Strange helper error

Rails
1

Hey everyone,

I have a controller called CMSController and then a helper called
cms_helper.rb. When trying to access my application I get the following:

C:/InstantRails/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:249:in
`load_missing_constant’

Expected C:/DEVELOPMENT/satechevents/app/helpers/cms_helper.rb to define
CmsHelper

But the file cms_helper.rb is just an empty helper created when I
created the controller using script/generate

Any ideas?

Regards,
Schalk

2

Hi,

Your empty cms_helper.rb helper should contains

module CmsHelper
end

Is it the case?

Jej

3

Hi there,

Yip, that is exactly what it contains. Should every controller have an
associated model?

Thanks,
Schalk

4

Schalk N. wrote:

Expected C:/DEVELOPMENT/satechevents/app/helpers/cms_helper.rb to define
CmsHelper

In general, whenever that happens, spot-check the file with

ruby app/helpers/cms_helper.rb
script/runner app/helpers/cms_helper.rb

Sometimes when the Magic Loader finds a syntax error inside a file, it
throws
the error away, then complains the file did not define its target class.

Next, calling a controller CMSController gives me a bad feeling. Maybe
Rails
parses it correctly, but we always go with like CmsController.

Should every controller have an associated model?

No; a controller is like a telephone operator switchboard. It just plugs
models
and views together so they can communicate.

How are your unit tests doing?

–
Phlip

5

Hi there Phlip,

Changing to Cms as apposed to CMS did the trick, thanks!

Regards,
Schalk