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attr-accessible creates a white-list of editable attributes

attr-accessible is reference of Ruby on Rails new "attr_accessible" feature. It lets programmers define a white-list of attributes that can be modified by a user through its user interface.

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Is there a way to set attr_accessible by default in a rails project with Mongoid?

The recommended solution is this: config.active_record.whitelist_attributes = true But this only works if you are using active record. On a mongoid rails project is there a similar approach? It uses active model but not active record.
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Calling accessor methods from within a Model object in Rails

I have the following method in my model def reset_review_status needs_review = true save end There is an attribute on the model called needs_review, however when I debug it, it saves it as a new variable. If I do self.needs_review=true, it…
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undefined method `attr_accessible' with Mongoid

I am using Rails 4.1.1, ruby 2.1, mongodb, mongoid as a wrapper, rails_admin for creating admin interfaces I know that 'attr_accessible' no longer works for Rails4. So i have installed 'protected_attributes' gem. But still no success i am still…
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accessing class_attribute from module in Rails 4

I have a module that defines custom attr_accessible attribute as follow: module MyModule include ActiveModel::MassAssignmentSecurity %w[var1 var2].each do |key| attr_accessible key end end class MyClass include…
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Mongoid attr_accessible not working

Today morning I wake with this weird issue where mongoid was creating a record for the attributes which isn't being defined in the model To overcome this i decide to implement attr_accessible also mention in Mongoid specification "Providing a…
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How to properly pass an array of values to the `attr_accessible` method?

I am using Ruby on Rails v3.2.2 and I would like to handle an array of symbols so to pass its values to the attr_accessible method as well as it should be made. That is, I have: attr_array = [:one, :two, ...] If I use: attr_accessible attr_array I…
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Is there any tutorial for Rails 3.2 that covers assigning an admin attribute to a user?

Disclaimer: I'm using Rails 3.2. Specifically, in the Rails 3 in Action book: The User model does have attr_accessible attr_accessible :email, :password, password_confirmation, :remember_me The User model NOT have :admin listed, therefore it can't…
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Respond_with using Devise & attr_accessible in Rails 3

I'm building an API with Rails 3, using devise to handle some of the authentication. I commonly use the respond_with method to return xml/json for various resources. Eg GET /groups.xml will route to def index respond_with Group.all end This…
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Using attr_accessible in a join model with has_many :through relationship

I have a USER that creates a COMPANY and become an EMPLOYEE in the process. The employees table has an :user_id and a :company_id. class User has_many :employees has_many :companies, :through => :employees class Employee belongs_to :user belongs_to…
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Is this caused by attr_accessible?

I just lately update my model with attr_accessible fields and suddenly some tests would not work, as i would expect. However, i have a spec like: context "when user buys a game item" do let(:inventory) {@user.inventory << Factory(:inventory)} …
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Bug? I've to mass-assign params two times to update has_many association

I've a Register model which has_many :telephones Register model accepts_nested_attributes_for :telephones, :reject_if number and code blank?, and has attr_accessible :telephones_attributes (and all other fields) Telephones belongs_to :register and…
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mongoid, set_table_name & attr_accessible

I'm using rails3 edge and mongoid 2beta6 with ruby 1.9.2-head. How can I manually change the table name, just like set_table_name for ActiveRecord? For example my model Signup should use the table "users" for storage, not "signups". Another…
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how override attr_accessible role ActsAsTaggableOn::Tag model?

how override attr_accessible role for field :name in Tag model in ActsAsTaggableOn gem ? I want some things like that in Tag model ... attr_accessible :name, :as => [:default, :admin] for allow me to edit field name of tag by admin role
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Unable to add custom fields to my Devise user model in Rails 4 with strong parameters

I've tried everything I can find, including what is in the Devise README (https://github.com/plataformatec/devise#strong-parameters), this more descriptive take on the README…
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How should I protect mass-assignment in Sinatra app with Datamapper?

I have Link model in Sinatra app class Link include DataMapper::Resource has n, :views validates_presence_of :url, message: "You must specify a URL." validates_length_of :url, maximum: 4096, allow_blank: true, message:…
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