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Diffstat (limited to 'actionpack/lib/action_controller')
| -rw-r--r-- | actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb | 13 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb index 82a7366f6b..b785d52832 100644 --- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb +++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb @@ -3,6 +3,15 @@ require "action_controller/log_subscriber" require "action_controller/metal/params_wrapper" module ActionController + # The <tt>metal</tt> anonymous class is simple workaround the ordering issues there are with modules. + # They need to be included in specyfic order which makes it impossible for 3rd party libs (like ActiveRecord) + # to hook up with its own functionality. Having anonymous super class type of Metal with <tt>AbstractController::Rendering</tt> + # included, allows us to include <tt>ActionView::Rendering</tt> (which implements <tt>AbstractController::Rendering</tt> interface) + # after the <tt>AbstractController::Rendering</tt> and before <tt>ActionController::Rendering</tt>. + metal = Class.new(Metal) do + include AbstractController::Rendering + end + # Action Controllers are the core of a web request in \Rails. They are made up of one or more actions that are executed # on request and then either it renders a template or redirects to another action. An action is defined as a public method # on the controller, which will automatically be made accessible to the web-server through \Rails Routes. @@ -161,10 +170,6 @@ module ActionController # render action: "overthere" # won't be called if monkeys is nil # end # - metal = Class.new(Metal) do - include AbstractController::Rendering - end - class Base < metal abstract! |