I have a route with a namespace

namespace :publishers do
    resources :authors
    get 'books' :to => 'books'
    get 'books/custom_report/:id', :to => "curriculos#custom_report"
end

Often I will have to make links in my application and I know than it`s possible to use a alias for routing like this:

<%= link_to "Books", publishers_books_path %>

I call that publishers_books_path a alias route, does this is the correct name?

Furthermore, I still not able to understand the logic with this alias naming because i can`t use for a new or a custom action like this

link_to 'Show the report', publishers_books_custom_report_path(params[:id]) 

I'm always get a error of undefined_method for publishers_books_custom_report_path

So there`s some questions

1. First of all whats it`s the correct name of this feature in RoR?
2. How I can use the custom_report as aliases to link_to? And also if i need to use some basic operations like new, update, insert?
3. Can someone give me the link to the documentation to really understant that feature?

CodePudding user response：

First of all whats it`s the correct name of this feature in RoR?

The docs use "path helper" and "named route helpers" interchangeably.

How I can use the custom_report as aliases to link_to?

Use rails route or visit /rails/info/routes in your dev server to get a list of all your routes, their helpers, and controller actions.

Apparently it is publishers_path which doesn't seem right. You can fix this with an as.

get 'books/custom_report/:id', to: "curriculos#custom_report", as: :books_custom_report

And also if i need to use some basic operations like new, update, insert?

A get declares just that one specific route. If you need all the operations on a model, declare it as a resource.

  namespace :publishers do
    resource :authors
    resource :books
    get 'books/custom_report/:id', to: "curriculos#custom_report", as: :books_custom_report
  end

Can someone give me the link to the documentation to really understand that feature?

Rails Routing From The Outside In.