Nested attributes not being inserted into table Rails and AngularJS

Question

I have one problem with Ruby on Rails 4, Method create and Strong Parameters, when sending a post with nested values, my app save the object father correct, but the children save only create_at and update_at, below my code:

1. My JSON sending

   {
   "CliRazao"=>"FORNECEDOR 1.", 
   "CliCNPJ"=>"78456896000185", 
   "CliEmail"=>"[email protected]", 
   "CliObs"=>"Teste\nTeste\nTEste", 
   "enderecos"=>[
       {
           "EndCEP"=>"17456789", 
           "EndTipo"=>"E", 
           "EndLogradouro"=>"RUA DOS TUCUNARES", 
           "EndNumero"=>"78", 
           "EndBairro"=>"JARDIM AQUARIUS", 
           "EndCidade"=>"MARILIA", 
           "EndEstado"=>"SP"
       }, 
       {
           "EndCEP"=>"18456123", 
           "EndTipo"=>"C", 
           "EndLogradouro"=>"RUA AFONSO PENA", 
           "EndNumero"=>"78", 
           "EndBairro"=>"JARDIM NOVO MUNDO", 
           "EndCidade"=>"MARILIA", 
           "EndEstado"=>"SP"
       }
   ], 
   "CliERP"=>"C-00125", 
   "cliente"=>
       {
           "CliERP"=>"C-00125", 
           "CliRazao"=>"FORNECEDOR 1", 
           "CliCNPJ"=>"78456896000185", 
           "CliEmail"=>"[email protected]", 
           "CliObs"=>"Teste\nTeste\nTEste"
       }
   

   }

2. My Model cliente.rb (Father)

   class Cliente < ActiveRecord::Base has_many :enderecos, autosave: true

   accepts_nested_attributes_for :enderecos
   

   end

3. My Model endereco.rb (Child)

   class Endereco < ActiveRecord::Base belongs_to :cliente end

4. My controller

   class ClientesController < ApplicationController def index @clientes = Cliente.all end

   def findById
       @clientes = Cliente.find(params[:id]);
   end
   
   def create
       @cliente = Cliente.new(cliente_params);
       @cliente.enderecos.build(cliente_params[:enderecos_attributes]);
       logger.debug "Enderecos => #{cliente_params}"
   
       respond_to do |format|
           if @cliente.save
               format.json { render :show, status: :created }
           else
               format.json { render json: @cliente.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
           end
       end
   end
   
   def update
   end
   
   private
   def cliente_params
       params.require(:cliente).permit(:CliERP, :CliRazao, :CliCNPJ, :CliEmail, :CliObs, enderecos_attributes: [:EndTipo, :EndLogradouro, :EndNumero, :EndBairro, :EndCidade, :EndCEP, :EndEstado])
   end
   

   end

The enderecos are not inserted in my database and no exception is thrown.

Thanks!

Answer 1

Your attributes aren't actually nested. If they were the json for enderecos would be inside cliente.

For nested attributes you need several things.

1. You need accepts_nested_attributes_for, which you have.

2. In our form you need to use fields_for for the nested attributes

3. In your new action you need to build the nested resource

4. In your controller you need to add the nested attributes to your permitted params with .permit(:enderecos_attributes => [:attribute_name, :another_attribute_name]

Hope it helps.