@@ -730,6 +730,8 @@ where(...).remove_conditions # => still has conditions
* The migration generator now creates a join table with (commented) indexes every time the migration name contains the word "join_table".
* <tt>ActiveRecord::SessionStore</tt> is removed from Rails 4.0 and is now a separate "gem":https://github.com/rails/activerecord-session_store.
h3. Active Model
* Changed <tt>AM::Serializers::JSON.include_root_in_json</tt> default value to false. Now, AM Serializers and AR objects have the same default behaviour.
Your application has a session for each user in which you can store small amounts of data that will be persisted between requests. The session is only available in the controller and the view and can use one of a number of different storage mechanisms:
* ActionDispatch::Session::CookieStore - Stores everything on the client.
* ActiveRecord::SessionStore - Stores the data in a database using Active Record.
* ActionDispatch::Session::CacheStore - Stores the data in the Rails cache.
* ActionDispatch::Session::ActiveRecordStore - Stores the data in a database using Active Record. (require `activerecord-session_store` gem).
* ActionDispatch::Session::MemCacheStore - Stores the data in a memcached cluster (this is a legacy implementation; consider using CacheStore instead).
All session stores use a cookie to store a unique ID for each session (you must use a cookie, Rails will not allow you to pass the session ID in the URL as this is less secure).
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<ruby>
# Use the database for sessions instead of the cookie-based default,
# which shouldn't be used to store highly confidential information
# (create the session table with "script/rails g session_migration")
# (create the session table with "script/rails g active_record:session_migration")
This custom store must be defined as +ActionDispatch::Session::MyCustomStore+. In addition to symbols, they can also be objects implementing a certain API, like +ActiveRecord::SessionStore+, in which case no special namespace is required.
This custom store must be defined as +ActionDispatch::Session::MyCustomStore+.
* +config.time_zone+ sets the default time zone for the application and enables time zone awareness for Active Record.
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* +ActionController::Base.page_cache_extension+ sets the extension to be used when generating pages for the cache (this is ignored if the incoming request already has an extension). The default is +.html+.
The Active Record session store can also be configured:
* +ActiveRecord::SessionStore::Session.table_name+ sets the name of the table used to store sessions. Defaults to +sessions+.
* +ActiveRecord::SessionStore::Session.primary_key+ sets the name of the ID column used in the sessions table. Defaults to +session_id+.
* +ActiveRecord::SessionStore::Session.data_column_name+ sets the name of the column which stores marshaled session data. Defaults to +data+.
h4. Configuring Action Dispatch
* +config.action_dispatch.session_store+ sets the name of the store for session data. The default is +:cookie_store+; other valid options include +:active_record_store+, +:mem_cache_store+ or the name of your own custom class.
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h4. Session Storage
NOTE: _Rails provides several storage mechanisms for the session hashes. The most important are +ActiveRecord::SessionStore+ and +ActionDispatch::Session::CookieStore+._
There are a number of session storages, i.e. where Rails saves the session hash and session id. Most real-live applications choose ActiveRecord::SessionStore (or one of its derivatives) over file storage due to performance and maintenance reasons. ActiveRecord::SessionStore keeps the session id and hash in a database table and saves and retrieves the hash on every request.
NOTE: _Rails provides several storage mechanisms for the session hashes. The most important is +ActionDispatch::Session::CookieStore+._
Rails 2 introduced a new default session storage, CookieStore. CookieStore saves the session hash directly in a cookie on the client-side. The server retrieves the session hash from the cookie and eliminates the need for a session id. That will greatly increase the speed of the application, but it is a controversial storage option and you have to think about the security implications of it:
