How can I get the current path which is processed by rails?

rubyonrails-talk
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Hi all,

I want something like action_name in my controller which could store the current path, say /categories/1;edit. Is there any way to get this? Thanks.

allen

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allen wrote:

Hi all,

I want something like action_name in my controller which could store the current path, say /categories/1;edit. Is there any way to get this? Thanks.

allen

There's lots of interesting stuff to be found in the ENV hash. Such as...

ENV['REQUEST_PATH']

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Is there a list anywhere of what all is usually in ENV?

Thanks!

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It depends on your sever setup, but doesn't usually change unless the admin responsible for the server changes it. Try pasting this temporarily in one of your views...

ENV <ul> <% ENV.keys.each do |key| %>    <li>ENV['<%= key %>'] = <%= ENV[key] %></li> <% end %> </ul>

request.env <ul> <% request.env.keys.each do |key| %>    <li>request.env['<%= key %>'] = <%= request.env[key] %></li> <% end %> </ul>

That should give you a list of everything currently available. Note that I originally forgot about 'request.env' which provides some more info.