Rails 3.1+ I want my url helpers to use the https protocol without having to specify it in every helper I call. After searching around I've found various ways but none work, for example:
ROUTES_PROTOCOL = (ENV["RAILS_ENV"] =~ /development/ ? 'http://' : 'https://')
scope :protocol => ROUTES_PROTOCOL, :path => "/app" do
How can this be done?
If you are using Rails 4, defining ApplicationController#default_url_options doesn't work. URL options are now defined in the application's routes config:
Rails.application.routes.draw do
default_url_options protocol: :https
end
So you want it mainly for links in emails?
I think this will work in your production.rb, development.rb or any other environment.
config.action_mailer.default_url_options = {
:host => 'yourwebsite.com',
:protocol => 'https'
}
# Makes it possible to use image_tag in mails
config.action_mailer.asset_host = "https://yourwebsite.com"
In Rails 5.1.4, I have tested the following scenarios:
# in development.rb
config.action_controller.default_url_options({:protocol => 'https'})
config.action_controller.default_url_options(:protocol => 'https')
# Does not work
# in development.rb, outside config block
Rails.application.routes.default_url_options[:protocol] = 'https'
# Does not work, but works under console
# in routes.rb
Rails.application.routes.draw do
default_url_options protocol: :https
# Does not work, but works under console
# in ApplicationController
def default_url_options(options={})
{ secure: true }
end
# Does not work
# in ApplicationController
def default_url_options
{ protocol: :https }
end
# Works in browser, but does not work under console
# in development.rb
config.action_controller.default_url_options= {:protocol => 'https'}
# Works in browser, but does not work under console
For a rails 5.2.0 RESTAPI App the following worked:
In each environment file as necessary ie config/environments/test.rb
Rails.application.routes.default_url_options[:protocol] = 'https'
Controller code:
Rails.application.routes.url_helpers.url_for(uploaded_file)
You can add this code to ApplicationController
def default_url_options(options={})
options.merge(protocol: :https)
end
You can also check out to Getting Rails URL helpers to automatically output https urls
I tried all answers above, only this works for me:
config/environments/production.rb
Rails.application.routes.default_url_options[:protocol] = 'https'
ruby 2.1.4p265 (2014-10-27 revision 48166) [x86_64-linux] Rails 3.2.22.5
If you want to force SSL on your application, this can be done by setting config.force_ssl to true in your application.rb (or your environment specific file). More on the subject here
EDIT
Ok so I don't find enough evidence for this, but I think you can override default_url_options=(options={}) in application controller, and set :protocol => :https in the function body. If this does not the trick for your emails, you'll have to repeat the procedure in your environment config by adding config.action_mailer.default_url_options. Hope this does it!
Whichever environment you want to use ssl (https://), just add this config lines to its configuration file in config/environments:
YOURAPPNAME::Application.configure do
# Force all access to the app over SSL, use Strict-Transport-Security, and use secure cookies.
config.force_ssl = true
end
In Rails 3.2.1, by default force_ssl is true, let's check
config.force_ssl = true - no need to change
now in config/environments/development.rb - no need to place config.force_ssl, it should work, because your server running locally.
Ok, here is the other view
if !request.ssl?
"https://" + request.host + request.request_uri
elsif request.ssl?
"http://" + request.host + request.request_uri
end
Add def in helper base on above if else and in the ActionView::Helpers, there is a url_for method that might get you what you want if you start using that.
