rails one search field handled by two controllers

In my app I want to set a search form with two buttons. Each one of those buttons should send request to separate controller. Something like this:

<%= form_tag(products_path, method: :get) do %>

  Search Field <%= text_field_tag :q %>

  <br>

  <%= submit_tag 'First controller' %>

  <%= submit_tag 'Second Controller' %>

<% end %>

Is this even possible? Or rails just impose on developer an "one form - one controller" way?

asked Nov 24 '18 at 1:49

andrzej541

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Hi, can you please explain why you want this scenario first place.

– Vishal Taj PM
Nov 24 '18 at 2:12

As @VishalTajPM said, I can't really see a use case for having two buttons for the same form in order to search 2 separate tables. Either have two seperate search forms or look into implementing global search.

– Mark Merritt
Nov 24 '18 at 2:14

I think from the UX perspective it is much more convenient to use one search bar instead of two separated onces. Since I want to browse the same model records but with different status field.

– andrzej541
Nov 24 '18 at 2:26

@andrzej541 then i would suggest you to update the question with form view for better understanding. in both case we cannot have 2 actions in one form and please explain this status field also.

– Vishal Taj PM
Nov 24 '18 at 2:30

2

Do it in JavaScript or have one controller search different things depending on which button was pressed.

– mu is too short
Nov 24 '18 at 2:42

add a comment |

In my app I want to set a search form with two buttons. Each one of those buttons should send request to separate controller. Something like this:

<%= form_tag(products_path, method: :get) do %>

  Search Field <%= text_field_tag :q %>

  <br>

  <%= submit_tag 'First controller' %>

  <%= submit_tag 'Second Controller' %>

<% end %>

Is this even possible? Or rails just impose on developer an "one form - one controller" way?

asked Nov 24 '18 at 1:49

andrzej541

9710

Hi, can you please explain why you want this scenario first place.

– Vishal Taj PM
Nov 24 '18 at 2:12

As @VishalTajPM said, I can't really see a use case for having two buttons for the same form in order to search 2 separate tables. Either have two seperate search forms or look into implementing global search.

– Mark Merritt
Nov 24 '18 at 2:14

I think from the UX perspective it is much more convenient to use one search bar instead of two separated onces. Since I want to browse the same model records but with different status field.

– andrzej541
Nov 24 '18 at 2:26

@andrzej541 then i would suggest you to update the question with form view for better understanding. in both case we cannot have 2 actions in one form and please explain this status field also.

– Vishal Taj PM
Nov 24 '18 at 2:30

2

Do it in JavaScript or have one controller search different things depending on which button was pressed.

– mu is too short
Nov 24 '18 at 2:42

add a comment |

In my app I want to set a search form with two buttons. Each one of those buttons should send request to separate controller. Something like this:

<%= form_tag(products_path, method: :get) do %>

  Search Field <%= text_field_tag :q %>

  <br>

  <%= submit_tag 'First controller' %>

  <%= submit_tag 'Second Controller' %>

<% end %>

Is this even possible? Or rails just impose on developer an "one form - one controller" way?

asked Nov 24 '18 at 1:49

andrzej541

9710

In my app I want to set a search form with two buttons. Each one of those buttons should send request to separate controller. Something like this:

<%= form_tag(products_path, method: :get) do %>

  Search Field <%= text_field_tag :q %>

  <br>

  <%= submit_tag 'First controller' %>

  <%= submit_tag 'Second Controller' %>

<% end %>

Is this even possible? Or rails just impose on developer an "one form - one controller" way?

ruby-on-rails ruby ruby-on-rails-5

asked Nov 24 '18 at 1:49

andrzej541

9710

asked Nov 24 '18 at 1:49

andrzej541

9710

asked Nov 24 '18 at 1:49

andrzej541

9710

asked Nov 24 '18 at 1:49

andrzej541

9710

asked Nov 24 '18 at 1:49

andrzej541

9710

Hi, can you please explain why you want this scenario first place.

– Vishal Taj PM
Nov 24 '18 at 2:12

As @VishalTajPM said, I can't really see a use case for having two buttons for the same form in order to search 2 separate tables. Either have two seperate search forms or look into implementing global search.

– Mark Merritt
Nov 24 '18 at 2:14

I think from the UX perspective it is much more convenient to use one search bar instead of two separated onces. Since I want to browse the same model records but with different status field.

– andrzej541
Nov 24 '18 at 2:26

@andrzej541 then i would suggest you to update the question with form view for better understanding. in both case we cannot have 2 actions in one form and please explain this status field also.

– Vishal Taj PM
Nov 24 '18 at 2:30

2

Do it in JavaScript or have one controller search different things depending on which button was pressed.

