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generates_token_for

#380 Dec 18, 2022 pro

In Rails 7.1, we're going to get a new feature that will allow us to generate tokens for attributes. With generates_token_for, a token can embed data from a record. When using the token to fetch the record, the data from the token and the data from the record will be compared.

rails 7.1 security

Cloudflare Turnstile

#379 Dec 11, 2022 pro

Cloudflare Turnstile delivers frustration-free, CAPTCHA-free web experiences to website visitors. In this episode, we'll look at implementing this a few different ways and resolving some issues with Turbo.

rails cloudflare security authentication

Stimulus Outlets API

#378 Dec 4, 2022 free

Outlets let you reference Stimulus controller instances and their controller element from within another Stimulus Controller by using CSS selectors. In this episode, we look at a simple example and then refactoring some older code where we used some workarounds to communicate with other stimulus controllers.

rails stimulusjs javascript

Database Transactions

#377 Nov 27, 2022 pro

Transactions are protective blocks where SQL statements are only permanent if they can all succeed as one atomic action. In this episode, we explore ActiveRecord Transactions and how to use them.

rails activerecord database

Active Storage Variants

#376 Nov 20, 2022 pro

In this episode, we look at cleaning up our Active Storage variants and also look at several different use cases to manipulate the images with resizes, watermarks, format and quality.

rails upload active storage

Creating Embedded Iframes

#375 Nov 13, 2022 pro

Similar to Youtube embeds, we will look at creating embedded links to our application so that portions of the application can be embedded. However, there are a lot of security implications and should be done with caution.

rails view turbo

Infrastructure Migration

#374 Nov 6, 2022 free

For various reasons, we may decide to move our services off of one platform onto another. This could be due to pricing, uptime or other reasons. In this episode, we look at migrating a Ruby on Rails application and database from Heroku to Fly.

rails infrastructure database migration

Saving Attributes with Hotwire

#373 Oct 30, 2022 pro

With Hotwire, we can create form where each input field is saved once a user has changed its value. We look at some of the common issues that you could run into when using Hotwire and some ways to mitigate those problems.

rails hotwire javascript turbo form

Mapbox Geolocation

#372 Oct 23, 2022 pro

Using Hotwire and the Mapbox API, we can track the location of a user and playback their recorded GPS coordinates.

rails hotwire javascript maps

Magic Links

#371 Oct 16, 2022 pro

Magic Links is a passwordless authentication method where you receive a emailed link to proceed with signing in. In this episode, we look at swapping out a lot of the core functionalities of Devise with Magic Links as well as alternatives for using this methodology without Devise.

rails authentication devise

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