Router

Routing Concerns in Rails

You must have used concerns in Rails. Did you know you can also use concerns for your routes? They allow you to declare common routes to be reused in other resources and routes. This post covers the basics of routing concerns, including what they are, how they work, and when you might need them.

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Understanding Shallow Nested Routes in Rails

💡This post is part of my handbook on the Rails Router.The Rails RouterEverything you need to know about the incredible routing system in Rails.

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Working with Resourceful Routes in Ruby on Rails

The concept of resourceful routing took me a long time to understand, but once it clicked, it changed how I viewed web applications. This post covers the basics: what a resource is, the routes it generates and how resourceful routing provides a nice organizational structure your Rails applications.

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How to Route an Incoming URL to a Rack Application in Rails

The Rails router can dispatch an HTTP request to a Rack endpoint, either in your application or within a gem. This is useful when you want to provide a well-isolated web UI or front-end to the users of your gem. In this post, we'll learn why you may want to do this, how it works, and how to do it.

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Map a Resourceful Route in Rails to Another Controller Class

💡This post is part of my handbook on the Rails Router.The Rails RouterEverything you need to know about the incredible routing system in Rails.

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Working with Nested Resources in Ruby on Rails

💡This post is part of my handbook on the Rails Router.The Rails RouterEverything you need to know about the incredible routing system in Rails.

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How to List and Filter Routes in Ruby on Rails

💡This post is part of my handbook on the Rails Router.The Rails RouterEverything you need to know about the incredible routing system in Rails.

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Understanding the Match Method in Rails Router

In this post, we will learn about the match method, which forms the core of the Rails router. We'll also explore how the match method works behind the scenes. Once you really understand the match method and its options, the rest of the routing methods and shorthands become very easy to understand.

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