Big sinatra problems

Question

Hi,

So I'm having huge trouble with sinatra.

Here's what I have:

require 'dm-core'

DataMapper.setup(:default, ENV['DATABASE_URL'] || 'sqlite3://my.db')

class Something
    include DataMapper::Resource
    property :id,           Serial
    property :thing,        Text
    property :run_in,       Integer
    property :added_at,     DateTime
    property :to,           String

    def schedule
        cronify(self.thing+" to "+self.to, "http://url"+self.id.to_s, self.run_in)
    end

    def notify
        text(self.thing, self.to)
    end
end
Something.auto_upgrade!

The cronify method works. I tested it in irb. Also, the schedule instance method works, I tested it in the console.

However, it doesn't work in the route, even though it works in the console.

post '/add' do
   @something = Something.create(blah) #this works fine
   @something.schedule #this works fine in the console; not in the route.
end

I've tried everything, from @something.create(blah).schedule (which also works fine in the console, but not in the route), to defining the method cronify inside the sinatra helpers, and even calling cronify directly on the route. Nothing works on the route.

What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

You could try explaining what cronify does, what gem or extension it is from, or where your app is hosted or what additional frameworks you are running.

Is this Heroku? The DB string looks familiar.

Answer 2

Not an answer either, just a request for more information: How are you testing your code "in the console", how "in the route"?