Rails routes: GET without param :id

Question

I\'m developing a REST api based on rails. To use this api, you MUST be logged in. Regarding that, I\'d like to create a method me in my user controller that wi

Answer 1

Maybe I am missing something, but why don't you use:

get 'me', on: :collection

Answer 2

This gives same result as Arjan's in simpler way

get 'users/me', to: 'users#me'

Answer 3

When you create a route nested within a resource, you can mention, whether it is member action or a collection action.

namespace :api, defaults: { format: 'json' } do
  scope module: :v1, constraints: ApiConstraints.new(version: 1, default: true) do
    resources :tokens, :only => [:create, :destroy]
    resources :users, :only => [:index, :update] do

      # I tried this
      match 'me', :via => :get, :collection => true
...
...

Answer 4

You can use

resources :users, only: [:index, :update] do
  get :me, on: :collection
end

or

resources :users, only: [:index, :update] do
  collection do
    get :me
  end
end

"A member route will require an ID, because it acts on a member. A collection route doesn't because it acts on a collection of objects. Preview is an example of a member route, because it acts on (and displays) a single object. Search is an example of a collection route, because it acts on (and displays) a collection of objects." (from here)

Answer 5

Resource routes are designed to work this way. If you want something different, design it yourself, like this.

match 'users/me' => 'users#me', :via => :get

Put it outside of your resources :users block

Answer 6

  resources :users, only: [:index, :update] do
    collection do
      get :me, action: 'show' 
    end
  end

specifying the action is optional. you can skip action here and name your controller action as me.