stronger_parameters
This is an extension of strong_parameters with added type checking and conversion.
Simple types
You can specify simple types like this:
params.permit(
id: Parameters.id,
name: Parameters.string
)Arrays
You can specify arrays like this:
params.permit(
id: Parameters.array(Parameters.id)
)This will allow an array of id parameters that all are IDs (integer less than 2**31, greater than 0) and convert to Fixnum ('2' --> 2).
Empty array -> nil
Rails converts empty arrays to nil, so often Parameters.array | Parameters.nil is needed.
Allowing nils
It can be convenient to allow nil for all attributes since ActiveRecord converts it to false/0.
ActionController::Parameters.allow_nil_for_everything = true
Rejecting nils
You can reject a request that fails to supply certain parameters by marking them
as required with the .required operator:
params.permit(
name: Parameters.string.required, # will not accept a nil or a non-String
email: Parameters.string # optional, may be omitted
)This also works in conjunction with the & and | constraints. For example, to
express that a uid must be either a string or a number:
params.permit(
uid: (Parameters.string | Parameters.integer).required
)Nested Parameters
params.permit(
name: Parameters.string,
emails: Parameters.array(Parameters.string),
friends: Parameters.array(
Parameters.map(
name: Parameters.string,
family: Parameters.map(
name: Parameters.string
),
hobbies: Parameters.array(Parameters.string)
)
)
)This will allow parameters like this:
{
"name": "Mick",
"emails": ["[email protected]", "[email protected]"],
"friends": [
{"name": "Morten", "family": {"name": "Primdahl"}, "hobbies": ["work", "art"]},
{"name": "Eric", "family": {"name": "Chapweske"}, "hobbies": ["boating", "whiskey"]}
]
}ActiveModel Nested Attributes
params.require(:author).permit(
name: Parameters.string,
books_attributes: Parameters.array(
Parameters.map(
title: Parameters.string,
id: Parameters.id,
_destroy: Parameters.boolean
)
)
)This will allow parameters like this:
{
"author": {
"name": "Eric Chapweske",
"books_attributes": [
{"title": "Boatin' and Drinkin'", "id": 234, "_destroy": true},
{"title": "Advanced Boatin' and Drinkin'", "id": 567}
]
}
}Combining Requirements
If you want to permit a parameter to be one of multiple types, you can use the | operator:
params.require(:ticket).permit(
status: Parameters.id | Parameters.enum('open', 'closed')
)This will allow these parameter sets:
{
"ticket": {
"status": 123
}
}{
"ticket": {
"status": "open"
}
}You can use the & operator to apply further restrictions on the type:
params.require(:user).permit(
age: Parameters.integer & Parameters.gte(0)
)This requires the parameter to be an integer greater than or equal to 0.
Combining Requirements in Arrays
You can also use the | and & operators in arrays:
params.require(:group).permit(
users: Parameters.array(Parameters.id | Parameters.string)
)This will permit these parameters:
{
"group": {
"users": [123, "[email protected]", 345, 676, "[email protected]"]
}
}Rollout in log-only mode
Just want to log violations in production:
# config/environments/production.rb
ActionController::Parameters.action_on_invalid_parameters = :logController support
Include PermittedParameters into a controller to force the developer
to explicitly permit params for every action.
Examples:
class TestController < ApplicationController
include StrongerParameters::ControllerSupport::PermittedParameters
permitted_parameters :all, locale: Parameters.string # permit :locale in all actions for this controller
permitted_parameters :show, id: Parameters.integer
def show
end
permitted_parameters :create, topic: { forum: { id: Parameters.integer } }
def create
end
permitted_parameters :index, {} # no parameters permitted
def index
end
permitted_parameters :update, :skip # use when migrating old controllers/actions
def update
end
endLog only mode for invalid parameters
To only log invalid (not unpermitted) parameters during rollout of stronger_parameters:
class MyController < ApplicationController
log_invalid_parameters! if Rails.env.production? # Still want other environments and controllers to raise
permitted_parameters :update, user: { name: Parameters.string }
def update
end
endNotifying users about unpermitted params
Add headers to all requests that have unpermitted params (does not log invalid):
# config/application.rb
config.stronger_parameters_violation_header = 'X-StrongerParameters-API-Warn'curl -I 'http://localhost/api/users/1.json' -X POST -d '{ "user": { "id": 1 } }'
=> HTTP/1.1 200 OK
=> ...
=> X-StrongerParameters-API-Warn: Removed restricted keys ["user.id"] from parametersTypes
| Syntax | (Simplified) Definition |
|---|---|
| Parameters.string | value.is_a?(String) |
| Parameters.integer | value.is_a?(Fixnum) or '-1' |
| Parameters.float | value.is_a?(Float) or '-1.2' |
| Parameters.date | value.is_a?(Date) or '2014-05-13' or '13.05.2014' |
| Parameters.date_iso8601 | value is a date that conforms to ISO8601: '2014-05-13' |
| Parameters.time | value.is_a?(Time) or '2014-05-13' or '2015-03-31 14:34:56 +0000' |
| Parameters.time_iso8601 | value is a time that conforms to ISO8601: '2014-05-13' or '2015-03-31T14:34:56Z' |
| Parameters.datetime | value.is_a?(DateTime) or '2014-05-13' or '2015-03-31T14:34:56Z' |
| Parameters.datetime_iso8601 | value is a date that conforms to ISO8601: '2014-05-13' or '2015-03-31T14:34:56Z' |
| Parameters.regexp(/foo/) | value =~ regexp |
| Parameters.enum('asc', 'desc') | ['asc', 'desc'].include?(value) |
| Parameters.lt(10) | value < 10 |
| Parameters.lte(10) | value <= 10 |
| Parameters.gt(0) | value > 0 |
| Parameters.gte(0) | value >= 0 |
| Parameters.integer32 | Parameters.integer & Parameters.lt(2 ** 31) & Parameters.gte(-2 ** 31) |
| Parameters.integer64 | Parameters.integer & Parameters.lt(2 ** 63) & Parameters.gte(-2 ** 63) |
| Parameters.id | Parameters.integer & Parameters.lt(2 ** 31) & Parameters.gte(0) |
| Parameters.bigid | Parameters.integer & Parameters.lt(2 ** 63) & Parameters.gte(0) |
| Parameters.uid | Parameters.integer & Parameters.lt(2 ** 32) & Parameters.gte(0) |
| Parameters.ubigid | Parameters.integer & Parameters.lt(2 ** 64) & Parameters.gte(0) |
| Parameters.boolean | Parameters.enum(true, false, 'true', 'false', 1, 0) |
| Parameters.nil | value is nil |
| Parameters.nil_string | value is nil, '', 'undefined' |
| Parameters.file | File, StringIO, Rack::Test::UploadedFile, ActionDispatch::Http::UploadedFile or subclasses |
| Parameters.decimal(8,2) | value is a String, Integer or Float with a precision of 9 and scale of 2 |
| Parameters.hex | value is a String that matches the hexadecimal format |
| Parameters.ulid | value is a String of length 26 with only Crockford Base32 symbols |
Development
Releasing a new version
git checkout master && git fetch origin && git reset --hard origin/master
bundle exec rake bump:<patch|minor|major>
bundle exec rake release
github action will release a new version to rubygems.org