trusted_attributes

Trusted Attributes

This module adds the attributes method to controllers which makes it possible to do mass assignment, while making sure that only trusted attributes are updated. In effect it moves mass assignment protection to the controller.

Add the gem to your Gemfile:

gem "trusted_attributes"

Include it in your application controller:

class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
  include TrustedAttributes
end

Whenever you would normally assign a hash from params, use attributes instead. For example:

def create
  @realm = Realm.new(attributes)
  if @realm.save
    redirect_to @realm
  else
    render :new
  end
end

To mark attributes as trusted, you can use the trust class method:

class RealmsController < ApplicationController
  trust :name, :max_data, :max_time

  def create
    @realm = Realm.new(attributes)
    ...
  end
end

You can also use the instance method trust, for example if different users have access to different attributes:

class RealmsController < ApplicationController
  trust :name, :max_data, :max_time

  def create
    trust :global if current_user.admin?
    @realm = Realm.new(attributes)
    ...
  end
end

When not running in production mode, an error will be raised when non trusted attributes are sent, in production mode, the non trusted attributes are silently ignored.

License

(The MIT License)

Copyright (c) 2012 Ivan Navarrete and Jonas Nicklas

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