So, I followed the rails for “Authentication from scratch” - http://railscasts.com/episodes/250-authentication-from-scratch
I understand that rails 4 do not use attr_accessible. I defined user_params in my user controller as a private method. For some reason, the rails give me an undefined error for user parameters. I am working on another rails application and I checked the post controller in it. This is exactly the same, except that it works. Any idea what the problem is here?
users_controller.rb
class UsersController < ApplicationController
def new
@user = User.new
end
def create
@user = User.create(user_params)
if @user.save
redirect_to root_url, :notice => "Signed up!"
else
render "new"
end
private
def user_params
params.require(:user).permit(:email, :password, :password_confirmation)
end
Error message: undefined local variable or method `user_params' for #
Full stack trace:
app/controllers/users_controller.rb: 7: in create' actionpack (4.1.1)
lib/action_controller/metal/implicit_render.rb:4:in send_action ' actionpack (4.1.1) lib/abstract_controller/base.rb: 189: in process_action' actionpack (4.1.1)
lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:10:in process_action "actionpack (4.1.1) lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb: 20: in block
in process_action' activesupport (4.1.1)
lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:113:in call 'activesupport (4.1.1) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb: 113: in call' activesupport (4.1.1)
lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:229:in ' activesupport (4.1.1) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb: 229: in call'
activesupport (4.1.1) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:229:in halting 'activesupport (4.1.1) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb: 166: in call' activesupport (4.1.1) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:166:in " activesupport "(4.1.1) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb: 166: call' activesupport (4.1.1)
lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:166:in ' activesupport (4.1.1) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb: 166: in call'
activesupport (4.1.1) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:166:in halting 'activesupport (4.1.1) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb: 86: in call' activesupport (4.1.1) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:86:in run_callbacks actionpack (4.1.1) lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb: 19: in process_action' actionpack
(4.1.1) lib/action_controller/metal/rescue.rb:29:in process_action ' actionpack (4.1.1) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb: 31: in block in
process_action' activesupport (4.1.1)
lib/active_support/notifications.rb:159:in ' activesupport (4.1.1) lib/active_support/notifications/instrumenter.rb: 20: in instrument'
activesupport (4.1.1) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:159:in 'actionpack (4.1.1) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb: 30: in process_action'
actionpack (4.1.1)
lib/action_controller/metal/params_wrapper.rb:250:in process_action ' activerecord (4.1.1) /active _record/Railties/controller_runtime.rb: 18: process_action' actionpack (4.1.1)
lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:136:in process 'actionview (4.1.1) lib/action_view/rendering.rb: 30: in process' actionpack (4.1.1)
lib/action_controller/metal.rb:195:in dispatch 'actionpack (4.1.1) lib/action_controller/metal/rack_delegation.rb: 13: in dispatch'
actionpack (4.1.1) lib/action_controller/metal.rb:231:in action" (4.1.1) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb: 80: in call' actionpack
(4.1.1) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:80:in dispatch ' actionpack (4.1.1) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb: 48: in call' actionpack (4.1.1) lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:71:in block in call 'actionpack (4.1.1) lib/action_dispatch/travel/router.rb: 59: in each' actionpack (4.1.1)
lib/action_dispatch/journey/router.rb:59:in call 'actionpack (4.1.1) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb: 676: in call' rack (1.5.2)
lib/rack/etag.rb:23:in call 'rack (1.5.2) lib/rack/conditionalget.rb: 35: in call' rack (1.5.2)
lib/rack/head.rb:11:in call 'actionpack (4.1.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/params_parser.rb: 27: in call'
actionpack (4.1.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/flash.rb:254:in call 'rack (1.5.2) lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb: 225: in context'
rack (1.5.2) lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:220:in call' actionpack (4.1.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb: 560: in call'
activerecord (4.1.1) lib/active_record/query_cache.rb:36:in call ' activerecord (4.1.1) /active_record/connection_adapters//connection_pool.rb: 621: call' activerecord (4.1.1) lib/active_record/migration.rb:380:in 'actionpack (4.1.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb: 29: in block in call'
activesupport (4.1.1) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:82:in run_callbacks 'actionpack (4.1.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb: 27: in call' actionpack
(4.1.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/reloader.rb:73:in call ' actionpack (4.1.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/remote_ip.rb: 76: in call' actionpack (4.1.1)
lib/action_dispatch/middleware/debug_exceptions.rb:17:in "actionpack (4.1.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/show_exceptions.rb: 30: call'
railties (4.1.1) lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:38:in call_app ' (4.1.1) lib/rails/rack/logger.rb: 20: in block in call' activesupport
(4.1.1) lib/active_support/tagged_logging.rb:68:in block with tagged ' activesupport (4.1.1) lib/active_support/tagged_logging.rb: 26: in tagged' activesupport (4.1.1)
lib/active_support/tagged_logging.rb:68:in " (4.1.1) lib/rails/rack/logger.rb: 20: in call' actionpack (4.1.1)
lib/action_dispatch/middleware/request_id.rb:21:in call 'rack (1.5.2) lib/rack/methodoverride.rb: 21: in call' rack (1.5.2)
lib/rack/runtime.rb:17:in call 'activesupport (4.1.1) /active_support///local_cache_middleware.rb: 26: call' rack (1.5.2) lib/rack/lock.rb:17:in 'actionpack (4.1.1) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb: 64: in call' rack (1.5.2)
lib/rack/sendfile.rb:112:in call 'railties (4.1.1) lib/rails/engine.rb: 514: in call' railties (4.1.1)
lib/rails/application.rb:144:in call 'rack (1.5.2) lib/rack/lock.rb: 17: in call' rack (1.5.2)
lib/rack/content_length.rb:14:in call 'rack (1.5.2) lib/rack/handler/webrick.rb: 60: in service'
/home/rick/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.1/lib/ruby/2.1.0/webrick/httpserver.rb:138:in service ' /home/rick/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.1/lib/ruby/2.1.0/webrick/httpserver.rb:94:in run'
/home/rick/.rvm/rubies/ruby-2.1.1/lib/ruby/2.1.0/webrick/server.rb:295:in start_thread '