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@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ In general, the work of configuring Rails means configuring the components of Ra
For example, the `config/application.rb` file includes this setting:
```ruby
-config.autoload_paths += %W(#{config.root}/extras)
+config.time_zone = 'Central Time (US & Canada)'
```
This is a setting for Rails itself. If you want to pass settings to individual Rails components, you can do so via the same `config` object in `config/application.rb`:
@@ -98,13 +98,15 @@ application. Accepts a valid week day symbol (e.g. `:monday`).
* `config.exceptions_app` sets the exceptions application invoked by the ShowException middleware when an exception happens. Defaults to `ActionDispatch::PublicExceptions.new(Rails.public_path)`.
-* `config.file_watcher` the class used to detect file updates in the filesystem when `config.reload_classes_only_on_change` is true. Must conform to `ActiveSupport::FileUpdateChecker` API.
+* `config.debug_exception_response_format` sets the format used in responses when errors occur in development mode.
+
+* `config.file_watcher` is the class used to detect file updates in the file system when `config.reload_classes_only_on_change` is true. Rails ships with `ActiveSupport::FileUpdateChecker`, the default, and `ActiveSupport::EventedFileUpdateChecker` (this one depends on the [listen](https://github.com/guard/listen) gem). Custom classes must conform to the `ActiveSupport::FileUpdateChecker` API.
* `config.filter_parameters` used for filtering out the parameters that
you don't want shown in the logs, such as passwords or credit card
numbers. New applications filter out passwords by adding the following `config.filter_parameters+=[:password]` in `config/initializers/filter_parameter_logging.rb`.
-* `config.force_ssl` forces all requests to be under HTTPS protocol by using `ActionDispatch::SSL` middleware.
+* `config.force_ssl` forces all requests to be served over HTTPS by using the `ActionDispatch::SSL` middleware, and sets `config.action_mailer.default_url_options` to be `{ protocol: 'https' }`. This can be configured by setting `config.ssl_options` - see the [ActionDispatch::SSL documentation](http://edgeapi.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionDispatch/SSL.html) for details.
* `config.log_formatter` defines the formatter of the Rails logger. This option defaults to an instance of `ActiveSupport::Logger::SimpleFormatter` for all modes except production, where it defaults to `Logger::Formatter`.
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ defaults to `:debug` for all environments. The available log levels are: `:debug
* `secrets.secret_key_base` is used for specifying a key which allows sessions for the application to be verified against a known secure key to prevent tampering. Applications get `secrets.secret_key_base` initialized to a random key present in `config/secrets.yml`.
-* `config.serve_static_files` configures Rails to serve static files. This option defaults to true, but in the production environment it is set to false because the server software (e.g. NGINX or Apache) used to run the application should serve static files instead. If you are running or testing your app in production mode using WEBrick (it is not recommended to use WEBrick in production) set the option to true. Otherwise, you won't be able to use page caching and request for files that exist under the public directory.
+* `config.public_file_server.enabled` configures Rails to serve static files from the public directory. This option defaults to true, but in the production environment it is set to false because the server software (e.g. NGINX or Apache) used to run the application should serve static files instead. If you are running or testing your app in production mode using WEBrick (it is not recommended to use WEBrick in production) set the option to true. Otherwise, you won't be able to use page caching and request for files that exist under the public directory.
* `config.session_store` is usually set up in `config/initializers/session_store.rb` and specifies what class to use to store the session. Possible values are `:cookie_store` which is the default, `:mem_cache_store`, and `:disabled`. The last one tells Rails not to deal with sessions. Custom session stores can also be specified:
@@ -159,8 +161,6 @@ pipeline is enabled. It is set to true by default.
* `config.assets.debug` disables the concatenation and compression of assets. Set to `true` by default in `development.rb`.
-* `config.assets.cache_store` defines the cache store that Sprockets will use. The default is the Rails file store.
-
* `config.assets.compile` is a boolean that can be used to turn on live Sprockets compilation in production.
