Pastable version of resource_controller: Redesign My API

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<span style="color:#E28964;">class</span> <span style="text-decoration:underline;">PostsController<span style="color:#9B5C2E;font-style:italic;"> <span style="color:#9B5C2E;font-style:italic;">&lt;</span> ResourceController::Base</span></span>

<span style="color:#AEAEAE;font-style:italic;">  <span style="color:#AEAEAE;font-style:italic;">#</span> block syntax</span>
  create <span style="color:#E28964;">do</span>
    before { <span style="color:#3E87E3;"><span style="color:#3E87E3;">@</span>post</span>.<span style="color:#89BDFF;">user</span> <span style="color:#E28964;">=</span> current_user }
    response <span style="color:#E28964;">do </span>|<span style="color:#3E87E3;">wants</span>|
      wants.<span style="color:#89BDFF;">html</span>
      wants.<span style="color:#89BDFF;">js</span>
    <span style="color:#E28964;">end</span>
  <span style="color:#E28964;">end</span>
  
<span style="color:#AEAEAE;font-style:italic;">  <span style="color:#AEAEAE;font-style:italic;">#</span> chain syntax</span>
  update.<span style="color:#89BDFF;">failure</span>.<span style="color:#89BDFF;">wants</span>.<span style="color:#89BDFF;">js</span>
  
<span style="color:#AEAEAE;font-style:italic;">  <span style="color:#AEAEAE;font-style:italic;">#</span> hybrid syntax</span>
  update.<span style="color:#89BDFF;">failure</span> <span style="color:#E28964;">do</span>
    flash <span style="color:#65B042;"><span style="color:#65B042;">&quot;</span>There was a problem saving your object.<span style="color:#65B042;">&quot;</span></span>
    wants.<span style="color:#89BDFF;">js</span>
  <span style="color:#E28964;">end</span>

<span style="color:#E28964;">end</span>

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<span style="color:#E28964;">class</span> <span style="text-decoration:underline;">PostsController<span style="color:#9B5C2E;font-style:italic;"> <span style="color:#9B5C2E;font-style:italic;">&lt;</span> ResourceController::Base</span></span>
  <span style="color:#E28964;">private</span>
    <span style="color:#E28964;">def</span> <span style="color:#89BDFF;">model_name</span>
      <span style="color:#65B042;"><span style="color:#65B042;">'</span>blog_post<span style="color:#65B042;">'</span></span>
    <span style="color:#E28964;">end</span>
    
    <span style="color:#E28964;">def</span> <span style="color:#89BDFF;">route_name</span>
      <span style="color:#65B042;"><span style="color:#65B042;">'</span>article<span style="color:#65B042;">'</span></span>
    <span style="color:#E28964;">end</span>
<span style="color:#E28964;">end</span>

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<span style="color:#E28964;">class</span> <span style="text-decoration:underline;">PostsController<span style="color:#9B5C2E;font-style:italic;"> <span style="color:#9B5C2E;font-style:italic;">&lt;</span> ResourceController::Base</span></span>
  <span style="color:#E28964;">private</span>
    <span style="color:#E28964;">def</span> <span style="color:#89BDFF;">object</span>
      <span style="color:#3E87E3;"><span style="color:#3E87E3;">@</span>object</span> <span style="color:#E28964;">||=</span> end_of_association_chain.<span style="color:#89BDFF;">find_by_permalink</span>(param)
    <span style="color:#E28964;">end</span>
    
    <span style="color:#E28964;">def</span> <span style="color:#89BDFF;">collection</span>
      <span style="color:#3E87E3;"><span style="color:#3E87E3;">@</span>collection</span> <span style="color:#E28964;">||=</span> end_of_association_chain.<span style="color:#89BDFF;">find</span>(<span style="color:#3387CC;"><span style="color:#3387CC;">:</span>all</span>, <span style="color:#3387CC;"><span style="color:#3387CC;">:</span>page</span> =&gt; {<span style="color:#3387CC;"><span style="color:#3387CC;">:</span>current</span> =&gt; params[<span style="color:#3387CC;"><span style="color:#3387CC;">:</span>page</span>], <span style="color:#3387CC;"><span style="color:#3387CC;">:</span>size</span> =&gt; <span style="color:#3387CC;">10</span>})
    <span style="color:#E28964;">end</span>
<span style="color:#E28964;">end</span>

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<span style="color:#E28964;">class</span> <span style="text-decoration:underline;">PostsController<span style="color:#9B5C2E;font-style:italic;"> <span style="color:#9B5C2E;font-style:italic;">&lt;</span> ResourceController::Base</span></span>
  actions <span style="color:#3387CC;"><span style="color:#3387CC;">:</span>all</span>, <span style="color:#3387CC;"><span style="color:#3387CC;">:</span>except</span> =&gt; <span style="color:#3387CC;"><span style="color:#3387CC;">:</span>edit</span>
<span style="color:#E28964;">end</span>

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<span style="color:#E28964;">class</span> <span style="text-decoration:underline;">PostsController<span style="color:#9B5C2E;font-style:italic;"> <span style="color:#9B5C2E;font-style:italic;">&lt;</span> ResourceController::Base</span></span>
  belongs_to <span style="color:#3387CC;"><span style="color:#3387CC;">:</span>user</span>, <span style="color:#3387CC;"><span style="color:#3387CC;">:</span>category</span>
<span style="color:#E28964;">end</span>
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