Rails 3: redirect_to with :remote => true

Question

I have a delete link that makes a remote call:

<%= link_to image_tag("trash.png"), [current_user, bookcase], method:  :delete, :remote => true, confirm: "You sure?", title:   bookcase.image %>

In my controller, I end the delete function with a redirect:

def destroy
  @bookcase.destroy
  redirect_to current_user
end

This works, except it's redirecting the user to the 'user/show.html.erb' file instead of the 'user/show.js.erb' file. How can I redirect the user, specifying which format to use?

It should be render instead of redirect_to, ajax requests cannot redirect. I think the request that is sent to the server is not a ajax request, but a delete(post) request — Manjunath Manoharan, Oct 30 '12 at 21:00
Can you check the server log and tell me whether the incoming request was a xhr or a post after clicking on the delete link — Manjunath Manoharan, Oct 30 '12 at 21:05
It's a DELETE request and it's getting processed via JS. I've found another solution that works, though. Instead of redirecting, I've created a destroy.js.erb file that renders the same partial rendered by 'users/show.html.erb'. This works perfectly, though perhaps there's a more elegant solution? — nullnullnull, Oct 30 '12 at 21:08
then the answer below is wrong. clarify and post your own answer — Manjunath Manoharan, Oct 30 '12 at 21:09
I believe I see what you're saying, but the answer below still works. That is, it's delivering the expected results without throwing any errors. — nullnullnull, Oct 30 '12 at 21:39

score 16 · Answer 1 · answered May 02 '14 at 16:38

Don't know if this is answering this specific question, but some might find the following helpful:

module AjaxHelper
  def ajax_redirect_to(redirect_uri)
    { js: "window.location.replace('#{redirect_uri}');" }
  end
end

class SomeController < ApplicationController
  include AjaxHelper

  def some_action
    respond_to do |format|
      format.js { render ajax_redirect_to(some_path) }
    end
  end
end

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 30 '12 at 20:34

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I'm pretty sure you can specify the format in the redirect_to like this

redirect_to current_user, format: 'js'

answered Oct 30 '12 at 20:34

Leo Correa

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Your answer is right, and furthermore it looks like rails will default to using js when using :remote => true. I was experiencing this problem because I had actually taken a slightly different approach to AJAX. Although it has some drawbacks, I've gone ahead and changed my code to use the more conventional :remote => true in this instance. Thanks! – nullnullnull Oct 30 '12 at 20:44
You can always add dataType to your ajax so you can have full control of your ajax instead of using Rails remote: true – Leo Correa Oct 30 '12 at 20:45
It should be render instead of redirect_to, ajax requests cannot redirect. I think the request that is sent to the server is not a ajax request, but a delete(post) request – Manjunath Manoharan Oct 30 '12 at 20:59
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/282429/returning-redirect-as-response-to-xhr-request – Leo Correa Oct 30 '12 at 21:10

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 07 '15 at 13:35

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I am pretty sure this code will work.

render :js => "window.location = '/jobs/index'

You can use this code in action /controller_name/action name/

answered Mar 07 '15 at 13:35

Sobin Sunny

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 20 '19 at 18:52

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I tried the accepted answer but didn't work for me (RAILS 6), what worked for me is this :

format.js { redirect_to current_user }

Hope this help someone

answered Jun 20 '19 at 18:52

medBouzid

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