def create
if params[:quickvote]
@quickvote = QuickVote.new(params[:quickvote])
+
+ # check to see if any of the advanced options have been changed
+ new_qv = QuickVote.new
+ if @quickvote.election_method != new_qv.election_method \
+ or @quickvote.enddate.day != new_qv.enddate.day \
+ or @quickvote.viewable != new_qv.viewable \
+ or @quickvote.notices != new_qv.notices
+ show_advanced = true
+ end
+ end
+
+ show_advanced ||= false
+
+ if params[:quickvote]
+
# store the candidate grabbed through ajax and stored in flash
@quickvote.candidate_names = flash[:candidate_names]
@quickvote.description=@quickvote.description
+
#record who created the quickvote so that person can monitor it easily
@quickvote.quickuser = session.session_id
+
+ #Give registered users additional QuickVote functionality
+ @quickvote.user_id = session[:user][:id] if session[:user]
+
# try to save, if it fails, show the page again (the flash should
# still be intact
if @quickvote.save
@quickvote = @quickvote.reload
+ # blank sidebar and show the success page
+ @sidebar_content = ''
render :action => 'success'
else
+ # render the sidebar
+ @sidebar_content = render_to_string(:partial => 'create_sidebar',
+ :locals => {:show_advanced => show_advanced})
flash.keep(:candidate_names)
end
# candidate_names list in the flash
flash.delete(:candidate_names) if flash.has_key?(:candidate_names)
@quickvote = QuickVote.new
+ @sidebar_content = render_to_string(:partial => 'create_sidebar',
+ :locals => {:show_advanced => show_advanced})
end
+
end
def add_candidate