Old create method

gistfile1.rb

# POST /issues
  # POST /issues.xml
  def create
    
    @issue = Issue.new(params[:issue])
 
    # A D D    N E W    C A U S E / E F F E C T
    if params[:action_carrier]

      # Read in the :type passed with form to recognize whether this is a Cause or Effect
      @causality = params[:action_carrier].to_s
      @causality_id = params[:id_carrier]     

      # * * * * Check whether the Cause/effect already exists as an issue * * * *
      if Issue.exists?(:wiki_url => [@issue.wiki_url])
        
        # Retrieve the ID of existing issue
        @wikiurl = @issue.wiki_url
        @issueid = Issue.where(:wiki_url => @wikiurl).select('id').first.id
        
        # Define a new Relationship
        @relationship = Relationship.new
          
          # Populate User_Id if relationship was created by a logged in User
          if @issue.user_id.to_s != ""
            @relationship.user_id = @issue.user_id  
          end            
        
        # It is a Cause
        if @causality == "C"  
          @relationship.cause_id = @issueid
          @relationship.issue_id = @causality_id
          @notice = 'New cause linked Successfully'
        end

        # It is an Inhibitor
        if @causality == "I"  
          @relationship.cause_id = @issueid
          @relationship.issue_id = @causality_id
          @relationship.relationship_type = 'I'
          @notice = 'New reducing issue linked Successfully'
        end        

        # It is a Superset
        if @causality == "P"  
          @relationship.cause_id = @issueid
          @relationship.issue_id = @causality_id
          @relationship.relationship_type = 'H'
          @notice = 'New superset linked Successfully'
        end
        
        # It is an Effect
        if @causality == "E"
          @relationship.cause_id = @causality_id
          @relationship.issue_id = @issueid      
          @notice = 'New effect linked Successfully'
        end

        # It is an Inhibited
        if @causality == "R"
          @relationship.cause_id = @causality_id
          @relationship.issue_id = @issueid      
          @relationship.relationship_type = 'I'
          @notice = 'New reduced issue linked Successfully'
        end
        
        # It is a Subset
        if @causality == "S"
          @relationship.cause_id = @causality_id
          @relationship.issue_id = @issueid
          @relationship.relationship_type = 'H'          
          @notice = 'New subset linked Successfully'
        end        
        
        
        # Save the Relationship     
        if @relationship.save

          # remove duplicate suggestions if any
          if Suggestion.exists?(:causality => @causality, :wiki_url => [@issue.wiki_url], :issue_id=>@causality_id)
            @suggestion_id = Suggestion.where(:causality => @causality, :wiki_url => [@issue.wiki_url], :issue_id=>@causality_id).select('id').first.id
            @suggestion = Suggestion.find(@suggestion_id)
            @suggestion.update_attributes('status' => 'A')
            @suggestion.save
          end  

					Reputation::Utils.reputation(:action=>:create, \
																					:type=>:relationship, \
																					:id=>@relationship.id, \
																					:me=>@relationship.user_id, \
																					:undo=>false, \
																					:calculate=>true)

          redirect_to(:back, :notice => @notice)
        else
          @notice = @relationship.errors.full_messages
          redirect_to(:back, :notice => @notice.to_s + ' Causal link was not created')
        end
      
      # * * * * The issue pointing to this wiki_url does not exist so create new issue before relation * * * *
      else
        if @issue.save

					suggested_causes, suggested_effects, suggested_inhibitors, suggested_reduced, suggested_parents, suggested_subsets = Suggestion.new.get_suggestions(@issue.wiki_url, @issue.id)

    			Suggestion.create(suggested_causes)
    			Suggestion.create(suggested_effects)
   				Suggestion.create(suggested_inhibitors)
    			Suggestion.create(suggested_reduced)
    			Suggestion.create(suggested_parents)
    			Suggestion.create(suggested_subsets)


					Reputation::Utils.reputation(:action=>:create, \
																					:type=>:issue, \
																					:me=>@issue.user_id, \
																					:undo=>false, \
																					:calculate=>true)

