Class: AbstractController::Base
- Inherits:
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      Object
      
        
- Object
 - AbstractController::Base
 
 
- Extended by:
 - ActiveSupport::DescendantsTracker
 
- Includes:
 - ActiveSupport::Configurable
 
- Defined in:
 - lib/abstract_controller/base.rb
 
Overview
Abstract Controller Base
AbstractController::Base is a low-level API. Nobody should be using it directly, and subclasses (like ActionController::Base) are expected to provide their own render method, since rendering means different things depending on the context.
Direct Known Subclasses
Class Attribute Summary collapse
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      .abstract  ⇒ Object 
    
    
      (also: abstract?)
    
  
  
  
  
    
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Returns the value of attribute abstract.
 
Class Method Summary collapse
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      .abstract!  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
Define a controller as abstract.
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      .action_methods  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
A list of method names that should be considered actions.
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      .clear_action_methods!  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
action_methods are cached and there is sometimes a need to refresh them.
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      .controller_path  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
Returns the full controller name, underscored, without the ending Controller.
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      .eager_load!  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
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      .inherited(klass)  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
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      .internal_methods  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
A list of all internal methods for a controller.
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      .method_added(name)  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
Refresh the cached action_methods when a new action_method is added.
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      .supports_path?  ⇒ Boolean 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
Returns true if the given controller is capable of rendering a path.
 
Instance Method Summary collapse
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      #action_methods  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
Delegates to the class’s ::action_methods.
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      #action_name  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
Returns the name of the action this controller is processing.
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      #available_action?(action_name)  ⇒ Boolean 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
Returns true if a method for the action is available and can be dispatched, false otherwise.
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      #controller_path  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
Delegates to the class’s ::controller_path.
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      #formats  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
Returns the formats that can be processed by the controller.
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      #inspect  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
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      #performed?  ⇒ Boolean 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
Tests if a response body is set.
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      #process(action, *args)  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
Calls the action going through the entire Action Dispatch stack.
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      #response_body  ⇒ Object 
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
Returns the body of the HTTP response sent by the controller.
 
Class Attribute Details
.abstract ⇒ Object (readonly) Also known as: abstract?
Returns the value of attribute abstract.
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      # File 'lib/abstract_controller/base.rb', line 52 def abstract @abstract end  | 
  
Class Method Details
.abstract! ⇒ Object
Define a controller as abstract. See internal_methods for more details.
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      # File 'lib/abstract_controller/base.rb', line 57 def abstract! @abstract = true end  | 
  
.action_methods ⇒ Object
A list of method names that should be considered actions. This includes all public instance methods on a controller, less any internal methods (see internal_methods), adding back in any methods that are internal, but still exist on the class itself.
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Set- A set of all methods that should be considered actions. 
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      # File 'lib/abstract_controller/base.rb', line 96 def action_methods @action_methods ||= begin # All public instance methods of this class, including ancestors # except for public instance methods of Base and its ancestors. methods = public_instance_methods(true) - internal_methods # Be sure to include shadowed public instance methods of this class. methods.concat(public_instance_methods(false)) methods.map!(&:to_s) methods.to_set end end  | 
  
.clear_action_methods! ⇒ Object
action_methods are cached and there is sometimes a need to refresh them. ::clear_action_methods! allows you to do that, so next time you run action_methods, they will be recalculated.
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      # File 'lib/abstract_controller/base.rb', line 111 def clear_action_methods! @action_methods = nil end  | 
  
.controller_path ⇒ Object
Returns the full controller name, underscored, without the ending Controller.
class MyApp::MyPostsController < AbstractController::Base
end
MyApp::MyPostsController.controller_path # => "my_app/my_posts"
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String 
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      # File 'lib/abstract_controller/base.rb', line 125 def controller_path @controller_path ||= name.delete_suffix("Controller").underscore unless anonymous? end  | 
  
