(The action 'update' could not be found for RegistrationsController) devise update missing customizing registrations controller

Question

I am using rails 4 and is currently going through this tutorial

https://github.com/plataformatec/devise/wiki/How-To%3a-Allow-users-to-edit-their-account-without-providing-a-password.

I am trying to update an user record without having the user input their password/password confirmation. I am mainly using the first example from the documentation.

here is my routes.rb (setting the devise to user my customize registrations controller)

devise_for :users, controllers: { omniauth_callbacks: "omniauth_callbacks", registrations: "registrations", confirmations: "confirmations"}

here is my application controller (setting parameters for devise)

class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
  before_filter :configure_permitted_parameters, if: :devise_controller?

#Catch all CanCan errors and alert the user of the exception
  rescue_from CanCan::AccessDenied do | exception |
    redirect_to root_url, alert: exception.message 
  end

protect_from_forgery

  def not_found(msg="Not Found")
    raise ActionController::RoutingError.new(msg)
  end

  def after_sign_in_path_for(resource_or_scope)
    page_path('chooseapplication')
  end 

  def after_sign_out_path_for(resource_or_scope)
    root_url
  end

  protected
  def configure_permitted_parameters
    devise_parameter_sanitizer.for(:sign_up) << :first_name << :last_name << :high_school_graduation_year
    devise_parameter_sanitizer.for(:account_update) << :high_school_graduation_year << :country_of_residence << :primary_language << :password << :password_confirmation
  end
end

my registrations controller

class RegistrationsController < Devise::RegistrationsController (note the update method from guide) 
  protected

  def after_sign_up_path_for(resource) 
    page_path('verifyemail')
  end 

  def after_inactive_sign_up_path_for(resource)
    page_path('verifyemail')
  end 

  def update
    # For Rails 4
    account_update_params = devise_parameter_sanitizer.sanitize(:account_update)

    # required for settings form to submit when password is left blank
    if account_update_params[:password].blank?
      puts "entered if statement"
      account_update_params.delete("password")
      account_update_params.delete("password_confirmation")
      puts account_update_params.inspect
    end

    @user = User.find(current_user.id)
    if @user.update_attributes(account_update_params)
      set_flash_message :notice, :updated
      # Sign in the user bypassing validation in case their password changed
      sign_in @user, :bypass => true
      redirect_to after_update_path_for(@user)
    else
      render "edit"
    end
  end
end

my edit.html.erb (note the method put option to /users)

<div class="container containerWrapper">
  <div class="row">
    <div class="col-xs-12">
      <h3 class="text-left">Create an Account | Step 2 of 2</h3> 
    </div>
    <div class="col-xs-12">
       <h2>High School Graduation:</h2>
           <%= form_for(resource, as: resource_name, url: registration_path(resource_name), html: { method: :put }) do |f| %>
           <%= devise_error_messages! %>
       <div class="formWrap clearfix">
         <div class="col-md-12">
           <div class="form-group form-group-lg">
             <strong><%= f.label :high_school_graduation_year %></strong><br>
             <%= f.number_field :high_school_graduation_year %>
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="formWrap clearfix">
          <div class="form-group form-group-lg">
            <%= f.label :country_of_residence %><br />
            <%= f.text_area :country_of_residence, :class => "form-control", :rows => "3" %>
          </div>
          <div class="form-group form-group-lg">
            <%= f.label :primary_language %><br />
            <%= f.text_area :primary_language, :class => "form-control", :rows => "3" %>
          </div>
        </div>
          <div><%= f.submit "SIGN-IN", :class => "btn btn-default submitButton center-block" %></div>
        <% end %>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>

   <div class="col-xs-12 text-center">
    <hr>
    <a class="text-uppercase" href="#">NEED HELP CREATING YOUR ACCOUNT?</a>
   </div>
  </div>
</div>

In my server I am getting put to /users

I am getting this error AbstractController::ActionNotFound (The action 'update' could not be found for RegistrationsController):

When I do rake routes I have these

PATCH    /users(.:format)                                                       registrations#update
                                                PUT      /users(.:format)                                                       registrations#update

I am not seeing my user inputted values in a hash? also I tried commenting out the code inside the update method. I tried adding the super keyword there as well.

Where did you find documentation on how to create this controller? I'm struggling trying to find a way to actually register new users for use with devise_token_auth for my API. — Riptyde4

zetetic zetetic · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-21T16:23:26

class RegistrationsController < Devise::RegistrationsController (note the update method from guide) 

  protected
  [snip]    
  def update

The protected directive is hiding the update action. Move the update method above the protected line.

(The action 'update' could not be found for RegistrationsController) devise update missing customizing registrations controller

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