# Undefined method \`add' called for #\<ActsAsFerret::Remote::Se

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/undefined-method-add-called-for-actsasferret-se/150422>\
**Category:** Ferret\
**Created:** [October 8, 2008, 11:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/undefined-method-add-called-for-actsasferret-se/150422 "2008-10-08T11:49:11Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 8, 2008, 11:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/undefined-method-add-called-for-actsasferret-se/150422/1 "2008-10-08T11:49:11Z")

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undefined method `add’ called for  
#ActsAsFerret::Remote::Server:0x7f5be279ea38

I am currently using ferret (0.11.6) and act\_as\_ferret (0.4.3)

My project is using rails 2.1.1 and ruby 1.8.6 along with sqlite3 and  
Webrick.

I can start the ferret server and when I do ‘ps aux | grep ferret’ in  
terminal I see the ferret server to be running.

I have a model and controller to create an object that has a title and  
description. When I am starting my server and try to add an object in  
the database it is not creating any object and I am getting the  
following error.

“undefined method `add’ called for  
#ActsAsFerret::Remote::Server:0x7f5be279ea38”

I tried to search solution for this problem in google. But haven’t found  
the solution. Please help me to solve the problem. I am a new ferret  
user and not understanding what exactly to do. Please help me.

I am using active scaffold for my object. And my sample code is as  
follows

class Object \< ActiveRecord::Base

validates\_presence\_of :title, :message =\> “required”

#searchable fields  
acts\_as\_ferret

end

class Admin::ObjectsController \< Admin::BaseController

active\_scaffold :object do |config|  
# config.columns = :title, :content  
config.columns = :title, :content  
config.list.columns = :created\_at, :title  
config.create.columns = :title, :content  
config.update.columns = :title,:content  
# config.columns.content  
end

end

I get the following information from Application Trace:

