can i use this plugin for my mongrel? its called mongrel send file gem
here is the readme
== mongrel_send_file GemPlugin
This is a simple plugin to handle the sending of secure files from a rails app. Here's the typical process:
- Rails app authorizes user to download file
- Rails app sets file info in the session, redirects to custom URL like /file/UNIQUE_HASH/filename
- Mongrel handler pulls the full filename path and content type from the session using the unique hash, sends it to the user
== Usage
After installing the gem, you'll need to setup the handler for your Rails app:
# config/mongrel_send_file.conf
uri "/file/", :handler => plugin("/handlers/sendfile", :session_key => '_my_session_id', :session_files_key => :files), :in_front => true
# rails action that sends the file
def download
# do whatever it is you do to find get the filename/content type
@attachment = Attachment.find(params[:id])
# this doesn't matter as long as it's unique
filehash = Digest::SHA1.hexdigest( Time.now.to_s.split('//').sort_by { rand }.join )
# initialize session. Use the :session_files_key option here
session[:files] ||= {}
# set the value for this file with a 5 minute expiration time
session[:files][filehash] = [5.minutes.from_now.to_i, @attachment.full_filename, @attachment.content_type]
# redirect to the path served by mongrel_send_file
redirect_to "/file/#{filehash}/#{@attachment.filename}"
end
# startup mongrel with this command
mongrel_rails -S config/mongrel_send_file.conf
== Note
I wrote this for a couple Rails apps that use the SqlSessionStore plugin [1]. So, it's very opinionated about how
it gets the info from the session. This app should work with any app that runs on Mongrel (not just rails), just monkey
patch the SendFile#find_session method. Submit suggestions as patches if you have them too.
[1] -
http://railsexpress.de/blog/articles/2006/09/15/sqlsessionstore-now-available-as-a-plugin
