alerts_controller.rb

 def create
    @alert = current_user.alerts.build params[:alert]
    if params[:send]
      @alert.save
      @alert.deliver
      flash[:notice] = "Successfully sent the alert"
      redirect_to logs_path
    else
      render :template => "alerts/preview"
    end
  end
  
  def edit
    alert = current_user.alerts.find params[:id]
    @alert = present alert, :action => params[:_action]
    render :template => "alerts/edit_with_#{params[:_action]}"
  end
  
  def cancel
    @alert = current_user.alerts.find params[:id]
    #original_alert = current_user.alerts.find params[:id]
    #@alert = original_alert.build_cancellation params[:alert]
    if params[:send]
      #@alert.save
      #@alert.deliver
      flash[:notice] = "Successfully sent the alert"
      redirect_to logs_path
    else
      render :template => "alerts/edit_with_cancel"
    end
  end

edit_with_cancel.html.erb

<% form_for @alert, :url => cancel_alert_path(@alert.original_alert.nil? ? @alert : @alert.original_alert) do |form| %>
  <div id="edit">
    <%= render form %>
    <%= form.submit "Preview Message" %>
  </div>

  <div id="preview">
    <%= render @alert %>

    <%= link_to 'Edit', '#edit', :class => 'edit' %>
    <%= form.submit "Send", :name => 'send' %>
  </div>
<% end %>

routes.rb

  map.resources :user_profiles, :as => "profile"

  map.resources :jurisdictions

  map.resources :role_requests, :controller => "role_requests"
  map.resources :admin_role_requests, :member => [:approve, :deny], :controller => "admin/role_requests"
  map.resources :admin_organizations, :member => [:approve, :deny], :controller => "admin/organizations"

  map.resources :users, :collection => {:search => :get} do |user|
    user.resource :user_profile, :as => "profile"
    user.confirmation "/confirm/:token", :controller => "users", :action => "confirm"
  end
  map.resources :alerts, :member => { :cancel => [:post,:put]}
  map.resources :roles
  map.resources :logs
  map.resources :organizations
  
  map.dashboard "/dashboard", :controller => "dashboard", :action => "index"
  map.root :controller => "dashboard", :action => "index"