Class: ActionController::Parameters

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
show all
Includes:
ActiveSupport::DeepMergeable
Defined in:
lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb

Overview

# Action Controller Parameters

Allows you to choose which attributes should be permitted for mass updating and thus prevent accidentally exposing that which shouldn’t be exposed.

Provides methods for filtering and requiring params:

  • ‘expect` to safely permit and require parameters in one step.

  • ‘permit` to filter params for mass assignment.

  • ‘require` to require a parameter or raise an error.

Examples:

params = ActionController::Parameters.new({
  person: {
    name: "Francesco",
    age:  22,
    role: "admin"
  }
})

permitted = params.expect(person: [:name, :age])
permitted # => #<ActionController::Parameters {"name"=>"Francesco", "age"=>22} permitted: true>

Person.first.update!(permitted)
# => #<Person id: 1, name: "Francesco", age: 22, role: "user">

Parameters provides two options that control the top-level behavior of new instances:

  • ‘permit_all_parameters` - If it’s ‘true`, all the parameters will be permitted by default. The default is `false`.

  • ‘action_on_unpermitted_parameters` - Controls behavior when parameters that are not explicitly permitted are found. The default value is `:log` in test and development environments, `false` otherwise. The values can be:

    • ‘false` to take no action.

    • ‘:log` to emit an `ActiveSupport::Notifications.instrument` event on the `unpermitted_parameters.action_controller` topic and log at the DEBUG level.

    • ‘:raise` to raise an ActionController::UnpermittedParameters exception.

Examples:

params = ActionController::Parameters.new
params.permitted? # => false

ActionController::Parameters.permit_all_parameters = true

params = ActionController::Parameters.new
params.permitted? # => true

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(a: "123", b: "456")
params.permit(:c)
# => #<ActionController::Parameters {} permitted: true>

ActionController::Parameters.action_on_unpermitted_parameters = :raise

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(a: "123", b: "456")
params.permit(:c)
# => ActionController::UnpermittedParameters: found unpermitted keys: a, b

Please note that these options *are not thread-safe*. In a multi-threaded environment they should only be set once at boot-time and never mutated at runtime.

You can fetch values of ‘ActionController::Parameters` using either `:key` or `“key”`.

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(key: "value")
params[:key]  # => "value"
params["key"] # => "value"

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Constructor Details

#initialize(parameters = {}, logging_context = {}) ⇒ Parameters

Returns a new ‘ActionController::Parameters` instance. Also, sets the `permitted` attribute to the default value of `ActionController::Parameters.permit_all_parameters`.

class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
end

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(name: "Francesco")
params.permitted?  # => false
Person.new(params) # => ActiveModel::ForbiddenAttributesError

ActionController::Parameters.permit_all_parameters = true

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(name: "Francesco")
params.permitted?  # => true
Person.new(params) # => #<Person id: nil, name: "Francesco">



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 287

def initialize(parameters = {}, logging_context = {})
  parameters.each_key do |key|
    unless key.is_a?(String) || key.is_a?(Symbol)
      raise InvalidParameterKey, "all keys must be Strings or Symbols, got: #{key.class}"
    end
  end

  @parameters = parameters.with_indifferent_access
  @logging_context = logging_context
  @permitted = self.class.permit_all_parameters
end

Class Method Details

.hook_into_yaml_loading ⇒ Object

:nodoc:



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 1059

def self.hook_into_yaml_loading # :nodoc:
  # Wire up YAML format compatibility with Rails 4.2 and Psych 2.0.8 and 2.0.9+.
  # Makes the YAML parser call `init_with` when it encounters the keys below
  # instead of trying its own parsing routines.
  YAML.load_tags["!ruby/hash-with-ivars:ActionController::Parameters"] = name
  YAML.load_tags["!ruby/hash:ActionController::Parameters"] = name
end

.nested_attribute?(key, value) ⇒ Boolean

:nodoc:

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 266

def nested_attribute?(key, value) # :nodoc:
  /\A-?\d+\z/.match?(key) && (value.is_a?(Hash) || value.is_a?(Parameters))
end

Instance Method Details

#==(other) ⇒ Object

Returns true if another ‘Parameters` object contains the same content and permitted flag.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 301

def ==(other)
  if other.respond_to?(:permitted?)
    permitted? == other.permitted? && parameters == other.parameters
  else
    super
  end
end

#[](key) ⇒ Object

Returns a parameter for the given ‘key`. If not found, returns `nil`.

