Question

I have a case when I need localhost:3000/dashboard to point to different view/controller combinations based on the type of the user. Two main types in my application are Subscriber and Publisher.

When Publisher logs in and goes to /dashboard I need to show the Publisher Dashboard.

When Subscriber logs in and goes to /dashboard I need to show the Subscriber Dashboard.

At this moment Publisher’s dashboard is called Dashboard and subscriber’s dashboard is called Profile. Seems to me a little dirty.

The question is. What is the best way to call the right controller, load the right data and render the right template/layout based on a type of a particular user?

Answer 1

I would consider something like the following pseudo code to get you started.

Controller:

app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb

class Dashboard < ApplicationController

def index      
  render, :user_type => current_user.user_type
end

View:
(Use the helper to change what will be displayed).

views/dashboards/index.html.erb

# display the content

Helper.

helpers/dashboard_helper.rb
module DashboardHelper(user_type)
if user_type == 'publisher'
  #set content / variables for publisher
elsif user_type == 'Subscriber'
  #set content / variables for subscriber
else
  set content/variables to default.
end