Filters for composable APIs

A micro-talk I gave at the Oxford Ruby User Group (OxRUG) on the 16th of June 2016, including a brief introduction to Rails filters (before/after actions), and a use-case for composing API requests.

Transcript

1. FILTERS FOR COMPOSABLE APIS Ryan Brooks | @spikeheap
2. WHY? ‣ Adding shared functionality to controllers ‣ Clarity ‣ So I can give this talk
3. WHAT WE DON’T WANT
4. BEFORE FILTERS Checking authentication
5. AFTER FILTERS Logging
6. AROUND FILTERS Benchmarking
7. SHARE IT! 7
8. COMPOSING BEHAVIOUR FTW! 8
9. THANKS Ryan Brooks @spikeheap http://ryanbrooks.co.uk http://summerofhacks.io