I would recommend that you hard-code that list and also include controller names you may use in the future and reserved or restricted words.
On Feb 26, 5:49 pm, Ramon Tayag <ramon.ta...@gmail.com> wrote: > Okay, just a follow up question: is there an automatic way to make an > array of all controller names? So that I could use this in the user > model to validate the user doesn't type in any of the controller > names. > > (This is a continued conversation of one that asked about making > routes this way: > > domain.com/username > > but still retaining the functionality to send the user to a controller > if they typed: > > domain.com/controllername > > Ramon Tayag > > On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Chris Kottom <chris.kot...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Not sure I understand the behavior you're after completely, but should be > > able to do this by specifying a named route in your routes file before the > > default ones. > > > Ex: > > map.user_profile ':username', :controller => 'users', :action => 'show' > > map.connect ':controller/:action/:id' > > ... > > > This will have the effect, however, of matching any incoming request with > > only one string. So you won't be able to have another route like: > > > map.user_profile ':username', :controller => 'users', :action => 'show' > > map.group_profile ':groupname', :controller => 'groups', :action => > > 'show' > > > All requests here meant for either of these would be sent to the > > UsersController#show because it appears first in the routes file. > > > Hope this answers your question. > > > On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 4:08 AM, Ramon Tayag <ramon.ta...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> Hey everyone! > > >> Is there a way of saying something like this in the routes file (note > >> that map.connect :controller/:action/:id is my last pattern): > >> "If the controller you specified doesn't exist, then go to the next > >> pattern" > > >> I want this because if users type in domain.com/noncontrollername, I'd > >> like the app to render or forward the user to > >> domain.com/profiles/noncontrollername. So, for example, if my > >> username is ramon, and I type domain.com/ramon, I will see my profile. > > >> If this is not possible, what's a good way of doing this? :) > > >> Thanks! > >> Ramon --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
