instance method `authenticate`

Ruby on Rails 6.1.7.10

Since v3.0.20

Available in: v3.0.20 v3.1.12 v3.2.22.5 v4.0.13 v4.1.16 v4.2.9 v5.2.8.1 v6.0.6 v6.1.7.10 v7.0.10 v7.1.6 v7.2.3 v8.0.4 v8.1.2

Compare with:

authenticate(controller, &login_procedure)

If token Authorization header is present, call the login procedure with the present token and options.

controller

ActionController::Base instance for the current request.

login_procedure

Proc to call if a token is present. The Proc should take two arguments:

authenticate(controller) { |token, options| ... }

Returns the return value of login_procedure if a token is found. Returns nil if no token is found.

Parameters

controller req
login_procedure block

Source

# File actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/http_authentication.rb, line 442
      def authenticate(controller, &login_procedure)
        token, options = token_and_options(controller.request)
        unless token.blank?
          login_procedure.call(token, options)
        end
      end

Defined in actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/http_authentication.rb line 442 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in ActionController::HttpAuthentication::Token

Signature

Parameters