Videos in category Frameworks

There are many approaches to locking down an API. Here I start off with HTTP Basic authentication then move on to generating a unique token which can be passed through a URL parameter or HTTP header. Resources: Episode 350: REST API Versioning HTTP Basic Authentication HTTP Token Authentication OAuth Doorkeeper oauth2 rack-oauth2-server oauth2-provider

APIs should be consistent, but it is difficult to do this when returning a JSON response along side the HTML interface. Here I show how to add a versioned, RESTful API. The version can be determined from either the URL or HTTP headers. Resources: Versionist Rocket Pants Episode 322: RABL

It is often asked: Is Rails a good fit if I only need to serve an API? In this episode I show how to use the Rails API gem to create a slimmer Rails application designed to respond with JSON. Resources: Rails API Gem ActionController::API Modules ActionController::Base Modules Episode 319: Rails Middleware Walkthrough (pro)

Creating a wizard form can be tricky in Rails. Learn how Wicked can help by turning a controller into a series of multiple steps. Resources: Wicked Wizard Forms with jQuery Episode 217: Multistep Forms

PostgreSQL can act as a worker queue which can replace the need for a separate process to manage the background jobs. Here you will learn how to do this with the queue_classic gem. Resources: Episode 342: Migrating to PostgreSQL Queue Classic

PostgreSQL is a feature-packed relational database that every Rails developer should consider using. Here you will learn how to install it, add it to a new application, and transition from an existing SQLite app using the "taps" gem. Resources: PostgreSQL PostgreSQL Manual Homebrew Taps Texticle pg_search queue_classic Hstore

DataTables makes it easy to convert a plain HTML table into one with pagination, sorting, and searching - all done with JavaScript and jQuery. Here I show how to set this up and use a Rails application as the data source. Resources: DataTables Episode 240: Search, Sort, Paginate with AJAX

Rails has great internationalization (I18n) support making it easy to translate static text into other languages, but how do we translate database content? Learn how using Globalize 3 in this episode. Resources: Globalize3 Episode 138: I18n (revised)

Copycopter provides a nice interface that clients can use to edit the text in a Rails application. Learn how to deploy a Copycopter server using Heroku and integrate it in a Rails application through I18n. Resources: Copycopter copycopter-server Heroku Heroku Toolbelt

Compass improves the Sass experience by providing useful mixins, functions, and more. You will also learn how to make CSS sprites with it in this episode. Resources: Compass compass-rails Normalize.css Episode 330: Bourbon