Access user in Warden before_failure callback

Question

Is there a way to access the user that failed authentication via the before_failure callback?

Warden::Manager.before_failure do |env, opts|
  request = Rack::Request.new(env)
  env['SCRIPT_INFO'] =~ /\/(.*)/
  request.params[:action] = $1
end

I am placing this configuration in the devise initializer, I have heard other people mention placing it in the user model so maybe I can access it that way.

`request.params` might have the user email (not sure though) — Deepesh, Jun 25 '21 at 17:30

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 28 '21 at 11:16

The suggestion in the first comment above is a viable solution and the user email is available.

I was able to verify that the answer was correct but stumbling upon another answer here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/33230548/1945948

The email is available on the before_failure callback via:

email = env["action_dispatch.request.request_parameters"][:user] &&
        env["action_dispatch.request.request_parameters"][:user][:email]

and then the email can be used to find your user.

Access user in Warden before_failure callback

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