Employer module updated and now working as intended with updated fields, proper saving and design elements.

app/controllers/employers_controller.rb

@@ -48,14 +48,17 @@ class EmployersController < ApplicationController
   # This action responds to the auto-complete AJAX requests
   def search
     if params[:term].present?
-      @employers = Employer.where("name LIKE ?", "%#{params[:term]}%")
+      @employers = Employer.where(
+        "first_name LIKE :term OR last_name LIKE :term", 
+        term: "%#{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 } }
+  
+    render json: @employers.map { |e| { label: e.full_name, value: e.id } }
   end
+  
 
   private
 
@@ -64,6 +67,12 @@ class EmployersController < ApplicationController
     end
 
     def employer_params
-      params.require(:employer).permit(:name, :address, :phone, :email, :tin, :dob, :ssn, :gender)
+      params.require(:employer).permit(
+        :first_name, :last_name, 
+        :address_line_1, :address_line_2, 
+        :city, :state, :zip, 
+        :phone, :email, :tin, :dob, :ssn, :gender
+      )
     end
+    
 end

app/controllers/participants_controller.rb

@@ -21,12 +21,18 @@ class ParticipantsController < ApplicationController
 
   def create
     @participant = Participant.new(participant_params)
+  
     Participant.transaction do
       if params[:is_employer] == 'yes'
-        employer = Employer.create!(employer_params_from_participant(@participant))
-        @participant.employer = employer
+        employer = Employer.new(employer_params_from_participant(@participant))
+        if employer.save
+          @participant.employer = employer
+        else
+          Rails.logger.debug "Employer creation failed: #{employer.errors.full_messages}"
+          raise ActiveRecord::Rollback, "Employer could not be saved"
+        end
       end
-
+  
       if @participant.save
         redirect_to @participant, notice: 'Participant was successfully created.'
       else
@@ -39,6 +45,7 @@ class ParticipantsController < ApplicationController
     render :new
   end
   
+  
   def edit
   end
 
@@ -81,15 +88,24 @@ class ParticipantsController < ApplicationController
   
   def employer_params_from_participant(participant)
     {
-      name: "#{participant.first_name} #{participant.last_name}",
-      address: participant.address,
+      first_name: participant.first_name,
+      last_name: participant.last_name,
+      address_line_1: participant.address_line_1,
+      address_line_2: participant.address_line_2,
+      city: participant.city,
+      state: participant.state,
+      zip: participant.zip,
       phone: participant.phone,
       email: participant.email,
-      dob: participant.dob,       # Mapping Date of Birth
-      ssn: participant.ssn,       # Mapping SSN
-      gender: participant.gender  # Mapping Gender
+      dob: participant.dob,
+      ssn: participant.ssn,
+      gender: participant.gender
     }
   end
+  
+  
+  
+  
 
   def employment_params
     params.require(:employment).permit(:worker_id, :start_date, :end_date)

app/views/employers/edit.html.erb

@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 <div class="container mt-5">
-  <div class="row">
-    <div class="col">
+  <div class="row justify-content-center">
+    <div class="col-md-6">
       <h1 class="mb-4 text-center">Edit Employer</h1>
 
       <%= render 'form', employer: @employer %>
 
-      <div class="mt-3 d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
-        <%= link_to 'Show', @employer, class: 'btn btn-info' %>
-        <%= link_to 'Back to List', employers_path, class: 'btn btn-secondary' %>
-        <%= link_to 'Destroy', @employer, method: :delete, data: { confirm: 'Are you sure?', turbo: 'false' }, class: 'btn btn-danger' %>
+      <div class="mt-3 d-flex justify-content-between">
+        <%= link_to 'Back to List', employers_path, class: "btn btn-secondary" %>
+        <%= link_to 'Destroy', @employer, method: :delete, data: { confirm: 'Are you sure?' }, class: "btn btn-danger" %>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>

app/views/employers/index.html.erb

@@ -22,21 +22,20 @@
     <tbody>
       <% @employers.each do |employer| %>
         <tr>
-          <td><%= employer.first_name %> <%= employer.last_name %></td>
+          <td><%= employer.first_name %></td>
+          <td><%= employer.last_name %></td>
           <td><%= [employer.address_line_1, employer.address_line_2, employer.city, employer.state, employer.zip].compact.join(', ') %></td>
           <td><%= employer.phone %></td>
           <td><%= employer.email %></td>
           <td><%= employer.dob.strftime('%B %d, %Y') if employer.dob %></td>
           <td>
             <%= link_to employer, class: 'btn btn-sm btn-secondary' do %>
-              <i class="bi bi-eye"></i> <!-- Eyeball icon for 'Show' -->
+              <i class="bi bi-eye"></i><!-- Eyeball icon for 'Show' -->
             <% end %>
-          
-            
             <%= link_to edit_employer_path(employer), class: 'btn btn-sm btn-info' do %>
-              <i class="bi bi-pencil-fill" style="color: white;"></i> <!-- Pencil icon for 'Edit' -->
+              <i class="bi bi-pencil-fill" style="color: white;"></i> <!-- Pencil icon for 'Edit' with white color -->
             <% end %>
-            </td>
+          </td>
         </tr>
       <% end %>
     </tbody>

app/views/employers/show.html.erb

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
           <p class="card-text">
             <strong>Address:</strong>
-            <%= [employer.address_line_1, employer.address_line_2, employer.city, employer.state, employer.zip].compact.join(', ') %>
+            <%= [@employer.address_line_1, @employer.address_line_2, @employer.city, @employer.state, @employer.zip].compact.join(', ') %>
           </p>
 
           <p class="card-text">
@@ -48,9 +48,8 @@
       </div>
 
       <div class="mt-3 d-flex justify-content-between">
-        <%= link_to 'Edit', edit_employer_path(@employer), class: "btn btn-primary" %>
+        <%= link_to 'Edit', edit_employer_path(@employer), class: "btn btn-dark" %>
         <%= link_to 'Back to List', employers_path, class: "btn btn-secondary" %>
-        <%= link_to 'Destroy', @employer, method: :delete, data: { confirm: 'Are you sure?', turbo: 'false' }, class: "btn btn-danger" %>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>