Rails 4 action routes with simple_form and shallow nested resources

ruby-on-rails, simple-form

Solution

You should use

<% = simple_form_for [@user, @shoe] do |f| %>

and let do simple_form do the work...

This case, if there is a @user, simple form will use it (as for a new), if there isn't (like for an edit), simple form won't use it...

Problem

``` resources :users, shallow: true do resources :shoes end ``` This gives me two different routes for create and edit ``` user_shoes_path shoes_path ``` In my shoes `_form.html.erb` if I leave the form tag :url as default I get a missing routes error when I submit a new or updated shoe. If I supply the url in the form I can get it to work for either the new or the edit update, but I can't get it to work for both. This works for the new: ``` <%= simple_form_for :shoe, url: user_shoes_path do |f| %> ``` This works for the edit, but will fail once it tries the actual update since it redirects to `/:param_id`: ``` <%= simple_form_for :shoe, url: shoes_path(@shoe) do |f| %> ``` How can I make it work for both? Thanks.

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