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Rails API Mode

Rails configuration for building API-only applications that serve JSON resources.

Field note

What it does

Rails API Mode lets you create Rails applications without browser features, serving JSON to API clients and client-side frameworks.

Capabilities

Available capabilities

JSON API Serving JSON API HTTP Authentication Controller module selection Conditional GET Authentication Resourceful Routing Caching Middleware Configuration Instrumentation Resourceful routing Middleware configuration

1.1. The Active Record Pattern

1.2. Object Relational Mapping

1.3. Active Record as an ORM Framework

1. What is Active Record?

2.1. Naming Conventions

2.2. Schema Conventions

2. Convention over Configuration in Active Record

3.1. Creating Namespaced Models

3. Creating Active Record Models

4. Overriding the Naming Conventions

Active Record Basics

API-only Application

Create Rails applications configured to start without browser features.

Caching

Provides page, action, and fragment caching.

Chapters

Generators

Generates models, controllers, tests, routes, and migrations in one command.

HEAD Requests

Transparently converts HEAD requests into GET and returns headers only.

Parameter Parsing

Decodes JSON and nested URL-encoded parameters into params.

Transparent Reloading

Supports transparent reloading even for large applications.