(druby://localhost:3021) /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/drb/drb.rb:632:in  
`check_insecure_method' (druby://localhost:3021) /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/drb/drb.rb:671:in`check\_insecure\_method’  
(druby://localhost:3021) /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/drb/drb.rb:676:in  
`setup_message' (druby://localhost:3021) /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/drb/drb.rb:648:in`perform’  
(druby://localhost:3021) /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/drb/drb.rb:715:in  
`main_loop' (druby://localhost:3021) /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/drb/drb.rb:711:in`loop’  
(druby://localhost:3021) /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/drb/drb.rb:711:in  
`main_loop' (druby://localhost:3021) /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/drb/drb.rb:707:in`start’  
(druby://localhost:3021) /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/drb/drb.rb:707:in  
`main_loop' (druby://localhost:3021) /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/drb/drb.rb:599:in`run’  
(druby://localhost:3021) /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/drb/drb.rb:596:in  
`start' (druby://localhost:3021) /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/drb/drb.rb:596:in`run’  
(druby://localhost:3021) /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/drb/drb.rb:549:in  
`initialize' (druby://localhost:3021) /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/drb/drb.rb:737:in`new’  
(druby://localhost:3021) /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/drb/drb.rb:737:in  
`start_service' (druby://localhost:3021) /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/acts_as_ferret-0.4.3/lib/ferret_server.rb:79:in`start’  
(druby://localhost:3021)  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/acts\_as\_ferret-0.4.3/lib/unix\_daemon.rb:18:in  
`call' (druby://localhost:3021) /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/acts_as_ferret-0.4.3/lib/unix_daemon.rb:18:in`platform\_daemon’  
(druby://localhost:3021)  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/acts\_as\_ferret-0.4.3/lib/unix\_daemon.rb:41:in  
`fork' (druby://localhost:3021) /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/acts_as_ferret-0.4.3/lib/unix_daemon.rb:41:in`safefork’  
(druby://localhost:3021)  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/acts\_as\_ferret-0.4.3/lib/unix\_daemon.rb:11:in  
`platform_daemon' (druby://localhost:3021) /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/acts_as_ferret-0.4.3/lib/ferret_server.rb:77:in`start’  
(druby://localhost:3021)  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/acts\_as\_ferret-0.4.3/lib/server\_manager.rb:41:in  
`send' (druby://localhost:3021) /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/acts_as_ferret-0.4.3/lib/server_manager.rb:41 (druby://localhost:3021) /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in`gem\_original\_require’  
(druby://localhost:3021)  
/usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in `require' (druby://localhost:3021) script/ferret_server:9 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/acts_as_ferret-0.4.3/lib/remote_index.rb:31:in`\<\<’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/acts\_as\_ferret-0.4.3/lib/instance\_methods.rb:90:in  
`ferret_create' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.0/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:173:in`send’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.0/lib/active\_support/callbacks.rb:173:in  
`evaluate_method' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.0/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:161:in`call’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.0/lib/active\_support/callbacks.rb:93:in  
`run' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.0/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:92:in`each’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.0/lib/active\_support/callbacks.rb:92:in  
`send' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.0/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:92:in`run’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.0/lib/active\_support/callbacks.rb:272:in  
`run_callbacks' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.1.0/lib/active_record/callbacks.rb:298:in`callback’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.1.0/lib/active\_record/callbacks.rb:221:in  
`create_without_timestamps' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.1.0/lib/active_record/timestamp.rb:29:in`create’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.1.0/lib/active\_record/base.rb:2472:in  
`create_or_update_without_callbacks' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.1.0/lib/active_record/callbacks.rb:207:in`create\_or\_update’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.1.0/lib/active\_record/base.rb:2206:in  
`save_without_validation!' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.1.0/lib/active_record/validations.rb:911:in`save\_without\_dirty!’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.1.0/lib/active\_record/dirty.rb:83:in  
`save_without_transactions!' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.1.0/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:110:in`save!’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.1.0/lib/active\_record/connection\_adapters/abstract/database\_statements.rb:66:in  
`transaction' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.1.0/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:79:in`transaction’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.1.0/lib/active\_record/transactions.rb:98:in  
`transaction' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.1.0/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:110:in`save!’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.1.0/lib/active\_record/transactions.rb:118:in  
`rollback_active_record_state!' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.1.0/lib/active_record/transactions.rb:110:in`save!’  
vendor/plugins/active\_scaffold/lib/actions/create.rb:78:in `do_create' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.1.0/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb:66:in`transaction’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.1.0/lib/active\_record/transactions.rb:79:in  
`transaction' vendor/plugins/active_scaffold/lib/actions/create.rb:72:in`do\_create’  
vendor/plugins/active\_scaffold/lib/actions/create.rb:28:in `create' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/base.rb:1162:in`send’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action\_controller/base.rb:1162:in  
`perform_action_without_filters' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:580:in`call\_filters’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action\_controller/filters.rb:573:in  
`perform_action_without_benchmark' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:68:in`perform\_action\_without\_rescue’  
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:in `measure' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:68:in`perform\_action\_without\_rescue’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action\_controller/rescue.rb:201:in  
`perform_action_without_caching' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/caching/sql_cache.rb:13:in`perform\_action’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.1.0/lib/active\_record/connection\_adapters/abstract/query\_cache.rb:33:in  
`cache' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.1.0/lib/active_record/query_cache.rb:8:in`cache’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action\_controller/caching/sql\_cache.rb:12:in  
`perform_action' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/base.rb:529:in`send’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action\_controller/base.rb:529:in  
`process_without_filters' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:569:in`process\_without\_session\_management\_support’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action\_controller/session\_management.rb:130:in  
`sass_old_process' vendor/plugins/haml/lib/sass/plugin/rails.rb:19:in`process’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action\_controller/base.rb:389:in  
`process' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:149:in`handle\_request’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action\_controller/dispatcher.rb:107:in  
`dispatch' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:104:in`synchronize’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action\_controller/dispatcher.rb:104:in  
`dispatch' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:120:in`dispatch\_cgi’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action\_controller/dispatcher.rb:35:in  
`dispatch' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.0/lib/webrick_server.rb:112:in`handle\_dispatch’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.0/lib/webrick\_server.rb:78:in  
`service' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:104:in`service’  
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:in `run' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:173:in`start\_thread’  
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:in `start' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:in`start\_thread’  
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:95:in `start' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:in`each’  
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:in `start' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:23:in`start’  
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:82:in `start' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.0/lib/webrick_server.rb:62:in`dispatch’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.0/lib/commands/servers/webrick.rb:66  
/usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in  
`gem_original_require' /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in`require’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.0/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:509:in  
`require' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:354:in`new\_constants\_in’  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.0/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:509:in  
`require' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.1.0/lib/commands/server.rb:39 /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in`gem\_original\_require’  
/usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in `require’  
script/server:3

Thanks in advance.

Please help.