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+++ b/guides/source/rails_on_rack.md
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ This guide covers Rails integration with Rack and interfacing with other Rack co
After reading this guide, you will know:
-* How to create Rails Metal applications.
* How to use Rack Middlewares in your Rails applications.
* Action Pack's internal Middleware stack.
* How to define a custom Middleware stack.
@@ -82,9 +81,9 @@ To use `rackup` instead of Rails' `rails server`, you can put the following insi
```ruby
# Rails.root/config.ru
-require ::File.expand_path('../config/environment', __FILE__)
+require ::File.expand_path('../config/environment', __FILE__)
-use Rack::Debugger
+use Rails::Rack::Debugger
use Rack::ContentLength
run Rails.application
```
@@ -119,6 +118,7 @@ $ rake middleware
For a freshly generated Rails application, this might produce something like:
```ruby
+use Rack::Sendfile
use ActionDispatch::Static
use Rack::Lock
use #<ActiveSupport::Cache::Strategy::LocalCache::Middleware:0x000000029a0838>
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ use ActionDispatch::DebugExceptions
use ActionDispatch::RemoteIp
use ActionDispatch::Reloader
use ActionDispatch::Callbacks
+use ActiveRecord::Migration::CheckPending
use ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::ConnectionManagement
use ActiveRecord::QueryCache
use ActionDispatch::Cookies
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ use Rack::ETag
run MyApp::Application.routes
```
-Purpose of each of this middlewares is explained in the [Internal Middlewares](#internal-middleware-stack) section.
+The default middlewares shown here (and some others) are each summarized in the [Internal Middlewares](#internal-middleware-stack) section, below.
### Configuring Middleware Stack
@@ -181,18 +182,17 @@ You can swap an existing middleware in the middleware stack using `config.middle
config.middleware.swap ActionDispatch::ShowExceptions, Lifo::ShowExceptions
```
-#### Middleware Stack is an Enumerable
+#### Deleting a Middleware
-The middleware stack behaves just like a normal `Enumerable`. You can use any `Enumerable` methods to manipulate or interrogate the stack. The middleware stack also implements some `Array` methods including `[]`, `unshift` and `delete`. Methods described in the section above are just convenience methods.
-
-Append following lines to your application configuration:
+Add the following lines to your application configuration:
```ruby
# config/application.rb
config.middleware.delete "Rack::Lock"
```
-And now if you inspect the middleware stack, you'll find that `Rack::Lock` will not be part of it.
+And now if you inspect the middleware stack, you'll find that `Rack::Lock` is
+not a part of it.
```bash
$ rake middleware
@@ -224,112 +224,100 @@ config.middleware.delete "Rack::MethodOverride"
Much of Action Controller's functionality is implemented as Middlewares. The following list explains the purpose of each of them:
- **`ActionDispatch::Static`**
+**`Rack::Sendfile`**
+
+* Sets server specific X-Sendfile header. Configure this via `config.action_dispatch.x_sendfile_header` option.
+
+**`ActionDispatch::Static`**
-* Used to serve static assets. Disabled if `config.serve_static_assets` is true.
+* Used to serve static assets. Disabled if `config.serve_static_assets` is `false`.
- **`Rack::Lock`**
+**`Rack::Lock`**
* Sets `env["rack.multithread"]` flag to `false` and wraps the application within a Mutex.
- **`ActiveSupport::Cache::Strategy::LocalCache::Middleware`**
+**`ActiveSupport::Cache::Strategy::LocalCache::Middleware`**
* Used for memory caching. This cache is not thread safe.
- **`Rack::Runtime`**
+**`Rack::Runtime`**
* Sets an X-Runtime header, containing the time (in seconds) taken to execute the request.
- **`Rack::MethodOverride`**
+**`Rack::MethodOverride`**
* Allows the method to be overridden if `params[:_method]` is set. This is the middleware which supports the PUT and DELETE HTTP method types.
- **`ActionDispatch::RequestId`**
+**`ActionDispatch::RequestId`**
* Makes a unique `X-Request-Id` header available to the response and enables the `ActionDispatch::Request#uuid` method.
- **`Rails::Rack::Logger`**
+**`Rails::Rack::Logger`**
* Notifies the logs that the request has began. After request is complete, flushes all the logs.
- **`ActionDispatch::ShowExceptions`**
+**`ActionDispatch::ShowExceptions`**
* Rescues any exception returned by the application and calls an exceptions app that will wrap it in a format for the end user.
- **`ActionDispatch::DebugExceptions`**
+**`ActionDispatch::DebugExceptions`**
* Responsible for logging exceptions and showing a debugging page in case the request is local.
- **`ActionDispatch::RemoteIp`**
+**`ActionDispatch::RemoteIp`**
* Checks for IP spoofing attacks.
- **`ActionDispatch::Reloader`**
+**`ActionDispatch::Reloader`**
* Provides prepare and cleanup callbacks, intended to assist with code reloading during development.
- **`ActionDispatch::Callbacks`**
+**`ActionDispatch::Callbacks`**
* Runs the prepare callbacks before serving the request.
- **`ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::ConnectionManagement`**
+**`ActiveRecord::Migration::CheckPending`**
+
+* Checks pending migrations and raises `ActiveRecord::PendingMigrationError` if any migrations are pending.
+
+**`ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::ConnectionManagement`**
* Cleans active connections after each request, unless the `rack.test` key in the request environment is set to `true`.
- **`ActiveRecord::QueryCache`**
+**`ActiveRecord::QueryCache`**
* Enables the Active Record query cache.
- **`ActionDispatch::Cookies`**
+**`ActionDispatch::Cookies`**
* Sets cookies for the request.
- **`ActionDispatch::Session::CookieStore`**
+**`ActionDispatch::Session::CookieStore`**
* Responsible for storing the session in cookies.
- **`ActionDispatch::Flash`**
+**`ActionDispatch::Flash`**
* Sets up the flash keys. Only available if `config.action_controller.session_store` is set to a value.
- **`ActionDispatch::ParamsParser`**
+**`ActionDispatch::ParamsParser`**
* Parses out parameters from the request into `params`.
- **`ActionDispatch::Head`**
+**`ActionDispatch::Head`**
* Converts HEAD requests to `GET` requests and serves them as so.
- **`Rack::ConditionalGet`**
+**`Rack::ConditionalGet`**
* Adds support for "Conditional `GET`" so that server responds with nothing if page wasn't changed.
- **`Rack::ETag`**
+**`Rack::ETag`**
* Adds ETag header on all String bodies. ETags are used to validate cache.
TIP: It's possible to use any of the above middlewares in your custom Rack stack.
-### Using Rack Builder
-
-The following shows how to replace use `Rack::Builder` instead of the Rails supplied `MiddlewareStack`.
-
-<strong>Clear the existing Rails middleware stack</strong>
-
-```ruby
-# config/application.rb
-config.middleware.clear
-```
-
-<br />
-<strong>Add a `config.ru` file to `Rails.root`</strong>
-
-```ruby
-# config.ru
-use MyOwnStackFromScratch
-run Rails.application
-```
-
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