Searchkick: undefined method `paginate` error when using api-pagination gem

[TKB21]

I'm in the process of setting up my api and am using searchkick along with api-pagination/will_paginate. Here is how my index action is setup:

def index
  if params[:q]
    @cuisines = Cuisine.search params[:q], fields: [:name]
  else
    @cuisines = Cuisine.all
  end

  paginate json: @cuisines, each_serializer: Api::CuisineSerializer
end

When I hit this url:

http://api.test-site.dev/admin/cuisines?q="american"

I get the this exception thrown:

#<NoMethodError: undefined method `paginate' for #<Searchkick::Results:0x007fc586002618>>

While searching the web for a solution I was brought back here on git but to no avail:

paginate json: Cuisine.search("american").results

yeilds

#<ArgumentError: Must specify fields to search>

Specifying the fields brings me back to an exception similar to my original:

#<NoMethodError: undefined method `paginate' for #<Array:0x007fc580f22220>>

Any idea on how to fix this? I'm using: rails (5.1.4) and the latest versions of all said gems.

[ankane]

@TKB21 Try following instructions in the ArgumentError message.

[TKB21]

@ankane Tried the following:

paginate json: Cuisine.search("american", fields: [:name]).results

but ran into the error I was displaying in the original post:

#<NoMethodError: undefined method `paginate' for #<Array:0x007fc580f22220>>

Not sure if that's what you meant. Doing some further research I found the only workaround was to require will_paginate/array in my controller(s). With this in mind do you think this is problem is more geared towards will_paginate? This issue is non-existent using kaminari just as a side note.

[ankane]

@TKB21 Sorry, missed that. If requiring will_paginate/array fixes it, I don't think there's an issue with either project. It's just something you'll need to do.

[TKB21]

Cool. Thanks for the clarification.

[ankane]

Thanks for following up with the solution. I'm sure others will find it useful.