Passing in Params to JS.ERB file from controller? [Rails 3]

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

I am trying to allow users to "import" saved Missions into a Syllabus post. A Syllabus has many Missions, and the Syllabus form is a nested form where the user can 'Add Missions,' which will append a new Missions textbox.

When I "import" missions, I want the javascript to
1. click "add missions" link (which adds a nested form) 
2. input values of the "imported missions" into the ckeditor textbox.

_IMPORT_FORM.HTML.ERB

 <%= form_tag(import_missions_path, :method => :post, :id => "import-js" )  do |f| %>
  <ul>
  <% current_user.folders.find_by_order(1).missions.each do |mission| %>
<li> <%= check_box_tag "mission_ids[]", mission.id %>
  <%= mission.id.to_s + ". " + mission.title %> li>
  <% end %>
  ul>
  <%= submit_tag "Import ", :class => 'btn btn-primary' %>
<% end %>

this then goes to SYLLABUSES#IMPORT

def import
@missions_hash = []
    #loop through each mission id from :missions_id
params[:mission_ids].each do |id|
 @missions_hash << Mission.find(id)
end
respond_to do |format|
  format.html { redirect_to edit_syllabus_path(@syllabus), notice: "imported" }
  format.js { render 'folders/import.js' }
end
end

which I then want to render IMPORT.JS.ERB file, and pass in the @missions_hash. The code below is probably wrong, and this is where I need help fixing it.

IMPORT.JS.ERB

//loop for each mission passed in 
<% @mission_hash.each do |mission| %>
  //click add missions
  $('#add-missions-button').trigger('click');
  //pass in mission.title & mission.content to form textbox value
<% end %>

What is the correct syntax to pass in the Ruby params into this Javascript.erb file? Also, I want to copy the 'title' and 'content' of the imported Missions into the newly added mission form box:

  <%= f.text_field :title, :class =>'row span6' %>
  <%= f.cktext_area :content, :toolbar => 'MyToolbar', :class => 'row span6', :rows => '5', :placeholder => "What is the first step a learner should do? (e.g. Watch an intro video, read certain article)" %>