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(person: { name: "Francesco" })
params[:person] # => #<ActionController::Parameters {"name"=>"Francesco"} permitted: false>
params[:none]   # => nil



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 797

def [](key)
  convert_hashes_to_parameters(key, @parameters[key])
end

#[]=(key, value) ⇒ Object

Assigns a value to a given ‘key`. The given key may still get filtered out when #permit is called.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 803

def []=(key, value)
  @parameters[key] = value
end

#compact ⇒ Object

Returns a new ‘ActionController::Parameters` instance with `nil` values removed.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 974

def compact
  new_instance_with_inherited_permitted_status(@parameters.compact)
end

#compact! ⇒ Object

Removes all ‘nil` values in place and returns `self`, or `nil` if no changes were made.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 980

def compact!
  self if @parameters.compact!
end

#compact_blank ⇒ Object

Returns a new ‘ActionController::Parameters` instance without the blank values. Uses Object#blank? for determining if a value is blank.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 986

def compact_blank
  reject { |_k, v| v.blank? }
end

#compact_blank! ⇒ Object

Removes all blank values in place and returns self. Uses Object#blank? for determining if a value is blank.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 992

def compact_blank!
  reject! { |_k, v| v.blank? }
end

#converted_arrays ⇒ Object

Attribute that keeps track of converted arrays, if any, to avoid double looping in the common use case permit + mass-assignment. Defined in a method to instantiate it only if needed.

Testing membership still loops, but it’s going to be faster than our own loop that converts values. Also, we are not going to build a new array object per fetch.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 435

def converted_arrays
  @converted_arrays ||= Set.new
end

#deep_dup ⇒ Object

Returns a duplicate ‘ActionController::Parameters` instance with the same permitted parameters.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 1092

def deep_dup
  self.class.new(@parameters.deep_dup, @logging_context).tap do |duplicate|
    duplicate.permitted = @permitted
  end
end

#deep_merge?(other_hash) ⇒ Boolean

:nodoc:

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 1027

def deep_merge?(other_hash) # :nodoc:
  other_hash.is_a?(ActiveSupport::DeepMergeable)
end

#deep_transform_keys(&block) ⇒ Object

Returns a new ‘ActionController::Parameters` instance with the results of running `block` once for every key. This includes the keys from the root hash and from all nested hashes and arrays. The values are unchanged.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 924

def deep_transform_keys(&block)
  new_instance_with_inherited_permitted_status(
    _deep_transform_keys_in_object(@parameters, &block).to_unsafe_h
  )
end

#deep_transform_keys!(&block) ⇒ Object

Returns the same ‘ActionController::Parameters` instance with changed keys. This includes the keys from the root hash and from all nested hashes and arrays. The values are unchanged.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 933

def deep_transform_keys!(&block)
  @parameters = _deep_transform_keys_in_object(@parameters, &block).to_unsafe_h
  self
end

#delete(key, &block) ⇒ Object

Deletes a key-value pair from ‘Parameters` and returns the value. If `key` is not found, returns `nil` (or, with optional code block, yields `key` and returns the result). This method is similar to #extract!, which returns the corresponding `ActionController::Parameters` object.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 942

def delete(key, &block)
  convert_value_to_parameters(@parameters.delete(key, &block))
end

#dig(*keys) ⇒ Object

Extracts the nested parameter from the given ‘keys` by calling `dig` at each step. Returns `nil` if any intermediate step is `nil`.

