# Map.resources for controllers in a module

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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 29, 2008, 8:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/map-resources-for-controllers-in-a-module/127442 "2008-01-29T08:05:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 8:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/map-resources-for-controllers-in-a-module/127442/1 "2008-01-29T08:05:14Z")

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Hello-

I’m giving RESTful development a shot. I’m running into some difficulty  
with controller I have grouped into modules. Specifically, I have a  
“admin” module with a “user” controller (created with “generate  
controller admin/user”). I managed to get map.resources wired up with  
this code:

map.resources Admin::User, :path\_prefix =\> “/admin”

I’m not sure if that’s the right way, but it seems to work. The problem  
I’m running into is with setting up my link\_tos. I tried this code:

\<%= link\_to ‘Show’, user\_path(@user) %\>

Which failed with a “undefined method `user\_path’ for  
#\<#Class:0x47eaa14:0x47ea9ec\>”. Not unexpected. However I can’t figure  
out the right syntax for the path to my user admin actions. Can anyone  
help?

Regards-  
Eric

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**Author:** ![snowbird122](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@snowbird122](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/snowbird122)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 8:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/map-resources-for-controllers-in-a-module/127442/2 "2008-01-29T08:28:29Z")

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Look at namespace  
map.namespace :admin do |admin|  
admin.resources :users  
end  
gives you helpers such as this:  
\<%= link\_to ‘Show’, admin\_user\_path(@user) %\>  
also look at the very useful:

rake routes

Eric M. wrote:

> Hello-
> 
> I’m giving RESTful development a shot. I’m running into some difficulty  
> with controller I have grouped into modules. Specifically, I have a  
> “admin” module with a “user” controller (created with “generate  
> controller admin/user”). I managed to get map.resources wired up with  
> this code:
> 
> map.resources Admin::User, :path\_prefix =\> “/admin”
> 
> I’m not sure if that’s the right way, but it seems to work. The problem  
> I’m running into is with setting up my link\_tos. I tried this code:
> 
> \<%= link\_to ‘Show’, user\_path(@user) %\>
> 
> Which failed with a “undefined method `user\_path’ for  
> #\<#Class:0x47eaa14:0x47ea9ec\>”. Not unexpected. However I can’t figure  
> out the right syntax for the path to my user admin actions. Can anyone  
> help?
> 
> Regards-  
> Eric

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**Author:** ![snowbird122](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@snowbird122](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/snowbird122)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 8:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/map-resources-for-controllers-in-a-module/127442/3 "2008-01-29T08:31:05Z")

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map.namespace :admin do  
map.resources :users  
end

admin\_user\_path(@user)

should do the trick.

On Jan 29, 2008 5:35 PM, Eric M.  
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> 
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> >

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**Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/map-resources-for-controllers-in-a-module/127442/4 "2008-01-29T17:21:21Z")

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This is great info. Exactly what I waslooking for. Thanks.

Regards-  
Eric

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**Post date:** [January 29, 2008, 10:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/map-resources-for-controllers-in-a-module/127442/5 "2008-01-29T10:01:02Z")

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