Getting Rails URL helpers to automatically output https urls

Question

I am developing a site that mixes http and https a lot - whats the best/easiest way to make the links use the right protocol for the route - can it be specified in the route

Answer 1

Haven't tried but add this in your ApplicationController:

def default_url_options(options={})
 { :secure => true }
end 

Answer 2

For Rails 3.2 I used a combination of @apneadiving's answer. Adding the below code to my ApplicationController

def default_url_options(options={})
  options.merge{ :protocol => "https" }
end

Answer 3

def default_url_options(options={})
 { :protocol => "https" }
end

Answer 4

Use test_url(:protocol => 'https') for https urls.

Answer 5

You can use a plugin called ss_requirement, it will provide you with methods like ssl_required ssl_allowed

You can simply add this in your controller to enable ot disable https on any action

ssl_allowed :login, :update_profile

https://github.com/rails/ssl_requirement

Answer 6

Rails 3 SSL routing redirects from https to http answers this question pretty well. In short, there's not a great way to do it. I submitted the following Rails bug: https://github.com/rails/rails/issues/3571