allows a user to add items

app/controllers/items_controller.rb

@@ -4,4 +4,26 @@ def index
     @items = Item.all
   end
 
+  def new
+    @item = Item.new
+  end
+
+  def create
+      @item = Item.create(item_params)
+      if @item.save
+        redirect_to items_path
+        flash[:notice] = "Item successfully added!"
+      else
+      render "new"
+      flash[:alert] = "Sorry, you must add a valid item"
+    end
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def item_params
+    params.require(:item).permit(:name, :description, :price)
+  end
+
+
 end

app/views/items/index.html.erb

@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 <div class="container">
 <h2>Items</h2>
 
+<% if @items.any? %>
+  <% @items.each do |i| %>
+    <p> <%= i.name %></p>
+    <p> <%= i.description %></p>
+  <% end %>
+  <% else %>
+    <h2>No items yet!</h2>
+  <% end %>
 
-  No items available
-
-  <%= link_to "Add Item" %>
+  <%= link_to "Add a new Item", new_item_path %>
 
 
 </div>

app/views/items/new.html.erb

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<h1>Adding Items</h1>
+
+<%= form_for(@item, html: {multipart: true}) do |f| %>
+    Name: <%= f.text_field :name %>
+    Description: <%= f.text_field :description %>
+    Price: <%= f.number_field :price %>
+  <p><%= f.submit %></p>
+  <% end %>

coverage/.last_run.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
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+    "covered_percent": 97.75
   }
 }

coverage/.resultset.json

@@ -14,6 +14,18 @@
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@@ -296,7 +308,29 @@
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+        null,
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@@ -317,6 +351,6 @@
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+    "timestamp": 1497205308
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 }

spec/features/adding_an_item_spec.rb

@@ -6,8 +6,20 @@
 
     it 'Shows no Items are available and allows a user to add items' do
       visit '/items'
-      expect(page).to have_content("No items available")
-      expect(page).to have_link("Add Item")
+      expect(page).to have_content("No items yet!")
+      expect(page).to have_link("Add a new Item")
+    end
+
+    it 'Allows a user to add items' do
+      visit '/items'
+      click_link ("Add a new Item")
+      expect(current_path).to eq "/items/new"
+      fill_in 'item_name', with: 'Sample Kit'
+      fill_in 'item_description', with: 'A Sampling Kit to be used for sample analysis'
+      fill_in 'item_price', with: '10'
+      click_button 'Create Item'
+      expect(current_path).to eq '/items'
+      expect(page).to have_content 'Sample Kit'
     end
   end
 end