Rails - Apr 2006 - errors.add_to_base

What are the limitations on using:

errors.add_to_base

to display errors in views?

I have tried for days to add errors from my object.rb and they never get 
displayed.



class Keyword < ActiveRecord::Base
    validates_presence_of(:name, :message => "Name is required.")
    validates_uniqueness_of(:name, :message => "This name is already in 
use. Please try another.")

    # counter_cache should be set to true, but it is broken!
    acts_as_tree :order => "name", :counter_cache => false

    def set_parent(parent_name)
      if (parent_name == '''')
###### WHY IS THIS NOT WORKING ?????
        errors.add_to_base("Name of parent cannot be empty")
      elsif (self.name == parent_name)
        errors.add_to_base("Parent invalid: a keyword cannot be a parent 
of itself!")
      else
        @parent = Keyword.find(:first, :conditions  => [ "name =
?",
parent_name ])
        if @parent
          self.parent_id = @parent.id
          # this is necessary as long as the counter_cache of 
acts_as_tree is broken
          @parent.update_children_count
        else
          errors.add_to_base("Parent invalid! No keyword found with 
name: "   + parent_name)
        end
      end
    end


The controller has:

@keyword.set_parent(parent_name)

The view has:

<%= error_messages_for ''keyword'' %>


the messages from the validates_ methods do get displayed. But why do 
the ones from set_parent(parent_name) never appear even if set_parent 
gets executed and I know?



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I would think that your problem lies with the logic and not
''add_to_base''.

Try putting some debug messages via logger (or anything else) in your
code to see if that code block is ever getting executed.  Please a
debug statement before and after your ''add_to_base'' call, and
let me
know if those ever even fire.

On 4/7/06, Isabelle <iphan@isb-sib.ch> wrote:
> What are the limitations on using:
>
> errors.add_to_base
>
> to display errors in views?
>
> I have tried for days to add errors from my object.rb and they never get
> displayed.
>
>
>
> class Keyword < ActiveRecord::Base
>     validates_presence_of(:name, :message => "Name is
required.")
>     validates_uniqueness_of(:name, :message => "This name is
already in
> use. Please try another.")
>
>     # counter_cache should be set to true, but it is broken!
>     acts_as_tree :order => "name", :counter_cache => false
>
>     def set_parent(parent_name)
>       if (parent_name == '''')
> ###### WHY IS THIS NOT WORKING ?????
>         errors.add_to_base("Name of parent cannot be empty")
>       elsif (self.name == parent_name)
>         errors.add_to_base("Parent invalid: a keyword cannot be a
parent
> of itself!")
>       else
>         @parent = Keyword.find(:first, :conditions  => [ "name =
?",
> parent_name ])
>         if @parent
>           self.parent_id = @parent.id
>           # this is necessary as long as the counter_cache of
> acts_as_tree is broken
>           @parent.update_children_count
>         else
>           errors.add_to_base("Parent invalid! No keyword found with
> name: "   + parent_name)
>         end
>       end
>     end
>
>
> The controller has:
>
> @keyword.set_parent(parent_name)
>
> The view has:
>
> <%= error_messages_for ''keyword'' %>
>
>
> the messages from the validates_ methods do get displayed. But why do
> the ones from set_parent(parent_name) never appear even if set_parent
> gets executed and I know?
>
>
>
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Michael Gorsuch wrote:
> I would think that your problem lies with the logic and not 
> ''add_to_base''.
> 
> Try putting some debug messages via logger (or anything else) in your
> code to see if that code block is ever getting executed.  Please a
> debug statement before and after your ''add_to_base'' call,
and let me
> know if those ever even fire.
the event gets fired. I use logger.debug, raise errors, they all are 
fine. The problem is that the errors object simply is not passed on.

I would very much appreciate it if somebody would post a model class 
that contains

errors.add_to_base

in methods other than validates_ or validate_ and tell me that it works!

many thanks for your help

Isabelle


PS: I have given up putting any validation in the model for 
parent/children objects. This means duplication of code for 
update/create.

the following is not elegant, but it works:

#keywords_controller.rb


  def create
    # keep entered parameters in memory so the user
    # does not have to re-enter everything if validation fails.
    @keyword = Keyword.new(params[:keyword])
    parent_name = params[:parent][:name].strip

    if (parent_name != '''' )
      # reject auto-reference
      if parent_name == params[:keyword][:name]
        flash[:notice] = ''Parent invalid: a keyword cannot be a parent 
of itself!''
        render :action => ''new''
        return false
      else
        @parent = Keyword.find(:first, :conditions  => [ "name =
?",
parent_name ])
        if @parent
          params[:keyword][:parent_id] = @parent.id
          @keyword = Keyword.new(params[:keyword])
        else
          flash[:notice] = ''Parent invalid! No keyword found with name:
'' + parent_name
          render :action => ''new''
          return false
        end # if @parent
      end # if parent_name
    else
      # Force all new keywords to be attached to a parent
      flash[:notice] = ''You must specify a parent for this
keyword.''
      render :action => ''new''
      return false
    end
    if @keyword.save
      # this is necessary as long as the counter_cache of acts_as_tree 
is broken
      @parent.update_children_count
      redirect_to :action => ''show'', :id => @keyword
      return
    end
  end


I am sure there are better ways but I wasn''t able to find anything on 
google. Any hints greatly appreciated!

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