class Rails::Application
The Application is also responsible for building the middleware stack.
== Middlewares
whenever the files change in development.
The application object is also responsible for holding the routes and reloading routes
== Routes
Check Rails::Application::Configuration to see them all.
“logger”, “reload_plugins” and so forth.
“allow_concurrency”, “cache_classes”, “consider_all_requests_local”, “filter_parameters”,
the application object has several specific configurations, for example
Besides providing the same configuration as Rails::Engine and Rails::Railtie,
== Configuration
are executed (check Rails::Application::Finisher).
Rails::Application::Bootstrap) and finishing initializers, after all the others
initializers. Besides, it also executed some bootstrap initializers (check
Rails::Application is responsible for executing all railties, engines and plugin
== Initialization
an Engine but with the responsibility of coordinating the whole boot process.
In Rails 3.0, a Rails::Application object was introduced which is nothing more than
def add_lib_to_load_path! #:nodoc:
you need to load files in lib/ during the application configuration as well.
Rails application, you will need to add lib to $LOAD_PATH on your own in case
are changing config.root inside your application definition or having a custom
Notice this method takes into consideration the default root path. So if you
end
config.i18n.backend = MyBackend
require "my_backend" # in lib/my_backend
class MyApplication < Rails::Application
configuration.
allowing the developer to load classes in lib and use them during application
This method is called just after an application inherits from Rails::Application,
def add_lib_to_load_path! #:nodoc: path = config.root.join('lib').to_s $LOAD_PATH.unshift(path) if File.exists?(path) end
def app
def app @app ||= begin config.middleware = config.middleware.merge_into(default_middleware_stack) config.middleware.build(routes) end end
def call(env)
def call(env) app.call(env.reverse_merge!(env_defaults)) end
def configure(&block)
def configure(&block) class_eval(&block) end
def default_middleware_stack
def default_middleware_stack ActionDispatch::MiddlewareStack.new.tap do |middleware| middleware.use ::ActionDispatch::Static, paths.public.to_a.first if config.serve_static_assets middleware.use ::Rack::Lock if !config.allow_concurrency middleware.use ::Rack::Runtime middleware.use ::Rails::Rack::Logger middleware.use ::ActionDispatch::ShowExceptions, config.consider_all_requests_local if config.action_dispatch.show_exceptions middleware.use ::ActionDispatch::RemoteIp, config.action_dispatch.ip_spoofing_check, config.action_dispatch.trusted_proxies middleware.use ::Rack::Sendfile, config.action_dispatch.x_sendfile_header middleware.use ::ActionDispatch::Callbacks, !config.cache_classes middleware.use ::ActionDispatch::Cookies if config.session_store middleware.use config.session_store, config.session_options middleware.use ::ActionDispatch::Flash end middleware.use ::ActionDispatch::ParamsParser middleware.use ::Rack::MethodOverride middleware.use ::ActionDispatch::Head middleware.use ::ActionDispatch::BestStandardsSupport, config.action_dispatch.best_standards_support if config.action_dispatch.best_standards_support end end
def eager_load! #:nodoc:
def eager_load! #:nodoc: railties.all(&:eager_load!) super end
def env_defaults
def env_defaults @env_defaults ||= { "action_dispatch.parameter_filter" => config.filter_parameters, "action_dispatch.secret_token" => config.secret_token } end
def inherited(base)
def inherited(base) raise "You cannot have more than one Rails::Application" if Rails.application super Rails.application = base.instance Rails.application.add_lib_to_load_path! ActiveSupport.run_load_hooks(:before_configuration, base.instance) end
def initialize!
def initialize! run_initializers(self) self end
def initialize_console(sandbox=false)
def initialize_console(sandbox=false) require "rails/console/app" require "rails/console/sandbox" if sandbox require "rails/console/helpers" end
def initialize_generators
def initialize_generators require "rails/generators" end
def initialize_tasks
def initialize_tasks require "rails/tasks" task :environment do $rails_rake_task = true require_environment! end end
def initializers
def initializers initializers = Bootstrap.initializers_for(self) railties.all { |r| initializers += r.initializers } initializers += super initializers += Finisher.initializers_for(self) initializers end
def instance
def instance if self == Rails::Application if Rails.application ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn "Calling a method in Rails::Application is deprecated, " << "please call it directly in your application constant #{Rails.application.class.name}.", caller end Rails.application else @@instance ||= new end end
def load_console(sandbox=false)
def load_console(sandbox=false) initialize_console(sandbox) railties.all { |r| r.load_console } super() self end
def load_generators
def load_generators initialize_generators railties.all { |r| r.load_generators } super self end
def load_tasks
def load_tasks initialize_tasks railties.all { |r| r.load_tasks } super self end
def method_missing(*args, &block)
def method_missing(*args, &block) instance.send(*args, &block) end
def railties
def railties @railties ||= Railties.new(config) end
def reload_routes!
def reload_routes! _routes = self.routes _routes.disable_clear_and_finalize = true _routes.clear! routes_reloader.paths.each { |path| load(path) } ActiveSupport.on_load(:action_controller) { _routes.finalize! } ensure _routes.disable_clear_and_finalize = false end
def require_environment! #:nodoc:
def require_environment! #:nodoc: environment = paths.config.environment.to_a.first require environment if environment end
def respond_to?(*args)
def respond_to?(*args) super || instance.respond_to?(*args) end
def routes
def routes @routes ||= ActionDispatch::Routing::RouteSet.new end
def routes_reloader
def routes_reloader @routes_reloader ||= ActiveSupport::FileUpdateChecker.new([]){ reload_routes! } end