Sorry for the semi-generic title, but I'm still pretty new at rails and couldn't think of a succinct way
to put the question.
I have a basic habtm model setup: a Project has many Resources and a Resource can have many Projects. I have the database and models setup properly, and can do everything I need
to via the console, but I'm having trouble translating it all into the view.
On the show view for the Project, I want
to be able
to create a Resource and automatically assign it
to the current Project. Here's my basic html:
<p>
<b>Name:</b>
<%=h @project.name %>
</p>
<h2>Equipment</h2>
<ul>
<% @project.resources.each do |r| %>
<li><%=h r.name %></li>
<%
end %>
</ul>
<h2>Add A Resource</h2>
<% form_for(@project) do |f| %>
<%= f.error_messages %>
<p>
Resource Name:<br />
<%= f.text_field :resources %>
</p>
<p>
<%= f.submit 'Create' %>
</p>
<%
end %>
Obviously, that form won't work, but I'm at a loss for what
to do next. I've searched around for various examples, but haven't found one for what I'm trying
to do here.
One thing I've thought of was
to change the form
to be form_for(Resource.new) and include a hidden input of the @project.id. And then when the resource_controller handles the form, check for that id and go from there. That seems like an ugly kludge though.
