Extensions and authentication

Ruby Apps Radiant CMS
1

I’m missing something obvious about extensions and authentication
requirements?

Background
I setup an extension hoping to be able to process forms from the
public side
of the site.

  • using Mental Branch

  • run ruby script\generate extension mailertest

  • update mailertest_extension.rb:

    define_routes do |map|
    map.connect ‘mailertest/:action’, :controller => ‘mailertest’
    end

  • in mailertest controller add method to make sure the new controller is
    used:

    def index
    logger.info(“if I’m not back in 5 minutes, wait longer”)
    end

  • access http://localhost:3000/mailertest
    where I’m promptly redirected to the /admin/ login screen.

log:
Redirected to http://localhost:3000/admin/login
Filter chain halted as
[#<ActionController::Filters::ClassMethods::SymbolFilter:0x950b85c
@filter=:authenticate>] returned false.
Filter chain halted as [:authenticate] did not yield.

–/–
I’m missing something obvious aren’t I? Is there a way to specify that
an
extension shouldn’t require authentication?

Actually, maybe I’m on the wrong track all together - I want to be able
to
process forms submitted from the public side of the site. I don’t need
any
tags that will create the forms and inputs. Perhaps, easier if I add a
route
in routes.rb to /mailertest and put the controller alongside Radiant
code?

Any insight appreciated!

Todd M

2

Hey Todd,

Add “no_login_required” after the class declaration.

Your buddy,
Todd

Quoting Todd McGrath [email protected]:

3

Todd,

Thanks for this, I had already given-up on the possibility of an
extension doing anything other than packaging-up an admin interface
for functionality which would have to happen through Radius tags. As
it is this is much more powerful, especially if I can figure-out how
to flow the output of my views into a Radiant layout.

However, when I apply the technique you describe I still get sent to
the login screen. What am I doing wrong in-order to bypass the admin
login requirement. Here is my Radiant::Extension class declaration
including the “no_login_required” flag:

class StaffListingExtension < Radiant::Extension
version “1.0”
description “An extension for a staff listing”
url “http://fn-group.com”

no_login_required

define_routes do |map|
# map.connect ‘admin/staff_listing/:action’, :controller => ‘staff’
map.connect ‘directory/:action’, :controller => ‘staff’
end

def activate
# admin.tabs.add “Staff Listing”, “/admin/staff_listing”, :after
=> “Layouts”, :visibility => [:all]
end

def deactivate
# admin.tabs.remove “Staff Listing”
end

end

?

Thanks,

Loren J.

4

Hi Loren,

Looking back, I wasn’t very clear. I was too busy laughing for sending
an email
to myself. Should have said “add it to your controller”; i.e.

class TellafriendController < ApplicationController

no_login_required

def sendafriend
render :update do |page|
page.replace_html(“target”, “Mail sent”)
page[:target].visual_effect :highlight,
:startcolor => “#88ff88”,
:endcolor => “#114411”
end
end

end

As you can see, I just want to be able to respond to AJAX requests.

Based on your post, you need to add “no_login_required” to your
directory
controller.

Hope this helps and please post back to the list your experiences with
view
output.

Todd McGrath

Quoting Loren J. [email protected]: