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Custom REST Actions
REST adds many constraints. It restricts your controllers to seven actions. Normally this is okay, but sometimes you need to add your own custom actions. Learn how in this episode.
(8 minutes)
Named Routes
When you add a custom route, make it a named route so you have url helper methods to easily link to that new route. See episode for details.
(6 minutes)
Making a Plugin
You can sometimes remove a lot of duplication by generating methods dynamic. In this episode I will show you how to create a plugin which does exactly that.
(7 minutes)
Time in Text Field
Although Rails does allow you to edit time attributes with text fields, it's not very flexible. In this episode you will learn how to use a virtual attribute to format the time to your liking.
(5 minutes)
Formatting Time
Learn how to use the trusty strftime method to format a time, and see how Rails allows you to save this format for later use.
(5 minutes)
Pretty Page Title
If you are like me, you avoid creating page titles because it is kind of a pain. But in this episode I will show you a clean way to add titles to your pages.
(5 minutes)
group_by Month
Learn how to use the very useful group_by method to group an array by anything you want! In this episode I group an array of tasks by month then sort it properly.
(5 minutes)
in_groups_of
Have you ever wanted to visually line up items in rows and columns? The in_groups_of method makes this a cinch. Just watch out for the gotcha.
(4 minutes)
Cross Site Scripting
Another common security issue is cross site scripting. In this episode you will see why it is so important to escape any HTML a user may submit.
(5 minutes)
Hackers Love Mass Assignment
Your site may be at risk! When using mass assignment, you are giving the user complete control over that model and its associations. See how a hacker might use this vulnerability and learn how to stop it in this episode.
(6 minutes)