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Chris Oliver
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Learn how to implement realtime notifications with ActionCable
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Authenticating ActionCable with Devise
# app/channels/application_cable/connection.rb
module ApplicationCable
class Connection < ActionCable::Connection::Base
identified_by :current_user
def connect
self.current_user = find_verfied_user
end
protected
def find_verfied_user
# We can just access Warden directly to find out if the user is logged in or not
# Using Warden directly will give us access to that as it's what Devise uses internally for authentication
if current_user = env['warden'].user
current_user
else
reject_unauthorized_connection
end
end
end
end