ActionDispatch::Request

Methods

GET
POST
authorization
body
commit_csrf_token
commit_flash
content_length
controller_class
controller_class_for
empty
form_data?
fullpath
headers
http_auth_salt
ip
key?
local?
logger
media_type
method
method_symbol
new
original_fullpath
original_url
query_parameters
raw_post
remote_ip
remote_ip=
request_id
request_method
request_method_symbol
request_parameters
request_parameters=
reset_csrf_token
reset_session
route_uri_pattern
send_early_hints
server_software
session_options=
uuid
xhr?
xml_http_request?

Included Modules

Rack::Request::Helpers
ActionDispatch::Http::Cache::Request
ActionDispatch::Http::MimeNegotiation
ActionDispatch::Http::Parameters
ActionDispatch::Http::FilterParameters
ActionDispatch::Http::URL
ActionDispatch::ContentSecurityPolicy::Request
ActionDispatch::PermissionsPolicy::Request
Rack::Request::Env

Constants

ENV_METHODS	=	%w[ AUTH_TYPE GATEWAY_INTERFACE PATH_TRANSLATED REMOTE_HOST REMOTE_IDENT REMOTE_USER REMOTE_ADDR SERVER_NAME SERVER_PROTOCOL ORIGINAL_SCRIPT_NAME HTTP_ACCEPT HTTP_ACCEPT_CHARSET HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE HTTP_CACHE_CONTROL HTTP_FROM HTTP_NEGOTIATE HTTP_PRAGMA HTTP_CLIENT_IP HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR HTTP_ORIGIN HTTP_VERSION HTTP_X_CSRF_TOKEN HTTP_X_REQUEST_ID HTTP_X_FORWARDED_HOST ].freeze
HTTP_METHODS	=	RFC2616 + RFC2518 + RFC3253 + RFC3648 + RFC3744 + RFC5323 + RFC4791 + RFC5789
HTTP_METHOD_LOOKUP	=	{}
LOCALHOST	=	Regexp.union [/^127\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}$/, /^::1$/, /^0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1(%.*)?$/]
RFC2518	=	%w(PROPFIND PROPPATCH MKCOL COPY MOVE LOCK UNLOCK)
	HTTP methods from RFC 2518: HTTP Extensions for Distributed Authoring – WEBDAV
RFC2616	=	%w(OPTIONS GET HEAD POST PUT DELETE TRACE CONNECT)
	HTTP methods from RFC 2616: Hypertext Transfer Protocol – HTTP/1.1
RFC3253	=	%w(VERSION-CONTROL REPORT CHECKOUT CHECKIN UNCHECKOUT MKWORKSPACE UPDATE LABEL MERGE BASELINE-CONTROL MKACTIVITY)
	HTTP methods from RFC 3253: Versioning Extensions to WebDAV
RFC3648	=	%w(ORDERPATCH)
	HTTP methods from RFC 3648: WebDAV Ordered Collections Protocol
RFC3744	=	%w(ACL)
	HTTP methods from RFC 3744: WebDAV Access Control Protocol
RFC4791	=	%w(MKCALENDAR)
	HTTP methods from RFC 4791: Calendaring Extensions to WebDAV
RFC5323	=	%w(SEARCH)
	HTTP methods from RFC 5323: WebDAV SEARCH
RFC5789	=	%w(PATCH)
	HTTP methods from RFC 5789: PATCH Method for HTTP

Class Public methods

empty()

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 58
    def self.empty
      new({})
    end

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new(env)

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 62
    def initialize(env)
      super
      @method            = nil
      @request_method    = nil
      @remote_ip         = nil
      @original_fullpath = nil
      @fullpath          = nil
      @ip                = nil
    end

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Instance Public methods

GET()

Override Rack’s GET method to support indifferent access.

Also aliased as: query_parameters

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 387
    def GET
      fetch_header("action_dispatch.request.query_parameters") do |k|
        rack_query_params = super || {}
        controller = path_parameters[:controller]
        action = path_parameters[:action]
        rack_query_params = Request::Utils.set_binary_encoding(self, rack_query_params, controller, action)
        # Check for non UTF-8 parameter values, which would cause errors later
        Request::Utils.check_param_encoding(rack_query_params)
        set_header k, Request::Utils.normalize_encode_params(rack_query_params)
      end
    rescue Rack::Utils::ParameterTypeError, Rack::Utils::InvalidParameterError, Rack::QueryParser::ParamsTooDeepError => e
      raise ActionController::BadRequest.new("Invalid query parameters: #{e.message}")
    end

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POST()

Override Rack’s POST method to support indifferent access.

