Comments on: Good Error Messages Point the Way http://www.postal-code.com/binarycode/2008/05/31/good-error-messages-point-the-way/ A whole bunch of nought thought by Chris Cummer Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:21:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: chris http://www.postal-code.com/binarycode/2008/05/31/good-error-messages-point-the-way/#comment-4136 chris Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:05:33 +0000 http://www.postal-code.com/binarycode/?p=208#comment-4136 Well, I do actually describe the solution, just not as a single block of code. I suppose I could have been more clear. If you get this error above you actually do need to over-ride the allow_to method in your controller and call super() from within it, like so: controller Blah def allow_to() # Do your own stuff here super() end end From the Loved By Less source we see this sort of example: protected def allow_to super :all, :all=>true end We need to call super() because that throws the call back up to the ApplicationController which has: def allow_to( level = nil, args = {} ) return unless level @level ||= [] @level << [level, args] end the block of code that handles permissions for actions in the project. Well, I do actually describe the solution, just not as a single block of code. I suppose I could have been more clear. If you get this error above you actually do need to over-ride the allow_to method in your controller and call super() from within it, like so:

controller Blah
def allow_to()
# Do your own stuff here
super()
end
end

From the Loved By Less source we see this sort of example:

protected
def allow_to
super :all, :all=>true
end

We need to call super() because that throws the call back up to the ApplicationController which has:

def allow_to( level = nil, args = {} )
return unless level
@level ||= []
@level << [level, args]
end

the block of code that handles permissions for actions in the project.

]]> By: AG http://www.postal-code.com/binarycode/2008/05/31/good-error-messages-point-the-way/#comment-4134 AG Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:57:51 +0000 http://www.postal-code.com/binarycode/?p=208#comment-4134 ok, good point about the nature and evolution of error messages. and i'm happy i found your post, thanks man. for this particular problem though, I don't get why super would help, and if you figured out how, could you please paste some code and some more background information? it's just that inventing the wheel over and over again .... just because "Bad blog posts throw up blog topics. Mediocre ones hint at the content. Good blog posts point the way to a better day." ;-) ok, good point about the nature and evolution of error messages. and i’m happy i found your post, thanks man.

for this particular problem though, I don’t get why super would help, and if you figured out how, could you please paste some code and some more background information? it’s just that inventing the wheel over and over again ….

just because “Bad blog posts throw up blog topics. Mediocre ones hint at the content. Good blog posts point the way to a better day.” ;-)

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