Routing Error - No route matches when using button_to with custom action

Question

I have the following button to download a file.

= button_to \'download\', action: \'download\', method: \'get\'

And I have a download

Answer 1

In your routes.rb:

resources :movies do
  get 'download', on: :member
end

Now, in your view you need to specify, what movie you want to download:

= button_to 'download', download_movie_path(@movie), method: 'get'

Also, note:

1. Use path instead of specifying controller/action in helpers.

2. Use link_to for GET requests and if you need link with button style apply it through CSS. button_to with GET request is a bad practice.