* `config.assets.logger` accepts a logger conforming to the interface of Log4r or the default Ruby `Logger` class. Defaults to the same configured at `config.logger`. Setting `config.assets.logger` to false will turn off served assets logging.
@@ -198,9 +198,9 @@ The full set of methods that can be used in this block are as follows:
Every Rails application comes with a standard set of middleware which it uses in this order in the development environment:
-* `ActionDispatch::SSL` forces every request to be under HTTPS protocol. Will be available if `config.force_ssl` is set to `true`. Options passed to this can be configured by using `config.ssl_options`.
-* `ActionDispatch::Static` is used to serve static assets. Disabled if `config.serve_static_files` is `false`. Set `config.static_index` if you need to serve a static directory index file that is not named `index`. For example, to serve `main.html` instead of `index.html` for directory requests, set `config.static_index` to `"main"`.
-* `Rack::Lock` wraps the app in mutex so it can only be called by a single thread at a time. Only enabled when `config.cache_classes` is `false`.
+* `ActionDispatch::SSL` forces every request to be served using HTTPS. Enabled if `config.force_ssl` is set to `true`. Options passed to this can be configured by setting `config.ssl_options`.
+* `ActionDispatch::Static` is used to serve static assets. Disabled if `config.public_file_server.enabled` is `false`. Set `config.public_file_server.index_name` if you need to serve a static directory index file that is not named `index`. For example, to serve `main.html` instead of `index.html` for directory requests, set `config.public_file_server.index_name` to `"main"`.
+* `ActionDispatch::LoadInterlock` allows thread safe code reloading. Disabled if `config.allow_concurrency` is `false`, which causes `Rack::Lock` to be loaded. `Rack::Lock` wraps the app in mutex so it can only be called by a single thread at a time.
* `ActiveSupport::Cache::Strategy::LocalCache` serves as a basic memory backed cache. This cache is not thread safe and is intended only for serving as a temporary memory cache for a single thread.
* `Rack::Runtime` sets an `X-Runtime` header, containing the time (in seconds) taken to execute the request.
* `Rails::Rack::Logger` notifies the logs that the request has begun. After request is complete, flushes all the logs.
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ All these configuration options are delegated to the `I18n` library.
The MySQL adapter adds one additional configuration option:
-* `ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::MysqlAdapter.emulate_booleans` controls whether Active Record will consider all `tinyint(1)` columns in a MySQL database to be booleans and is true by default.
+* `ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::Mysql2Adapter.emulate_booleans` controls whether Active Record will consider all `tinyint(1)` columns in a MySQL database to be booleans and is true by default.
The schema dumper adds one additional configuration option:
@@ -335,8 +335,6 @@ The schema dumper adds one additional configuration option:
* `config.action_controller.default_static_extension` configures the extension used for cached pages. Defaults to `.html`.
-* `config.action_controller.default_charset` specifies the default character set for all renders. The default is "utf-8".
-
* `config.action_controller.include_all_helpers` configures whether all view helpers are available everywhere or are scoped to the corresponding controller. If set to `false`, `UsersHelper` methods are only available for views rendered as part of `UsersController`. If `true`, `UsersHelper` methods are available everywhere. The default is `true`.
* `config.action_controller.logger` accepts a logger conforming to the interface of Log4r or the default Ruby Logger class, which is then used to log information from Action Controller. Set to `nil` to disable logging.
@@ -345,6 +343,10 @@ The schema dumper adds one additional configuration option:
* `config.action_controller.allow_forgery_protection` enables or disables CSRF protection. By default this is `false` in test mode and `true` in all other modes.
+* `config.action_controller.forgery_protection_origin_check` configures whether the HTTP `Origin` header should be checked against the site's origin as an additional CSRF defense.
+
+* `config.action_controller.per_form_csrf_tokens` configures whether CSRF tokens are only valid for the method/action they were generated for.
+
* `config.action_controller.relative_url_root` can be used to tell Rails that you are [deploying to a subdirectory](configuring.html#deploy-to-a-subdirectory-relative-url-root). The default is `ENV['RAILS_RELATIVE_URL_ROOT']`.
