wintermeyer

wintermeyer

I have a Reaction resource which is used to store likes and blocks in a social media context (a user can like an other user). I want to create a like action but get the following error. How can I fix this?

iex(12)> like = Animina.Accounts.Reaction 
|> Ash.Changeset.for_create(:like, %{sender_id: user2.id, receiver_id: stefan.id}) 
|> Animina.Accounts.Reaction.create!()
** (Protocol.UndefinedError) protocol Enumerable not implemented for #Ash.Changeset<action_type: :create, action: :like, attributes: %{sender_id: "207a829e-2464-42f7-8257-f4fa482fc7c2", receiver_id: "096da9ff-bcf7-49a1-8cba-f98413f37cab"}, relationships: %{},

The resource:

defmodule Animina.Accounts.Reaction do
  @moduledoc """
  This is the Reaction module which we use to manage likes, block, etc.
  """

  use Ash.Resource,
    data_layer: AshPostgres.DataLayer

  attributes do
    uuid_primary_key :id

    attribute :name, :atom do
      constraints one_of: [:like, :block]
      allow_nil? false
    end

    create_timestamp :created_at
  end

  relationships do
    belongs_to :sender, Animina.Accounts.User do
      allow_nil? false
      attribute_writable? true
    end

    belongs_to :receiver, Animina.Accounts.User do
      allow_nil? false
      attribute_writable? true
    end
  end

  actions do
    defaults [:create, :read, :destroy]

    create :like do
      accept [:sender_id, :receiver_id]
      change set_attribute(:name, :like)
    end
  end

  code_interface do
    define_for Animina.Accounts
    define :read
    define :create
    define :destroy
    define :by_id, get_by: [:id], action: :read
    define :by_sender_id, get_by: [:sender_id], action: :read
    define :by_receiver_id, get_by: [:receiver_id], action: :read
  end

  identities do
    identity :unique_reaction, [:sender_id, :receiver_id, :name]
  end

  postgres do
    table "reactions"
    repo Animina.Repo

    references do
      reference :sender, on_delete: :delete
      reference :receiver, on_delete: :delete
    end
  end
end

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benswift

benswift

Looks like you are mixing up the changeset-based resource creation flow and the code interface one. Once you have a changeset, you just pipe it into ‘Ash.create!’.

Sorry about the terse reply, typing on my phone right now :slight_smile:

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zachdaniel

zachdaniel

Creator of Ash

You have a :like action, and so how you call it in code can’t and won’t affect how the JSON:API behaves (which is why Ash is the way that it is).

There are three ways to call this like action in code, one of which is no longer available in 3.0. AshJsonApi will be unaffected by your choice here. You should choose #1, but I’m including 2 & 3 informationally.

  1. You can define a code interface function as @joelpaulkoch says. This is the recommended approach. For this, you’d define something like this:
define :like, args: [:sender_id, :receiver_id]

and call it like YourResource.like(sender_id, receiver_id).

NOTE: In 3.0 this can be done in one additional way, where you define the code interface on the domain. It’s not relevant here, see the upgrade guide for more.

  1. You can build a changeset and then call YourApi.create not YourApi.Resource.create. This is deprecated in 3.0

  2. You can build a changeset and then call Ash.create. However, this only works if you have configured an api when using the resource, i.e use Ash.Resource, api: Api. (because we have to know the api). This is essentially a compatibility feature to make upgrading to 3.0. Don’t bother with it right now. When you are interested in upgrading to 3.0, the upgrade guide will explain how to make this change.

benswift

benswift

Oops, sorry – I have been working on v3 stuff and forgot to switch my brain out of that gear :slight_smile:

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