.eager_load! ⇒ Object
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      # File 'lib/abstract_controller/base.rb', line 135 def eager_load! # :nodoc: action_methods nil end  | 
  
.inherited(klass) ⇒ Object
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      # File 'lib/abstract_controller/base.rb', line 61 def inherited(klass) # :nodoc: # Define the abstract ivar on subclasses so that we don't get # uninitialized ivar warnings unless klass.instance_variable_defined?(:@abstract) klass.instance_variable_set(:@abstract, false) end super end  | 
  
.internal_methods ⇒ Object
A list of all internal methods for a controller. This finds the first abstract superclass of a controller, and gets a list of all public instance methods on that abstract class. Public instance methods of a controller would normally be considered action methods, so methods declared on abstract classes are being removed. (ActionController::Metal and ActionController::Base are defined as abstract)
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      # File 'lib/abstract_controller/base.rb', line 76 def internal_methods controller = self methods = [] until controller.abstract? methods += controller.public_instance_methods(false) controller = controller.superclass end controller.public_instance_methods(true) - methods end  | 
  
.method_added(name) ⇒ Object
Refresh the cached action_methods when a new action_method is added.
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      # File 'lib/abstract_controller/base.rb', line 130 def method_added(name) super clear_action_methods! end  | 
  
.supports_path? ⇒ Boolean
Returns true if the given controller is capable of rendering a path. A subclass of AbstractController::Base may return false. An Email controller for example does not support paths, only full URLs.
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      # File 'lib/abstract_controller/base.rb', line 199 def self.supports_path? true end  | 
  
Instance Method Details
#action_methods ⇒ Object
Delegates to the class’s ::action_methods.
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      # File 'lib/abstract_controller/base.rb', line 170 def action_methods self.class.action_methods end  | 
  
#action_name ⇒ Object
Returns the name of the action this controller is processing.
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      # File 'lib/abstract_controller/base.rb', line 42 attr_internal :action_name  | 
  
#available_action?(action_name) ⇒ Boolean
Returns true if a method for the action is available and can be dispatched, false otherwise.
Notice that action_methods.include?("foo") may return false and available_action?("foo") returns true because this method considers actions that are also available through other means, for example, implicit render ones.
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action_name- The name of an action to be tested 
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      # File 'lib/abstract_controller/base.rb', line 184 def available_action?(action_name) _find_action_name(action_name) end  | 
  
#controller_path ⇒ Object
Delegates to the class’s ::controller_path.
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      # File 'lib/abstract_controller/base.rb', line 165 def controller_path self.class.controller_path end  | 
  
#formats ⇒ Object
Returns the formats that can be processed by the controller.
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      # File 'lib/abstract_controller/base.rb', line 46 attr_internal :formats  | 
  
#inspect ⇒ Object
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      # File 'lib/abstract_controller/base.rb', line 203 def inspect # :nodoc: "#<#{self.class.name}:#{'%#016x' % (object_id << 1)}>" end  | 
  
#performed? ⇒ Boolean
Tests if a response body is set. Used to determine if the process_action callback needs to be terminated in AbstractController::Callbacks.
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      # File 'lib/abstract_controller/base.rb', line 191 def performed? response_body end  | 
  
#process(action, *args) ⇒ Object
Calls the action going through the entire Action Dispatch stack.
The actual method that is called is determined by calling #method_for_action. If no method can handle the action, then an AbstractController::ActionNotFound error is raised.
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self 
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      # File 'lib/abstract_controller/base.rb', line 151 def process(action, *args) @_action_name = action.to_s unless action_name = _find_action_name(@_action_name) raise ActionNotFound.new("The action '#{action}' could not be found for #{self.class.name}", self, action) end @_response_body = nil process_action(action_name, *args) end  | 
  
#response_body ⇒ Object
Returns the body of the HTTP response sent by the controller.
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      # File 'lib/abstract_controller/base.rb', line 38 attr_internal :response_body  |