obdev/app/controllers/employers_controller.rb

class EmployersController < ApplicationController
  before_action :set_employer, only: [:show, :edit, :update, :destroy]

  # GET /employers
  def index
    @employers = Employer.order(:name)
  end

  # GET /employers/:id
  def show
  end

  # GET /employers/new
  def new
    @employer = Employer.new
  end

  # POST /employers
  def create
    @employer = Employer.new(employer_params)
    if @employer.save
      redirect_to @employer, notice: 'Employer was successfully created.'
    else
      render :new
    end
  end

  # GET /employers/:id/edit
  def edit
  end

  # PATCH/PUT /employers/:id
  def update
    if @employer.update(employer_params)
      redirect_to @employer, notice: 'Employer was successfully updated.'
    else
      render :edit
    end
  end

  # DELETE /employers/:id
  def destroy
    @employer.destroy
    redirect_to employers_url, notice: 'Employer was successfully destroyed.'
  end

  # GET /employers/search
  # This action responds to the auto-complete AJAX requests
  def search
    if params[:term].present?
      @employers = Employer.where("name LIKE ?", "%#{params[:term]}%")
    else
      @employers = Employer.none
    end

    # Respond with a JSON array of employer names and IDs
    render json: @employers.map { |e| { label: e.name, value: e.id } }
  end

  private

    def set_employer
      @employer = Employer.find(params[:id])
    end

    def employer_params
      params.require(:employer).permit(:name, :address, :phone, :email, :tin, :dob, :ssn, :gender)
    end
end