* `config.action_controller.permit_all_parameters` sets all the parameters for mass assignment to be permitted by default. The default value is `false`.
@@ -367,6 +369,8 @@ The schema dumper adds one additional configuration option:
}
```
+* `config.action_dispatch.default_charset` specifies the default character set for all renders. Defaults to `nil`.
+
* `config.action_dispatch.tld_length` sets the TLD (top-level domain) length for the application. Defaults to `1`.
* `config.action_dispatch.http_auth_salt` sets the HTTP Auth salt value. Defaults
@@ -459,6 +463,8 @@ encrypted cookies salt value. Defaults to `'signed encrypted cookie'`.
* `config.action_view.automatically_disable_submit_tag` determines whether
submit_tag should automatically disable on click, this defaults to true.
+* `config.action_view.debug_missing_translation` determins whether to wrap the missing translations key in a `<span>` tag or not. This defaults to true.
+
### Configuring Action Mailer
There are a number of settings available on `config.action_mailer`:
@@ -479,7 +485,7 @@ There are a number of settings available on `config.action_mailer`:
* `config.action_mailer.raise_delivery_errors` specifies whether to raise an error if email delivery cannot be completed. It defaults to true.
-* `config.action_mailer.delivery_method` defines the delivery method and defaults to `:smtp`. See the [configuration section in the Action Mailer guide](http://guides.rubyonrails.org/action_mailer_basics.html#action-mailer-configuration) for more info.
+* `config.action_mailer.delivery_method` defines the delivery method and defaults to `:smtp`. See the [configuration section in the Action Mailer guide](action_mailer_basics.html#action-mailer-configuration) for more info.
* `config.action_mailer.perform_deliveries` specifies whether mail will actually be delivered and is true by default. It can be convenient to set it to false for testing.
@@ -527,6 +533,9 @@ There are a number of settings available on `config.action_mailer`:
* `config.action_mailer.deliver_later_queue_name` specifies the queue name for
mailers. By default this is `mailers`.
+* `config.action_mailer.perform_caching` specifies whether the mailer templates should perform fragment caching or not. By default this is false in all environments.
+
+
### Configuring Active Support
There are a few configuration options available in Active Support:
@@ -541,7 +550,7 @@ There are a few configuration options available in Active Support:
* `config.active_support.time_precision` sets the precision of JSON encoded time values. Defaults to `3`.
-* `ActiveSupport.halt_callback_chains_on_return_false` specifies whether Active Record and Active Model callback chains can be halted by returning `false` in a 'before' callback. Defaults to `true`.
+* `ActiveSupport.halt_callback_chains_on_return_false` specifies whether Active Record and Active Model callback chains can be halted by returning `false` in a 'before' callback. When set to `false`, callback chains are halted only when explicitly done so with `throw(:abort)`. When set to `true`, callback chains are halted when a callback returns false (the previous behavior before Rails 5) and a deprecation warning is given. Defaults to `true` during the deprecation period. New Rails 5 apps generate an initializer file called `callback_terminator.rb` which sets the value to `false`. This file is *not* added when running `rails app:update`, so returning `false` will still work on older apps ported to Rails 5 and display a deprecation warning to prompt users to update their code.
* `ActiveSupport::Logger.silencer` is set to `false` to disable the ability to silence logging in a block. The default is `true`.
@@ -606,6 +615,17 @@ There are a few configuration options available in Active Support:
* `config.active_job.logger` accepts a logger conforming to the interface of Log4r or the default Ruby Logger class, which is then used to log information from Active Job. You can retrieve this logger by calling `logger` on either an Active Job class or an Active Job instance. Set to `nil` to disable logging.
+### Configuring Action Cable
+
+* `config.action_cable.url` accepts a string for the URL for where
+ you are hosting your Action Cable server. You would use this option
+if you are running Action Cable servers that are separated from your
+main application.
+* `config.action_cable.mount_path` accepts a string for where to mount Action
+ Cable, as part of the main server process. Defaults to `/cable`.
+You can set this as nil to not mount Action Cable as part of your
+normal Rails server.