Also aliased as: request_parameters

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 403
    def POST
      fetch_header("action_dispatch.request.request_parameters") do
        pr = parse_formatted_parameters(params_parsers) do |params|
          super || {}
        end
        pr = Request::Utils.set_binary_encoding(self, pr, path_parameters[:controller], path_parameters[:action])
        Request::Utils.check_param_encoding(pr)
        self.request_parameters = Request::Utils.normalize_encode_params(pr)
      end
    rescue Rack::Utils::ParameterTypeError, Rack::Utils::InvalidParameterError, Rack::QueryParser::ParamsTooDeepError, EOFError => e
      raise ActionController::BadRequest.new("Invalid request parameters: #{e.message}")
    end

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authorization()

Returns the authorization header regardless of whether it was specified directly or through one of the proxy alternatives.

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 419
    def authorization
      get_header("HTTP_AUTHORIZATION")   ||
      get_header("X-HTTP_AUTHORIZATION") ||
      get_header("X_HTTP_AUTHORIZATION") ||
      get_header("REDIRECT_X_HTTP_AUTHORIZATION")
    end

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body()

The request body is an IO input stream. If the RAW_POST_DATA environment variable is already set, wrap it in a StringIO.

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 349
    def body
      if raw_post = get_header("RAW_POST_DATA")
        raw_post = (+raw_post).force_encoding(Encoding::BINARY)
        StringIO.new(raw_post)
      else
        body_stream
      end
    end

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commit_csrf_token()

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 451
    def commit_csrf_token
      controller_instance.commit_csrf_token(self) if controller_instance.respond_to?(:commit_csrf_token)
    end

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commit_flash()

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 440
    def commit_flash
    end

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content_length()

Returns the content length of the request as an integer.

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 284
    def content_length
      return raw_post.bytesize if headers.key?("Transfer-Encoding")
      super.to_i
    end

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controller_class()

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 81
    def controller_class
      params = path_parameters
      params[:action] ||= "index"
      controller_class_for(params[:controller])
    end

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controller_class_for(name)

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 87
    def controller_class_for(name)
      if name
        controller_param = name.underscore
        const_name = controller_param.camelize << "Controller"
        begin
          const_name.constantize
        rescue NameError => error
          if error.missing_name == const_name || const_name.start_with?("#{error.missing_name}::")
            raise MissingController.new(error.message, error.name)
          else
            raise
          end
        end
      else
        PASS_NOT_FOUND
      end
    end

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form_data?()

Determine whether the request body contains form-data by checking the request Content-Type for one of the media-types: application/x-www-form-urlencoded or multipart/form-data. The list of form-data media types can be modified through the FORM_DATA_MEDIA_TYPES array.

A request body is not assumed to contain form-data when no Content-Type header is provided and the request_method is POST.

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 365
    def form_data?
      FORM_DATA_MEDIA_TYPES.include?(media_type)
    end

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fullpath()

Returns the String full path including params of the last URL requested.

# get "/articles"
request.fullpath # => "/articles"

# get "/articles?page=2"
request.fullpath # => "/articles?page=2"

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 263
    def fullpath
      @fullpath ||= super
    end

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headers()

Provides access to the request’s HTTP headers, for example:

request.headers["Content-Type"] # => "text/plain"

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 225
    def headers
      @headers ||= Http::Headers.new(self)
    end

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http_auth_salt()

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 191
    def http_auth_salt
      get_header "action_dispatch.http_auth_salt"
    end

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ip()

Returns the IP address of client as a String.

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 298
    def ip
      @ip ||= super
    end

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key?(key)

Returns true if the request has a header matching the given key parameter.

request.key? :ip_spoofing_check # => true

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 108
    def key?(key)
      has_header? key
    end

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local?()

True if the request came from localhost, 127.0.0.1, or ::1.

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 427
    def local?
      LOCALHOST.match?(remote_addr) && LOCALHOST.match?(remote_ip)
    end

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logger()

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 436
    def logger
      get_header("action_dispatch.logger")
    end

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media_type()

The String MIME type of the request.

# get "/articles"
request.media_type # => "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 279
    def media_type
      content_mime_type&.to_s
    end

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method(*args)

Returns the original value of the environment’s REQUEST_METHOD, even if it was overridden by middleware. See request_method for more information.

For debugging purposes, when called with arguments this method will fall back to Object#method

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 205
    def method(*args)
      if args.empty?
        @method ||= check_method(
          get_header("rack.methodoverride.original_method") ||
          get_header("REQUEST_METHOD")
        )
      else
        super
      end
    end

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method_symbol()

Returns a symbol form of the method.

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 218
    def method_symbol
      HTTP_METHOD_LOOKUP[method]
    end

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original_fullpath()

Returns a String with the last requested path including their params.

# get '/foo'
request.original_fullpath # => '/foo'

# get '/foo?bar'
request.original_fullpath # => '/foo?bar'

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 252
    def original_fullpath
      @original_fullpath ||= (get_header("ORIGINAL_FULLPATH") || fullpath)
    end

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original_url()

Returns the original request URL as a String.

