How to include a method in a Rails seed:db file?

Question

I have the following Rail5 seeds.rb file:

s1-s4 are created above.

job_titles = JobTitle.all
job_titles.each_with_index do |job_title, index|
  case job_title.title
  when "XXXX"
    self.create_job_title_skills([s1,s2,s3,s4])
  end
end

def create_job_title_skills(items)    
  puts "create_job_title_skills"
  items.each do |skill|
    puts skill
  end    
end

I'm getting the following error:

NoMethodError: undefined method `create_job_title_skills' for main:Object

I only need this method for the seed file, how can I get a method to work in a Rails 5 seeds.rb file only?

Answer 1

Define the method before you call it, like this:

def create_job_title_skills(items)    
  puts "create_job_title_skills"
  items.each do |skill|
    puts skill
  end    
end

job_titles = JobTitle.all
job_titles.each_with_index do |job_title, index|
  case job_title.title
  when "XXXX"
    self.create_job_title_skills([s1,s2,s3,s4])
  end
end