+
### Configuring a Database
Just about every Rails application will interact with a database. You can connect to the database by setting an environment variable `ENV['DATABASE_URL']` or by using a configuration file called `config/database.yml`.
@@ -994,7 +1014,7 @@ Below is a comprehensive list of all the initializers found in Rails in the orde
* `initialize_cache` If `Rails.cache` isn't set yet, initializes the cache by referencing the value in `config.cache_store` and stores the outcome as `Rails.cache`. If this object responds to the `middleware` method, its middleware is inserted before `Rack::Runtime` in the middleware stack.
-* `set_clear_dependencies_hook` Provides a hook for `active_record.set_dispatch_hooks` to use, which will run before this initializer. This initializer - which runs only if `cache_classes` is set to `false` - uses `ActionDispatch::Callbacks.after` to remove the constants which have been referenced during the request from the object space so that they will be reloaded during the following request.
+* `set_clear_dependencies_hook` This initializer - which runs only if `cache_classes` is set to `false` - uses `ActionDispatch::Callbacks.after` to remove the constants which have been referenced during the request from the object space so that they will be reloaded during the following request.
* `initialize_dependency_mechanism` If `config.cache_classes` is true, configures `ActiveSupport::Dependencies.mechanism` to `require` dependencies rather than `load` them.
@@ -1008,13 +1028,17 @@ Below is a comprehensive list of all the initializers found in Rails in the orde
* `active_support.initialize_beginning_of_week` Sets the default beginning of week for the application based on `config.beginning_of_week` setting, which defaults to `:monday`.
+* `active_support.set_configs` Sets up Active Support by using the settings in `config.active_support` by `send`'ing the method names as setters to `ActiveSupport` and passing the values through.
+
* `action_dispatch.configure` Configures the `ActionDispatch::Http::URL.tld_length` to be set to the value of `config.action_dispatch.tld_length`.
* `action_view.set_configs` Sets up Action View by using the settings in `config.action_view` by `send`'ing the method names as setters to `ActionView::Base` and passing the values through.
-* `action_controller.logger` Sets `ActionController::Base.logger` - if it's not already set - to `Rails.logger`.
+* `action_controller.assets_config` Initializes the `config.actions_controller.assets_dir` to the app's public directory if not explicitly configured
-* `action_controller.initialize_framework_caches` Sets `ActionController::Base.cache_store` - if it's not already set - to `Rails.cache`.
+* `action_controller.set_helpers_path` Sets Action Controller's helpers_path to the application's helpers_path
+
+* `action_controller.parameters_config` Configures strong parameters options for `ActionController::Parameters`
* `action_controller.set_configs` Sets up Action Controller by using the settings in `config.action_controller` by `send`'ing the method names as setters to `ActionController::Base` and passing the values through.
@@ -1024,13 +1048,21 @@ Below is a comprehensive list of all the initializers found in Rails in the orde
* `active_record.logger` Sets `ActiveRecord::Base.logger` - if it's not already set - to `Rails.logger`.
+* `active_record.migration_error` Configures middleware to check for pending migrations
+
+* `active_record.check_schema_cache_dump` Loads the schema cache dump if configured and available
+
+* `active_record.warn_on_records_fetched_greater_than` Enables warnings when queries return large numbers of records
+
* `active_record.set_configs` Sets up Active Record by using the settings in `config.active_record` by `send`'ing the method names as setters to `ActiveRecord::Base` and passing the values through.
* `active_record.initialize_database` Loads the database configuration (by default) from `config/database.yml` and establishes a connection for the current environment.
* `active_record.log_runtime` Includes `ActiveRecord::Railties::ControllerRuntime` which is responsible for reporting the time taken by Active Record calls for the request back to the logger.
-* `active_record.set_dispatch_hooks` Resets all reloadable connections to the database if `config.cache_classes` is set to `false`.
+* `active_record.set_reloader_hooks` Resets all reloadable connections to the database if `config.cache_classes` is set to `false`.
