Two root URLs

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Is it possible to have to have the root url configured so that the user is directed to a different page depending if they are logged in or not whilst also keeping the url the same?

E.g If the user is logged in, I want www.example.com to show the Users#show action If the user is not logged in, I want www.example.com to the the Sessions#new action

At the moment I have the root url configured to be the Users#show action and I have a 'login_required' before filter on the Users#show action which redirects the user to Sessions#new if the user is not logged in. This works well but the URL is changed when the user is directed and so all nonlogged in users see www.example.com/login as the url when they come to the site. I want everybody to see www.example.com regardless of whether they are logged in or not.

routes.rb   map.root :controller => 'users', :action => 'show'   map.login '/login', :controller => 'sessions', :action => 'new'

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Hi Tim,      Your question was interesting.

Is it possible to have to have the root url configured so that the user is directed to a different page depending if they are logged in or not whilst also keeping the url the same?

E.g If the user is logged in, I wantwww.example.comto show the Users#show action If the user is not logged in, I wantwww.example.comto the the Sessions#new action

No, its not possible as far I know.

At the moment I have the root url configured to be the Users#show action and I have a 'login_required' before filter on the Users#show action which redirects the user to Sessions#new if the user is not logged in. This works well but the URL is changed when the user is directed and so all nonlogged in users seewww.example.com/loginas the url when they come to the site. I want everybody to seewww.example.comregardless of whether they are logged in or not.

routes.rb map.root :controller => 'users', :action => 'show' map.login '/login', :controller => 'sessions', :action => 'new'

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All files under config directory could not access any methods or variables like 'session'. And it is must to have a different urls for different actions rendered in the browser.

Still you want to do that?

Use same controller and same action but render a partial based on your stuff needed.

Thanks, Sadeesh Kumar Viswanathan.

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Tim,

You might consider a common view with two different partials - one for each case.

routes.rb:

map.index '/',   :controller => 'pages',   :action => 'welcome',   :id => '1-welcome-page'

controllers/pages_controller.rb:

def welcome     @page = Page.find(params[:id])

    respond_to do |format|       format.html # welcome.html.erb       format.xml { render :xml => @page }     end   end

views/pages/welcome.html.erb

<p>   <b>Title:</b>   <%=h @page.title %> </p>

<% if logged_in? %> <%= render :partial => 'layouts/welcome_back' %> <% else %> <%= render :partial => 'layouts/please_login' %> <% end %>

Rick Rick