module ActionController #:nodoc: module Filters #:nodoc: def self.included(base) base.class_eval do extend ClassMethods include ActionController::Filters::InstanceMethods end end class FilterChain < ActiveSupport::Callbacks::CallbackChain #:nodoc: def append_filter_to_chain(filters, filter_type, &block) pos = find_filter_append_position(filters, filter_type) update_filter_chain(filters, filter_type, pos, &block) end def prepend_filter_to_chain(filters, filter_type, &block) pos = find_filter_prepend_position(filters, filter_type) update_filter_chain(filters, filter_type, pos, &block) end def create_filters(filters, filter_type, &block) filters, conditions = extract_options(filters, &block) filters.map! { |filter| find_or_create_filter(filter, filter_type, conditions) } filters end def skip_filter_in_chain(*filters, &test) filters, conditions = extract_options(filters) filters.each do |filter| if callback = find(filter) then delete(callback) end end if conditions.empty? update_filter_in_chain(filters, :skip => conditions, &test) end private def update_filter_chain(filters, filter_type, pos, &block) new_filters = create_filters(filters, filter_type, &block) insert(pos, new_filters).flatten! end def find_filter_append_position(filters, filter_type) # appending an after filter puts it at the end of the call chain # before and around filters go before the first after filter in the chain unless filter_type == :after each_with_index do |f,i| return i if f.after? end end return -1 end def find_filter_prepend_position(filters, filter_type) # prepending a before or around filter puts it at the front of the call chain # after filters go before the first after filter in the chain if filter_type == :after each_with_index do |f,i| return i if f.after? end return -1 end return 0 end def find_or_create_filter(filter, filter_type, options = {}) update_filter_in_chain([filter], options) if found_filter = find(filter) { |f| f.type == filter_type } found_filter else filter_kind = case when filter.respond_to?(:before) && filter_type == :before :before when filter.respond_to?(:after) && filter_type == :after :after else :filter end case filter_type when :before BeforeFilter.new(filter_kind, filter, options) when :after AfterFilter.new(filter_kind, filter, options) else AroundFilter.new(filter_kind, filter, options) end end end def update_filter_in_chain(filters, options, &test) filters.map! { |f| block_given? ? find(f, &test) : find(f) } filters.compact! map! do |filter| if filters.include?(filter) new_filter = filter.dup new_filter.update_options!(options) new_filter else filter end end end end class Filter < ActiveSupport::Callbacks::Callback #:nodoc: def initialize(kind, method, options = {}) super update_options! options end # override these to return true in appropriate subclass def before? false end def after? false end def around? false end # Make sets of strings from :only/:except options def update_options!(other) if other convert_only_and_except_options_to_sets_of_strings(other) if other[:skip] convert_only_and_except_options_to_sets_of_strings(other[:skip]) end end options.update(other) end private def should_not_skip?(controller) if options[:skip] !included_in_action?(controller, options[:skip]) else true end end def included_in_action?(controller, options) if options[:only] options[:only].include?(controller.action_name) elsif options[:except] !options[:except].include?(controller.action_name) else true end end def should_run_callback?(controller) should_not_skip?(controller) && included_in_action?(controller, options) && super end def convert_only_and_except_options_to_sets_of_strings(opts) [:only, :except].each do |key| if values = opts[key] opts[key] = Array(values).map(&:to_s).to_set end end end end class AroundFilter < Filter #:nodoc: def type :around end def around? true end def call(controller, &block) if should_run_callback?(controller) method = filter_responds_to_before_and_after? ? around_proc : self.method # For around_filter do |controller, action| if method.is_a?(Proc) && method.arity == 2 evaluate_method(method, controller, block) else evaluate_method(method, controller, &block) end else block.call end end private def filter_responds_to_before_and_after? method.respond_to?(:before) && method.respond_to?(:after) end def around_proc Proc.new do |controller, action| method.before(controller) if controller.__send__(:performed?) controller.__send__(:halt_filter_chain, method, :rendered_or_redirected) else begin action.call ensure method.after(controller) end end end end end class BeforeFilter < Filter #:nodoc: def type :before end def before? true end def call(controller, &block) super if controller.__send__(:performed?) controller.