[Rails] Re: Using request.env to persist data?
Across a session, or a request/response loop? Blog: http://random8.zenunit.com/ Learn rails: http://sensei.zenunit.com/ On 04/02/2009, at 5:47 AM, tatyree wrote: > > Is it ever sensible to attempt to persist data across a session using > request.env? Say something like: > > request.env['user_name'] = 'bob' > > I'm discussing this with the maintainer of a commercial gem (where it > doesn't seem to work). > > My natural instinct would be to do this instead (indeed, I patched the > gem): > > session[:user_name] = 'bob' > > I'm guessing that his use of request.env is derived from experience in > another language (PHP?) and I just wanted to check that it wasn't some > obscure, but reasonable, railsian way of doing things (that wasn't > working on any of my three environments) before I went back to him. > > Cheers, > Todd > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Rails] Re: Using request.env to persist data?
Thank Frederick, > Nope not a chance in hell. The request environment last for the > duration of the request. That's exactly what I though. Cheers, Todd --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Rails] Re: Using request.env to persist data?
On 3 Feb 2009, at 18:47, tatyree wrote: > > Is it ever sensible to attempt to persist data across a session using > request.env? Say something like: > > request.env['user_name'] = 'bob' > > I'm discussing this with the maintainer of a commercial gem (where it > doesn't seem to work). > Nope not a chance in hell. The request environment last for the duration of the request. > My natural instinct would be to do this instead (indeed, I patched the > gem): > > session[:user_name] = 'bob' > That's what I would > I'm guessing that his use of request.env is derived from experience in > another language (PHP?) and I just wanted to check that it wasn't some > obscure, but reasonable, railsian way of doing things (that wasn't > working on any of my three environments) before I went back to him. > > Cheers, > Todd > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ 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 -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
