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Other - Two Unrelated Models In One Form

This example shows how to use a single form and save multiple records simultaneously. Here, each record is validated independently before being saved in a transaction. Note that we wrap the independent models in a higher ActiveModel::Model concept called DailyRecord which uses all the synergy of rails default MVC pattern.

ENV["SECRET_KEY_BASE"] = "1212312313"
ENV["DATABASE_URL"] = "sqlite3:///#{__dir__}/database.sqlite"

require "bundler/inline"

gemfile do
  source "https://www.rubygems.org"
  gem "uni_rails", "0.4.1"
  gem "byebug"
  gem "sqlite3", "~> 1.7"
end

require "uni_rails"
require "byebug"
require "sqlite3"

#  ==== ROUTES ====

UniRails::App.routes.append do
  root "daily_records#index"
  resources :daily_records, only: [:index, :new, :create]
end

#  ==== DB SCHEMA ====

ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection
ActiveRecord::Schema.define do
  create_table :spendings, force: :cascade do |t|
    t.string :amount
  end

  create_table :water_consumptions, force: :cascade do |t|
    t.string :amount
  end
end

#  ==== MODELS ====

class DailyRecord
  include ActiveModel::Model
  attr_accessor :water_consumption, :spending

  def initialize(params = {})
    super(params)
    @spending ||= Spending.new
    @water_consumption ||= WaterConsumption.new
  end

  def spending_attributes=(attributes)
    @spending = Spending.new(attributes)
  end

  def water_consumption_attributes=(attributes)
    @water_consumption = WaterConsumption.new(attributes)
  end

  def valid?
    records.each(&:valid?)
    records.map(&:errors).all?(&:empty?) && super
  end

  def save
    return false unless valid?
    ActiveRecord::Base.transaction { records.each(&:save!) }
  end

  def records
    [spending, water_consumption]
  end
end

class Spending < ActiveRecord::Base
  validates :amount, presence: true, numericality: true
end

class WaterConsumption < ActiveRecord::Base
  validates :amount, presence: true, numericality: true
end

#  ==== CONTROLLERS ====

class DailyRecordsController < ActionController::Base
  layout 'application'

  def index
    @spendings = Spending.all
    @water_consumptions = WaterConsumption.all
  end

  def new
    @daily_record = DailyRecord.new
  end

  def create
    @daily_record = DailyRecord.new(daily_record_params)
    if @daily_record.save
      redirect_to daily_records_path, notice: 'successfully created'
    else
      render :new
    end
  end

  private

  def daily_record_params
    params.require(:daily_record).permit(
      spending_attributes: [:amount],
      water_consumption_attributes: [:amount],
    )
  end
end

#  ==== CSS ====

UniRails.css <<~CSS
html { background-color:#EEE; } body { width:500px; height:700px; margin:auto; background-color:white; padding:1rem; } .errors { color: red; } form { label { display: block; } input[type="submit"] { display: block; margin-top:1rem; } .field_with_errors { color:red; display:inline; } }
CSS # ==== VIEWS ==== UniRails.register_view "daily_records/index.html.erb", <<~HTML
<h1>DailyRecords</h1> <%= link_to 'Create a new daily record', new_daily_record_path %> <h2>Spending</h2> <ul id="spendings"> <% @spendings.each do |record| %> <li>ID: <%= record.id %> - <%= number_to_currency record.amount %></li> <% end%> </ul> <h2>Water Consumption</h2> <ul id="water-consumptions"> <% @water_consumptions.each do |record| %> <li>ID: <%= record.id %> - <%= number_with_delimiter record.amount %> litres</li> <% end%> </ul>
HTML UniRails.register_view "daily_records/new.html.erb", <<~HTML
<h1>New Daily Records</h1> <%= form_with(model: @daily_record) do |f| %> <div id="spending-form"> <p><strong>Spending</strong></p> <p class="errors"><%= @daily_record.spending.errors.full_messages.to_sentence %></p> <%= f.fields_for :spending do |ff| %> <%= ff.label :amount, value: 'in dollars' %> <%= ff.text_field :amount %> <% end %> </div> <div id="water-consumption-form"> <p><strong>Water Consumption</strong></p> <p class="errors"><%= @daily_record.water_consumption.errors.full_messages.to_sentence %></p> <%= f.fields_for :water_consumption do |ff| %> <%= ff.label :amount, value: 'in litres' %> <%= ff.text_field :amount %> <% end %> </div> <%= f.submit %> <% end %>
HTML UniRails.run(Port: 3000)