__send__(:halt_filter_chain, method, :rendered_or_redirected) end end end class AfterFilter < Filter #:nodoc: def type :after end def after? true end end # Filters enable controllers to run shared pre- and post-processing code for its actions. These filters can be used to do # authentication, caching, or auditing before the intended action is performed. Or to do localization or output # compression after the action has been performed. Filters have access to the request, response, and all the instance # variables set by other filters in the chain or by the action (in the case of after filters). # # == Filter inheritance # # Controller inheritance hierarchies share filters downwards, but subclasses can also add or skip filters without # affecting the superclass. For example: # # class BankController < ActionController::Base # before_filter :audit # # private # def audit # # record the action and parameters in an audit log # end # end # # class VaultController < BankController # before_filter :verify_credentials # # private # def verify_credentials # # make sure the user is allowed into the vault # end # end # # Now any actions performed on the BankController will have the audit method called before. On the VaultController, # first the audit method is called, then the verify_credentials method. If the audit method renders or redirects, then # verify_credentials and the intended action are never called. # # == Filter types # # A filter can take one of three forms: method reference (symbol), external class, or inline method (proc). The first # is the most common and works by referencing a protected or private method somewhere in the inheritance hierarchy of # the controller by use of a symbol. In the bank example above, both BankController and VaultController use this form. # # Using an external class makes for more easily reused generic filters, such as output compression. External filter classes # are implemented by having a static +filter+ method on any class and then passing this class to the filter method. Example: # # class OutputCompressionFilter # def self.filter(controller) # controller.response.body = compress(controller.response.body) # end # end # # class NewspaperController < ActionController::Base # after_filter OutputCompressionFilter # end # # The filter method is passed the controller instance and is hence granted access to all aspects of the controller and can # manipulate them as it sees fit. # # The inline method (using a proc) can be used to quickly do something small that doesn't require a lot of explanation. # Or just as a quick test. It works like this: # # class WeblogController < ActionController::Base # before_filter { |controller| head(400) if controller.params["stop_action"] } # end # # As you can see, the block expects to be passed the controller after it has assigned the request to the internal variables. # This means that the block has access to both the request and response objects complete with convenience methods for params, # session, template, and assigns. Note: The inline method doesn't strictly have to be a block; any object that responds to call # and returns 1 or -1 on arity will do (such as a Proc or an Method object). # # Please note that around_filters function a little differently than the normal before and after filters with regard to filter # types. Please see the section dedicated to around_filters below. # # == Filter chain ordering # # Using before_filter and after_filter appends the specified filters to the existing chain. That's usually # just fine, but some times you care more about the order in which the filters are executed. When that's the case, you # can use prepend_before_filter and prepend_after_filter. Filters added by these methods will be put at the # beginning of their respective chain and executed before the rest. For example: # # class ShoppingController < ActionController::Base # before_filter :verify_open_shop # # class CheckoutController < ShoppingController # prepend_before_filter :ensure_items_in_cart, :ensure_items_in_stock # # The filter chain for the CheckoutController is now :ensure_items_in_cart, :ensure_items_in_stock, # :verify_open_shop. So if either of the ensure filters renders or redirects, we'll never get around to see if the shop # is open or not. # # You may pass multiple filter arguments of each type as well as a filter block. # If a block is given, it is treated as the last argument. # # == Around filters # # Around filters wrap an action, executing code both before and after. # They may be declared as method references, blocks, or objects responding # to +filter+ or to both +before+ and +after+. # # To use a method as an +around_filter+, pass a symbol naming the Ruby method. # Yield (or block.call) within the method to run the action. # # around_filter :catch_exceptions # # private # def catch_exceptions # yield # rescue => exception # logger.debug "Caught exception! #{exception}" # raise # end # # To use a block as an +around_filter+, pass a block taking as args both # the controller and the action block. You can't call yield directly from # an +around_filter+ block; explicitly call the action block instead: # # around_filter do |controller, action| # logger.debug "before #{controller.action_name}" # action.call # logger.debug "after #{controller.action_name}" # end # # To use a filter object with +around_filter+, pass an object responding # to :filter or both :before and :after. With a # filter method, yield to the block as above: # # around_filter BenchmarkingFilter # # class BenchmarkingFilter # def self.filter(controller, &block) # Benchmark.measure(&block) # end # end # # With +before+ and +after+ methods: # # around_filter Authorizer.new # # class Authorizer # # This will run before the action. Redirecting aborts the action. # def before(controller) # unless user.authorized? # redirect_to(login_url) # end # end # # # This will run after the action if and only if before did not render or redirect. # def after(controller) # end # end # # If the filter has +before+ and +after+ methods, the +before+ method will be # called before the action. If +before+ renders or redirects, the filter chain is # halted and +after+ will not be run. See Filter Chain Halting below for # an example. # # == Filter chain skipping # # Declaring a filter on a base class conveniently applies to its subclasses, # but sometimes a subclass should skip some of its superclass' filters: # # class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base # before_filter :authenticate # around_filter :catch_exceptions # end # # class WeblogController < ApplicationController # # Will run the :authenticate and :catch_exceptions filters. # end # # class SignupController < ApplicationController # # Skip :authenticate, run :catch_exceptions. # skip_before_filter :authenticate # end # # class ProjectsController < ApplicationController # # Skip :catch_exceptions, run :authenticate. # skip_filter :catch_exceptions # end # # class ClientsController < ApplicationController # # Skip :catch_exceptions and :authenticate unless action is index. # skip_filter :catch_exceptions, :authenticate, :except => :index # end # # == Filter conditions # # Filters may be limited to specific actions by declaring the actions to # include or exclude. Both options accept single actions # (:only => :index) or arrays of actions # (:except => [:foo, :bar]). # # class Journal < ActionController::Base # # Require authentication for edit and delete. # before_filter :authorize, :only => [:edit, :delete] # # # Passing options to a filter with a block. # around_filter(:except => :index) do |controller, action_block| # results = Profiler.run(&action_block) # controller.response.sub! "", "#{results}" # end # # private # def authorize # # Redirect to login unless authenticated. # end # end # # == Filter Chain Halting # # before_filter and around_filter may halt the request # before a controller action is run. This is useful, for example, to deny # access to unauthenticated users or to redirect from HTTP to HTTPS. # Simply call render or redirect. After filters will not be executed if the filter # chain is halted. # # Around filters halt the request unless the action block is called. # Given these filters # after_filter :after # around_filter :around # before_filter :before # # The filter chain will look like: # # ... # . \ # . #around (code before yield) # . . \ # . . #before (actual filter code is run) # . . . \ # . . . execute controller action # . . . / # . . ... # . . / # . #around (code after yield) # . / # #after (actual filter code is run, unless the around filter does not yield) # # If +around+ returns before yielding, +after+ will still not be run. The +before+ # filter and controller action will not be run. If +before+ renders or redirects, # the second half of +around+ and will still run but +after+ and the # action will not. If +around+ fails to yield, +after+ will not be run. module ClassMethods # The passed filters will be appended to the filter_chain and # will execute before the action on this controller is performed. def append_before_filter(*filters, &block) filter_chain.append_filter_to_chain(filters, :before, &block) end # The passed filters will be prepended to the filter_chain and # will execute before the action on this controller is performed. def prepend_before_filter(*filters, &block) filter_chain.prepend_filter_to_chain(filters, :before, &block) end # Shorthand for append_before_filter since it's the most common. alias :before_filter :append_before_filter # The passed filters will be appended to the array of filters # that run _after_ actions on this controller are performed. def append_after_filter(*filters, &block) filter_chain.append_filter_to_chain(filters, :after, &block) end # The passed filters will be prepended to the array of filters # that run _after_ actions on this controller are performed. def prepend_after_filter(*filters, &block) filter_chain.prepend_filter_to_chain(filters, :after, &block) end # Shorthand for append_after_filter since it's the most common. alias :after_filter :append_after_filter # If you append_around_filter A.new, B.new, the filter chain looks like # # B#before # A#before # # run the action # A#after # B#after # # With around filters which yield to the action block, +before+ and +after+ # are the code before and after the yield. def append_around_filter(*filters, &block) filter_chain.append_filter_to_chain(filters, :around, &block) end # If you prepend_around_filter A.new, B.new, the filter chain looks like: # # A#before # B#before # # run the action # B#after # A#after # # With around filters which yield to the action block, +before+ and +after+ # are the code before and after the yield. def prepend_around_filter(*filters, &block) filter_chain.prepend_filter_to_chain(filters, :around, &block) end # Shorthand for +append_around_filter+ since it's the most common. alias :around_filter :append_around_filter # Removes the specified filters from the +before+ filter chain. Note that this only works for skipping method-reference # filters, not procs. This is especially useful for managing the chain in inheritance hierarchies where only one out # of many sub-controllers need a different hierarchy. # # You can control the actions to skip the filter for with the :only and :except options, # just like when you apply the filters. def skip_before_filter(*filters) filter_chain.skip_filter_in_chain(*filters, &:before?) end # Removes the specified filters from the +after+ filter chain. Note that this only works for skipping method-reference # filters, not procs. This is especially useful for managing the chain in inheritance hierarchies where only one out # of many sub-controllers need a different hierarchy. # # You can control the actions to skip the filter for with the :only and :except options, # just like when you apply the filters. def skip_after_filter(*filters) filter_chain.skip_filter_in_chain(*filters, &:after?) end # Removes the specified filters from the filter chain. This only works for method reference (symbol) # filters, not procs. This method is different from skip_after_filter and skip_before_filter in that # it will match any before, after or yielding around filter. # # You can control the actions to skip the filter for with the :only and :except options, # just like when you apply the filters. def skip_filter(*filters) filter_chain.skip_filter_in_chain(*filters) end # Returns an array of Filter objects for this controller. def filter_chain if chain = read_inheritable_attribute('filter_chain') return chain else write_inheritable_attribute('filter_chain', FilterChain.new) return filter_chain end end # Returns all the before filters for this class and all its ancestors. # This method returns the actual filter that was assigned in the controller to maintain existing functionality. def before_filters #:nodoc: filter_chain.select(&:before?).map(&:method) end # Returns all the after filters for this class and all its ancestors. # This method returns the actual filter that was assigned in the controller to maintain existing functionality. def after_filters #:nodoc: filter_chain.select(&:after?).map(&:method) end end module InstanceMethods # :nodoc: def self.included(base) base.class_eval do alias_method_chain :perform_action, :filters alias_method_chain :process, :filters end end protected def process_with_filters(request, response, method = :perform_action, *arguments) #:nodoc: @before_filter_chain_aborted = false process_without_filters(request, response, method, *arguments) end def perform_action_with_filters call_filters(self.class.filter_chain, 0, 0) end private def call_filters(chain, index, nesting) index = run_before_filters(chain, index, nesting) aborted = @before_filter_chain_aborted perform_action_without_filters unless performed? || aborted return index if nesting != 0 || aborted run_after_filters(chain, index) end def run_before_filters(chain, index, nesting) while chain[index] filter, index = chain[index], index break unless filter # end of call chain reached case filter when BeforeFilter filter.call(self) # invoke before filter index = index.next break if @before_filter_chain_aborted when AroundFilter yielded = false filter.call(self) do yielded = true # all remaining before and around filters will be run in this call index = call_filters(chain, index.next, nesting.next) end halt_filter_chain(filter, :did_not_yield) unless yielded break else break # no before or around filters left end end index end def run_after_filters(chain, index) seen_after_filter = false while chain[index] filter, index = chain[index], index break unless filter # end of call chain reached case filter when AfterFilter seen_after_filter = true filter.call(self) # invoke after filter else # implementation error or someone has mucked with the filter chain raise ActionControllerError, "filter #{filter.inspect} was in the wrong place!" if seen_after_filter end index = index.next end index.next end def halt_filter_chain(filter, reason) @before_filter_chain_aborted = true logger.info "Filter chain halted as [#{filter.inspect}] #{reason}." if logger end end end end