gistfile1.txt

<!--- RENDERED PARTIAL >

<tr>
  <td><%=h bug.user.company_name %> </td>
  <td>Submitted by <%=h bug.submitter %></td>
  <td><%=h bug.subject %> </td>
  <td> <%=h truncate(bug.description.gsub(/<.*?>/,''), :length => 80) %> </td>
  <td> <%= link_to 'Show', bug %> </td>
  <% if session[:admin] %>
  <td> <%= link_to 'Edit', edit_bug_path(bug)%> </td>
  <td> <%= link_to 'Destroy', bug, :confirm => 'Are you sure?',
  :method => :delete %> </td>
  <% end %>
 </tr>

gistfile2.txt

<!--- THIS IS THE VIEW >


<h1>Index:</h1>

<% form_tag :action => "index" do %>
 <fieldset>
   <legend>Enter Search Criteria</legend>

   <div>
     <label for="Company">Company Name:</label>
     <%= collection_select( :user, :company_name, User.all,
     :company_name, :company_name, options = {:prompt => "-Select a Company"}) %>
   </div>
   
   <div>
     <label for="Username">Username:</label>
     <%= collection_select( :user, :name, User.all, :name, :name,
     options = {:prompt => "-Select a Username"}) %>
   </div>

  <div>
    <label for="Submitter">Submitted By:</label>
    <%= collection_select( :bug, :submitter, Bug.all, :submitter,
    :submitter, options = {:prompt => "-Select a Submitter"}) %>
   </div>
   <div>
     <%= submit_tag "Search" %>
   </div>
 </fieldset>
 <%end%>
</div>



<div id="bug-list">
  <% unless @bugs == nil %> 
    <h1> Listing bugs:</h1>
    <table>
      <%= render(:partial => "shared/bug", :collection => @bugs) %>
    </table>
    <%end%>
</div>

gistfile3.txt

# The action

# Thanks, burke!
  def index
    @bugs = nil
    if request.post?

      mappings = Hash.new{|k,v|v}

      allowed_user_attrib = [:company_name, :name]
      allowed_bug_attrib  = [:submitter]

      user_attrib = params[:user].reject{|k,v| ! allowed_user_attrib.include?(k)}
      bug_attrib  = params[:bug].reject {|k,v| ! allowed_bug_attrib.include?(k)}

      if user_attrib
        user = User.find(:first, :conditions => user_attrib)
        bug_attrib.merge!({:user_id => user})
      end

      @bugs = Bug.find(:all, :conditions => bug_attrib)
    end
  end