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(foo: { bar: { baz: 1 } })
params.dig(:foo, :bar, :baz) # => 1
params.dig(:foo, :zot, :xyz) # => nil

params2 = ActionController::Parameters.new(foo: [10, 11, 12])
params2.dig(:foo, 1) # => 11



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 841

def dig(*keys)
  convert_hashes_to_parameters(keys.first, @parameters[keys.first])
  @parameters.dig(*keys)
end

#each_pair(&block) ⇒ Object Also known as: each

Convert all hashes in values into parameters, then yield each pair in the same way as ‘Hash#each_pair`.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 402

def each_pair(&block)
  return to_enum(__callee__) unless block_given?
  @parameters.each_pair do |key, value|
    yield [key, convert_hashes_to_parameters(key, value)]
  end

  self
end

#each_value(&block) ⇒ Object

Convert all hashes in values into parameters, then yield each value in the same way as ‘Hash#each_value`.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 414

def each_value(&block)
  return to_enum(:each_value) unless block_given?
  @parameters.each_pair do |key, value|
    yield convert_hashes_to_parameters(key, value)
  end

  self
end

#encode_with(coder) ⇒ Object

:nodoc:



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 1086

def encode_with(coder) # :nodoc:
  coder.map = { "parameters" => @parameters, "permitted" => @permitted }
end

#eql?(other) ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 309

def eql?(other)
  self.class == other.class &&
    permitted? == other.permitted? &&
    parameters.eql?(other.parameters)
end

#except(*keys) ⇒ Object Also known as: without

Returns a new ‘ActionController::Parameters` instance that filters out the given `keys`.

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(a: 1, b: 2, c: 3)
params.except(:a, :b) # => #<ActionController::Parameters {"c"=>3} permitted: false>
params.except(:d)     # => #<ActionController::Parameters {"a"=>1, "b"=>2, "c"=>3} permitted: false>



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 869

def except(*keys)
  new_instance_with_inherited_permitted_status(@parameters.except(*keys))
end

#expect(*filters) ⇒ Object

‘expect` is the preferred way to require and permit parameters. It is safer than the previous recommendation to call `permit` and `require` in sequence, which could allow user triggered 500 errors.

‘expect` is more strict with types to avoid a number of potential pitfalls that may be encountered with the `.require.permit` pattern.

For example:

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(comment: { text: "hello" })
params.expect(comment: [:text])
# => #<ActionController::Parameters { text: "hello" } permitted: true>

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(comment: [{ text: "hello" }, { text: "world" }])
params.expect(comment: [:text])
# => ActionController::ParameterMissing: param is missing or the value is empty or invalid: comment

In order to permit an array of parameters, the array must be defined explicitly. Use double array brackets, an array inside an array, to declare that an array of parameters is expected.

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(comments: [{ text: "hello" }, { text: "world" }])
params.expect(comments: [[:text]])
# => [#<ActionController::Parameters { "text" => "hello" } permitted: true>,
#     #<ActionController::Parameters { "text" => "world" } permitted: true>]

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(comments: { text: "hello" })
params.expect(comments: [[:text]])
# => ActionController::ParameterMissing: param is missing or the value is empty or invalid: comments

‘expect` is intended to protect against array tampering.

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(user: "hack")
# The previous way of requiring and permitting parameters will error
params.require(:user).permit(:name, pets: [:name]) # wrong
# => NoMethodError: undefined method `permit' for an instance of String

# similarly with nested parameters
params = ActionController::Parameters.new(user: { name: "Martin", pets: { name: "hack" } })
user_params = params.require(:user).permit(:name, pets: [:name]) # wrong
# user_params[:pets] is expected to be an array but is a hash

‘expect` solves this by being more strict with types.

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(user: "hack")
params.expect(user: [ :name, pets: [[:name]] ])
# => ActionController::ParameterMissing: param is missing or the value is empty or invalid: user

# with nested parameters
params = ActionController::Parameters.new(user: { name: "Martin", pets: { name: "hack" } })
user_params = params.expect(user: [:name, pets: [[:name]] ])
user_params[:pets] # => nil

As the examples show, ‘expect` requires the `:user` key, and any root keys similar to the `.require.permit` pattern. If multiple root keys are expected, they will all be required.

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(name: "Martin", pies: [{ type: "dessert", flavor: "pumpkin"}])
name, pies = params.expect(:name, pies: [[:type, :flavor]])
name # => "Martin"
pies # => [#<ActionController::Parameters {"type"=>"dessert", "flavor"=>"pumpkin"} permitted: true>]

When called with a hash with multiple keys, ‘expect` will permit the parameters and require the keys in the order they are given in the hash, returning an array of the permitted parameters.

