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Diffstat (limited to 'actionpack/lib/action_controller/api.rb')
| -rw-r--r-- | actionpack/lib/action_controller/api.rb | 39 |
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/api.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/api.rb index ff12705abe..6bbebb7b4c 100644 --- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/api.rb +++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/api.rb @@ -14,22 +14,22 @@ module ActionController # flash, assets, and so on. This makes the entire controller stack thinner, # suitable for API applications. It doesn't mean you won't have such # features if you need them: they're all available for you to include in - # your application, they're just not part of the default API Controller stack. + # your application, they're just not part of the default API controller stack. # - # By default, only the ApplicationController in a \Rails application inherits - # from <tt>ActionController::API</tt>. All other controllers in turn inherit - # from ApplicationController. + # Normally, +ApplicationController+ is the only controller that inherits from + # <tt>ActionController::API</tt>. All other controllers in turn inherit from + # +ApplicationController+. # # A sample controller could look like this: # # class PostsController < ApplicationController # def index - # @posts = Post.all - # render json: @posts + # posts = Post.all + # render json: posts # end # end # - # Request, response and parameters objects all work the exact same way as + # Request, response, and parameters objects all work the exact same way as # <tt>ActionController::Base</tt>. # # == Renders @@ -37,18 +37,18 @@ module ActionController # The default API Controller stack includes all renderers, which means you # can use <tt>render :json</tt> and brothers freely in your controllers. Keep # in mind that templates are not going to be rendered, so you need to ensure - # your controller is calling either <tt>render</tt> or <tt>redirect</tt> in - # all actions, otherwise it will return 204 No Content response. + # your controller is calling either <tt>render</tt> or <tt>redirect_to</tt> in + # all actions, otherwise it will return 204 No Content. # # def show - # @post = Post.find(params[:id]) - # render json: @post + # post = Post.find(params[:id]) + # render json: post # end # # == Redirects # # Redirects are used to move from one action to another. You can use the - # <tt>redirect</tt> method in your controllers in the same way as + # <tt>redirect_to</tt> method in your controllers in the same way as in # <tt>ActionController::Base</tt>. For example: # # def create @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ module ActionController # # do stuff here # end # - # == Adding new behavior + # == Adding New Behavior # # In some scenarios you may want to add back some functionality provided by # <tt>ActionController::Base</tt> that is not present by default in @@ -72,18 +72,19 @@ module ActionController # # class PostsController < ApplicationController # def index - # @posts = Post.all + # posts = Post.all # # respond_to do |format| - # format.json { render json: @posts } - # format.xml { render xml: @posts } + # format.json { render json: posts } + # format.xml { render xml: posts } # end # end # end # - # Quite straightforward. Make sure to check <tt>ActionController::Base</tt> - # available modules if you want to include any other functionality that is - # not provided by <tt>ActionController::API</tt> out of the box. + # Quite straightforward. Make sure to check the modules included in + # <tt>ActionController::Base</tt> if you want to use any other + # functionality that is not provided by <tt>ActionController::API</tt> + # out of the box. class API < Metal abstract! |