DISQUS

The URL helpers in helpers.rb and urligence seem to assume the object's class name is always the correct name to use within the URL path. What is the best way to override this with a custom resource name?

Example: We have a model SpecialPost, and a controller SpecialPostsController. We want to expose paths such as, "/user/1/posts/", rather than "/user/1/special_posts/". So in routes.rb we do:
map.resources :users do |user|
user.resources :posts, :controller => 'special_posts', :name_prefix => 'user_'
end

The URL helpers in helpers.rb and urligence seem to assume the object's class name is always the correct name to use within the URL path. What is the best way to override this with a custom resource name?

Example: We have a model SpecialPost, and a controller SpecialPostsController. We want to expose paths such as, "/user/1/posts/", rather than "/user/1/special_posts/". So in routes.rb we do:
map.resources :users do |user|
user.resources :posts, :controller => 'special_posts', :name_prefix => 'user_'
end

Big shoes to fill you did it well, Bubba. Great hearing your voice shine through. I'll track you on your Space.

The patent problem is indeed vexing, and part of a broader and growing class of problems I label as "IP squatting". The thicket is easy to see. What's hard is getting out of it.

One possible partial solution is to force patent owners to implement within a reasonable time or yield their hold on an IP claim. Of course that has its drawbacks too; for instance, what if you're a great inventor but not a good implementor? On the whole, though, it feels one step closer to a fix.