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Turbolinks 5 javascript not working

I found out that my javascript code would not work when certain links where clicked.

When i set a breakpoint, the following js was not triggered after certain links

$(document).on('turbolinks:load', ready);

This is the link where js works

<%= link_to companies_path, method: :get, id: "Companies" do %>

This is the link where js does not work

<%= link_to "New Campaign", new_campaign_path, method: :get %>
Solution

  • The link with the attribute method: :get would have a data-method="get" in his html

    <a id="Companies" data-method="get" href="/companies">

    While the other one would not have this data-method.

    <a class="btn btn-success btn-fill" data-method="get" href="/campaigns/new">New Campaign</a>

    I solved the issue by explicitly declaring the data-method with the following syntax. 

    <%= link_to "New Campaign", new_campaign_path, method: :get %>

    I did not find any discussion on StackOverflow explaining this, but please attach the links if you find them.

    The issue is solved

    Thanks Best Regards Fabrizio