Rails Filter

Filter

Action method before, after both
before around after

before / after

Example


class ExampleController < ApplicationController before_action :start_logger after_action :end_logger def index end private def start_logger logger.debug('[Start]' + Time.now.to_s) end def end_logger logger.debug('[Finish]' + Time.now.to_s) end end [/ruby] Use before_action as before filter,
and after_action as around filter.

around


class ExampleController < ApplicationController around_action :around_logger def index end private def around_logger # Before logger.debug('[Start]' + Time.now.to_s) yield # Execute Action # After logger.debug('[Finish]' + Time.now.to_s) end end [/ruby]

Filter range

only, except


class ExampleController < ApplicationController before_action :start_logger, only: [:index, :index2] after_action :end_logger, except: :index end [/ruby]

Skip inherited filter

Skip inherited filter


class ExampleExController < ExampleController skip_before_action :my_log # my_log belongs parent controller skip_after_action :my_after_log, only: :index end [/ruby]

Filter Example


class ExampleController < ApplicationController before_action :auth, only: :index private def auth # username / password name = 'username' passwd = 'xxxxxxxxxx' authenticate_or_request_with_http_basic('Application') do |n, p| n == name && Digest::SHA1.hsxdigest(p) == passwd end end [/ruby]