duplicate inputs when used inside form

[marcusg]

I have a custom form using the activeadmin-globalize3 translated_inputs method. Everything looks good except the duplicate field for title. Any idea why this is produced?

The admin register messages.rb

ActiveAdmin.register Message do
  form :partial => 'form'
end

The code in _form.html.haml

= semantic_form_for [:admin, @message], :builder => ActiveAdmin::FormBuilder do |f|
  - f.translated_inputs do |t|
    = t.input :title
    = t.input :content
  = f.actions do
    = f.action :submit
    %li.cancel
      = link_to I18n.t('active_admin.cancel'), {:action => "index"}

I also tried to use the original Formtastic formbuilder instead of ActiveAdmin::FormBuilder, but with that I had no access to the translated_inputs method. Any help much appreciated!

[codingluke]

Hi marcusg, I used this gem heavy and never had this issue. Did you tryed it also the "native" way?

# Just coded in this textbox without any garantee...

ActiveAdmin.register Message do
  form do |f|
    f.translated_inputs "Translated fields" do |t|
      t.input :title
      t.input :content
    end

    f.actions do
      f.action(:submit) << f.template.content_tag(:li, class:"cancel") do
        link_to I18n.t('active_admin.cancel'), :action => "index"
      end
    end
  end
end

[codingluke]

Oh and here is maybe a typo in - f.translated_inputs do |t| shouldnt it be like this = f.translated_inputs do |t|?

[marcusg]

hey @codingluke: I see the double inputs only when using a partial for the form. When I try the way you suggest, everything works. Also changing - f.translated_inputs do |t| to = f.translated_inputs do |t| shows the same behaviour. I think it has to do with the ActiveAdmin::FormBuilder in some way.

I found the following workaround, but it is ugly.

= semantic_form_for [:admin, @message], :builder => ActiveAdmin::FormBuilder do |f|
  - f.translated_inputs do |t|
    - t.input :title
    - t.input :content
    = t.form_buffers.last
  = f.actions do
    = f.action :submit
    %li.cancel
      = link_to I18n.t('active_admin.cancel'), {:action => "index"}

Note the = t.form_buffers.last. Also other users have similar problems (activeadmin/activeadmin#965, activeadmin/activeadmin#1917)

[stefanoverna]

the activeadmin overriding of formtastic formbuilders with all that t.form_buffers.last crap is terrible and one of the reasons i'm starting to hate activeadmin itself. it's really nonsense and it makes it hard to produce any extension to the default behaviour. i don't have the time to investigate this further now, please let me know if you can produce a patch for this gem (or need some kind of help to make it).

[thegrubbsian]

I'm having this is as well in master. Anyone have an update on this?

[edatrix]

+1. I'm also having this issue when I pull the form into a partial.

[dgm]

When I have a form partial and a f.has_many it goes double, but if I take out the has_many it's fine.

Similarly, When I used the "native" way, it works fine unless I have a f.content section in the form, at which point it duplicates again.

Very frustrating.

[Babbz75]

Having this problem and the reason I need it in a form is because I have a ff.inputs in a f.inputs and the second inputs doesnt show up:
f.inputs ... do |ff|
ff.inputs

But in a partial it will show up but duplicates all the fields.

If anyone knows a way around this please let me know.

[kashifnaseer]

Any update on this ?

[Babbz75]

I end up just putting everything in a partial:

form partial: 'form'

then used emded ruby following the formtastic syntax

[tinogomes]

The anwser... activeadmin/activeadmin#5326 (comment)