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Ruby

Posted by Guled A.
Guled A.
10,605 Points

Having trouble with Ruby versions in 'Simple Ruby Application'

I am currently running Ruby version 4.1.1 and I had installed 'Devise' for authentication. I was following the video lesson: "Generating the Devise Views". I created a Devise view and I stumbled upon a file in which I had the same code as in the video accept that I was missing a part.

I was viewing the models directory, where the user.rb file was located, and I had this code:

class User < ActiveRecord::Base
  # Include default devise modules. Others available are:
  # :confirmable, :lockable, :timeoutable and :omniauthable
  devise :database_authenticatable, :registerable,
         :recoverable, :rememberable, :trackable, :validatable

end

The video lesson had this code:

class User < ActiveRecord::Base
  # Include default devise modules. Others available are:
  # :confirmable, :lockable, :timeoutable and :omniauthable
  devise :database_authenticatable, :registerable,
         :recoverable, :rememberable, :trackable, :validatable

   attr_accessible :email, :password, :password_confirmation, :remember_me, :first_name, :last_name, :profile_name
end

Every time I add:

 attr_accessible :email, :password, :password_confirmation, :remember_me, :first_name, :last_name, :profile_name

I get an error that looks like this: http://oi57.tinypic.com/155hzkg.jpg

I am not sure if the video course is running a different version of 'Devise'.

Can anyone help me sort out this issue?

Can I get an instructor to assist me?

1 Answer

Binary Soul
Binary Soul
4,592 Points
Binary Soul
Binary Soul
4,592 Points

attr_accessible is depricated and not longer supported by Rails 4 but attr_accessor is working still. Anyways, Action Pack will undestand what to do, because of the new Way in Rails 4: Strong_Parameters. Using "Strong_Parameters" is required in Rails 4 and there is no way around. They will take place in your controller instead of the Model.

But its hard to make a non-rails4 applications with Rails 4.1 LOTS of things have changed. I also was facing hundret of Problems with "deprecation"

Guled A.
Guled A.
10,605 Points

Thank you for the reference. I'll take a good read at the docs, and see how to fix this.

EDIT: Found a solution. Thank you for the docs.