Hi
I''m hoping someone can help me with the following:
I am trying to use a redirect to pass variables as a post request but
may be having trouble with the syntax.
redirect_to(:controller => ''individual'', :action =>
''dashboard'', :id
=> c.id, :display_year => year, :display_week => week, :name
=> :custom, :method => :post)
I have been able to achieve a similar effect using a link_to method
(as below) - but am unable to achieve the same result using the
redirect.
<%= link_to c.name, {:controller => ''individual'',
:action =>
''dashboard'', :id => c.id, :display_year => year,
:display_week =>
week], :name => :custom}, :method => :post %>
Thanks in advance
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When you provide :method => :post to link_to it generates javascript to post to the url. You can not do the same thing with redirect_to. -Bill cedarwood wrote:> Hi > > I''m hoping someone can help me with the following: > > I am trying to use a redirect to pass variables as a post request but > may be having trouble with the syntax. > > redirect_to(:controller => ''individual'', :action => ''dashboard'', :id > => c.id, :display_year => year, :display_week => week, :name > => :custom, :method => :post) > > > I have been able to achieve a similar effect using a link_to method > (as below) - but am unable to achieve the same result using the > redirect. > > <%= link_to c.name, {:controller => ''individual'', :action => > ''dashboard'', :id => c.id, :display_year => year, :display_week => > week], :name => :custom}, :method => :post %> > > Thanks in advance > > > > >--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Is there another way of generating a :post request that would achieve the desired effect? On Dec 2, 6:49 am, William Pratt <bi...-YbheRAKfYF4eIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org> wrote:> When you provide :method => :post to link_to it generates javascript to > post to the url. You can not do the same thing with redirect_to. > > -Bill > > cedarwood wrote: > > Hi > > > I''m hoping someone can help me with the following: > > > I am trying to use a redirect to pass variables as a post request but > > may be having trouble with the syntax. > > > redirect_to(:controller => ''individual'', :action => ''dashboard'', :id > > => c.id, :display_year => year, :display_week => week, :name > > => :custom, :method => :post) > > > I have been able to achieve a similar effect using a link_to method > > (as below) - but am unable to achieve the same result using the > > redirect. > > > <%= link_to c.name, {:controller => ''individual'', :action => > > ''dashboard'', :id => c.id, :display_year => year, :display_week => > > week], :name => :custom}, :method => :post %> > > > Thanks in advance--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Do you actually need a post, or do you just need rails to *think* it is a post? If the latter will work, try passing in ''_method'' => :post. I seem to remember that this is how you can trick controllers into thinking it''s a post request but I am not 100% sure. Another option would be through rjs / ajax, but I have not done it. I am not sure if the browser would consider an automated post a security issue. -Bill cedarwood wrote:> Is there another way of generating a :post request that would achieve > the desired effect? > > > On Dec 2, 6:49 am, William Pratt <bi...-YbheRAKfYF4eIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org> wrote: > >> When you provide :method => :post to link_to it generates javascript to >> post to the url. You can not do the same thing with redirect_to. >> >> -Bill >> >> cedarwood wrote: >> >>> Hi >>> >>> I''m hoping someone can help me with the following: >>> >>> I am trying to use a redirect to pass variables as a post request but >>> may be having trouble with the syntax. >>> >>> redirect_to(:controller => ''individual'', :action => ''dashboard'', :id >>> => c.id, :display_year => year, :display_week => week, :name >>> => :custom, :method => :post) >>> >>> I have been able to achieve a similar effect using a link_to method >>> (as below) - but am unable to achieve the same result using the >>> redirect. >>> >>> <%= link_to c.name, {:controller => ''individual'', :action => >>> ''dashboard'', :id => c.id, :display_year => year, :display_week => >>> week], :name => :custom}, :method => :post %> >>> >>> Thanks in advance >>> > > >--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
I really just need to trick the target controller into thinking that
it is receiving a post request.
