class ActionDispatch::Request

def self.new(env)

def self.new(env)
  if request = env["action_dispatch.request"] && request.instance_of?(self)
    return request
  end
  super
end

def GET

Override Rack's GET method to support indifferent access
def GET
  @env["action_dispatch.request.query_parameters"] ||= normalize_parameters(super)
end

def POST

Override Rack's POST method to support indifferent access
def POST
  @env["action_dispatch.request.request_parameters"] ||= normalize_parameters(super)
end

def authorization

proxy alternatives.
Returns the authorization header regardless of whether it was specified directly or through one of the
def authorization
  @env['HTTP_AUTHORIZATION']   ||
  @env['X-HTTP_AUTHORIZATION'] ||
  @env['X_HTTP_AUTHORIZATION'] ||
  @env['REDIRECT_X_HTTP_AUTHORIZATION']
end

def body

variable is already set, wrap it in a StringIO.
The request body is an IO input stream. If the RAW_POST_DATA environment
def body
  if raw_post = @env['RAW_POST_DATA']
    raw_post.force_encoding(Encoding::BINARY) if raw_post.respond_to?(:force_encoding)
    StringIO.new(raw_post)
  else
    @env['rack.input']
  end
end

def body_stream #:nodoc:

:nodoc:
def body_stream #:nodoc:
  @env['rack.input']
end

def content_length

Returns the content length of the request as an integer.
def content_length
  super.to_i
end

def cookie_jar

def cookie_jar
  env['action_dispatch.cookies'] ||= Cookies::CookieJar.build(self)
end

def delete?

Equivalent to request.request_method == :delete.
Is this a DELETE request?
def delete?
  HTTP_METHOD_LOOKUP[request_method] == :delete
end

def flash

to put a new one.
read a notice you put there or flash["notice"] = "hello"
Access the contents of the flash. Use flash["notice"] to
def flash
  @env['action_dispatch.request.flash_hash'] ||= (session["flash"] || Flash::FlashHash.new)
end

def forgery_whitelisted?

def forgery_whitelisted?
  get?
end

def form_data?

def form_data?
  FORM_DATA_MEDIA_TYPES.include?(content_mime_type.to_s)
end

def fullpath

def fullpath
  @fullpath ||= super
end

def get?

Equivalent to request.request_method == :get.
Is this a GET (or HEAD) request?
def get?
  HTTP_METHOD_LOOKUP[request_method] == :get
end

def head?

Equivalent to request.method == :head.
Is this a HEAD request?
def head?
  HTTP_METHOD_LOOKUP[method] == :head
end

def headers

request.headers["Content-Type"] # => "text/plain"

Provides access to the request's HTTP headers, for example:
def headers
  Http::Headers.new(@env)
end

def ip

def ip
  @ip ||= super
end

def key?(key)

def key?(key)
  @env.key?(key)
end

def local?

True if the request came from localhost, 127.0.0.1.
def local?
  LOCALHOST.any? { |local_ip| local_ip === remote_addr && local_ip === remote_ip }
end

def media_type

def media_type
  content_mime_type.to_s
end

def method

more information.
even if it was overridden by middleware. See #request_method for
Returns the original value of the environment's REQUEST_METHOD,
def method
  @method ||= begin
    method = env["rack.methodoverride.original_method"] || env['REQUEST_METHOD']
    HTTP_METHOD_LOOKUP[method] || raise(ActionController::UnknownHttpMethod, "#{method}, accepted HTTP methods are #{HTTP_METHODS.to_sentence(:locale => :en)}")
    method
  end
end

def method_symbol

Returns a symbol form of the #method
def method_symbol
  HTTP_METHOD_LOOKUP[method]
end

def post?

Equivalent to request.request_method == :post.
Is this a POST request?
def post?
  HTTP_METHOD_LOOKUP[request_method] == :post
end

def put?

Equivalent to request.request_method == :put.
Is this a PUT request?
def put?
  HTTP_METHOD_LOOKUP[request_method] == :put
end

def raw_post

work with raw requests directly.
Read the request \body. This is useful for web services that need to
def raw_post
  unless @env.include? 'RAW_POST_DATA'
    @env['RAW_POST_DATA'] = body.read(@env['CONTENT_LENGTH'].to_i)
    body.rewind if body.respond_to?(:rewind)
  end
  @env['RAW_POST_DATA']
end

def remote_ip

address which is not trusted is the originating IP.
delimited list in the case of multiple chained proxies; the last
REMOTE_ADDR is a proxy. HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR may be a comma-
HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR are set by proxies so check for these if
but will fail if the user is behind a proxy. HTTP_CLIENT_IP and/or
Determines originating IP address. REMOTE_ADDR is the standard
def remote_ip
  @remote_ip ||= (@env["action_dispatch.remote_ip"] || ip).to_s
end

def request_method

value, not the original.
the application should use), this \method returns the overridden
or if a _method parameter was used to determine the \method
(for instance, if a HEAD request was converted to a GET,
In the case where the \method was overridden by a middleware
Returns the HTTP \method that the application should see.
def request_method
  @request_method ||= begin
    method = env["REQUEST_METHOD"]
    HTTP_METHOD_LOOKUP[method] || raise(ActionController::UnknownHttpMethod, "#{method}, accepted HTTP methods are #{HTTP_METHODS.to_sentence(:locale => :en)}")
    method
  end
end

def request_method_symbol

Returns a symbol form of the #request_method
def request_method_symbol
  HTTP_METHOD_LOOKUP[request_method]
end

def reset_session

be included by the session middleware.
TODO This should be broken apart into AD::Request::Session and probably
def reset_session
  session.destroy if session && session.respond_to?(:destroy)
  self.session = {}
  @env['action_dispatch.request.flash_hash'] = nil
end

def server_software

Returns the lowercase name of the HTTP server software.
def server_software
  (@env['SERVER_SOFTWARE'] && /^([a-zA-Z]+)/ =~ @env['SERVER_SOFTWARE']) ? $1.downcase : nil
end

def session=(session) #:nodoc:

:nodoc:
def session=(session) #:nodoc:
  @env['rack.session'] = session
end

def session_options=(options)

def session_options=(options)
  @env['rack.session.options'] = options
end

def xml_http_request?

every Ajax request.)
"XMLHttpRequest". (The Prototype Javascript library sends this header with
Returns true if the request's "X-Requested-With" header contains
def xml_http_request?
  !(@env['HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH'] !~ /XMLHttpRequest/i)
end