– mu is too short
Nov 24 '18 at 2:42

add a comment |

Hi, can you please explain why you want this scenario first place.

– Vishal Taj PM
Nov 24 '18 at 2:12

As @VishalTajPM said, I can't really see a use case for having two buttons for the same form in order to search 2 separate tables. Either have two seperate search forms or look into implementing global search.

– Mark Merritt
Nov 24 '18 at 2:14

I think from the UX perspective it is much more convenient to use one search bar instead of two separated onces. Since I want to browse the same model records but with different status field.

– andrzej541
Nov 24 '18 at 2:26

@andrzej541 then i would suggest you to update the question with form view for better understanding. in both case we cannot have 2 actions in one form and please explain this status field also.

– Vishal Taj PM
Nov 24 '18 at 2:30

2

Do it in JavaScript or have one controller search different things depending on which button was pressed.

– mu is too short
Nov 24 '18 at 2:42

Hi, can you please explain why you want this scenario first place.

– Vishal Taj PM
Nov 24 '18 at 2:12

As @VishalTajPM said, I can't really see a use case for having two buttons for the same form in order to search 2 separate tables. Either have two seperate search forms or look into implementing global search.

– Mark Merritt
Nov 24 '18 at 2:14

I think from the UX perspective it is much more convenient to use one search bar instead of two separated onces. Since I want to browse the same model records but with different status field.

– andrzej541
Nov 24 '18 at 2:26

@andrzej541 then i would suggest you to update the question with form view for better understanding. in both case we cannot have 2 actions in one form and please explain this status field also.

– Vishal Taj PM
Nov 24 '18 at 2:30

Do it in JavaScript or have one controller search different things depending on which button was pressed.

– mu is too short
Nov 24 '18 at 2:42

add a comment |

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Use JavaScript to change the form URL based on the button clicked.

<%= form_tag(first_controller_path,id: 'search-form', method: :get) do %>

  Search Field <%= text_field_tag :q %>

  <br>

  <button type='submit' id="form-submit-button">First Controller</button>

  <button type='button' id="second-controller-button">Second Controller</button>

<% end %> 



<script>

$(function(){

   $("#second-controller-button").on("click",function(e){

      e.preventDefault();

      var form = document.getElementById('search-form');

      form.action = '<%= second_controller_path %>' ;

      form.submit(); // Or you could also try document.getElementById("form-submit-button").click();

   })

});

</script>

edited Nov 24 '18 at 6:14

answered Nov 24 '18 at 6:06

Abhilash Reddy

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HTML5 added some attributes to INPUT and BUTTON elements. One of them is formaction so you can set the action triggered by each button independantly and it overrides the default form action.

<%= form_tag(products_path, method: :get) do %>

  Search Field <%= text_field_tag :q %>

  <br>

  <%= submit_tag 'First controller' #triggers the default action %>

  <%= submit_tag 'Second Controller', formaction: another_path %>

<% end %>

https://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_input_formaction.asp

answered Nov 24 '18 at 15:39

arieljuod

7,15411221

This answer would be better if you used a reputable source like MDN instead of the clickbait w3schools.

– max
Nov 24 '18 at 15:53

@arieljuod This is a better solution than mine. I didn't know this :)

– Abhilash Reddy
Nov 25 '18 at 10:43

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You already defined form_tag with products_path through which the controller method is already defined.

So answering your question, you can't pass send requests to two different controllers with one form.

If you want to pass some status with buttons try adding some attributes to the buttons and differentiate them inside the controller.

edited Nov 24 '18 at 8:31

Danilo Cândido

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answered Nov 24 '18 at 6:06

Vigneshwaran Sivalingam

17118

1

You need to understand one thing here, The OP didn't want to submit the form to 2 different actions simultaneously. Based on the button clicked he wanted to change the action which is pretty much possible with the help of JS.

– Abhilash Reddy
Nov 24 '18 at 6:10

1

@AbhilashReddy You are right. Then your answer seems convincing. Great!

– Vigneshwaran Sivalingam
Nov 24 '18 at 6:18

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Use JavaScript to change the form URL based on the button clicked.

<%= form_tag(first_controller_path,id: 'search-form', method: :get) do %>

  Search Field <%= text_field_tag :q %>

  <br>

  <button type='submit' id="form-submit-button">First Controller</button>

  <button type='button' id="second-controller-button">Second Controller</button>

<% end %> 



<script>

$(function(){

   $("#second-controller-button").on("click",function(e){

      e.preventDefault();

      var form = document.getElementById('search-form');

      form.action = '<%= second_controller_path %>' ;

      form.submit(); // Or you could also try document.getElementById("form-submit-button").click();

   })

});

</script>

edited Nov 24 '18 at 6:14

answered Nov 24 '18 at 6:06

Abhilash Reddy

1,1401618

add a comment |

Use JavaScript to change the form URL based on the button clicked.

