Rails converts empty arrays into nils in params of the request

Question

I have a Backbone model in my app which is not a typical flat object, it\'s a large nested object and we store the nested parts in TEXT columns in a MySQL database.

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Answer 1

After much searching, I discovered that you starting in Rails 4.1 you can skip the deep_munge "feature" completely using

config.action_dispatch.perform_deep_munge = false

I could not find any documentation, but you can view the introduction of this option here: https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/e8572cf2f94872d81e7145da31d55c6e1b074247

There is a possible security risk in doing so, documented here: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rubyonrails-security/t1WFuuQyavI