Module: ActionController::ForceSSL::ClassMethods

Relationships & Source Files
Defined in:	actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/force_ssl.rb

Instance Method Summary

#force_ssl(options = {})

Force the request to this particular controller or specified actions to be through the HTTPS protocol.

Instance Method Details

#force_ssl(options = {})

Force the request to this particular controller or specified actions to be through the HTTPS protocol.

If you need to disable this for any reason (e.g. development) then you can use an :if or :unless condition.

class AccountsController < ApplicationController
  force_ssl if: :ssl_configured?

  def ssl_configured?
    !Rails.env.development?
  end
end

URL Options

You can pass any of the following options to affect the redirect URL

host - Redirect to a different host name
subdomain - Redirect to a different subdomain
domain - Redirect to a different domain
port - Redirect to a non-standard port
path - Redirect to a different path

Redirect Options

You can pass any of the following options to affect the redirect status and response

status - Redirect with a custom status (default is 301 Moved Permanently)
flash - Set a flash message when redirecting
alert - Set an alert message when redirecting
notice - Set a notice message when redirecting

Action Options

You can pass any of the following options to affect the before_action callback

only - The callback should be run only for this action
except - The callback should be run for all actions except this action
if - A symbol naming an instance method or a proc; the callback will be called only when it returns a true value.
unless - A symbol naming an instance method or a proc; the callback will be called only when it returns a false value.

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# File 'actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/force_ssl.rb', line 64


def force_ssl(options = {})
  action_options = options.slice(*ACTION_OPTIONS)
  redirect_options = options.except(*ACTION_OPTIONS)
  before_action(action_options) do
    force_ssl_redirect(redirect_options)
  end
end