If this is the case would the syntax look like this?
redirect_to(:controller => ''individual'', :action =>
''dashboard'', :id
=> c.id, :display_year => year, :display_week => week, :name
=> :custom, ''_method'' => :post)
I also noticed a method called post_via_redirect(path, args={}) could
this be used?
Thanks
Adrian
On Dec 2, 9:58 am, William Pratt
<bi...-YbheRAKfYF4eIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>
wrote:> Do you actually need a post, or do you just need rails to *think* it is
> a post? If the latter will work, try passing in ''_method''
=> :post. I
> seem to remember that this is how you can trick controllers into
> thinking it''s a post request but I am not 100% sure. Another
option
> would be through rjs / ajax, but I have not done it. I am not sure if
> the browser would consider an automated post a security issue.
>
> -Bill
>
> cedarwood wrote:
> > Is there another way of generating a :post request that would achieve
> > the desired effect?
>
> > On Dec 2, 6:49 am, William Pratt
<bi...-YbheRAKfYF4eIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> >> When you provide :method => :post to link_to it generates
javascript to
> >> post to the url. You can not do the same thing with redirect_to.
>
> >> -Bill
>
> >> cedarwood wrote:
>
> >>> Hi
>
> >>> I''m hoping someone can help me with the following:
>
> >>> I am trying to use a redirect to pass variables as a post
request but
> >>> may be having trouble with the syntax.
>
> >>> redirect_to(:controller => ''individual'',
:action => ''dashboard'', :id
> >>> => c.id, :display_year => year, :display_week =>
week, :name
> >>> => :custom, :method => :post)
>
> >>> I have been able to achieve a similar effect using a link_to
method
> >>> (as below) - but am unable to achieve the same result using
the
> >>> redirect.
>
> >>> <%= link_to c.name, {:controller =>
''individual'', :action =>
> >>> ''dashboard'', :id => c.id, :display_year
=> year, :display_week =>
> >>> week], :name => :custom}, :method => :post %>
>
> >>> Thanks in advance
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That redirect_to looks like it would do it (if _method does/still works). Post_via_redirect is used in integration tests so I don''t really know if / how that would work in a standard controller, but I''m fairly sure it won''t do what you want. The problem you are running into here is not a rails limitation but an http limitation. The only way to redirect in HTTP is a 302 and that is performed as a get request. If you want post you can fake the controller out or use javascript. Is it possible that you are hitting a design problem? Seems to me that if you are having to post back to your own application then you may be going the long way around. Can you not save the needed info in the session or call the wanted method from your current method then render the result? -Bill cedarwood wrote:> I really just need to trick the target controller into thinking that > it is receiving a post request. > > If this is the case would the syntax look like this? > > redirect_to(:controller => ''individual'', :action => ''dashboard'', :id > => c.id, :display_year => year, :display_week => week, :name > => :custom, ''_method'' => :post) > > I also noticed a method called post_via_redirect(path, args={}) could > this be used? > > Thanks > Adrian > > On Dec 2, 9:58 am, William Pratt <bi...-YbheRAKfYF4eIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org> wrote: > >> Do you actually need a post, or do you just need rails to *think* it is >> a post? If the latter will work, try passing in ''_method'' => :post. I >> seem to remember that this is how you can trick controllers into >> thinking it''s a post request but I am not 100% sure. Another option >> would be through rjs / ajax, but I have not done it. I am not sure if >> the browser would consider an automated post a security issue. >> >> -Bill >> >> cedarwood wrote: >> >>> Is there another way of generating a :post request that would achieve >>> the desired effect? >>> >>> On Dec 2, 6:49 am, William Pratt <bi...