app/controllers/api/species_listings_controller.rb
class Api::SpeciesListingsController < ApplicationController
respond_to :json
inherit_resources
def index
designations = Designation.where(sanitized_params)
listings = SpeciesListing.where(designation_id: designations)
render :json => listings
end
private
def trade_plus_params
params.permit(:designation)
end
def sanitized_params
return nil if trade_plus_params.empty? || !trade_plus_params[:designation].present?
user_designations = trade_plus_params[:designation].split(',').map(&:upcase)
designations = Designation.pluck(:name).map(&:upcase)
{name: user_designations & designations }
end
end