On Jun 21, 2012, at 3:34 AM, Avantec V. wrote:
Hi,
I’m creating an file uploading application. I’m using paperclip to
upload files.
I just did this, a couple weeks ago.
my upload path is
“http://localhost:3000/system/uploads/uploaded_files/000/000/064/original/Cell%20phone%20ringing.mp4”
when I’m clicking on this I can see the file.
But I want to encode this URL something like
http://localhost:3000/UitMvriwuSc3VLy3IyU9MKYbSqSnxaZk5qcX6BgYGEGx
and when I click on this link, it should decode the URL & I should be
able to see the actual file in browser.
Make a new column in your uploaded_files model called ‘slug’ or whatever
you like (and index it, too!). Either alter your show method or make a
new get_file method in your controller, which should look like this:
@uploaded_file = UploadedFile.find_by_slug(params[:slug])
In your routes.rb, add a line like this (fairly low in the list, so it
doesn’t clobber the other routes)
match ‘/:slug’, :to => ‘uploaded_files#show’
That should do the trick.
Here’s a way to make a very terse code for your URL:
def set_slug
code = Array.new(7) { ((‘A’…‘Z’).to_a + (0…9).to_a)[rand(36)]
}.join.to_s
if UploadedFile.find_by_slug(code)
return self.set_slug()
else
self.slug = code
end
end
Call it in an after_create.
Walter
cheers…