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(subject: { name: "Martin" }, object: { pie: "pumpkin" })
subject, object = params.expect(subject: [:name], object: [:pie])
subject # => #<ActionController::Parameters {"name"=>"Martin"} permitted: true>
object  # => #<ActionController::Parameters {"pie"=>"pumpkin"} permitted: true>

Besides being more strict about array vs hash params, ‘expect` uses permit internally, so it will behave similarly.

params = ActionController::Parameters.new({
  person: {
    name: "Francesco",
    age:  22,
    pets: [{
      name: "Purplish",
      category: "dogs"
    }]
  }
})

permitted = params.expect(person: [ :name, { pets: [[:name]] } ])
permitted.permitted?           # => true
permitted[:name]               # => "Francesco"
permitted[:age]                # => nil
permitted[:pets][0][:name]     # => "Purplish"
permitted[:pets][0][:category] # => nil

An array of permitted scalars may be expected with the following:

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(tags: ["rails", "parameters"])
permitted = params.expect(tags: [])
permitted.permitted?      # => true
permitted.is_a?(Array)    # => true
permitted.size            # => 2



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 772

def expect(*filters)
  params = permit_filters(filters)
  keys = filters.flatten.flat_map { |f| f.is_a?(Hash) ? f.keys : f }
  values = params.require(keys)
  values.size == 1 ? values.first : values
end

#expect!(*filters) ⇒ Object

Same as ‘expect`, but raises an `ActionController::ExpectedParameterMissing` instead of `ActionController::ParameterMissing`. Unlike `expect` which will render a 400 response, `expect!` will raise an exception that is not handled. This is intended for debugging invalid params for an internal API where incorrectly formatted params would indicate a bug in a client library that should be fixed.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 786

def expect!(*filters)
  expect(*filters)
rescue ParameterMissing => e
  raise ExpectedParameterMissing.new(e.param, e.keys)
end

#extract!(*keys) ⇒ Object

Removes and returns the key/value pairs matching the given keys.

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(a: 1, b: 2, c: 3)
params.extract!(:a, :b) # => #<ActionController::Parameters {"a"=>1, "b"=>2} permitted: false>
params                  # => #<ActionController::Parameters {"c"=>3} permitted: false>



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 879

def extract!(*keys)
  new_instance_with_inherited_permitted_status(@parameters.extract!(*keys))
end

#extract_value(key, delimiter: "_") ⇒ Object

Returns parameter value for the given ‘key` separated by `delimiter`.

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(id: "1_123", tags: "ruby,rails")
params.extract_value(:id) # => ["1", "123"]
params.extract_value(:tags, delimiter: ",") # => ["ruby", "rails"]
params.extract_value(:non_existent_key) # => nil

Note that if the given ‘key`’s value contains blank elements, then the returned array will include empty strings.

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(tags: "ruby,rails,,web")
params.extract_value(:tags, delimiter: ",") # => ["ruby", "rails", "", "web"]



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 1110

def extract_value(key, delimiter: "_")
  @parameters[key]&.split(delimiter, -1)
end

#fetch(key, *args) ⇒ Object

Returns a parameter for the given ‘key`. If the `key` can’t be found, there are several options: With no other arguments, it will raise an ActionController::ParameterMissing error; if a second argument is given, then that is returned (converted to an instance of ‘ActionController::Parameters` if possible); if a block is given, then that will be run and its result returned.

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(person: { name: "Francesco" })
params.fetch(:person)               # => #<ActionController::Parameters {"name"=>"Francesco"} permitted: false>
params.fetch(:none)                 # => ActionController::ParameterMissing: param is missing or the value is empty or invalid: none
params.fetch(:none, {})             # => #<ActionController::Parameters {} permitted: false>
params.fetch(:none, "Francesco")    # => "Francesco"
params.fetch(:none) { "Francesco" } # => "Francesco"



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 820

def fetch(key, *args)
  convert_value_to_parameters(
    @parameters.fetch(key) {
      if block_given?
        yield
      else
        args.fetch(0) { raise ActionController::ParameterMissing.new(key, @parameters.keys) }
      end
    }
  )
end

#has_value?(value) ⇒ Boolean Also known as: value?