<%= form_tag(first_controller_path,id: 'search-form', method: :get) do %>

  Search Field <%= text_field_tag :q %>

  <br>

  <button type='submit' id="form-submit-button">First Controller</button>

  <button type='button' id="second-controller-button">Second Controller</button>

<% end %> 



<script>

$(function(){

   $("#second-controller-button").on("click",function(e){

      e.preventDefault();

      var form = document.getElementById('search-form');

      form.action = '<%= second_controller_path %>' ;

      form.submit(); // Or you could also try document.getElementById("form-submit-button").click();

   })

});

</script>

edited Nov 24 '18 at 6:14

answered Nov 24 '18 at 6:06

Abhilash Reddy

1,1401618

add a comment |

Use JavaScript to change the form URL based on the button clicked.

<%= form_tag(first_controller_path,id: 'search-form', method: :get) do %>

  Search Field <%= text_field_tag :q %>

  <br>

  <button type='submit' id="form-submit-button">First Controller</button>

  <button type='button' id="second-controller-button">Second Controller</button>

<% end %> 



<script>

$(function(){

   $("#second-controller-button").on("click",function(e){

      e.preventDefault();

      var form = document.getElementById('search-form');

      form.action = '<%= second_controller_path %>' ;

      form.submit(); // Or you could also try document.getElementById("form-submit-button").click();

   })

});

</script>

edited Nov 24 '18 at 6:14

answered Nov 24 '18 at 6:06

Abhilash Reddy

1,1401618

Use JavaScript to change the form URL based on the button clicked.

<%= form_tag(first_controller_path,id: 'search-form', method: :get) do %>

  Search Field <%= text_field_tag :q %>

  <br>

  <button type='submit' id="form-submit-button">First Controller</button>

  <button type='button' id="second-controller-button">Second Controller</button>

<% end %> 



<script>

$(function(){

   $("#second-controller-button").on("click",function(e){

      e.preventDefault();

      var form = document.getElementById('search-form');

      form.action = '<%= second_controller_path %>' ;

      form.submit(); // Or you could also try document.getElementById("form-submit-button").click();

   })

});

</script>

edited Nov 24 '18 at 6:14

answered Nov 24 '18 at 6:06

Abhilash Reddy

1,1401618

edited Nov 24 '18 at 6:14

answered Nov 24 '18 at 6:06

Abhilash Reddy

1,1401618

answered Nov 24 '18 at 6:06

Abhilash Reddy

1,1401618

answered Nov 24 '18 at 6:06

Abhilash Reddy

1,1401618

add a comment |

HTML5 added some attributes to INPUT and BUTTON elements. One of them is formaction so you can set the action triggered by each button independantly and it overrides the default form action.

<%= form_tag(products_path, method: :get) do %>

  Search Field <%= text_field_tag :q %>

  <br>

  <%= submit_tag 'First controller' #triggers the default action %>

  <%= submit_tag 'Second Controller', formaction: another_path %>

<% end %>

https://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_input_formaction.asp

answered Nov 24 '18 at 15:39

arieljuod

7,15411221

This answer would be better if you used a reputable source like MDN instead of the clickbait w3schools.

– max
Nov 24 '18 at 15:53

@arieljuod This is a better solution than mine. I didn't know this :)

– Abhilash Reddy
Nov 25 '18 at 10:43

add a comment |

HTML5 added some attributes to INPUT and BUTTON elements. One of them is formaction so you can set the action triggered by each button independantly and it overrides the default form action.

<%= form_tag(products_path, method: :get) do %>

  Search Field <%= text_field_tag :q %>

  <br>

  <%= submit_tag 'First controller' #triggers the default action %>

  <%= submit_tag 'Second Controller', formaction: another_path %>

<% end %>

https://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_input_formaction.asp

answered Nov 24 '18 at 15:39

arieljuod

7,15411221

This answer would be better if you used a reputable source like MDN instead of the clickbait w3schools.

– max
Nov 24 '18 at 15:53

@arieljuod This is a better solution than mine. I didn't know this :)

– Abhilash Reddy
Nov 25 '18 at 10:43

add a comment |

HTML5 added some attributes to INPUT and BUTTON elements. One of them is formaction so you can set the action triggered by each button independantly and it overrides the default form action.

<%= form_tag(products_path, method: :get) do %>

  Search Field <%= text_field_tag :q %>

  <br>

  <%= submit_tag 'First controller' #triggers the default action %>

  <%= submit_tag 'Second Controller', formaction: another_path %>

<% end %>

https://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_input_formaction.asp

answered Nov 24 '18 at 15:39

arieljuod

7,15411221

HTML5 added some attributes to INPUT and BUTTON elements. One of them is formaction so you can set the action triggered by each button independantly and it overrides the default form action.

