Why am I getting the following error?
nil
is not an ActiveModel-compatible object. It must implement :to_partial_path.
I think the error may relate to the tutorial I'm following is using Rails 3.2 while I'm using Rails 4.
Here is the model code:
class DashboardsController < ApplicationController
def show
@text_shout = TextShout.new
@photo_shout = PhotoShout.new
@shouts = current_user.shouts
end
end
class PhotoShoutsController < ApplicationController
def create
content = build_content
shout = current_user.shouts.build(content: content)
if shout.save
redirect_to dashboard_path
else
flash.alert = "Could not shout."
redirect_to dashboard_path
end
end
private
def build_content
PhotoShout.new(photo_shout_parameters)
end
def photo_shout_parameters
params.require(:photo_shout).permit(:image)
end
end
Here is the view code with the error occurring on the _shout.html partial
# app/view/dashboards/show.html.erb
<%= form_for @text_shout do |form| %>
<%= form.text_field :body, placeholder: 'Shout content here' %>
<%= form.submit 'Shout' %>
<% end %>
<%= form_for @photo_shout do |form| %>
<%= form.file_field :image %>
<%= form.submit 'Shout' %>
<% end %>
<%= render @shouts %>
# app/view/shouts/_shout.html.erb
<%= div_for shout do %>
<%= link_to shout.user.username, shout.user %>
shouted
+---------------------------------+
<%= render shout.content %> <--| ERROR "nil' is not an Active " |
| "Model-compatible object" |
+---------------------------------+
<%= link_to time_ago_in_words(shout.created_at), shout %>
<% end %>
# app/views/photo_shouts/_photo_shout.html.erb
<%= image_tag photo_shout.image.url(:shout) %>
The Thoughtbot Intermediate tutorial in Rails 4 has few complications, but, one problem comes in adding ActiveModel functionality into a plain Ruby object. I see this on the Week 3 Video around the half hour mark while the tutor (AKA Mr Halogenandtoast) is extracting the timeline object.
Instead of: extend ActiveModel::Naming you want to include ActiveModel::Model - Rails 4 change to make it easier to work with plain objects.
class Timeline
include ActiveModel::Model
...
...
For Thoughtbot learn subscribers there's a link to the discussion. Strong parameters were the other problem for this otherwise excellent tutorial.
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