          # Define a new Relationship
          @relationship = Relationship.new
          
          # Populate User_Id if relationship was created by a logged in User
          if @issue.user_id.to_s != ""
            @relationship.user_id = @issue.user_id  
          end
          
          # It is a Cause
          if @causality == "C"  
            @relationship.cause_id = @issue.id
            @relationship.issue_id = @causality_id          
            @notice = 'New Issue was created and linked as a cause'
          end

          # It is an Inhibitor
          if @causality == "I"  
            @relationship.cause_id = @issue.id
            @relationship.issue_id = @causality_id
            @relationship.relationship_type = 'I'            
            @notice = 'New Issue was created and linked as reducer'
          end

          # It is a Superset
          if @causality == "P"  
            @relationship.cause_id = @issue.id
            @relationship.issue_id = @causality_id 
            @relationship.relationship_type = 'H'
            @notice = 'New Issue was created and linked as a superset'
          end         
          
          # It is an Effect
          if @causality == "E"  
            @relationship.cause_id = @causality_id
            @relationship.issue_id = @issue.id
            @notice = 'New Issue was created and linked as an effect'
          end          

          # It is an Inhibited
          if @causality == "R"  
            @relationship.cause_id = @causality_id
            @relationship.issue_id = @issue.id
            @relationship.relationship_type = 'I'
            @notice = 'New Issue was created and linked as reduced'
          end              
            
          # It is a Subset
          if @causality == "S"  
            @relationship.cause_id = @causality_id
            @relationship.issue_id = @issue.id
            @relationship.relationship_type = 'H'
            @notice = 'New Issue was created and linked as a subset'
          end  
            
          # Save the Relationship     
          if @relationship.save

            # remove duplicate suggestions if any
            if Suggestion.exists?(:causality => @causality, :wiki_url => [@issue.wiki_url], :issue_id=>@causality_id)
              @suggestion_id = Suggestion.where(:causality => @causality, :wiki_url => [@issue.wiki_url], :issue_id=>@causality_id).select('id').first.id
              @suggestion = Suggestion.find(@suggestion_id)
              @suggestion.update_attributes('status' => 'A')
              @suggestion.save
            end  

						Reputation::Utils.reputation(:action=>:create, \
																					:type=>:relationship, \
																					:id=>@relationship.id, \
																					:me=>@relationship.user_id, \
																					:undo=>false, \
																					:calculate=>true)

            redirect_to(:back, :notice => @notice)
          else
            @notice = @relationship.errors.full_messages
            redirect_to(:back, :notice => @notice.to_s + ' Causal link was not created')
          end
        
        # some problem occurred and the Issue could not be saved
        else
          @notice = @issue.errors.full_messages
          redirect_to(:back, :notice => @notice.to_s + ' Causal link was not created')
          
        end
        
        #code to generate suggestions for the Newly created Issue
        
        # Define new Suggestions
        Suggestion.new(params[:issue_id=>@issue.id, :wiki_url=>@issue.wiki_url])       
        
        
      end
      
         
    else
      
     respond_to do |format|     
        if @issue.save
        # Define new Suggestions
        #@suggestion = Suggestion.new(params[:issue_id=>@issue.id, :wiki_url=>@issue.wiki_url]) 
        #@suggestion.create

					suggested_causes, suggested_effects, suggested_inhibitors, suggested_reduced, suggested_parents, suggested_subsets = Suggestion.new.get_suggestions(@issue.wiki_url, @issue.id)

    			Suggestion.create(suggested_causes)
    			Suggestion.create(suggested_effects)
   				Suggestion.create(suggested_inhibitors)
    			Suggestion.create(suggested_reduced)
    			Suggestion.create(suggested_parents)
    			Suggestion.create(suggested_subsets)

          
          format.html { redirect_to(@issue, :notice => 'Issue was successfully created.') }
          format.xml  { render :xml => @issue, :status => :created, :location => @issue }
        else
          format.html { render :action => "new" }
          format.xml  { render :xml => @issue.errors, :status => :unprocessable_entity }
        end
      end      
    end
    
    
    
    
  end