<%= form_tag(products_path, method: :get) do %>

  Search Field <%= text_field_tag :q %>

  <br>

  <%= submit_tag 'First controller' #triggers the default action %>

  <%= submit_tag 'Second Controller', formaction: another_path %>

<% end %>

https://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_input_formaction.asp

answered Nov 24 '18 at 15:39

arieljuod

7,15411221

answered Nov 24 '18 at 15:39

arieljuod

7,15411221

answered Nov 24 '18 at 15:39

arieljuod

7,15411221

answered Nov 24 '18 at 15:39

arieljuod

7,15411221

This answer would be better if you used a reputable source like MDN instead of the clickbait w3schools.

– max
Nov 24 '18 at 15:53

@arieljuod This is a better solution than mine. I didn't know this :)

– Abhilash Reddy
Nov 25 '18 at 10:43

add a comment |

This answer would be better if you used a reputable source like MDN instead of the clickbait w3schools.

– max
Nov 24 '18 at 15:53

@arieljuod This is a better solution than mine. I didn't know this :)

– Abhilash Reddy
Nov 25 '18 at 10:43

This answer would be better if you used a reputable source like MDN instead of the clickbait w3schools.

– max
Nov 24 '18 at 15:53

@arieljuod This is a better solution than mine. I didn't know this :)

– Abhilash Reddy
Nov 25 '18 at 10:43

add a comment |

edited Nov 24 '18 at 8:31

Danilo Cândido

291414

answered Nov 24 '18 at 6:06

Vigneshwaran Sivalingam

17118

1

You need to understand one thing here, The OP didn't want to submit the form to 2 different actions simultaneously. Based on the button clicked he wanted to change the action which is pretty much possible with the help of JS.

– Abhilash Reddy
Nov 24 '18 at 6:10

1

@AbhilashReddy You are right. Then your answer seems convincing. Great!

– Vigneshwaran Sivalingam
Nov 24 '18 at 6:18

add a comment |

edited Nov 24 '18 at 8:31

Danilo Cândido

291414

answered Nov 24 '18 at 6:06

Vigneshwaran Sivalingam

17118

1

You need to understand one thing here, The OP didn't want to submit the form to 2 different actions simultaneously. Based on the button clicked he wanted to change the action which is pretty much possible with the help of JS.

– Abhilash Reddy
Nov 24 '18 at 6:10

1

@AbhilashReddy You are right. Then your answer seems convincing. Great!

– Vigneshwaran Sivalingam
Nov 24 '18 at 6:18

add a comment |

edited Nov 24 '18 at 8:31

Danilo Cândido

291414

answered Nov 24 '18 at 6:06

Vigneshwaran Sivalingam

17118

edited Nov 24 '18 at 8:31

Danilo Cândido

291414

answered Nov 24 '18 at 6:06

Vigneshwaran Sivalingam

17118

edited Nov 24 '18 at 8:31

Danilo Cândido

291414

edited Nov 24 '18 at 8:31

Danilo Cândido

291414

edited Nov 24 '18 at 8:31

Danilo Cândido

291414

answered Nov 24 '18 at 6:06

Vigneshwaran Sivalingam

17118

answered Nov 24 '18 at 6:06

Vigneshwaran Sivalingam

17118

answered Nov 24 '18 at 6:06

Vigneshwaran Sivalingam

17118

1

You need to understand one thing here, The OP didn't want to submit the form to 2 different actions simultaneously. Based on the button clicked he wanted to change the action which is pretty much possible with the help of JS.

– Abhilash Reddy
Nov 24 '18 at 6:10

1

@AbhilashReddy You are right. Then your answer seems convincing. Great!

– Vigneshwaran Sivalingam
Nov 24 '18 at 6:18

add a comment |

1

You need to understand one thing here, The OP didn't want to submit the form to 2 different actions simultaneously. Based on the button clicked he wanted to change the action which is pretty much possible with the help of JS.

– Abhilash Reddy
Nov 24 '18 at 6:10

1

@AbhilashReddy You are right. Then your answer seems convincing. Great!

– Vigneshwaran Sivalingam
Nov 24 '18 at 6:18

You need to understand one thing here, The OP didn't want to submit the form to 2 different actions simultaneously. Based on the button clicked he wanted to change the action which is pretty much possible with the help of JS.

– Abhilash Reddy
Nov 24 '18 at 6:10

@AbhilashReddy You are right. Then your answer seems convincing. Great!

– Vigneshwaran Sivalingam
Nov 24 '18 at 6:18

add a comment |

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