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Diffstat (limited to 'actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb')
| -rw-r--r-- | actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb | 24 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb b/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb index 79ebf29c7f..76e86f8e24 100644 --- a/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb +++ b/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb @@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ module AbstractController class Error < StandardError; end class ActionNotFound < StandardError; end + # AbstractController is a low-level API. Nobody should be using it directly, + # and subclasses of AbstractController (like ActionController::Base) are + # expected to provide their own +render+ method, since rendering means + # different things depending on the context. class Base attr_internal :response_body attr_internal :action_name @@ -41,8 +45,7 @@ module AbstractController # to specify particular actions as hidden. # # ==== Returns - # Array[String]:: An array of method names that should not be - # considered actions. + # * <tt>Array</tt> - An array of method names that should not be considered actions. def hidden_actions [] end @@ -54,8 +57,7 @@ module AbstractController # itself. Finally, #hidden_actions are removed. # # ==== Returns - # Array[String]:: A list of all methods that should be considered - # actions. + # * <tt>Array</tt> - A list of all methods that should be considered actions. def action_methods @action_methods ||= begin # All public instance methods of this class, including ancestors @@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ module AbstractController # controller_name. # # ==== Returns - # String + # * <tt>String</tt> def controller_path @controller_path ||= name.sub(/Controller$/, '').underscore unless anonymous? end @@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ module AbstractController # ActionNotFound error is raised. # # ==== Returns - # self + # * <tt>self</tt> def process(action, *args) @_action_name = action_name = action.to_s @@ -133,10 +135,10 @@ module AbstractController # can be considered an action. # # ==== Parameters - # name<String>:: The name of an action to be tested + # * <tt>name</tt> - The name of an action to be tested # # ==== Returns - # TrueClass, FalseClass + # * <tt>TrueClass</tt>, <tt>FalseClass</tt> def action_method?(name) self.class.action_methods.include?(name) end @@ -180,11 +182,11 @@ module AbstractController # returns nil, an ActionNotFound exception will be raised. # # ==== Parameters - # action_name<String>:: An action name to find a method name for + # * <tt>action_name</tt> - An action name to find a method name for # # ==== Returns - # String:: The name of the method that handles the action - # nil:: No method name could be found. Raise ActionNotFound. + # * <tt>String</tt> - The name of the method that handles the action + # * <tt>nil</tt> - No method name could be found. Raise ActionNotFound. def method_for_action(action_name) if action_method?(action_name) then action_name elsif respond_to?(:action_missing, true) then "_handle_action_missing" |