Convert resources that uses the same table
In my system I have two separated Apis/Contexts,
Accounts and Actions.
In Accounts I have a User resource where I handle authentication, etc.
In Auctions I have a Bidder resource which I use to identify a bidder in a auction.
Both of these resources uses the same table "users".
My socket will always contain the User structure, not the Bidder one.
So, if I want to create a Bid (also a resource inside Auctions), I always need to get the actor (User) id, fetch the bidder from the database, then add the bid.
Now, the Bidder only has a subset of the fields that the User has, so technically all the fields needed to fill the Bidder struct is already in the User struct. So I was wondering, is there a standard way to convert the User resource into a Bidder one?
I'm mainly asking this because in my Bid create action, I use change relate_actor(:bidder) to fill the relationship (bidder_id which is a fkey to the users table id field), so if I send the User as the actor, Ash will complain and fail the creation.2 Replies
Id suggest writing a custom change and setting bidder_id yourself
You could put that in your action
Thank you, that did the trick!