Returns true if the given value is present for some key in the parameters.

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 997

def has_value?(value)
  each_value.include?(convert_value_to_parameters(value))
end

#hash ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 315

def hash
  [self.class, @parameters, @permitted].hash
end

#init_with(coder) ⇒ Object

:nodoc:



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 1068

def init_with(coder) # :nodoc:
  case coder.tag
  when "!ruby/hash:ActionController::Parameters"
    # YAML 2.0.8's format where hash instance variables weren't stored.
    @parameters = coder.map.with_indifferent_access
    @permitted  = false
  when "!ruby/hash-with-ivars:ActionController::Parameters"
    # YAML 2.0.9's Hash subclass format where keys and values were stored under an
    # elements hash and `permitted` within an ivars hash.
    @parameters = coder.map["elements"].with_indifferent_access
    @permitted  = coder.map["ivars"][:@permitted]
  when "!ruby/object:ActionController::Parameters"
    # YAML's Object format. Only needed because of the format backwards
    # compatibility above, otherwise equivalent to YAML's initialization.
    @parameters, @permitted = coder.map["parameters"], coder.map["permitted"]
  end
end

#inspect ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 1055

def inspect
  "#<#{self.class} #{@parameters} permitted: #{@permitted}>"
end

#keys ⇒ Object

:method: to_s

:call-seq:

to_s()

Returns the content of the parameters as a string.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 250

delegate :keys, :empty?, :exclude?, :include?,
:as_json, :to_s, :each_key, to: :@parameters

#merge(other_hash) ⇒ Object

Returns a new ‘ActionController::Parameters` instance with all keys from `other_hash` merged into current hash.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 1011

def merge(other_hash)
  new_instance_with_inherited_permitted_status(
    @parameters.merge(other_hash.to_h)
  )
end

#merge!(other_hash, &block) ⇒ Object

:call-seq: merge!(other_hash)

Returns the current ‘ActionController::Parameters` instance with `other_hash` merged into current hash.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 1022

def merge!(other_hash, &block)
  @parameters.merge!(other_hash.to_h, &block)
  self
end

#permit(*filters) ⇒ Object

Returns a new ‘ActionController::Parameters` instance that includes only the given `filters` and sets the `permitted` attribute for the object to `true`. This is useful for limiting which attributes should be allowed for mass updating.

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(name: "Francesco", age: 22, role: "admin")
permitted = params.permit(:name, :age)
permitted.permitted?      # => true
permitted.has_key?(:name) # => true
permitted.has_key?(:age)  # => true
permitted.has_key?(:role) # => false

Only permitted scalars pass the filter. For example, given

params.permit(:name)

‘:name` passes if it is a key of `params` whose associated value is of type `String`, `Symbol`, `NilClass`, `Numeric`, `TrueClass`, `FalseClass`, `Date`, `Time`, `DateTime`, `StringIO`, `IO`, ActionDispatch::Http::UploadedFile or `Rack::Test::UploadedFile`. Otherwise, the key `:name` is filtered out.

You may declare that the parameter should be an array of permitted scalars by mapping it to an empty array:

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(tags: ["rails", "parameters"])
params.permit(tags: [])

Sometimes it is not possible or convenient to declare the valid keys of a hash parameter or its internal structure. Just map to an empty hash:

params.permit(preferences: {})

Be careful because this opens the door to arbitrary input. In this case, ‘permit` ensures values in the returned structure are permitted scalars and filters out anything else.

You can also use ‘permit` on nested parameters:

params = ActionController::Parameters.new({
  person: {
    name: "Francesco",
    age:  22,
    pets: [{
      name: "Purplish",
      category: "dogs"
    }]
  }
})

permitted = params.permit(person: [ :name, { pets: :name } ])
permitted.permitted?                    # => true
permitted[:person][:name]               # => "Francesco"
permitted[:person][:age]                # => nil
permitted[:person][:pets][0][:name]     # => "Purplish"
permitted[:person][:pets][0][:category] # => nil

This has the added benefit of rejecting user-modified inputs that send a string when a hash is expected.

