@@ -4,15 +4,16 @@ * Add :recursive option to javascript_include_tag and stylesheet_link_tag to be used along with :all. #480 [Damian Janowski] -* Disable the Accept header by default [Michael Koziarski] +* Allow users to disable the use of the Accept header [Michael Koziarski] The accept header is poorly implemented by browsers and causes strange errors when used on public sites where crawlers make requests too. You - should use formatted urls (e.g. /people/1.xml) to support API clients. + can use formatted urls (e.g. /people/1.xml) to support API clients in a + much simpler way. - Alternatively to re-enable it you need to set: + To disable the header you need to set: - config.action_controller.use_accept_header = true + config.action_controller.use_accept_header = false * Do not stat template files in production mode before rendering. You will no longer be able to modify templates in production mode without restarting the server [Josh Peek] actionpack/CHANGELOG @@ -343,12 +343,12 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc: # Indicates whether the response format should be determined by examining the Accept HTTP header, # or by using the simpler params + ajax rules. # - # If this is set to +true+ then +respond_to+ and +Request#format+ will take the Accept header into - # account. If it is set to false (the default) then the request format will be determined solely + # If this is set to +true+ (the default) then +respond_to+ and +Request#format+ will take the Accept + # header into account. If it is set to false then the request format will be determined solely # by examining params[:format]. If params format is missing, the format will be either HTML or # Javascript depending on whether the request is an AJAX request. cattr_accessor :use_accept_header - self.use_accept_header = false + self.use_accept_header = true # Controls whether request forgergy protection is turned on or not. Turned off by default only in test mode. class_inheritable_accessor :allow_forgery_protection actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb 6b61e95dc8d717b4500ab623816863c0bb707e2b Michael Koziarski michael@koziarski.com http://github.com/rails/rails/commit/4ce9931f4f30045b2975328e7d42a02188e35079 4ce9931f4f30045b2975328e7d42a02188e35079 2008-07-09T09:36:15-07:00 2008-07-09T09:35:35-07:00 Reenable the use of the Accept header to give people a chance to update their applications and provide feedback. eddc7d54a73303128b28cc5eb62648e556696a19 Michael Koziarski michael@koziarski.com