Adding data to an AJAX request using UJS, Rails
I have a text_field_tag with link_to:
<div>
<%= text_field_tag :requester_field %>
<%= link_to "Add", add_requester_tasks_path, id: "requester_btn", remote: true %>
</div>
Using UJS rails, clicking the Add button will trigger an AJAX request to the controller action specified by add_requester_task_path. Where can I get the script back to the browser using the response_to block.
What would be the best way to add the text_field value to this request?
So I can access it in the controller via the params hashcode.
Best I mean the cleanest way using UJS. I have looked at some ajax callbacks: but I cannot figure out how to add data to the request.
I am using coffee script for JS. This code is part of a larger form that creates a task. The has_many requestor task. This code will populate a list of requests based on the email address entered in the text box. Submitting the form will link requestors to the task. This is why I cannot use a form inside a form.
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Following charlietfl's suggestion, I looked at the UJS source code (which ended up being very short ...).
I came up with this solution:
To enable UJS you need to have remote: true .
You need to add this code to js / coffee file (code assuming turbolinks for DOM is ready)
ready = ->
$("#requester_btn").on "ajax:before", (event, xhr, settings) ->
$(this).data('params', $("#requester_field").serialize())
return
$(document).on("page:change", ready)
Adding data parameters to a link with a serialized text field value will allow UJS to do its magic.
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