# get "/articles?page=2"
request.original_url # => "http://www.example.com/articles?page=2"

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 271
    def original_url
      base_url + original_fullpath
    end

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query_parameters()

Alias for: GET

raw_post()

Read the request body. This is useful for web services that need to work with raw requests directly.

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 340
    def raw_post
      unless has_header? "RAW_POST_DATA"
        set_header("RAW_POST_DATA", read_body_stream)
      end
      get_header "RAW_POST_DATA"
    end

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remote_ip()

Returns the IP address of client as a String, usually set by the RemoteIp middleware.

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 304
    def remote_ip
      @remote_ip ||= (get_header("action_dispatch.remote_ip") || ip).to_s
    end

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remote_ip=(remote_ip)

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 308
    def remote_ip=(remote_ip)
      @remote_ip = nil
      set_header "action_dispatch.remote_ip", remote_ip
    end

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request_id()

Returns the unique request id, which is based on either the X-Request-Id header that can be generated by a firewall, load balancer, or web server, or by the RequestId middleware (which sets the action_dispatch.request_id environment variable).

This unique ID is useful for tracing a request from end-to-end as part of logging or debugging. This relies on the Rack variable set by the ActionDispatch::RequestId middleware.

Also aliased as: uuid

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 323
    def request_id
      get_header ACTION_DISPATCH_REQUEST_ID
    end

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request_method()

Returns the HTTP method that the application should see. In the case where the method was overridden by a middleware (for instance, if a HEAD request was converted to a GET, or if a _method parameter was used to determine the method the application should use), this method returns the overridden value, not the original.

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 145
    def request_method
      @request_method ||= check_method(super)
    end

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request_method_symbol()

Returns a symbol form of the request_method.

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 196
    def request_method_symbol
      HTTP_METHOD_LOOKUP[request_method]
    end

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request_parameters()

Alias for: POST

request_parameters=(params)

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 431
    def request_parameters=(params)
      raise if params.nil?
      set_header("action_dispatch.request.request_parameters", params)
    end

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reset_csrf_token()

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 447
    def reset_csrf_token
      controller_instance.reset_csrf_token(self) if controller_instance.respond_to?(:reset_csrf_token)
    end

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reset_session()

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 373
    def reset_session
      session.destroy
      reset_csrf_token
    end

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route_uri_pattern()

Returns the URI pattern of the matched route for the request, using the same format as bin/rails routes:

request.route_uri_pattern # => "/:controller(/:action(/:id))(.:format)"

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 153
    def route_uri_pattern
      get_header("action_dispatch.route_uri_pattern")
    end

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send_early_hints(links)

Early Hints is an HTTP/2 status code that indicates hints to help a client start making preparations for processing the final response.

If the env contains rack.early_hints then the server accepts HTTP2 push for link headers.

The send_early_hints method accepts a hash of links as follows:

send_early_hints("link" => "</style.css>; rel=preload; as=style,</script.js>; rel=preload")

If you are using javascript_include_tag or stylesheet_link_tag the Early Hints headers are included by default if supported.

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 241
    def send_early_hints(links)
      env["rack.early_hints"]&.call(links)
    end

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server_software()

Returns the lowercase name of the HTTP server software.

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 334
    def server_software
      (get_header("SERVER_SOFTWARE") && /^([a-zA-Z]+)/ =~ get_header("SERVER_SOFTWARE")) ? $1.downcase : nil
    end

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session_options=(options)

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 382
    def session_options=(options)
      Session::Options.set self, options
    end

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uuid()

Alias for: request_id

xhr?()

Alias for: xml_http_request?

xml_http_request?()

Returns true if the X-Requested-With header contains “XMLHttpRequest” (case-insensitive), which may need to be manually added depending on the choice of JavaScript libraries and frameworks.

Also aliased as: xhr?

📝 Source code

# File actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb, line 292
    def xml_http_request?
      /XMLHttpRequest/i.match?(get_header("HTTP_X_REQUESTED_WITH"))
    end

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ActionDispatch::Request < Object

Methods

Included Modules

Constants

Class Public methods

empty()

new(env)

Instance Public methods

GET()

POST()

authorization()

body()

commit_csrf_token()

commit_flash()

content_length()

controller_class()

controller_class_for(name)

form_data?()

fullpath()

headers()

http_auth_salt()

ip()

key?(key)

local?()

logger()

media_type()

method(*args)

method_symbol()

original_fullpath()

original_url()

query_parameters()

raw_post()

remote_ip()

remote_ip=(remote_ip)

request_id()

request_method()

request_method_symbol()

request_parameters()

request_parameters=(params)

reset_csrf_token()

reset_session()

route_uri_pattern()

send_early_hints(links)

server_software()

session_options=(options)

uuid()

xhr?()

xml_http_request?()