Why Rails has multiple schema formats When you run migrations, Rails will write your current database schema into db/schema.rb. This...
DirectUpload allows you to upload files to your file storage without having to wait for the form to submit. It...
ActiveStorage does not provide any built-in way of implementing authentication for the available DirectUpload endpoint in Rails. When using...
SVG files often contain redundant information, like editor metadata or hidden elements. When esbuild handles your static assets, you can...
There are several ways to run a single spec. I usually copy the spec file path with the line number...
The key to unlocking the full potential of LLMs in coding lies in crafting precise prompts. The main challenge is...
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The new params.expect method in Rails 8 improves parameter filtering, addressing issues with malformed input and enhancing security. It provides...
Also see the list of IRB commands. Switching the context Changes the "default receiver" of expressions. Can be used to...
TL;DR: Rails ships two methods to convert strings to constants, constantize and safe_constantize. Neither is safe for untrusted...
In development, we store files using ActiveStorage's disk service. This means that stored files are served by your Rails...
Text fragments allow linking directly to a specific portion of text in a web document, without requiring the author to...
We recently migrated a Rails application from yarn to npm. We decided to go this step instead of upgrading to...
While the main goal always is to prevent long-running queries in the first place, automatic timeouts can serve as...
On our Ubuntu machines we have nautilus file manager with nautilus-extension-gnome-terminal installed. This adds an entry to...
esbuild comes with a minifier that is good enough for most cases. If you're looking to squeeze out as...
Rails' default logger prefixes each log entry with timestamp and tags (like request ID). For multi-line entries, only the...
With this command you can run all the spec files which have been edited or added in the current branch...
I recently stumbled over a quirk in the way Ruby handles local variables that I find somewhat dangerous. Consider:
I was recently asked to optimize the response time of a notoriously slow JSON API endpoint that was backed by...
While most Rails Apps are tied to at least one external REST API, machine-to-machine communication via GraphQL is...
This card shows an uncommon way to retrieve a file using selenium where JavaScript is used to return a binary...
You might know a few examples, where you configure some library via a block. One example is the Rails configuration...
If you are using the routing-filter gem in your Rails 7.1 app for managing URL segments for locales or...