Rails Api Template
Rails API Only Template
Overview:
This is a guide on how to install and set up a Rails 5 API Only Application. It provides step-by-step instructions and code snippets for installation and configuration. The guide includes information on setting up token based authentication, namespaced APIs, serialization, testing with rspec and factory girl, rack middlewares, local development tools, background jobs, and caching.
Features:
- Token based authentication with the devise_token_auth gem.
- Namespaced APIs
- Serialization with Active Model Serializers
- Testing with rspec and factory girl
- Useful rack middlewares like rack-attack for rate limiting and throttling with rack-cors.
- Local development tools such as mailcatcher, pry/pry-nav, and useful git commit hooks.
- Background jobs with Sidekiq
- Caching with Redis
Summary:
This guide provides a comprehensive step-by-step tutorial on installing and setting up a Rails 5 API Only Application. It covers various features such as token based authentication, namespaced APIs, serialization, testing, rack middlewares, local development tools, background jobs, and caching. The guide includes detailed instructions and code snippets to help users successfully install and configure the application.
- Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails, often referred to as Rails, is an open-source web application framework written in Ruby. Known for its convention over configuration and don't repeat yourself (DRY) principles, Rails simplifies and accelerates the development of database-backed web applications.