Re: [Rails] Adding role's field to users

Yes! That works. Thanks Walter.

(code now...)

def create

    @user = User.new(params[:user].permit!)

On Monday, November 18, 2013 10:30:42 PM UTC, Walter Lee Davis wrote:

Okay, try this (just to see if it saves at all):

        params[:user].permit!

That turns off strong parameters entirely, so let's see if your value is getting saved.

Walter

On Nov 18, 2013, at 4:41 PM, Phillip wrote:

> Ah yes, in console I have a line(when creating a user) saying....
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> Unpermitted parameters: password_confirmation, roles
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> I tried...
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> def create
>     @user = User.new(params[:user].permit(:id, :email, :password, :roles_mask))
> ...etc...
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> and...
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> def create
>     @user = User.new(params[:user].permit(:id, :email, :password, :roles_mask[:roles]))
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> and....
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> def create
>     @user = User.new(params[:user].permit(:id, :email, :password, :roles))
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> But none save the roles. The roles_mask col in the users table is an integer. It explains the process in the link mentioned on my first post. Using a "bitmask".
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> On Monday, November 18, 2013 9:07:52 PM UTC, Walter Lee Davis wrote:
> Also, watch your console as you update, and see if there's a warning about illegal attributes not being saved.
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> Walter
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> On Nov 18, 2013, at 4:04 PM, Walter Lee Davis wrote:
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> > Aha. You have a method called roles, but you're storing this in roles_mask? Which is a string? You should try adding roles_mask in the strong parameters, I think.
> >
> > Walter
> >
> >
> > On Nov 18, 2013, at 3:50 PM, Phillip wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Walter,
> >>
> >> Thanks for reply.
> >>
> >> Yes I have added in roles, but perhaps I am doing it wrong? Here is my users controller for creating and updating...
> >>
> >>
> >> def create
> >>    @user = User.new(params[:user].permit(:email, :password, :roles))
> >>    # authorize! :manage, @users
> >>
> >>    respond_to do |format|
> >>      if @user.save
> >>        format.html { redirect_to(@user, :notice => 'User was successfully created.') }
> >>        format.xml  { render :xml => @user, :status => :created, :location => @user }
> >>      else
> >>        format.html { render :action => "new" }
> >>        format.xml  { render :xml => @user.errors, :status => :unprocessable_entity }
> >>      end
> >>    end
> >>  end
> >>
> >>  # PUT /users/1
> >>  # PUT /users/1.xml
> >>  def update
> >>    @user = User.find(params[:id])
> >>
> >>    respond_to do |format|
> >>      if @user.update(params[:user].permit(:email, :password, :roles))
> >>        format.html { redirect_to(@user, :notice => 'User was successfully updated.') }
> >>        format.xml  { head :ok }
> >>      else
> >>        format.html { render :action => "edit" }
> >>        format.xml  { render :xml => @user.errors, :status => :unprocessable_entity }
> >>      end
> >>    end
> >>  end
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Monday, November 18, 2013 7:03:09 PM UTC, Phillip wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> (Using Rails 4.0.1, Ruby 1.9.3, latest devise and cancan gems. sqlite db for local development)
> >>
> >> I am a rookie, setting up website and was adding roles(using cancan gem) to my users table. Everything works great, except when I select a role for a user it is not getting saved. The user gets saved/created OK but it never updates/ remembers any roles assigned to the user.
> >>
> >> I was following the advice given here(Many roles per user). Any help or advice is most appreciated...
> >>
> >> https://github.com/ryanb/cancan/wiki/role-based-authorization
> >>
> >> Here is my users form...
> >>
> >> <%= form_for(@user) do |f| %>
> >> <div class="field">
> >>    <%= f.label :email %><br />
> >>    <%= f.text_field :email %>
> >>  </div>
> >>  <% if @current_method == "new" %>
> >>    <div class="field">
> >>      <%= f.label :password %><br />
> >>      <%= f.password_field :password %>
> >>    </div>
> >>    <div class="field">
> >>      <%= f.label :password_confirmation %><br />
> >>      <%= f.password_field :password_confirmation %>
> >>    </div>
> >>  <% end %>
> >>  <% for role in User::ROLES %>
> >>    <%= check_box_tag "user[roles][#{role}]", role, @user.roles.include?(role), {:name => "user[roles][]"}%>
> >>    <%= label_tag "user_roles_#{role}", role.humanize %><br />
> >>  <% end %>
> >>  <%= hidden_field_tag "user[roles][]", "" %>
> >>  <div class="actions">
> >>    <%= f.submit %>
> >>  </div>
> >> <% end %>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> # /app/model/user.rb
> >>
> >> class User < ActiveRecord::Base
> >>
> >>  ROLES = %w[admin blog_author]
> >>
> >>  def roles=(roles)
> >>    self.roles_mask = (roles & ROLES).map { |r| 2**ROLES.index(r) }.inject(0, :+)
> >>  end
> >>
> >>  def roles
> >>    ROLES.reject do |r|
> >>      ((roles_mask.to_i || 0) & 2**ROLES.index(r)).zero?
> >>    end
> >>  end
> >>
> >>  def is?(role)
> >>    roles.include?(role.to_s)
> >>  end
> >>
> >>  # Include default devise modules. Others available are:
> >>  # :confirmable, :lockable, :timeoutable and :omniauthable
> >>  devise :database_authenticatable, :registerable, :recoverable, :rememberable, :trackable, :validatable
> >> end
> >>
> >>
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