Marnen Laibow-Koser wrote:
> Ralph Shnelvar wrote:
> [...]
>> Here's another question:
>> Is the before_filter ever called before methods in
>> ApplicationController?
>
> Yes. (Try it and find out!) Most authentication libraries work this
> way. Doesn't Devise?
>
> Best,
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What prevents infinite recursion?
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class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
before_filter :fetch_logged_user
before_filter :authenticate, :except => :login
# Filters added to this controller apply to all controllers in the
application.
# Likewise, all the methods added will be available for all controllers.
class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
before_filter :fetch_logged_user
before_filter :authenticate, :except => :login
helper :all # include all helpers, all the time
protect_from_forgery
def fetch_logged_user
unless session[:user_id].blank?
@logged_user = User.find(session[:user_id])
end
rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
end
def is_logged_in_user?
!...@logged_user.nil?
end
protected
def authenticate
debugger
unless @logged_user
#unauthorized access
redirect_to :controller => :welcome, :status => 401
return false
end
end
end
class ExplanationController < ApplicationController
def whatIsThisGameAbout
x = is_logged_in_user?
debugger
x
end
protected
def authenticate
debugger
x=1
end
end
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I am pretty sure that when Rails calls the action whatIsThisGameAbout
that when is_logged_in_user? is invoked that the before_filters are NOT
invoked again before is_logged_in_user? is invoked.
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