I have followed the examples in Chapter 11 page 147-155 and can’t get
the ’
Create User ’ to work. I’m new to ruby so maybe there is a syntax error
or
something. Here is what I have and the error. Please let me know if you
see
any mistakes.
Here is the error.
NoMethodError in Login#add_user
Showing app/views/login/add_user.rhtml where line #10 raised:
undefined method `password’ for #User:0x2aa0abc
Extracted source (around line #10):
7:
8:
9: Password:
10: <%= form.password_field :password, :size => 40%>
11:
12: Confirm:
13: <%= form.password_field :password_confirmation, :size =>
40%>
… Than the code …
LOGIN CONTROLLER …
class LoginController < ApplicationController
layout “admin”
def add_user
@user = User.new(params[:user])
if request.post? and @user.save
flash.now[:notice] = “User #{@user.name} created successfully!”
@user = User.new
end
end
USER.RB
require “digest/sha2”
class User < ActiveRecord::Base
validate_presence_of :name
validates_uniqueness_of :name
attr_accessor :password_confirmation
validates_confirmation_of :password
def validate
errors.add_to_base(“Missing Something”) if hashed_password.blank?
end
def self.authenticate(name, password)
user = self.find_by_name(name)
if user
expected_password = encrypted_password(password, user.salt)
if user.hashed_password != expected_password
user = nil
end
end
user
end
def password
@password
end
def password=(pwd)
@password = pwd
create_new_salt
self.hashed_password = User.encrypted_password(self.password,
self.salt)
end
private
def self.encrypted_password(password, salt)
string_to_hash = password + “bobblehead” + salt #bobblehead to
random
the pass for security
Digest::SHA256.hexdigest(string_to_hash)
def create_new_salt
self.salt = self.object_id.to_s + rand.to_s
end
end
end
ADD_USER.RHTML
Create User <% form_for :user do |form| %>Name: <%= form.text_field :name, :size => 40 %>
Password: <%= form.password_field :password, :size => 40%>
Confirm: <%= form.password_field :password_confirmation, :size => 40%><%= submit_tag "Add User", :class => "submit" %>
<% end %>–
-mike