lib/action_controller/metal/head.rb
module ActionController module Head extend ActiveSupport::Concern # Return a response that has no content (merely headers). The options # argument is interpreted to be a hash of header names and values. # This allows you to easily return a response that consists only of # significant headers: # # head :created, :location => person_path(@person) # # It can also be used to return exceptional conditions: # # return head(:method_not_allowed) unless request.post? # return head(:bad_request) unless valid_request? # render def head(status, options = {}) options, status = status, nil if status.is_a?(Hash) status ||= options.delete(:status) || :ok location = options.delete(:location) options.each do |key, value| headers[key.to_s.dasherize.split(/-/).map { |v| v.capitalize }.join("-")] = value.to_s end self.status = status self.location = url_for(location) if location self.content_type = Mime[formats.first] if formats self.response_body = " " end end end