Rails 3.2.17 NoMethodError in VideosController#create - ruby-on-rails-3

Question

I'm new to Ruby on Rails and trying to create a relatively simple web application by following this guide: http://www.sitepoint.com/youtube-rails/. I've come to a point where all the code is in place but still getting the NoMethodError in VideosController#create:
undefined method `uid=' for #<Video:0x007fb066c41d28>
app/controllers/videos_controller.rb
class VideosController < ApplicationController
def index
#videos = Video.order('created_at DESC')
end
def new
#video = Video.new
end
def create
#video = Video.new(params[:video])
if #video.save
flash[:success] = 'Video added!'
redirect_to root_url
else
render 'new'
end
end
end
app/models/video.rb
class Video < ActiveRecord::Base
attr_accessible :link
YT_LINK_FORMAT = /^.*(youtu.be\/|v\/|u\/\w\/|embed\/|watch\?v=|\&v=)([^#\&\?]*).*/i
validates :link, presence: true, format: YT_LINK_FORMAT
before_create -> do
uid = link.match(YT_LINK_FORMAT)
self.uid = uid[2] if uid && uid[2]
if self.uid.to_s.length != 11
self.errors.add(:link, 'is invalid.')
false
elsif Video.where(uid: self.uid).any?
self.errors.add(:link, 'is not unique.')
false
else
get_additional_info
end
end
private
def get_additional_info
begin
client = YouTubeIt::OAuth2Client.new(dev_key: '<my_dev_key>')
video = client.video_by(uid)
self.title = video.title
self.duration = parse_duration(video.duration)
self.author = video.author.name
self.likes = video.rating.likes
self.dislikes = video.rating.dislikes
rescue
self.title = '' ; self.duration = '00.00.00' ; self.author = '' ; self.likes = 0 ; self.dislikes = 0
end
end
def parse_duration(d)
hr = (d / 3600).floor
min = ((d - (hr * 3600)) / 60).floor
sec = (d - (hr * 3600) - (min * 60)).floor
hr = '0' + hr.to_s if hr.to_i < 10
min = '0' + min.to_s if min.to_i < 10
sec = '0' + sec.to_s if sec.to_i < 10
hr.to_s + ':' + min.to_s + ':' + sec.to_s
end
end
Full Trace
activemodel (3.2.17) lib/active_model/attribute_methods.rb:407:in `method_missing'
activerecord (3.2.17) lib/active_record/attribute_methods.rb:149:in `method_missing'
app/models/video.rb:10:in `block in <class:Video>'
activesupport (3.2.17) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:407:in `_run__3695319422649908747__create__1619689881822406221__callbacks'
activesupport (3.2.17) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:405:in `__run_callback'
activesupport (3.2.17) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:385:in `_run_create_callbacks'
activesupport (3.2.17) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:81:in `run_callbacks'
activerecord (3.2.17) lib/active_record/callbacks.rb:268:in `create'
activerecord (3.2.17) lib/active_record/persistence.rb:348:in `create_or_update'
activerecord (3.2.17) lib/active_record/callbacks.rb:264:in `block in create_or_update'
activesupport (3.2.17) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:403:in `_run__3695319422649908747__save__1619689881822406221__callbacks'
activesupport (3.2.17) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:405:in `__run_callback'
activesupport (3.2.17) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:385:in `_run_save_callbacks'
activesupport (3.2.17) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:81:in `run_callbacks'
activerecord (3.2.17) lib/active_record/callbacks.rb:264:in `create_or_update'
activerecord (3.2.17) lib/active_record/persistence.rb:84:in `save'
activerecord (3.2.17) lib/active_record/validations.rb:50:in `save'
activerecord (3.2.17) lib/active_record/attribute_methods/dirty.rb:22:in `save'
activerecord (3.2.17) lib/active_record/transactions.rb:259:in `block (2 levels) in save'
activerecord (3.2.17) lib/active_record/transactions.rb:313:in `block in with_transaction_returning_status'
activerecord (3.2.17) lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb:192:in `transaction'
activerecord (3.2.17) lib/active_record/transactions.rb:208:in `transaction'
activerecord (3.2.17) lib/active_record/transactions.rb:311:in `with_transaction_returning_status'
activerecord (3.2.17) lib/active_record/transactions.rb:259:in `block in save'
activerecord (3.2.17) lib/active_record/transactions.rb:270:in `rollback_active_record_state!'
activerecord (3.2.17) lib/active_record/transactions.rb:258:in `save'
app/controllers/videos_controller.rb:12:in `create'
actionpack (3.2.17) lib/action_controller/metal/implicit_render.rb:4:in `send_action'
actionpack (3.2.17) lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:167:in `process_action'
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actionpack (3.2.17) lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:18:in `block in process_action'
activesupport (3.2.17) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:414:in `_run__333554687839828986__process_action__1999722818964258122__callbacks'
activesupport (3.2.17) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:405:in `__run_callback'
activesupport (3.2.17) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:385:in `_run_process_action_callbacks'
activesupport (3.2.17) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:81:in `run_callbacks'
actionpack (3.2.17) lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:17:in `process_action'
actionpack (3.2.17) lib/action_controller/metal/rescue.rb:29:in `process_action'
actionpack (3.2.17) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:30:in `block in process_action'
activesupport (3.2.17) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:123:in `block in instrument'
activesupport (3.2.17) lib/active_support/notifications/instrumenter.rb:20:in `instrument'
activesupport (3.2.17) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:123:in `instrument'
actionpack (3.2.17) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:29:in `process_action'
actionpack (3.2.17) lib/action_controller/metal/params_wrapper.rb:207:in `process_action'
activerecord (3.2.17) lib/active_record/railties/controller_runtime.rb:18:in `process_action'
actionpack (3.2.17) lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:121:in `process'
actionpack (3.2.17) lib/abstract_controller/rendering.rb:45:in `process'
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actionpack (3.2.17) lib/action_controller/metal.rb:246:in `block in action'
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rack (1.4.5) lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:210:in `context'
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activesupport (3.2.17) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:405:in `__run_callback'
activesupport (3.2.17) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:385:in `_run_call_callbacks'
activesupport (3.2.17) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:81:in `run_callbacks'
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rack (1.4.5) lib/rack/lock.rb:15:in `call'
actionpack (3.2.17) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb:63:in `call'
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railties (3.2.17) lib/rails/application.rb:231:in `call'
rack (1.4.5) lib/rack/content_length.rb:14:in `call'
railties (3.2.17) lib/rails/rack/log_tailer.rb:17:in `call'
rack (1.4.5) lib/rack/handler/webrick.rb:59:in `service'
/Users/<User_Name>/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-head/lib/ruby/1.9.1/webrick/httpserver.rb:111:in `service'
/Users/Kappe/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-head/lib/ruby/1.9.1/webrick/httpserver.rb:70:in `run'
/Users/Kappe/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-head/lib/ruby/1.9.1/webrick/server.rb:183:in `block in start_thread'
I hope I've given enough information. I think something is going on in video.rb where uid and self.uid are set but I don't have enough knowledge to solve this problem. Can you help me with this? Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

undefined method `uid=' for #
The error is because there is no uid attribute in videos table.
You should add that attribute through migration
AddUidToVideo uid:string
this will create a migration file for adding a uid column to that table then
do rake db:migrate