzzwords’

See the other options for resources here
http://apidock.com/rails/ActionController/Resources/resources

Regards,

Felix

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many thanks guys, I ended up using the , :as => and it did the trick.

thanks for the link felix - it’s now in my bookmarks!

Steve

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Hi –

On Wed, 16 Sep 2009, Felix Schäfer wrote:

that’s mapped as:
this
in the routes.rb file?

You need to invert the logic:

map.resources :buzzwords, :controller => “terms”

Or the other way round:

map.resources :terms, :as => ‘buzzwords’

True, though I guess I like being able to see the name up front. It
seems like a more “top down” way: the resource mapping is buzzwords,
the implementation involves the terms controller, etc.

(Unless there’s some subtle difference that I’m overlooking in the
effect they have.)

David

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David A. Black, Director
Ruby Power and Light, LLC (http://www.rubypal.com)
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