javascript - AJAX GET request in Rails without rendering views/json -

making get request check whether or not send followup post request , don't need render following first request. i'm using render nothing: true @ base of controller action, i'm not sure what's causing actionview::missingtemplate @ /able_to_claim error when sent request through browser console:

 def able_to_claim     role, user_id = params[:role], params[:user_id]     if role == "senior editor" or role == "admin"       return true      else       active_essays = 0       claim.where(:user_id => user_id).each {|claim| active_essays += 1 if essay.find(claim.essay_id).status != "complete"}         if role == "editor" , active_essays < 5           return true         elsif role == "managing editor" , active_essays < 15             return true         else            return false          end      end     render nothing: true   end  

route: get '/able_to_claim' => 'users#able_to_claim'

js file:

response = $.ajax({           type: 'get',           url : '/able_to_claim/?role=' + userrole + '&user_id=' + userid,           crossdomain: true,           contenttype:'application/json; charset=utf-8',           datatype: 'json'         }); 

userrole , userid defined in application.html.erb:

<%= javascript_tag "var userid = #{current_user.id};" if current_user %>   <%= javascript_tag "var userrole = '#{current_user.role}';" if current_user %> 

wow, feel silly. had no idea return breaks out of rest of function. refactoring:

def able_to_claim     role, user_id = params[:role], params[:user_id]     if role == "senior editor" or role == "admin"       can_claim = true     else       active_essays = user.find(user_id).essays.where.not(status: 'complete').count         if role == "editor" , active_essays < 5           can_claim = true         elsif role == "managing editor" , active_essays < 15             can_claim = true         else            can_claim = false         end      end       render json: {can_claim: can_claim}   end