When followed by ‘require`, you can both filter and require parameters following the typical pattern of a Rails form. The `expect` method was made specifically for this use case and is the recommended way to require and permit parameters.

permitted = params.expect(person: [:name, :age])

When using ‘permit` and `require` separately, pay careful attention to the order of the method calls.

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(person: { name: "Martin", age: 40, role: "admin" })
permitted = params.permit(person: [:name, :age]).require(:person) # correct

When require is used first, it is possible for users of your application to trigger a NoMethodError when the user, for example, sends a string for :person.

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(person: "tampered")
permitted = params.require(:person).permit(:name, :age) # not recommended
# => NoMethodError: undefined method `permit' for an instance of String

Note that if you use ‘permit` in a key that points to a hash, it won’t allow all the hash. You also need to specify which attributes inside the hash should be permitted.

params = ActionController::Parameters.new({
  person: {
    contact: {
      email: "[email protected]",
      phone: "555-1234"
    }
  }
})

params.permit(person: :contact).require(:person)
# => ActionController::ParameterMissing: param is missing or the value is empty or invalid: person

params.permit(person: { contact: :phone }).require(:person)
# => #<ActionController::Parameters {"contact"=>#<ActionController::Parameters {"phone"=>"555-1234"} permitted: true>} permitted: true>

params.permit(person: { contact: [ :email, :phone ] }).require(:person)
# => #<ActionController::Parameters {"contact"=>#<ActionController::Parameters {"email"=>"[email protected]", "phone"=>"555-1234"} permitted: true>} permitted: true>

If your parameters specify multiple parameters indexed by a number, you can permit each set of parameters under the numeric key to be the same using the same syntax as permitting a single item.

params = ActionController::Parameters.new({
  person: {
    '0': {
      email: "[email protected]",
      phone: "555-1234"
    },
    '1': {
      email: "[email protected]",
      phone: "555-6789"
    },
  }
})
params.permit(person: [:email]).to_h
# => {"person"=>{"0"=>{"email"=>"[email protected]"}, "1"=>{"email"=>"[email protected]"}}}

If you want to specify what keys you want from each numeric key, you can instead specify each one individually

params = ActionController::Parameters.new({
  person: {
    '0': {
      email: "[email protected]",
      phone: "555-1234"
    },
    '1': {
      email: "[email protected]",
      phone: "555-6789"
    },
  }
})
params.permit(person: { '0': [:email], '1': [:phone]}).to_h
# => {"person"=>{"0"=>{"email"=>"[email protected]"}, "1"=>{"phone"=>"555-6789"}}}



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 668

def permit(*filters)
  permit_filters(filters, on_unpermitted: self.class.action_on_unpermitted_parameters, explicit_arrays: false)
end

#permit! ⇒ Object

Sets the ‘permitted` attribute to `true`. This can be used to pass mass assignment. Returns `self`.

class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
end

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(name: "Francesco")
params.permitted?  # => false
Person.new(params) # => ActiveModel::ForbiddenAttributesError
params.permit!
params.permitted?  # => true
Person.new(params) # => #<Person id: nil, name: "Francesco">



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 461

def permit!
  each_pair do |key, value|
    Array.wrap(value).flatten.each do |v|
      v.permit! if v.respond_to? :permit!
    end
  end

  @permitted = true
  self
end

#permitted? ⇒ Boolean

Returns ‘true` if the parameter is permitted, `false` otherwise.

params = ActionController::Parameters.new
params.permitted? # => false
params.permit!
params.permitted? # => true

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 445

def permitted?
  @permitted
end

#reject(&block) ⇒ Object

Returns a new ‘ActionController::Parameters` instance with items that the block evaluates to true removed.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 961

def reject(&block)
  new_instance_with_inherited_permitted_status(@parameters.reject(&block))
end

#reject!(&block) ⇒ Object Also known as: delete_if

Removes items that the block evaluates to true and returns self.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 966

def reject!(&block)
  @parameters.reject!(&block)
  self
end

#require(key) ⇒ Object Also known as: required

This method accepts both a single key and an array of keys.