-YbheRAKfYF4eIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org> wrote: >>> >>>> When you provide :method => :post to link_to it generates javascript to >>>> post to the url. You can not do the same thing with redirect_to. >>>> >>>> -Bill >>>> >>>> cedarwood wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi >>>>> >>>>> I''m hoping someone can help me with the following: >>>>> >>>>> I am trying to use a redirect to pass variables as a post request but >>>>> may be having trouble with the syntax. >>>>> >>>>> redirect_to(:controller => ''individual'', :action => ''dashboard'', :id >>>>> => c.id, :display_year => year, :display_week => week, :name >>>>> => :custom, :method => :post) >>>>> >>>>> I have been able to achieve a similar effect using a link_to method >>>>> (as below) - but am unable to achieve the same result using the >>>>> redirect. >>>>> >>>>> <%= link_to c.name, {:controller => ''individual'', :action => >>>>> ''dashboard'', :id => c.id, :display_year => year, :display_week => >>>>> week], :name => :custom}, :method => :post %> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks in advance >>>>> > > >--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Perhaps if I put the problem in context: The application has a user dashboard that displays orders over a date range. The date range can be altered by selecting week and year values then pressing a submit button that causes a post request that the controller method handles causing the dashboard to display the selected week/year data. Once the date range is selected the user can then modify the data. Once the changes to the data are complete I was trying to return the view to the selected week/year values to provide visual confirmation of the changes rather than just returning to the default settings which correspond to today''s week/year. Hence the problem associated with using a redirect as a post request. Can you suggest a better design? Thanks Adrian On Dec 3, 2:27 am, William Pratt <bi...-YbheRAKfYF4eIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org> wrote:> That redirect_to looks like it would do it (if _method does/still > works). Post_via_redirect is used in integration tests so I don''t really > know if / how that would work in a standard controller, but I''m fairly > sure it won''t do what you want. The problem you are running into here is > not a rails limitation but an http limitation. The only way to redirect > in HTTP is a 302 and that is performed as a get request. If you want > post you can fake the controller out or use javascript. Is it possible > that you are hitting a design problem? Seems to me that if you are > having to post back to your own application then you may be going the > long way around. Can you not save the needed info in the session or call > the wanted method from your current method then render the result? > > -Bill > > cedarwood wrote: > > I really just need to trick the target controller into thinking that > > it is receiving a post request. > > > If this is the case would the syntax look like this? > > > redirect_to(:controller => ''individual'', :action => ''dashboard'', :id > > => c.id, :display_year => year, :display_week => week, :name > > => :custom, ''_method'' => :post) > > > I also noticed a method called post_via_redirect(path, args={}) could > > this be used? > > > Thanks > > Adrian > > > On Dec 2, 9:58 am, William Pratt <bi...-YbheRAKfYF4eIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > >> Do you actually need a post, or do you just need rails to *think* it is > >> a post? If the latter will work, try passing in ''_method'' => :post. I > >> seem to remember that this is how you can trick controllers into > >> thinking it''s a post request but I am not 100% sure. Another option > >> would be through rjs / ajax, but I have not done it. I am not sure if > >> the browser would consider an automated post a security issue. > > >> -Bill > > >> cedarwood wrote: > > >>> Is there another way of generating a :post request that would achieve > >>> the desired effect? > > >>> On Dec 2, 6:49 am, William Pratt <bi...-YbheRAKfYF4eIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > >>>> When you provide :method => :post to link_to it generates javascript to > >>>> post to the url. You can not do the same thing with redirect_to. > > >>>> -Bill > > >>>> cedarwood wrote: > > >>>>> Hi > > >>>>> I''m hoping someone can help me with the following: > > >>>>> I am trying to use a redirect to pass variables as a post request but > >>>>> may be having trouble with the syntax. > > >>>>> redirect_to(:controller => ''individual'', :action => ''dashboard'', :id > >>>>> => c.id, :display_year => year, :display_week => week, :name > >>>>> => :custom, :method => :post) > > >>>>> I have been able to achieve a similar effect using a link_to method > >>>>> (as below) - but am unable to achieve the same result using the > >>>>> redirect. > > >>>>> <%= link_to c.name, {:controller => ''individual'', :action => > >>>>> ''dashboard'', :id => c.id, :display_year => year, :display_week => > >>>>> week], :name => :custom}, :method => :post %> > > >>>>> Thanks in