Nifty_authentication is a generator to generate the files needed to use authlogic in a rails app. Not to be confused with what the gem does. It takes the place of building the User, session and adds some helper methods. Run script/generate nifty_authentication --help to see what it does.
On Nov 17, 6:33 pm, AlwaysCharging <goodg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Authlogic seems to be defacto now for authentication, but I was > wondering how it compares to nifty_authentication. > > The nifty_authentication generator does make it easy to use it along > with Authlogic (configure the gem, then script/generate > nifty_authentication -authlogic, I believe), but I was wondering why > one would want to use both. Nifty_authentication states, "This is > similar to restful_authentication, but simpler." Well, isn't that > goal of Authlogic as well? I'm sure they're two solutions to the same > problem, but just wondered why I'd want to use Authlogic as well. > > Nifty_authentication does generate a lot of the validations as well, > so I see it's benefit, but why use Authlogic as well? -- 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-t...@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=.
