M5 l7-rails controllers-response-handout
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This document discusses Rails controllers and how they handle requests and responses. It explains that controllers route requests to actions, retrieve data from models using filters, and pass data to views to generate responses. Controllers can return HTML or JSON and use sessions to persist data or flashes between requests. Responses can also be redirects to other URLs within the application.
![Rails Controllers — Request Processing
In the last lecture we say how the dispatcher routes a request to a
particular controller action (method).
Ex. The HTTP GET request
http://localhost:3000/posts/1
will route to the show method in the PostsController class,
passing params[:id] with a value of 1 to the controller. Note: this
class is defined in the file:
./app/contollers/posts_controller.rb.
Next, the show method will use the ActiveRecord#find method
to retrieve the post with id=1 from the database, and assign it to the
instance variable @post.
Finally, the controller will pass @post to the view, i.e., to the
template file:
./app/views/posts/show.html.erb
and this will be used to create the HTML that will be sent to the
browser.
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![Sessions
In general, the “state” of an application which needs to persist across
requests should be stored in the database. E.g., posts and comments
are persisted in the database.
There are times when data needs to be persisted differently. E.g., the
current contents of a shopping cart.
Whenever a user connects to a Rails application, a session is created.
Session data is stored in Rails using a hash structure that persists
across requests, and can be accessed by controllers.
Ex. session[:current_user] = user.id
A flash hash is part of the session that is cleared with each request (its
value is made to the next request). A controller can use this to send a
message that can be displayed to the user on the next request.
Ex.
lstinlineflash[: notice] = Postwassuccessfullycreated.
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- 1. Web Application Architectures Module 5: Middleware Lecture 7: Rails Controllers–Response c 2011-13 G.L. Heileman Module 5, Lecture 7 1 / 7
- 2. Rails Controllers — Request Processing In the last lecture we say how the dispatcher routes a request to a particular controller action (method). Ex. The HTTP GET request http://localhost:3000/posts/1 will route to the show method in the PostsController class, passing params[:id] with a value of 1 to the controller. Note: this class is defined in the file: ./app/contollers/posts_controller.rb. Next, the show method will use the ActiveRecord#find method to retrieve the post with id=1 from the database, and assign it to the instance variable @post. Finally, the controller will pass @post to the view, i.e., to the template file: ./app/views/posts/show.html.erb and this will be used to create the HTML that will be sent to the browser. c 2011-13 G.L. Heileman Module 5, Lecture 7 2 / 7
- 3. Filters The PostsController#show method is defined as follows: # GET /posts/1 # GET /posts/1.json def show end It doesn’t retrieve the post! The desired post is actually retrieved from the database using a filter called set_post. Filters allow controllers to run shared pre and post processing code over their methods. c 2011-13 G.L. Heileman Module 5, Lecture 7 3 / 7
- 4. Filters c 2011-13 G.L. Heileman Module 5, Lecture 7 3 / 7
- 5. Sessions In general, the “state” of an application which needs to persist across requests should be stored in the database. E.g., posts and comments are persisted in the database. There are times when data needs to be persisted differently. E.g., the current contents of a shopping cart. Whenever a user connects to a Rails application, a session is created. Session data is stored in Rails using a hash structure that persists across requests, and can be accessed by controllers. Ex. session[:current_user] = user.id A flash hash is part of the session that is cleared with each request (its value is made to the next request). A controller can use this to send a message that can be displayed to the user on the next request. Ex. lstinlineflash[: notice] = Postwassuccessfullycreated. c 2011-13 G.L. Heileman Module 5, Lecture 7 4 / 7
- 6. Response – Rendering HTML or JSON The request: http://localhost:3000/posts/1 assumes that HTML will be returned. I.e., it’s the same as: http://localhost:3000/posts/1.html Rails can return other formats, e.g., JSON capabilities are also provided by default. Ex. The following request, will be routed to the same controller method as before: http://localhost:3000/posts/1.json However, it will be rendered using the file: ./app/views/posts/show.json.builder and JSON will be returned to the client. c 2011-13 G.L. Heileman Module 5, Lecture 7 5 / 7
- 7. Response – Rendering HTML or JSON c 2011-13 G.L. Heileman Module 5, Lecture 7 5 / 7
- 8. Response Format One last look at rake routes: Prefix Verb URI Pattern Controller#Action posts GET /posts(.:format) posts#index POST /posts(.:format) posts#create new_post GET /posts/new(.:format) posts#new edit_post GET /posts/:id/edit(.:format) posts#edit post GET /posts/:id(.:format) posts#show PATCH /posts/:id(.:format) posts#update PUT /posts/:id(.:format) posts#update DELETE /posts/:id(.:format) posts#destroy c 2011-13 G.L. Heileman Module 5, Lecture 7 6 / 7
- 9. Redirects Rails may also respond to an HTTP request using the redirect_to method. This method actually tells the browser to send a new request for a different URL. Ex. redirect_to ’www.example.com’ Rails has shortcuts for URLs within your application – they’re the prefix listed when you view routes: Ex. redirect_to posts_url will redirect to the index method in the PostsController. Ex. You can assign a flash message as a part of a redirection: redirect_to @post, notice: ’Post was successfully created.’ c 2011-13 G.L. Heileman Module 5, Lecture 7 7 / 7