Set user IP on create

Rails
1

i tried to make a callback to assign the user IP address on create

before_create
self.ip = request.remote_ip
end

but I get

NameError (undefined local variable or method `request’ for
#User:0x5b05078):

2

On 21 July 2011 17:33, Tomas R. [email protected] wrote:

i tried to make a callback to assign the user IP address on create

before_create
self.ip = request.remote_ip
end

but I get

NameError (undefined local variable or method `request’ for
#User:0x5b05078):

I think (though not certain) that request is only available in the
controller and since the callback is in the model then request is not
available.

Colin

3

Yep. Models don’t (and probably shouldn’t) know about the request at
all.

4

so how should I add the IP? assign it on the controller or maybe a
hidden text field?

5

Assigning it in the controller is probably the best bet:

instance = Model.new(params[:model])
instance.ip_address = request.ip_address

6

Tim S. wrote in post #1012223:

Assigning it in the controller is probably the best bet:

instance = Model.new(params[:model])
instance.ip_address = request.ip_address

I will do it then, thanks

7

On Jul 21, 2011, at 10:51 AM, Tomas R. wrote:

so how should I add the IP? assign it on the controller or maybe a
hidden text field?

You’ll have access to the request in the controller.