Redirecting to referer page after the sign up?

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Im trying to redirect the user after the sign up by saving the referer
in case when user came to sign up through clicking on any specific page.
But its not working properly.

I'm using Devise, and i have 2 step registration, after sign up user
redirects to profile completion and it is mandatory and after that im
redirecting to referer. Please tell me what is the problem ?

In my application controller,

before_filter : save_referer

def save_referer
  unless user_signed_in?
    unless session['referer']
      session['referer'] = request.referer || 'none'
    end
  end
end

In User Model,

def save_with(referer)
  referer = referer unless referer == "null"
  self.save
end

Initally i did self.referer but then i got undefined method `referer='
for #<User:0xc4a8bf0>

Here im saving it,

if current_user.sign_in_count <= 1
  if current_user.save_with(session[:referer])
    redirect_to session[:referer]
  else
    redirect_to any_other
  end
end

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I'm not sure if this will work, but it is the best I can do at the moment:

You'll be better off asking the ruby on rails, I think.

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On Aug 29, 2011, at 6:33, Hussam Ali <devilz_mystery@yahoo.com> wrote:

Im trying to redirect the user after the sign up by saving the referer
in case when user came to sign up through clicking on any specific page.
But its not working properly.

I'm using Devise, and i have 2 step registration, after sign up user
redirects to profile completion and it is mandatory and after that im
redirecting to referer. Please tell me what is the problem ?

In my application controller,

before_filter : save_referer

def save_referer
unless user_signed_in?
   unless session['referer']
     session['referer'] = request.referer || 'none'
   end
end
end

In User Model,

def save_with(referer)
referer = referer unless referer == "null"
self.save
end

Initally i did self.referer but then i got undefined method `referer='
for #<User:0xc4a8bf0>

Here im saving it,

if current_user.sign_in_count <= 1
if current_user.save_with(session[:referer])
   redirect_to session[:referer]
else
   redirect_to any_other
end
end

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Hussam Ali wrote in post #1019017:

Im trying to redirect the user after the sign up by saving the referer
in case when user came to sign up through clicking on any specific page.
But its not working properly.

I'm using Devise, and i have 2 step registration, after sign up user
redirects to profile completion and it is mandatory and after that im
redirecting to referer. Please tell me what is the problem ?

In my application controller,

before_filter : save_referer

def save_referer
  unless user_signed_in?
    unless session['referer']
      session['referer'] = request.referer || 'none'
    end
  end
end

In User Model,

def save_with(referer)
  referer = referer unless referer == "null"
  self.save
end

Of course, referer = referer doesn't do anything. Suppose you did this:

x = 2
x= x

What do you think x is equal to now? Does the second line do anything?

Initally i did self.referer

Your initial instincts were good.

but then i got undefined method `referer='
for #<User:0xc4a8bf0>

In ruby, if you write:

any_object.attribute = some_val

That is equivalent to:

any_object.attribute=(some_val)

In other words, you are calling a method named 'attribute='. So that
method has to be defined somewhere.

When you use rails to create your Model, for every column you specify
rails will create attributes for your model object, and also call
attr_accessor() for each attribute. If you don't know what
attr_accessor() does, look it up.

If you don't specify an attribute when you initially create your model,
you can add an attribute to your model with a migration, which will also
create the accessor methods. Or, if the attribute is a virtual
attribute, i.e. not saved in the db, then you have to manually call
attr_accessor in your model.

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@7stud,

Well i understand your point, but im not storing it in db. I just want
to redirect the user to referer page after sign up and is there any
better approach for this ? And im redirecting it after two step first
sign up and next profile completion.

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