advance--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Why can''t you just pass the variables as parameters to a get request instead of a post? -Bill cedarwood wrote:> Perhaps if I put the problem in context: > > The application has a user dashboard that displays orders over a date > range. The date range can be altered by selecting week and year values > then pressing a submit button that causes a post request that the > controller method handles causing the dashboard to display the > selected week/year data. Once the date range is selected the user can > then modify the data. Once the changes to the data are complete I was > trying to return the view to the selected week/year values to provide > visual confirmation of the changes rather than just returning to the > default settings which correspond to today''s week/year. Hence the > problem associated with using a redirect as a post request. > > Can you suggest a better design? > > Thanks > Adrian > > On Dec 3, 2:27 am, William Pratt <bi...-YbheRAKfYF4eIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org> wrote: > >> That redirect_to looks like it would do it (if _method does/still >> works). Post_via_redirect is used in integration tests so I don''t really >> know if / how that would work in a standard controller, but I''m fairly >> sure it won''t do what you want. The problem you are running into here is >> not a rails limitation but an http limitation. The only way to redirect >> in HTTP is a 302 and that is performed as a get request. If you want >> post you can fake the controller out or use javascript. Is it possible >> that you are hitting a design problem? Seems to me that if you are >> having to post back to your own application then you may be going the >> long way around. Can you not save the needed info in the session or call >> the wanted method from your current method then render the result? >> >> -Bill >> >> cedarwood wrote: >> >>> I really just need to trick the target controller into thinking that >>> it is receiving a post request. >>> >>> If this is the case would the syntax look like this? >>> >>> redirect_to(:controller => ''individual'', :action => ''dashboard'', :id >>> => c.id, :display_year => year, :display_week => week, :name >>> => :custom, ''_method'' => :post) >>> >>> I also noticed a method called post_via_redirect(path, args={}) could >>> this be used? >>> >>> Thanks >>> Adrian >>> >>> On Dec 2, 9:58 am, William Pratt <bi...-YbheRAKfYF4eIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org> wrote: >>> >>>> Do you actually need a post, or do you just need rails to *think* it is >>>> a post? If the latter will work, try passing in ''_method'' => :post. I >>>> seem to remember that this is how you can trick controllers into >>>> thinking it''s a post request but I am not 100% sure. Another option >>>> would be through rjs / ajax, but I have not done it. I am not sure if >>>> the browser would consider an automated post a security issue. >>>> >>>> -Bill >>>> >>>> cedarwood wrote: >>>> >>>>> Is there another way of generating a :post request that would achieve >>>>> the desired effect? >>>>> >>>>> On Dec 2, 6:49 am, William Pratt <bi...-YbheRAKfYF4eIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> When you provide :method => :post to link_to it generates javascript to >>>>>> post to the url. You can not do the same thing with redirect_to. >>>>>> >>>>>> -Bill >>>>>> >>>>>> cedarwood wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I''m hoping someone can help me with the following: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I am trying to use a redirect to pass variables as a post request but >>>>>>> may be having trouble with the syntax. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> redirect_to(:controller => ''individual'', :action => ''dashboard'', :id >>>>>>> => c.id, :display_year => year, :display_week => week, :name >>>>>>> => :custom, :method => :post) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have been able to achieve a similar effect using a link_to method >>>>>>> (as below) - but am unable to achieve the same result using the >>>>>>> redirect. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> <%= link_to c.name, {:controller => ''individual'', :action => >>>>>>> ''dashboard'', :id => c.id, :display_year => year, :display_week => >>>>>>> week], :name => :custom}, :method => :post %> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks in advance >>>>>>> > > >--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Yes - probably can - I was really just using the post/get difference to separate the default state from the custom state. So I guess I could use the parameters to differentiate the states. Thanks for the advice Cheers Adrian On Dec 3, 7:55 am, William Pratt <bi...