+
+* `active_record.add_watchable_files` Adds `schema.rb` and `structure.sql` files to watchable files
* `active_job.logger` Sets `ActiveJob::Base.logger` - if it's not already set -
to `Rails.logger`.
@@ -1043,9 +1075,9 @@ Below is a comprehensive list of all the initializers found in Rails in the orde
* `action_mailer.compile_config_methods` Initializes methods for the config settings specified so that they are quicker to access.
-* `set_load_path` This initializer runs before `bootstrap_hook`. Adds the `vendor`, `lib`, all directories of `app` and any paths specified by `config.load_paths` to `$LOAD_PATH`.
+* `set_load_path` This initializer runs before `bootstrap_hook`. Adds paths specified by `config.load_paths` and all autoload paths to `$LOAD_PATH`.
-* `set_autoload_paths` This initializer runs before `bootstrap_hook`. Adds all sub-directories of `app` and paths specified by `config.autoload_paths` to `ActiveSupport::Dependencies.autoload_paths`.
+* `set_autoload_paths` This initializer runs before `bootstrap_hook`. Adds all sub-directories of `app` and paths specified by `config.autoload_paths`, `config.eager_load_paths` and `config.autoload_once_paths` to `ActiveSupport::Dependencies.autoload_paths`.
* `add_routing_paths` Loads (by default) all `config/routes.rb` files (in the application and railties, including engines) and sets up the routes for the application.
@@ -1113,21 +1145,48 @@ NOTE. If you are running in a multi-threaded environment, there could be a chanc
Custom configuration
--------------------
-You can configure your own code through the Rails configuration object with custom configuration under the `config.x` property. It works like this:
+You can configure your own code through the Rails configuration object with custom configuration. It works like this:
```ruby
- config.x.payment_processing.schedule = :daily
- config.x.payment_processing.retries = 3
- config.x.super_debugger = true
+ config.payment_processing.schedule = :daily
+ config.payment_processing.retries = 3
+ config.super_debugger = true
```
These configuration points are then available through the configuration object:
```ruby
- Rails.configuration.x.payment_processing.schedule # => :daily
- Rails.configuration.x.payment_processing.retries # => 3
- Rails.configuration.x.super_debugger # => true
- Rails.configuration.x.super_debugger.not_set # => nil
+ Rails.configuration.payment_processing.schedule # => :daily
+ Rails.configuration.payment_processing.retries # => 3
+ Rails.configuration.super_debugger # => true
+ Rails.configuration.super_debugger.not_set # => nil
+ ```
+
+You can also use `Rails::Application.config_for` to load whole configuration files:
+
+ ```ruby
+ # config/payment.yml:
+ production:
+ environment: production
+ merchant_id: production_merchant_id
+ public_key: production_public_key
+ private_key: production_private_key
+ development:
+ environment: sandbox
+ merchant_id: development_merchant_id
+ public_key: development_public_key
+ private_key: development_private_key
+
+ # config/application.rb
+ module MyApp
+ class Application < Rails::Application
+ config.payment = config_for(:payment)
+ end
+ end
+ ```
+
+ ```ruby
+ Rails.configuration.payment['merchant_id'] # => production_merchant_id or development_merchant_id
```
Search Engines Indexing
@@ -1149,3 +1208,25 @@ Disallow: /
To block just specific pages, it's necessary to use a more complex syntax. Learn
it on the [official documentation](http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html).
+
+Evented File System Monitor
+---------------------------
+
+If the [listen gem](https://github.com/guard/listen) is loaded Rails uses an
+evented file system monitor to detect changes when `config.cache_classes` is
+false:
+
+```ruby
+group :development do
+ gem 'listen', '~> 3.0.4'
+end
+```
+
+Otherwise, in every request Rails walks the application tree to check if
+anything has changed.
+
+On Linux and Mac OS X no additional gems are needed, but some are required
+[for *BSD](https://github.com/guard/listen#on-bsd) and
+[for Windows](https://github.com/guard/listen#on-windows).
+
+Note that [some setups are unsupported](https://github.com/guard/listen#issues--limitations).