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Next, we can build redirecting Short URLs to the URL on the Link
Now that we have Base62 encoding and decoding, we can tell Rails to use this for generating URL params and find
Rails 7.1's new generates_token_for method allows us to build password reset and Magic Link login tokens without storing details in the database. Tokens have expirations and can be one-time use so they can't be reused.
Decoding our Base62 encoded short codes is the next challenge
Has secure password is boasting some new benefits in Rails 7.1 with the addition of the authenticate_by method which reduces timing-based enumeration attack vulnerabilities. Also being introduced is the ability to provide a required password challenge.
Using Base62, we can take an Integer ID and compress it for short codes in our URLs
First things first, we need a Link model to store our
Normalizing data has always been a pain in Rails, but not anymore! Instead of callbacks or overriding setters, Rails 7.1 introduces "normalizes" to make normalizing data easy.
We're going to build a URL Shortener in Rails, so where do we start? In this lesson, we'll plan out our project and the features we want to build.
Rails 7.1 introduces many new features for authentication. In this lesson, we'll show you how to implement authentication from scratch using Rails 7.1's new features.
Rails' ActiveRecord supports virtual generated columns in the database. For example, you can use these for converting numbers like degrees Celsius to Fahrenheit. These columns are saved with the regular table data and allows you to query against them.
In this lesson, we will be learning how to use strace to watch our system calls which we can then use to help debug issues further.
In this episode we discuss how to extend Rails (gently) with Kasper Timm Hansen and a few of his open source gems. The important idea here is for people to try to come up with their own ideas of making Rails better.
Bundler 2.4.19 introduces a new "file:" option for specifying the Ruby version file. This makes it easy for you to have a single point of truth for your Ruby version file.
Mobile and desktop versions of widgets often need to be completely different. Navigation and tabs on mobile don't work well when there are lots of items so we'll show you how to use Turbo and a select tag for mobile navs.
In this episode, we will dip our toes into an Object Oriented Design Principle known as the Law of Demeter. We will then look at an example of a small violation of this principle followed by a couple of solutions to remedy the issue.
In this video, we will be looking at how to better debug issues in our programs and applications by leveraging the Ruby Debug gem.
Ever wondered how ViewComponent or Phlex works with Rails to build components? Rails has a method called render_in that any object can implement to build custom render functionality like components.
In this episode, we will look at an approach to adding the ability to delete / remove the nested fields from our form.
Turbo Frames provide an iFrame like concept for Hotwire applications. If you're using Turbo streams to replace a portion of the page, you can accomplish the same thing even easier using Turbo Frames
