Create New Branch

• Create a new branch lesson7_2 for this work.

Generate Subscription Scaffold

• Use the scaffold generator to create the Subscription controller and views, skipping certain steps.

Edit Subscriptions Controller

• Add before_action methods to check user login and set the forum.
• Modify set_subscription for authorization checks.
• Update controller methods to handle subscription operations with proper user and forum context.

Update Subscription Views

• Modify _form.html.erb to set the form action based on subscription presence.
• Update _subscription.html.erb to display forum names instead of IDs.
• Adjust index.html.erb to render forums with subscription actions and remove unnecessary links.

Additional Functionality

• Add a check in the new method to prevent duplicate subscriptions.
• Discuss appearance, human factors, and potential improvements for a real application.

Testing

• Test the application to ensure all functionalities work as expected.

Submit Work

• Commit changes, push to the lesson7_2 branch, and create a pull request.

Branch Creation

• Create a new branch lesson7_2.

Generate Subscription Scaffold

• Run bin/rails g scaffold subscription forum:references user:references priority:integer --skip-collision-check --skip-routes --no-migration.
• Remove resources :subscriptions from config/routes.rb.

Edit Subscriptions Controller

• Add before_action :check_logon.
• Add before_action :set_forum, only: %w[new create].
• Modify set_subscription to include user_id check.
• Update index method to join forums and subscriptions, ordered by priority.
• Modify new method to set subscription with forum and user context.
• Update create method to handle subscription creation.
• Ensure update method handles subscription updates.
• Modify destroy method to properly destroy subscriptions.

Update Subscription Views

• Modify _form.html.erb to set form action based on subscription presence.
• Remove forum_id and user_id input fields from _form.html.erb.
• Add forum name display to _form.html.erb.
• Add priority range to priority input field.
• Update _subscription.html.erb to display forum names.
• Adjust index.html.erb to render forums with subscription actions.
• Remove "new subscription" link from index.html.erb.
• Add "Subscribe" link to forums index view.

Additional Functionality

• Add check in new method to prevent duplicate subscriptions.

Testing

• Test all functionalities to ensure proper working.

Submit Work

• Add, commit, and push changes for lesson7_2 branch.
• Create a pull request for the changes.