Grails 2.4.2 URL mapping calling the wrong action in controller

Question

I'm using Grails 2.4.2 with the RestfulController and this particular controller uses PagingRestfulController.

I'm trying to run the action searchProducts in the Product Controller when I do a GET on "/product/search" but instead it's running queryForResource.

Grails created listAllResources and queryForResource with the "/product"(resources:'product') URL mapping. Below is my URL Mapping and the applicable parts of the Product Controller. How can I call the search action?

URL Mapping

"/product"(resources:'product')
"/product/search"(controller: 'product'){
    action = [GET: 'searchProducts']
}

Product Controller

protected List<Product> searchProducts(Map params) {
    log.debug("searching products...");
}

protected List<Product> listAllResources(Map params) {
    log.debug("listing all resources...");
}

protected List<Product> queryForResource(Serializable id) {
    log.debug("querying for resources...");
}

Andrew Andrew · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-26T23:43:39

You will need to define a public search action in your controller, which might look something like this:

def search() {
    searchProducts(params)
}

The protected listAllResources and queryForResource methods override helper methods defined in RestfulController, but do not themselves serve as exposed controller actions.

Then, use this nested mapping:

"/product"(resources:'product') {
    "/search"(controller: 'product', action: 'search', method: 'GET')
}

Grails 2.4.2 URL mapping calling the wrong action in controller

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