deserialize_jsonapi not found on controller

[bastianlb]

I'm having trouble during a patch with strong_resources. The guides say I should add before_action :deserialize_jsonapi!, only: [:create, :update] in order for puts/creates to work properly (makes sense). However this method doesn't seem to exist, and I didn't find it in the code.

ERROR: NoMethodError: undefined method `deserialize_jsonapi!' for #<UsersController:0x007fb548ebd4f8>
Did you mean?  deserialized_params

Is this due to out of date docs? Thanks.

[richmolj]

Yes, this is my fault for not keeping the docs up to date. I've been working on the client-side recently - now that that's wrapped up we can focus on maintenance and you hopefully won't see issues like this again :)

I'll have everything updated (with a full-stack sample application) this weekend, but for now, here's an example controller. Mostly just replace the deserialization with apply_strong_params:

class EmployeesController < ApplicationController
  jsonapi resource: EmployeeResource

  strong_resource :employee do
    has_many :positions, destroy: true do
      belongs_to :department, destroy: true
    end
  end

  before_action :apply_strong_params, only: [:create, :update]

  def create
    employee, success = jsonapi_create.to_a

    if success
      render_jsonapi(employee, scope: false)
    else
      render_errors_for(employee)
    end
  end

  def update
    employee, success = jsonapi_update.to_a

    if success
      render_jsonapi(employee, scope: false)
    else
      render_errors_for(employee)
    end
  end

  def destroy
    employee = Employee.find(params[:id])
    employee.destroy
    render_jsonapi(employee, scope: false)
  end
end

[richmolj]

For an up-to-date sample application and in-depth examples: https://gist.github.com/richmolj/c7f1adca75f614bb71b27f259ff3c37a

[richmolj]

@BastianL main documentation site is updated, please confirm this all now makes sense 😄