I have a Rails 6 app that uses Active Storage to store multiple images to a model (Activity) with has_many_attached
.
I don't understand how to append extra images instead of replacing the existing images. When I upload images the first time they save correctly. However, when I update the record, and I add a new image, the previous images are replaced by the new image. In Rails 5 the new image would be appended without replacing the previously saved images.
How do I append a new image instead of replacing the previous images?
I have an Activity model that has the following:
has_many_attached :images
In the form I have:
<%= f.file_field :images, multiple: true %>
In the controller I have the following:
def update
@activity = Activity.find(params[:id])
if @activity.update(activity_params)
flash[:success] = "Saved"
redirect_to activity_path(@activity)
else
flash[:error] = "Not saved"
redirect_to edit_activity_path(@activity)
end
end
private
def activity_params
params.require(:activity).permit(:name, images:[])
end
This is the solution that I have now:
Add this to the update action:
if params[:activity][:images].present?
params[:activity][:images].each do |image|
activity.images.attach(image)
end
So, the entire update action looks like this:
def update
if activity.update(activity_params)
if params[:activity][:images].present?
params[:activity][:images].each do |image|
activity.images.attach(image)
end
end
flash[:success] = 'Updated!'
respond_with activity, location: activity_path(activity)
else
flash[:error] = 'Not updated'
respond_with activity, location: activity_path(activity)
end
end
And remove this from permitted params:
images:[]