When passed a single key, if it exists and its associated value is either present or the singleton ‘false`, returns said value:

ActionController::Parameters.new(person: { name: "Francesco" }).require(:person)
# => #<ActionController::Parameters {"name"=>"Francesco"} permitted: false>

Otherwise raises ActionController::ParameterMissing:

ActionController::Parameters.new.require(:person)
# ActionController::ParameterMissing: param is missing or the value is empty or invalid: person

ActionController::Parameters.new(person: nil).require(:person)
# ActionController::ParameterMissing: param is missing or the value is empty or invalid: person

ActionController::Parameters.new(person: "\t").require(:person)
# ActionController::ParameterMissing: param is missing or the value is empty or invalid: person

ActionController::Parameters.new(person: {}).require(:person)
# ActionController::ParameterMissing: param is missing or the value is empty or invalid: person

When given an array of keys, the method tries to require each one of them in order. If it succeeds, an array with the respective return values is returned:

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(user: { ... }, profile: { ... })
user_params, profile_params = params.require([:user, :profile])

Otherwise, the method re-raises the first exception found:

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(user: {}, profile: {})
user_params, profile_params = params.require([:user, :profile])
# ActionController::ParameterMissing: param is missing or the value is empty or invalid: user

This method is not recommended for fetching terminal values because it does not permit the values. For example, this can cause problems:

# CAREFUL
params = ActionController::Parameters.new(person: { name: "Finn" })
name = params.require(:person).require(:name) # CAREFUL

It is recommended to use ‘expect` instead:

def person_params
  params.expect(person: :name).require(:name)
end



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 519

def require(key)
  return key.map { |k| require(k) } if key.is_a?(Array)
  value = self[key]
  if value.present? || value == false
    value
  else
    raise ParameterMissing.new(key, @parameters.keys)
  end
end

#reverse_merge(other_hash) ⇒ Object Also known as: with_defaults

Returns a new ‘ActionController::Parameters` instance with all keys from current hash merged into `other_hash`.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 1033

def reverse_merge(other_hash)
  new_instance_with_inherited_permitted_status(
    other_hash.to_h.merge(@parameters)
  )
end

#reverse_merge!(other_hash) ⇒ Object Also known as: with_defaults!

Returns the current ‘ActionController::Parameters` instance with current hash merged into `other_hash`.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 1042

def reverse_merge!(other_hash)
  @parameters.merge!(other_hash.to_h) { |key, left, right| left }
  self
end

#select(&block) ⇒ Object

Returns a new ‘ActionController::Parameters` instance with only items that the block evaluates to true.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 948

def select(&block)
  new_instance_with_inherited_permitted_status(@parameters.select(&block))
end

#select!(&block) ⇒ Object Also known as: keep_if

Equivalent to Hash#keep_if, but returns ‘nil` if no changes were made.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 953

def select!(&block)
  @parameters.select!(&block)
  self
end

#slice(*keys) ⇒ Object

Returns a new ‘ActionController::Parameters` instance that includes only the given `keys`. If the given `keys` don’t exist, returns an empty hash.

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(a: 1, b: 2, c: 3)
params.slice(:a, :b) # => #<ActionController::Parameters {"a"=>1, "b"=>2} permitted: false>
params.slice(:d)     # => #<ActionController::Parameters {} permitted: false>



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 852

def slice(*keys)
  new_instance_with_inherited_permitted_status(@parameters.slice(*keys))
end

#slice!(*keys) ⇒ Object

Returns the current ‘ActionController::Parameters` instance which contains only the given `keys`.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 858

def slice!(*keys)
  @parameters.slice!(*keys)
  self
end

#stringify_keys ⇒ Object

This is required by ActiveModel attribute assignment, so that user can pass ‘Parameters` to a mass assignment methods in a model. It should not matter as we are using `HashWithIndifferentAccess` internally.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 1051

def stringify_keys # :nodoc:
  dup
end

#to_h(&block) ⇒ Object

Returns a safe ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess representation of the parameters with all unpermitted keys removed.

params = ActionController::Parameters.new({
  name: "Senjougahara Hitagi",
  oddity: "Heavy stone crab"
})
params.to_h
# => ActionController::UnfilteredParameters: unable to convert unpermitted parameters to hash

safe_params = params.permit(:name)
safe_params.to_h # => {"name"=>"Senjougahara Hitagi"}



