Rails 3 + Authlogic not working all of a sudden

Rails
1

Hey People,

I’ve been working on Rails 3.0.0 and Authlogic for quite a while now but
all of a sudden I can’t login into my application anymore.

After some research I found out that no sessions are stored into the db
anymore so I started the console and saw this:
ruby-1.9.2-p0 > u = UserSession.new({:username => ‘Test’, :password =>
‘test123’})
=> #<UserSession: {:username=>“Test”, :password=>""}>
ruby-1.9.2-p0 > u.save
NoMethodError: undefined method cookies' for "UserSession":String from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/authlogic-2.1.6/lib/authlogic/session/cookies.rb:117:insave_cookie’
from
/usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/activesupport-3.0.0/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:414:in
_run_after_save_callbacks' from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/activesupport-3.0.0/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:93:inrun_callbacks’
from
/usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/authlogic-2.1.6/lib/authlogic/session/callbacks.rb:87:in
after_save' from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/authlogic-2.1.6/lib/authlogic/session/existence.rb:71:insave’
from (irb):19
from
/usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/railties-3.0.0/lib/rails/commands/console.rb:44:in
start' from /usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/railties-3.0.0/lib/rails/commands/console.rb:8:instart’
from
/usr/local/rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p0/gems/railties-3.0.0/lib/rails/commands.rb:23:in
<top (required)>' from script/rails:6:inrequire’
from script/rails:6:in `’

To be honest I have no idea why this happens all of a sudden. Anyone ran
into the same problem?

2

Apparently, this part of the code causes the trouble:
def save_cookie
controller.cookies[cookie_key] = {
:value =>
“#{record.persistence_token}::#{record.send(record.class.primary_key)}”,
:expires => remember_me_until,
:domain => controller.cookie_domain
}
end

For some reason the “controller” variable is only a String. Couldn’t
find where it’s set but yeah… it’s a bit too deep in the Gem code so I
guess I need to switch to another authentification gem until this is
solved.

3

On 2 December 2010 16:49, Heinz S. [email protected] wrote:

For some reason the “controller” variable is only a String. Couldn’t
find where it’s set but yeah… it’s a bit too deep in the Gem code so I
guess I need to switch to another authentification gem until this is
solved.

Can’t you roll back in your source control system to a version that
worked and determine the cause of the problem that way? Or do you
think it was a change in your system (gem upgrade or whatever) that
caused the problem to appear.

Colin

4

Colin L. wrote in post #965721:

Can’t you roll back in your source control system to a version that
worked and determine the cause of the problem that way? Or do you
think it was a change in your system (gem upgrade or whatever) that
caused the problem to appear.

Colin

I did a rollback already but that didn’t help. So it can only have
something to do with the gems even though I have only one version of
Authlogic installed:
authlogic (2.1.6)

Any suggestions?

5

Removed and reinstalled all gems. Same… getting a bit desperate now.

6

Hi Heinz,

I’ve created a simple authlogic3 rails template that might help you get
started.

It basically creates and does everything for you, including creating the
models.

I don’t know if its useful, but it might be a good alternative if you’re
still stuck.

Warmest regards,
David

7

My problem disappeared after some weeks of ignoring it, still no
freaking idea what caused it and what made it disappear again but your
template looks very interesting. Will give it a try once it’s back :slight_smile:

8

I have the same issue, except instead of a string, it’s an object:

NoMethodError: undefined method `cookies’ for main:Object

from
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/authlogic-2.1.6/lib/authlogic/controller_adapters/rails_adapter.rb:13:in
send' from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/authlogic-2.1.6/lib/authlogic/controller_adapters/rails_adapter.rb:13:incookies’
from
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/authlogic-2.1.6/lib/authlogic/session/cookies.rb:117:in
save_cookie' from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:414:in_run_after_save_callbacks’
from
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:93:in
send' from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-3.0.3/lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:93:inrun_callbacks’
from
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/authlogic-2.1.6/lib/authlogic/session/callbacks.rb:83:in
after_save' from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/authlogic-2.1.6/lib/authlogic/session/existence.rb:71:insave’
from (irb):10

Going to report as a bug