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Transactionally Create Parent + Children with accepts_nested_attributes_for

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                  class Snip < ApplicationRecord
  has_many :code_blocks, inverse_of: :snip, dependent: :destroy
  accepts_nested_attributes_for :code_blocks, reject_if: :all_blank, allow_destroy: true

  validates :title, presence: true
  validates :code_blocks, presence: true
end

                  class SnipsController < ApplicationController
  def create
    @snip = current_member.snips.new(snip_params)
    @snip.save!
    redirect_to @snip
  end

  private

  def snip_params
    params.require(:snip).permit(:title, :content, code_blocks_attributes: %i[id name hljs_language code _destroy])
  end
end

Nested writes should be transactional: either everything is created or nothing is. Rails does this well when you keep validations coherent and avoid side effects in callbacks.

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Transactionally Create Parent + Children with accepts_nested_attributes_for

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