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 331

def to_h(&block)
  if permitted?
    convert_parameters_to_hashes(@parameters, :to_h, &block)
  else
    raise UnfilteredParameters
  end
end

#to_hash ⇒ Object

Returns a safe ‘Hash` representation of the parameters with all unpermitted keys removed.

params = ActionController::Parameters.new({
  name: "Senjougahara Hitagi",
  oddity: "Heavy stone crab"
})
params.to_hash
# => ActionController::UnfilteredParameters: unable to convert unpermitted parameters to hash

safe_params = params.permit(:name)
safe_params.to_hash # => {"name"=>"Senjougahara Hitagi"}



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 351

def to_hash
  to_h.to_hash
end

#to_query(*args) ⇒ Object Also known as: to_param

Returns a string representation of the receiver suitable for use as a URL query string:

params = ActionController::Parameters.new({
  name: "David",
  nationality: "Danish"
})
params.to_query
# => ActionController::UnfilteredParameters: unable to convert unpermitted parameters to hash

safe_params = params.permit(:name, :nationality)
safe_params.to_query
# => "name=David&nationality=Danish"

An optional namespace can be passed to enclose key names:

params = ActionController::Parameters.new({
  name: "David",
  nationality: "Danish"
})
safe_params = params.permit(:name, :nationality)
safe_params.to_query("user")
# => "user%5Bname%5D=David&user%5Bnationality%5D=Danish"

The string pairs ‘“key=value”` that conform the query string are sorted lexicographically in ascending order.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 381

def to_query(*args)
  to_h.to_query(*args)
end

#to_unsafe_h ⇒ Object Also known as: to_unsafe_hash

Returns an unsafe, unfiltered ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess representation of the parameters.

params = ActionController::Parameters.new({
  name: "Senjougahara Hitagi",
  oddity: "Heavy stone crab"
})
params.to_unsafe_h
# => {"name"=>"Senjougahara Hitagi", "oddity" => "Heavy stone crab"}



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 395

def to_unsafe_h
  convert_parameters_to_hashes(@parameters, :to_unsafe_h)
end

#transform_keys(&block) ⇒ Object

Returns a new ‘ActionController::Parameters` instance with the results of running `block` once for every key. The values are unchanged.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 906

def transform_keys(&block)
  return to_enum(:transform_keys) unless block_given?
  new_instance_with_inherited_permitted_status(
    @parameters.transform_keys(&block)
  )
end

#transform_keys!(&block) ⇒ Object

Performs keys transformation and returns the altered ‘ActionController::Parameters` instance.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 915

def transform_keys!(&block)
  return to_enum(:transform_keys!) unless block_given?
  @parameters.transform_keys!(&block)
  self
end

#transform_values ⇒ Object

Returns a new ‘ActionController::Parameters` instance with the results of running `block` once for every value. The keys are unchanged.

params = ActionController::Parameters.new(a: 1, b: 2, c: 3)
params.transform_values { |x| x * 2 }
# => #<ActionController::Parameters {"a"=>2, "b"=>4, "c"=>6} permitted: false>



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 889

def transform_values
  return to_enum(:transform_values) unless block_given?
  new_instance_with_inherited_permitted_status(
    @parameters.transform_values { |v| yield convert_value_to_parameters(v) }
  )
end

#transform_values! ⇒ Object

Performs values transformation and returns the altered ‘ActionController::Parameters` instance.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 898

def transform_values!
  return to_enum(:transform_values!) unless block_given?
  @parameters.transform_values! { |v| yield convert_value_to_parameters(v) }
  self
end

#values ⇒ Object

Returns a new array of the values of the parameters.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 424

def values
  to_enum(:each_value).to_a
end

#values_at(*keys) ⇒ Object

Returns values that were assigned to the given ‘keys`. Note that all the `Hash` objects will be converted to `ActionController::Parameters`.



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# File 'lib/action_controller/metal/strong_parameters.rb', line 1005

def values_at(*keys)
  convert_value_to_parameters(@parameters.values_at(*keys))
end