Your login system should provide a way to authenticate using HTTP basic authentication - most authentication plugins do so i.e. restful_authentication. If you're not using any plugin, check http://railscasts.com/episodes/82 to see how to set it up.
Instead of using plain Net::HTTP, you can use ActiveResource (http:// api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveResource/Base.html) or REST Client (http://rest-client.heroku.com/rdoc/). On Jan 16, 12:15 pm, Michael Rigart <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all > > I'm having trouble finding info on how to tranfser data between 2 rest > appliations. I will try to scetch my problem as simple as possible. I > store data in my first application. In my first application, users need > to login to gain access. The users login with a login form: > > # my session controller that handles the authentication > def create > logged_in_user = User.find_by_email_and_password(email, password) > > # Create the session and redirect > unless logged_in_user.blank? > session[:user] = logged_in_user > if session[:user].landingspage > redirect_to(session[:user].landingspage) > else > redirect_to(outgoing_invoices_path) > end > else > redirect_to('/login') > flash[:error] = 'Invalid username/password combination' > end > end > > Every controller gets checked if the user is still logged in: > before_filter :ensure_login > > def ensure_login > unless session[:user] > flash[:error] = "Please login to continue" > redirect_to("/login") > end > end > > Once I log in with my browser, I can retrieve all the info in any format > I want (html, xml, json, ...) > > Now I have my second application where I want to retrieve data in xml > format from my first application. > > No my first obstical is how to pass the login. With every request I will > need to send the login info becouse I don't think the login will be > persistant. I have read info on basic http but I can't seem to integrate > the info in the ensure_login action. > Also, with the login request, I will need to send the request to the > controller/action of what data I need with search parameters. But how do > I sent the login/data request from my second application to my first? I > have found some examples like: > > require 'net/http' > > Net::HTTP.start('localhost', 3000) do |http| > response = http.get('/people', 'Accept' => 'text/xml') > > #Do something with the response. > > @code = response.code > @message = response.message > @body = response.body > end > > In the above example, I try to get xml data from the people object in > xml format. But how do I send my login info and my search parameters? > > Any info would be great, becouse I can't seem to find any consistant > info on this. > > Thank you in advance > -- > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
