# RESTful app and refactoring code in different controllers **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [March 3, 2009, 8:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-app-and-refactoring-code-in-different-controllers/161912 "2009-03-03T20:32:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![neubyr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@neubyr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/neubyr)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 8:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-app-and-refactoring-code-in-different-controllers/161912/1 "2009-03-03T20:32:44Z")
My application contains following controllers: 1. Topics 2. Items 3. Attachments 4. Users Following are the models: 1. Topics has\_many items 2. Items has\_many attachments 3. Attachments 4. Users has\_many topics 5. Cities has\_many counties 6. Counties has\_many users, topics A topic contains many items. When I try to display a topic, I need to get its corresponding items, their attachments and display everything in a single page. In addition I have some filters on who can add/edit/delete topics/items. Previously I did it with ugly coding - with all the code pressed in the Topics controller. Now I am trying to make my application RESTful and stuck with many question marks. How can I render all the topics, items, and attachments in a single page. Previously I used lot of partials wherein main show page would call \_topics partial and it would then call \_items partial etc… Now with code being separated in different controllers I am not able to use partials. Is there anyway I can do it? Also how can configure my routes for this application. All I did was map.resources :topic, :has\_many =\> items, but I am not sure whether I doing it right way. Any help appreciated. - CS. ---
**Author:** ![neubyr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@neubyr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/neubyr)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 8:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-app-and-refactoring-code-in-different-controllers/161912/2 "2009-03-03T20:38:52Z")
> How can I render all the topics, items, and attachments in a single > page. Previously I used lot of partials wherein main show page would > call \_topics partial and it would then call \_items partial etc… There shouldn’t be any problem at all doing this. You’d have a topics page, say [yoursite.com/topics/sometopic](http://yoursite.com/topics/sometopic) Then in the view you just loop through @topic.articles, etc. Just because you have a restful URL scheme, it doesn’t mean that your view can only display data from one model. SH – Starr H. My blog: [http://starrhorne.com](http://starrhorne.com) Check out my Helpdesk RailsKit: [http://railskits.com/helpdesk/](http://railskits.com/helpdesk/) ---
**Author:** ![neubyr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@neubyr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/neubyr)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-app-and-refactoring-code-in-different-controllers/161912/3 "2009-03-03T21:08:21Z")
Thanks Starr. I tried that… But each individual item in a topic can be edited/deleted or new one could be added to the topic. In addition, each one has some filter on who can edit/delete etc… I am unable to add these add/edit/delete links to these items. Does it mean something is wrong with my config/routes file? Apart from default route, right now I have: map.resources :topic, :has\_many =\> items, :collection =\> {:populate\_counties =\> post} Step by step I will add other resource associations (e.g.: map.resources :items :has\_many :attachments) - when I am sure whats the right way to do it. Any clues? Thanks, CS. Starr H. wrote: > > How can I render all the topics, items, and attachments in a single > > page. Previously I used lot of partials wherein main show page would > > call \_topics partial and it would then call \_items partial etc… > > There shouldn’t be any problem at all doing this. > > You’d have a topics page, say [yoursite.com/topics/sometopic](http://yoursite.com/topics/sometopic) > > Then in the view you just loop through @topic.articles, etc. Just > because you have a restful URL scheme, it doesn’t mean that your view > can only display data from one model. > > SH > > – > Starr H. > My blog: [http://starrhorne.com](http://starrhorne.com) > Check out my Helpdesk RailsKit: [http://railskits.com/helpdesk/](http://railskits.com/helpdesk/) ---
**Author:** ![neubyr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/c37758/32.png) [@neubyr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/neubyr)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2009, 4:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-app-and-refactoring-code-in-different-controllers/161912/4 "2009-03-06T04:29:37Z")
I think I am doing some mistake in configuring routes. Here is what I have in my routes: map.resources :agendas do |agendas| agendas.resources :items end I am not able to access items using this. I can fetch them (list items related to a topic) into my view, but I am not able to form other CRUD links to access them. Any help appreciated… Thanks, CS. Carlos S. wrote: > Thanks Starr. > > I tried that… > But each individual item in a topic can be edited/deleted or new one > could be added to the topic. In addition, each one has some filter on > who can edit/delete etc… > > I am unable to add these add/edit/delete links to these items. Does it > mean something is wrong with my config/routes file? > Apart from default route, right now I have: > map.resources :topic, :has\_many =\> items, :collection =\> > {:populate\_counties =\> post} > Step by step I will add other resource associations (e.g.: map.resources > :items :has\_many :attachments) - when I am sure whats the right way to > do it. > > Any clues? > > Thanks, > CS. > > Starr H. wrote: > > > > How can I render all the topics, items, and attachments in a single > > > page. Previously I used lot of partials wherein main show page would > > > call \_topics partial and it would then call \_items partial etc… > > > > There shouldn’t be any problem at all doing this. > > > > You’d have a topics page, say [yoursite.com/topics/sometopic](http://yoursite.com/topics/sometopic) > > > > Then in the view you just loop through @topic.articles, etc. Just > > because you have a restful URL scheme, it doesn’t mean that your view > > can only display data from one model. > > > > SH > > > > – > > Starr H. > > My blog: [http://starrhorne.com](http://starrhorne.com) > > Check out my Helpdesk RailsKit: [http://railskits.com/helpdesk/](http://railskits.com/helpdesk/)