How to define a before_action callback in application controller only for devise_controllers and activeadmin controllers?

Question

I need to implement a before_action callback in my application controller only for activeadmin and devise controllers. For devise controllers I can do something like:

before_action :some_callback, if: :devise_controller?

How can I do the same for activeadmin controllers? I tried to make a method like:

def active_admin_controller?
 if params[:controller] =~ /^admin\//i
   true
 end
end

but it doesn't work. Any ideas on how to reach the desired result? Thanks ahead.

Isn’t this what you’re looking for? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13180005/modifying-basecontroller-in-rails-activeadmin-gem — inveterateliterate, Dec 05 '17 at 13:03
Not exactly. I need to implement a callback in application controller like `before_action :some_callback, unless: :devise_controller? || :active_admin_controller?`. Sorry I didn't mention that there is `unless`, not `if`. — Alex Zakruzhetskyi, Dec 05 '17 at 13:14

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 05 '17 at 13:29

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I've found the solution, just had to put the conditions into an array:

before_action :some_callback, unless: [:devise_controller?, :active_admin_controller?]

also, changed active_admin_controller? method:

def active_admin_controller?
  if request.filtered_parameters['controller'] =~ /^admin\//i
    true
  else
    false
  end
end

answered Dec 05 '17 at 13:29

Alex Zakruzhetskyi

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Thank you, this worked well for me. Would be nice if it was built into ActiveAdmin. – Paul Watson May 04 '18 at 13:50

How to define a before_action callback in application controller only for devise_controllers and activeadmin controllers?

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