resources_id_replace

Replace param name of resources’ id. Useful for making user friendly URL.

Example

You can use :replace_id_with option for resources.

ruby resources :users, :replace_id_with => 'name'

users GET /users(.:format) users#index POST /users(.:format) users#create new_user GET /users/new(.:format) users#new edit_user GET /users/:name/edit(.:format) users#edit user GET /users/:name(.:format) users#show PUT /users/:name(.:format) users#update DELETE /users/:name(.:format) users#destroy

Good with the following codes.

ruby class User < ActiveRecord::Base def to_param name end end

ruby class UsersController < ApplicationController def show @user = User.find_by_name!(params[:name]) end end

Installation

Add this line to your application’s Gemfile:

gem 'resources_id_replace'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install resources_id_replace

Contributing

  1. Fork it
  2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
  3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
  4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
  5. Create new Pull Request