# I want most, but not all routes created by map.resources **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [August 8, 2007, 4:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-want-most-but-not-all-routes-created-by-map-resources/111562 "2007-08-08T16:39:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@ryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ryan)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2007, 4:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-want-most-but-not-all-routes-created-by-map-resources/111562/1 "2007-08-08T16:39:30Z")
How do I do that? I’m my case, I don’t want GET /resource/:id;edit and DELETE / resource/:id ;edit is not needed for my app, and DELETE is not allowed. Do I have create all the routes by hand? Or can I pass some kind of except parameter to map.resources? Ryan ---
**Author:** ![ryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@ryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ryan)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2007, 4:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-want-most-but-not-all-routes-created-by-map-resources/111562/2 "2007-08-08T16:46:37Z")
You can pass restricted: :restricted=\>/new|create/ ---
**Author:** ![ryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@ryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ryan)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 4:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-want-most-but-not-all-routes-created-by-map-resources/111562/3 "2007-08-09T16:01:09Z")
On Aug 8, 6:44 pm, Jeff [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Another approach is to go ahead an proactively implement controller > actions for those that shouldn’t be called, and return a 401 status or > something appropriate, by calling the “head” method to return a status > code. > > Jeff This is the approach I have taken. Thanks for the inputs. ---
**Author:** ![ryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@ryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ryan)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 1:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-want-most-but-not-all-routes-created-by-map-resources/111562/4 "2007-08-09T01:44:40Z")
On Aug 8, 2:18 pm, Josh S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > You can just ignore them. If you don’t implement the #edit and #destroy > actions in your controller, the routes won’t do anything. I’ve thought > about an :only or :except option for map.resources, but it seems like > overkill. I agree. Another approach is to go ahead an proactively implement controller actions for those that shouldn’t be called, and return a 401 status or something appropriate, by calling the “head” method to return a status code. Jeff ---
**Author:** ![ryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@ryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ryan)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2007, 9:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-want-most-but-not-all-routes-created-by-map-resources/111562/5 "2007-08-08T21:18:49Z")
Ryan wrote: > How do I do that? > > I’m my case, I don’t want GET /resource/:id;edit and DELETE / > resource/:id > > ;edit is not needed for my app, and DELETE is not allowed. > > Do I have create all the routes by hand? Or can I pass some kind of > except parameter to map.resources? > > Ryan You can just ignore them. If you don’t implement the #edit and #destroy actions in your controller, the routes won’t do anything. I’ve thought about an :only or :except option for map.resources, but it seems like overkill. If the presence of the superfluous routes really offends you, you could remove them from the routes array with a bit of hackery, but aside from a few more CPU cycles to not match the routes, they aren’t hurting anyone by being there. – Josh S. [http://blog.hasmanythrough.com](http://blog.hasmanythrough.com)