[Facebooker-talk] fb_comments and fb_board not working

[Allen Walker]

The following DOES work:

<fb:comments xid="my_wall" callbackurl="<%= url_for(:controller => 
"home", :action=>"index", :only_path => false, :_method => :get) 
%>"><fb:title>some title</fb:title><fb:comments>

Allen Walker wrote:
> I tried the following it posts don't take:
>
> <fb:comments xid="my_wall" callbackurl="<%= url_for(:controller => 
> "home", :action=>"index", :only_path => false, :conditions => 
> {:_method => :get}) %>"><fb:title>some title</fb:title><fb:comments>
>
> Jonathan Otto wrote:
>> Here is the exact code:
>>
>> <fb:comments xid="my_wall" callbackurl="<%= user_url @user, :_method
>> => :get %>"><fb:title>some title</fb:title><fb:comments>
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 12:27 AM, Jonathan Otto 
>> <jonathan.otto at gmail.com> wrote:
>>  
>>> just add the _method parameter to your URL for the callback parameter
>>> (you need to specify it), this will force rails to interpret the
>>> request as GET. for example, a RESTful URL works like so:
>>>
>>> user_url @user, :_method => :get
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 12:50 AM, Allen Walker <auswalk at gmail.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>>    
>>>> Yeah I'm not really sure. Apparently I need to immerse myself in 
>>>> REST wrt
>>>> Rails. I'm pretty confused I guess. Running "rake routes" can cause
>>>> additional confusion sometimes.
>>>>
>>>> The thing to understand with the problem here is that the URL has 
>>>> to accept
>>>> POST requests. /controller/new does by the REST definition... and 
>>>> therefore
>>>> will work with the fb:comments tag.  /controller by itself won't 
>>>> accept a
>>>> POST and  therefore won't work with the fb:comments tag.
>>>>
>>>> Right now I'm so confused that any page I put a fb:comments or 
>>>> fb:board on I
>>>> make sure is /controller/new . But that is not really ideal.
>>>>
>>>> Ken Schroeder wrote:
>>>>      
>>>>> Been following along with your thread here as I've had the same exact
>>>>> issue. So what did you add in your routes for your
>>>>> /article/8 example which I assume is the show path.
>>>>>
>>>>> Using Mikes example of map.fancy_name 'fancy_path/:id' .... didn't 
>>>>> quite
>>>>> undetstand how to input that correctly.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 6:26 PM, Allen Walker <auswalk at gmail.com
>>>>> <mailto:auswalk at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>    That's what I figured and that makes perfect sense. Thanks for
>>>>>    clearing that up. you might want to put this in your book btw.
>>>>>
>>>>>    Best regards
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>    Mike Mangino wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>        Actually, you can
>>>>>
>>>>>        map.fancy_name 'fancy_path/:id' ....
>>>>>
>>>>>        Your problems were caused by Facebook sending a POST request
>>>>>        to a URL that doesn't support posts. When they try to do that,
>>>>>        your application returns an error and they cancel the posting.
>>>>>        By creating a route by hand, you are decoupling it from the
>>>>>        HTTP method used.
>>>>>
>>>>>        Mike
>>>>>
>>>>>        On Sep 4, 2008, at 6:16 PM, Allen Walker wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>            Also even though this works, i have urls that are dynamic
>>>>>            , i.e. /articles/8 for example and want comments on those
>>>>>            pages. That doesn't work. And I can't hardcode a route for
>>>>>            a dynamic route that I know of really.
>>>>>
>>>>>            Mike Mangino wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>                Try creating a route just for that page, i.e.
>>>>>
>>>>>                route.discussion_board 'discussion',
>>>>>                :controller=>"home", :action=>"index"
>>>>>
>>>>>                Then, go to
>>>>>                http://apps.new.facebook.com/myapp/discussion and see
>>>>>                if that works.
>>>>>
>>>>>                I struggled like mad to get this to work the first
>>>>>                time too. I wish I could remember the eventual fix.
>>>>>
>>>>>                Mike
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>        --        Mike Mangino
>>>>>        http://www.elevatedrails.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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