eventscontroller.rb

class EventsController < ApplicationController  
  rescue_from(ActionController::RoutingError) {redirect_to '/'}
  def index
    render :layout=>"layouts/home"
  end
  def show      
    if params[:name]
      @event=Event.where(:name=>params[:name]).first      
      @event||=Event.create(:name=>params[:name])      
    end    
    
    @event||=Event.where(:id=>params[:id]).first    
    respond_to do |format|
      if @event
        format.html
      else
        format.html {redirect_to new_event_path} 
      end
    end
  end  
  
  def create
    @event=Event.new(params[:event])
    if(@event.save)
      @participant=@event.participants.new()
      redirect_to @event
    else
      render :new
    end
  end
  
  def new
    @event=Event.new    
  end

  def search				
    @email=params[:search].downcase
		@events=Event.select("DISTINCT events.*").joins(:participants).where(:participants=>{:email=>@email}).to_a if @email
  end
end