Module: RESTFramework::BaseControllerMixin

Included in:
BaseModelControllerMixin
Defined in:
lib/rest_framework/controller_mixins/base.rb

Overview

This module provides the common functionality for any controller mixins, a ‘root` action, and the ability to route arbitrary actions with `extra_actions`. This is also where `api_response` is defined.

Defined Under Namespace

Modules: ClassMethods

Class Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.included(base) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/rest_framework/controller_mixins/base.rb', line 31

def self.included(base)
  if base.is_a?(Class)
    base.extend(ClassMethods)

    # Add class attributes (with defaults) unless they already exist.
    {
      filter_pk_from_request_body: true,
      exclude_body_fields: [:created_at, :created_by, :updated_at, :updated_by],
      accept_generic_params_as_body_params: true,
      extra_actions: nil,
      extra_member_actions: nil,
      filter_backends: nil,
      paginator_class: nil,
      page_size: 20,
      page_query_param: "page",
      page_size_query_param: "page_size",
      max_page_size: nil,
      serializer_class: nil,
      serialize_to_json: true,
      serialize_to_xml: true,
      singleton_controller: nil,
      skip_actions: nil,
    }.each do |a, default|
      next if base.respond_to?(a)

      base.class_attribute(a)

      # Set default manually so we can still support Rails 4. Maybe later we can use the default
      # parameter on `class_attribute`.
      base.send(:"#{a}=", default)
    end

    # Alias `extra_actions` to `extra_collection_actions`.
    unless base.respond_to?(:extra_collection_actions)
      base.alias_method(:extra_collection_actions, :extra_actions)
      base.alias_method(:extra_collection_actions=, :extra_actions=)
    end

    # Skip csrf since this is an API.
    begin
      base.skip_before_action(:verify_authenticity_token)
    rescue
      nil
    end

    # Handle some common exceptions.
    base.rescue_from(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound, with: :record_not_found)
    base.rescue_from(ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid, with: :record_invalid)
    base.rescue_from(ActiveRecord::RecordNotSaved, with: :record_not_saved)
    base.rescue_from(ActiveRecord::RecordNotDestroyed, with: :record_not_destroyed)
  end
end

Instance Method Details

#api_response(payload, html_kwargs: nil, **kwargs) ⇒ Object

Helper to render a browsable API for ‘html` format, along with basic `json`/`xml` formats, and with support or passing custom `kwargs` to the underlying `render` calls.



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# File 'lib/rest_framework/controller_mixins/base.rb', line 135

def api_response(payload, html_kwargs: nil, **kwargs)
  html_kwargs ||= {}
  json_kwargs = kwargs.delete(:json_kwargs) || {}
  xml_kwargs = kwargs.delete(:xml_kwargs) || {}

  # Raise helpful error if payload is nil. Usually this happens when a record is not found (e.g.,
  # when passing something like `User.find_by(id: some_id)` to `api_response`). The caller should
  # actually be calling `find_by!` to raise ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound and allowing the REST
  # framework to catch this error and return an appropriate error response.
  if payload.nil?
    raise RESTFramework::NilPassedToAPIResponseError
  end

  respond_to do |format|
    if payload == ""
      format.json { head(:no_content) } if self.class.serialize_to_json
      format.xml { head(:no_content) } if self.class.serialize_to_xml
    else
      format.json {
        jkwargs = kwargs.merge(json_kwargs)
        render(json: payload, layout: false, **jkwargs)
      } if self.class.serialize_to_json
      format.xml {
        xkwargs = kwargs.merge(xml_kwargs)
        render(xml: payload, layout: false, **xkwargs)
      } if self.class.serialize_to_xml
      # TODO: possibly support more formats here if supported?
    end
    format.html {
      @payload = payload
      if payload == ""
        @json_payload = "" if self.class.serialize_to_json
        @xml_payload = "" if self.class.serialize_to_xml
      else
        @json_payload = payload.to_json if self.class.serialize_to_json
        @xml_payload = payload.to_xml if self.class.serialize_to_xml
      end
      @template_logo_text ||= "Rails REST Framework"
      @title ||= self.controller_name.camelize
      @route_groups ||= RESTFramework::Utils.get_routes(Rails.application.routes, request)
      hkwargs = kwargs.merge(html_kwargs)
      begin
        render(**hkwargs)
      rescue ActionView::MissingTemplate  # fallback to rest_framework layout
        hkwargs[:layout] = "rest_framework"
        hkwargs[:html] = ""
        render(**hkwargs)
      end
    }
  end
end

#get_filter_backends ⇒ Object

Helper to get filtering backends, defaulting to no backends.



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# File 'lib/rest_framework/controller_mixins/base.rb', line 97

def get_filter_backends
  return self.class.filter_backends || []
end

#get_filtered_data(data) ⇒ Object

Helper to filter an arbitrary data set over all configured filter backends.



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# File 'lib/rest_framework/controller_mixins/base.rb', line 102

def get_filtered_data(data)
  self.get_filter_backends.each do |filter_class|
    filter = filter_class.new(controller: self)
    data = filter.get_filtered_data(data)
  end

  return data
end

#get_serializer_class ⇒ Object

Helper to get the configured serializer class.



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# File 'lib/rest_framework/controller_mixins/base.rb', line 85

def get_serializer_class
  return nil unless serializer_class = self.class.serializer_class

  # Wrap it with an adapter if it's an active_model_serializer.
  if defined?(ActiveModel::Serializer) && (serializer_class < ActiveModel::Serializer)
    serializer_class = RESTFramework::ActiveModelSerializerAdapterFactory.for(serializer_class)
  end

  return serializer_class
end

#record_invalid(e) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/rest_framework/controller_mixins/base.rb', line 111

def record_invalid(e)
  return api_response(
    {message: "Record invalid.", exception: e, errors: e.record&.errors}, status: 400
  )
end

#record_not_destroyed(e) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/rest_framework/controller_mixins/base.rb', line 127

def record_not_destroyed(e)
  return api_response(
    {message: "Record not destroyed.", exception: e, errors: e.record&.errors}, status: 406
  )
end

#record_not_found(e) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/rest_framework/controller_mixins/base.rb', line 117

def record_not_found(e)
  return api_response({message: "Record not found.", exception: e}, status: 404)
end

#record_not_saved(e) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/rest_framework/controller_mixins/base.rb', line 121

def record_not_saved(e)
  return api_response(
    {message: "Record not saved.", exception: e, errors: e.record&.errors}, status: 406
  )
end

#root ⇒ Object

Default action for API root.



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# File 'lib/rest_framework/controller_mixins/base.rb', line 10

def root
  api_response({message: "This is the root of your awesome API!"})
end