When processing a request, where can you obtain the language setting of a user''s browser? I know we can read @request.env["HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE"] in an action easily. But I need to access it before being routed to a controller''s action... because the accepted language dictates my app''s language setting programmatically and what action to take. (I''m not allowed to ask a user to specify a preferred language using an URL.) Where in the Rails *runtime* routing is done? Any filter, plugin, or even somewhere in the Rails core? I spent 4 hours to poke around, but didn''t get any idea. Thanks in advance! DD -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
You could try to do it in routes.rb, before actual routing code. Or make mixin and call it from here. Will it violate some Rails philosophy? I don''t know. -- olegf On 4/15/06, Doug Dupory <dudupy@gmail.com> wrote:> When processing a request, where can you obtain the language setting of > a user''s browser? > > I know we can read @request.env["HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE"] in an action > easily. But I need to access it before being routed to a controller''s > action... because the accepted language dictates my app''s language > setting programmatically and what action to take. (I''m not allowed to > ask a user to specify a preferred language using an URL.) Where in the > Rails *runtime* routing is done? > > Any filter, plugin, or even somewhere in the Rails core? I spent 4 hours > to poke around, but didn''t get any idea. > > Thanks in advance! > > DD > > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >
Thank you, Leo, for your pointer! It looks like the recognize() method is the place to start... it has a user''s request and path. Hope to devise a change/addition that doesn''t mess up the Rails core... DD Leo -- wrote:> You could try to do it in routes.rb, before actual routing code. Or > make mixin and call it from here. Will it violate some Rails > philosophy? I don''t know. > > -- > olegf-- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.