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Diffstat (limited to 'actionpack')
3 files changed, 31 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/request_forgery_protection.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/request_forgery_protection.rb index 0efa0fb259..7afbd767ce 100644 --- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/request_forgery_protection.rb +++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/request_forgery_protection.rb @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc: end # Controller actions are protected from Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks - # by including a token in the rendered html for your application. This token is + # by including a token in the rendered HTML for your application. This token is # stored as a random string in the session, to which an attacker does not have # access. When a request reaches your application, \Rails verifies the received # token with the token in the session. Only HTML and JavaScript requests are checked, @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc: # # The token parameter is named <tt>authenticity_token</tt> by default. The name and # value of this token must be added to every layout that renders forms by including - # <tt>csrf_meta_tags</tt> in the html +head+. + # <tt>csrf_meta_tags</tt> in the HTML +head+. # # Learn more about CSRF attacks and securing your application in the # {Ruby on Rails Security Guide}[http://guides.rubyonrails.org/security.html]. diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/public_exceptions.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/public_exceptions.rb index 6c8944e067..040cb215b7 100644 --- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/public_exceptions.rb +++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/public_exceptions.rb @@ -1,4 +1,14 @@ module ActionDispatch + # When called, this middleware renders an error page. By default if an HTML + # response is expected it will render static error pages from the `/public` + # directory. For example when this middleware receives a 500 response it will + # render the template found in `/public/500.html`. + # If an internationalized locale is set, this middleware will attempt to render + # the template in `/public/500.<locale>.html`. If an internationalized template + # is not found it will fall back on `/public/500.html`. + # + # When a request with a content type other than HTML is made, this middleware + # will attempt to convert error information into the appropriate response type. class PublicExceptions attr_accessor :public_path diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb index 2764584fe9..25e32cdef8 100644 --- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb +++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb @@ -2,6 +2,16 @@ require 'rack/utils' require 'active_support/core_ext/uri' module ActionDispatch + # This middleware returns a file's contents from disk in the body response. + # When initialized it can accept an optional 'Cache-Control' header which + # will be set when a response containing a file's contents is delivered. + # + # This middleware will render the file specified in `env["PATH_INFO"]` + # where the base path is in the +root+ directory. For example if the +root+ + # is set to `public/` then a request with `env["PATH_INFO"]` of + # `assets/application.js` will return a response with contents of a file + # located at `public/assets/application.js` if the file exists. If the file + # does not exist a 404 "File not Found" response will be returned. class FileHandler def initialize(root, cache_control) @root = root.chomp('/') @@ -45,6 +55,15 @@ module ActionDispatch end end + # This middleware will attempt to return the contents of a file's body from + # disk in the response. If a file is not found on disk, the request will be + # delegated to the application stack. This middleware is commonly initialized + # to serve assets from a server's `public/` directory. + # + # This middleware verifies the path to ensure that only files + # living in the root directory can be rendered. A request cannot + # produce a directory traversal using this middleware. Only 'GET' and 'HEAD' + # requests will result in a file being returned. class Static def initialize(app, path, cache_control=nil) @app = app |