[Radiant] Solved: Extensions and authentication

[Todd McGrath]

Hi Loren,

Looking back, I wasn't very clear.  I was too busy laughing for sending an email
to myself.  Should have said "add it to your controller"; i.e.

class TellafriendController < ApplicationController

  no_login_required
   
  def sendafriend
    render :update do |page|
      page.replace_html("target", "Mail sent")
      page[:target].visual_effect :highlight,
                                    :startcolor => "#88ff88",
                                     :endcolor => "#114411"
    end 
  end
  
end

As you can see, I just want to be able to respond to AJAX requests.

Based on your post, you need to add "no_login_required" to your directory
controller.

Hope this helps and please post back to the list your experiences with view
output.


Todd McGrath


Quoting Loren Johnson <loren_johnson at yahoo.com>:

> Todd,
> 
> Thanks for this, I had already given-up on the possibility of an  
> extension doing anything other than packaging-up an admin interface  
> for functionality which would have to happen through Radius tags. As  
> it is this is much more powerful, especially if I can figure-out how  
> to flow the output of my views into a Radiant layout.
> 
> However, when I apply the technique you describe I still get sent to  
> the login screen. What am I doing wrong in-order to bypass the admin  
> login requirement. Here is my Radiant::Extension class declaration  
> including the "no_login_required" flag:
> 
> class StaffListingExtension < Radiant::Extension
>    version "1.0"
>    description "An extension for a staff listing"
>    url "http://fn-group.com"
> 
>    no_login_required
> 
>    define_routes do |map|
>      # map.connect 'admin/staff_listing/:action', :controller => 'staff'
>      map.connect 'directory/:action', :controller => 'staff'
>    end
> 
>    def activate
>      # admin.tabs.add "Staff Listing", "/admin/staff_listing", :after  
> => "Layouts", :visibility => [:all]
>    end
> 
>    def deactivate
>      # admin.tabs.remove "Staff Listing"
>    end
> 
> end
> 
> 
> ?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Loren Johnson
> 
> 
> 
> On Jan 7, 2007, at 6:04 PM, Todd McGrath wrote:
> 
> > Hey Todd,
> >
> > Add "no_login_required" after the class declaration.
> >
> > Your buddy,
> > Todd
> >
> > Quoting Todd McGrath <mcgrath at supergloo.com>:
> >
> >>
> >> I'm missing something obvious about extensions and authentication
> >> requirements?
> >>
> >> Background
> >> I setup an extension hoping to be able to process forms from the  
> >> _public_
> >> side
> >> of the site.
> >>
> >> * using Mental Branch
> >> * run ruby script\generate extension mailertest
> >> * update mailertest_extension.rb:
> >>
> >>    define_routes do |map|
> >>      map.connect 'mailertest/:action', :controller => 'mailertest'
> >>    end
> >>
> >> * in mailertest controller add method to make sure the new  
> >> controller is
> >> used:
> >>
> >>   def index
> >>     logger.info("if I'm not back in 5 minutes, wait longer")
> >>   end
> >>
> >> * access http://localhost:3000/mailertest
> >> where I'm promptly redirected to the /admin/ login screen.
> >>
> >> log:
> >> Redirected to http://localhost:3000/admin/login
> >> Filter chain halted as
> >> [#<ActionController::Filters::ClassMethods::SymbolFilter:0x950b85c
> >> @filter=:authenticate>] returned false.
> >> Filter chain halted as [:authenticate] did not yield.
> >>
> >> --/--
> >> I'm missing something obvious aren't I?  Is there a way to specify  
> >> that an
> >> extension shouldn't require authentication?
> >>
> >>
> >> Actually, maybe I'm on the wrong track all together - I want to be  
> >> able to
> >> process forms submitted from the public side of the site.  I don't  
> >> need any
> >> tags  that will create the forms and inputs.  Perhaps, easier if I  
> >> add a
> >> route
> >> in routes.rb to /mailertest and put the controller alongside  
> >> Radiant code?
> >>
> >> Any insight appreciated!
> >>
> >> Todd M
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