Better rule deletion UI

lib/frenzy/rule.ex

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ defmodule Frenzy.Rule do
     field :property, :string
     field :param, :string
     field :weight, :integer
-    field :delete, :boolean, virtual: true
 
     belongs_to :filter, Frenzy.Filter
 
@@ -17,16 +16,7 @@ defmodule Frenzy.Rule do
   @doc false
   def changeset(rule, attrs) do
     rule
-    |> cast(attrs, [:mode, :property, :param, :weight, :delete])
+    |> cast(attrs, [:mode, :property, :param, :weight])
-    |> set_delete_action()
     |> validate_required([:mode, :property, :param, :weight])
   end
-
-  def set_delete_action(changeset) do
-    if get_change(changeset, :delete) do
-      %{changeset | action: :delete}
-    else
-      changeset
-    end
-  end
 end

lib/frenzy_web/controllers/filter_controller.ex

@@ -33,4 +33,10 @@ defmodule FrenzyWeb.FilterController do
 
     redirect(conn, to: Routes.filter_path(Endpoint, :edit, id))
   end
+
+  def remove_rule(conn, %{"id" => id, "rule_id" => rule_id}) do
+    rule = Repo.get(Rule, rule_id)
+    Repo.delete(rule)
+    redirect(conn, to: Routes.filter_path(Endpoint, :edit, id))
+  end
 end

lib/frenzy_web/router.ex

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ defmodule FrenzyWeb.Router do
 
     resources "/filters", FilterController, only: [:edit, :update]
     post "/filters/:id/add_rule", FilterController, :add_rule
+    post "/filters/:id/remove_rule", FilterController, :remove_rule
 
     resources "/items", ItemController, only: [:show]
     post "/items/:id/read", ItemController, :read

lib/frenzy_web/templates/filter/edit.html.eex

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
       <th>Mode</th>
       <th>Param</th>
       <th>Weight</th>
-      <th>Delete?</th>
     </tr>
     <%= inputs_for form, :rules, fn p -> %>
       <tr>
@@ -32,7 +31,14 @@
           <%= number_input p, :weight %>
         </td>
         <td>
-          <%= checkbox p, :delete %>
+          <%# when nesting form tags, the first nested one seems to get removed %>
+          <%# not the first nested one in each row, but the first nested one overall %>
+          <%# so we include a dummy form with display: none that gets stripped from the first row %>
+          <%# but is present and invisible in subsequent rows %>
+          <form style="display: none;"></form>
+          <%= form_tag Routes.filter_path(@conn, :remove_rule, @changeset.data.id, [rule_id: p.data.id]), method: :post do %>
+            <%= submit "Delete" %>
+          <% end %>
         </td>
       </tr>
     <% end %>