Question

I have this link in Rails:

<%= link_to "Add to Journal", add_post_journal_path(post), :method => :put %>

However I want transform this link to show a fancybox with the content listing my content to choose. First, I use this code:

<%= link_to "fancy", "#add_post", :class=>"fancybox" %>

but I have errors, because I want pass the actual post to fancybox, so I’m using this code: in add_post.html.erb:

<h1>Escolha o Jornal que deseja adicionar:</h1>
<ul>
<% current_user.journals.each do |journal| %>
  <li><%= link_to journal.name,add_post_complete_journal_path(journal),:remote=>true %> </li>
<% end %>
</ul>

and my controller is:

def add_post
  @journal_post = JournalsPosts.new
  session[:post_add] = params[:id]
end

def add_post_complete
  @journal_post = JournalsPosts.create(:post_id => session[:post_add],:journal_id => params[:id])

  respond_with @journal_post
end

How can I transform this code to use my content in my fancybox?

Answer 1

Add on your action add_post the next respond with js:

def add_post
    @journal_post = JournalsPosts.new
    session[:post_add] = params[:id]
    respond_to do |format|
      format.js
    end
  end

Add on a file on your views add_post.js.erb with the next content:

$.fancybox('<%= escape_javascript(render(:partial => 'path_to/add_post'))%>',
  {
    openEffect: "fade",
    closeEffect: "fade",
    autoSize: true,
    minWidth: 480,
    scrolling: 'auto',
  });

For example, you have add a partial _add_post.html.erb on your views. Now inside this partial you can write your code view:

#code for your view inside partial `add_post.html.erb`
<%= @journal_post %>
<h1>Escolha o Jornal que deseja adicionar:</h1>
<ul>
 .
 .

Regards!