refactored the controller, moved flash message into translations

app/controllers/tag_followings_controller.rb

@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ class TagFollowingsController < ApplicationController
     @tag_following = current_user.tag_followings.new(:tag_id => @tag.id)
 
     if @tag_following.save
-      redirect_to(tag_path(:name => params[:name]), :notice => "Successfully following: #{params[:name]}" ) 
+      flash[:notice] = I18n.t('tag_followings.create.success', :name => params[:name]) 
     else
-      render :nothing => true, :status => 406
+      flash[:error] = I18n.t('tag_followings.create.failure', :name => params[:name])
     end
+
+    redirect_to tag_path(:name => params[:name])
   end
 
   # DELETE /tag_followings/1
@@ -20,9 +22,11 @@ class TagFollowingsController < ApplicationController
     @tag = ActsAsTaggableOn::Tag.find_by_name(params[:name])
     @tag_following = current_user.tag_followings.where(:tag_id => @tag.id).first
     if @tag_following && @tag_following.destroy
-      redirect_to(tag_path(:name => params[:name]), :notice => "Successfully stopped following: #{params[:name]}" ) 
+      flash[:notice] = I18n.t('tag_followings.destroy.success', :name => params[:name])
     else
-      render :nothing => true, :status => 410
-    end
+      flash[:error] = I18n.t('tag_followings.destroy.failure', :name => params[:name])
+    end
+
+    redirect_to tag_path(:name => params[:name])
   end
 end

config/locales/diaspora/en.yml

@@ -701,6 +701,14 @@ en:
       follow: "Follow #%{tag}"
       stop_following: "Stop Following #%{tag}"
 
+  tag_followings:
+    create:
+      success: "Successfully following: #%{name}"
+      failure: "Failed to follow: #%{name}"
+    destroy:
+      success: "Successfully stopped following: #%{name}"
+      failure: "Failed to stop following: #%{name}"
+
   tokens:
     show:
       connect_to_cubbies: "Connect to Cubbi.es"

spec/controllers/tag_followings_controller_spec.rb

@@ -41,15 +41,19 @@ describe TagFollowingsController do
         }.to_not change(alice.tag_followings, :count).by(1)
       end
 
-      it "redirects to the tag page" do
+      it "redirects and flashes success to the tag page" do
         post :create, valid_attributes
+
         response.should redirect_to(tag_path(:name => valid_attributes[:name]))
+        flash[:notice].should == "Successfully following: ##{valid_attributes[:name]}"
       end
 
-      it "returns a 406 if you already have a tag" do
+      it "redirects and flashes error if you already have a tag" do
         TagFollowing.any_instance.stub(:save).and_return(false)
         post :create, valid_attributes
-        response.code.should == "406"
+
+        response.should redirect_to(tag_path(:name => valid_attributes[:name]))
+        flash[:error].should == "Failed to follow: ##{valid_attributes[:name]}"
       end
     end
   end
@@ -66,10 +70,19 @@ describe TagFollowingsController do
       }.to change(TagFollowing, :count).by(-1)
     end
 
-    it "returns a 410 if you already have a tag" do
+    it "redirects and flashes error if you already don't follow the tag" do
+      delete :destroy, valid_attributes
+
+      response.should redirect_to(tag_path(:name => valid_attributes[:name]))
+      flash[:notice].should == "Successfully stopped following: ##{valid_attributes[:name]}"
+    end
+
+    it "redirects and flashes error if you already don't follow the tag" do
       TagFollowing.any_instance.stub(:destroy).and_return(false)
       delete :destroy, valid_attributes
-      response.code.should == "410"
+
+      response.should redirect_to(tag_path(:name => valid_attributes[:name]))
+      flash[:error].should == "Failed to stop following: ##{valid_attributes[:name]}"
     end
   end