-YbheRAKfYF4eIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org> wrote:> Why can''t you just pass the variables as parameters to a get request > instead of a post? > > -Bill > > cedarwood wrote: > > Perhaps if I put the problem in context: > > > The application has a user dashboard that displays orders over a date > > range. The date range can be altered by selecting week and year values > > then pressing a submit button that causes a post request that the > > controller method handles causing the dashboard to display the > > selected week/year data. Once the date range is selected the user can > > then modify the data. Once the changes to the data are complete I was > > trying to return the view to the selected week/year values to provide > > visual confirmation of the changes rather than just returning to the > > default settings which correspond to today''s week/year. Hence the > > problem associated with using a redirect as a post request. > > > Can you suggest a better design? > > > Thanks > > Adrian > > > On Dec 3, 2:27 am, William Pratt <bi...-YbheRAKfYF4eIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > >> That redirect_to looks like it would do it (if _method does/still > >> works). Post_via_redirect is used in integration tests so I don''t really > >> know if / how that would work in a standard controller, but I''m fairly > >> sure it won''t do what you want. The problem you are running into here is > >> not a rails limitation but an http limitation. The only way to redirect > >> in HTTP is a 302 and that is performed as a get request. If you want > >> post you can fake the controller out or use javascript. Is it possible > >> that you are hitting a design problem? Seems to me that if you are > >> having to post back to your own application then you may be going the > >> long way around. Can you not save the needed info in the session or call > >> the wanted method from your current method then render the result? > > >> -Bill > > >> cedarwood wrote: > > >>> I really just need to trick the target controller into thinking that > >>> it is receiving a post request. > > >>> If this is the case would the syntax look like this? > > >>> redirect_to(:controller => ''individual'', :action => ''dashboard'', :id > >>> => c.id, :display_year => year, :display_week => week, :name > >>> => :custom, ''_method'' => :post) > > >>> I also noticed a method called post_via_redirect(path, args={}) could > >>> this be used? > > >>> Thanks > >>> Adrian > > >>> On Dec 2, 9:58 am, William Pratt <bi...-YbheRAKfYF4eIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > >>>> Do you actually need a post, or do you just need rails to *think* it is > >>>> a post? If the latter will work, try passing in ''_method'' => :post. I > >>>> seem to remember that this is how you can trick controllers into > >>>> thinking it''s a post request but I am not 100% sure. Another option > >>>> would be through rjs / ajax, but I have not done it. I am not sure if > >>>> the browser would consider an automated post a security issue. > > >>>> -Bill > > >>>> cedarwood wrote: > > >>>>> Is there another way of generating a :post request that would achieve > >>>>> the desired effect? > > >>>>> On Dec 2, 6:49 am, William Pratt <bi...-YbheRAKfYF4eIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > >>>>>> When you provide :method => :post to link_to it generates javascript to > >>>>>> post to the url. You can not do the same thing with redirect_to. > > >>>>>> -Bill > > >>>>>> cedarwood wrote: > > >>>>>>> Hi > > >>>>>>> I''m hoping someone can help me with the following: > > >>>>>>> I am trying to use a redirect to pass variables as a post request but > >>>>>>> may be having trouble with the syntax. > > >>>>>>> redirect_to(:controller => ''individual'', :action => ''dashboard'', :id > >>>>>>> => c.id, :display_year => year, :display_week => week, :name > >>>>>>> => :custom, :method => :post) > > >>>>>>> I have been able to achieve a similar effect using a link_to method > >>>>>>> (as below) - but am unable to achieve the same result using the > >>>>>>> redirect. > > >>>>>>> <%= link_to c.name, {:controller => ''individual'', :action => > >>>>>>> ''dashboard'', :id => c.id, :display_year => year, :display_week => > >>>>>>> week], :name => :custom}, :method => :post %> > > >>>>>>> Thanks in advance--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. 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