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Authorization from Scratch Part 2
This finishes the series on building authorization from scratch by refactoring the permission logic into a DSL, restricting authorization with attributes, and combining with strong_parameters to protect params.
(20 minutes)
Helpers Outside Views
Have you ever wanted to access helper methods outside of the view layer? In this episode I show you a couple ways to do just that.
(6 minutes)
Authorization from Scratch Part 1
Authorization can be difficult to implement and test because it often involves complex logic that exists throughout the entire app. Here I demonstrate how to test and implement authorization from scratch.
(15 minutes)
Image Manipulation
Learn how to do extensive image manipulation with the ImageMagick commands. Also learn how RMagick can be used in combination with CarrierWave to process uploaded images.
(11 minutes)
Simple OmniAuth (revised)
OmniAuth makes it easy to do user authentication through a third party provider such as Twitter or Facebook. Learn a simple approach in this episode.
(11 minutes)
Strong Parameters
The strong_parameters gem is an improvement over attr_accessible to securely handle mass assignment even when you have complex authorization logic. The functionality will likely be added to Rails 4 so it is a good idea to learn how it works.
(12 minutes)
Authentication from Scratch (revised)
Simple password authentication is easy to do with has_secure_password. Here you will learn how to make a complete Sign Up, Log In, and Log Out process as well as restrict access to certain actions.
(13 minutes)
Sending Email (revised)
Thanks to Action Mailer, sending email in Rails is easy but there are several gotchas to be aware of. Here I show how to send an email upon submitting a form and the configuration options necessary.
(8 minutes)
The Rails API Gem
It is often asked: Is Rails a good fit if I only need to serve an API? In this episode I show how to use the Rails API gem to create a slimmer Rails application designed to respond with JSON.
(9 minutes)
Authentication in Rails 3.1
Here I show off three new features in Rails 3.1 that will help with authentication: easier HTTP Basic, SecurePassword in the database, and forcing SSL.
(7 minutes)