Where should warden callbacks be placed in a rails app?

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I'm relatively new to rails. I have Devise set up, and want to run some callback code after users sign in.

Looking at the Warden wiki page, I can use the "after_set_user" callback to perform this logic, for example:

Warden::Manager.after_set_user do |user, auth, opts|
  unless user.active?
    auth.logout
    throw(:warden, :message => "User not active")
  end
end

However, I'm not sure where I should be storing this stuff. My first thought is that I could put it in config/initializers/devise.rb. Is that correct? It doesn't feel right putting what is essentially controller code in the config directory.

Looks like a filter, "after_set_user" that is, my guess is a controller. — Bnjmn, Sep 11 '11 at 02:03
Actually I found a section in initializers/devise.rb named "Warden configuration", so I guess that _is_ the correct place to put it. — Adrian Macneil, Sep 20 '11 at 15:41
Did you find where to put this code? Or did you adapt it to the Devise initializer's code style somehow? — dgilperez, Jan 13 '12 at 22:08
I put it at the bottom of config/initializers/devise.rb. I don't think there is a way to do it using native Devise code. In this case I needed to do some OAuth profile merge stuff so called a method in my user model from there. — Adrian Macneil, Jan 14 '12 at 08:35
Just FYI, I learnt somewhere else the code should go on the User model. It's working for me now. — dgilperez, Jan 15 '12 at 21:53

score 21 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 25 '22 at 06:52

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Warden hooks need to be required when your application is booting, so inside Devise's initializer at config/initializers/devise.rb is a good candidate.

However, the behavior you want to achieve will be better accomplished by using this Devise feature:

https://github.com/plataformatec/devise/wiki/How-To:-Customize-user-account-status-validation-when-logging-in

edited Sep 25 '22 at 06:52

Jai Chauhan

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answered Dec 02 '11 at 12:31

José Valim

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