Setting user_session variable after Devise login

Question

I had this working then came back to my app after a few months now it's broken. I am sure it's a subtle change in a gem somewhere or I am missing something obvious.

In my application controller I have this:

  def after_sign_in_path_for(resource)

    user_session["company_id"] = current_user.default_company_id
    cookies[:login] = { :value => current_user.email, :expires => Time.now + 2.weeks}
    dashboard_path
  end

If I call user_session["company_id"] later it's nil (current_user.default_company_id works).

If I set user_session["company_id"] = current_user.default_company_id in the code just before where I call user_session["company_id"] to fetch the value it works.

I saw that used in another example and just carried that over. I even tried using session and that didn't work either. — Dan Tappin
– Dan Tappin, Commented May 13, 2015 at 6:49

Rokibul Hasan · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-13 07:43:49Z

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You can set company_id in a method calling before_filter in application controller as following

before_filter :set_company_id

def set_company_id
    session["company_id"] = session["company_id"] || current_user.default_company_id if current_user
end

Erase setting company_id in after_sign_in_path_for method

def after_sign_in_path_for(resource)
    cookies[:login] = { :value => current_user.email, :expires => Time.now + 2.weeks}
    dashboard_path
end

edited May 13, 2015 at 7:43

answered May 13, 2015 at 6:55

Rokibul Hasan

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Dan Tappin Over a year ago

Yes - that is correct but to clarify in my situation I want to set the session["company_id"] after login. The user then can "switch" companies and the session["company_id"] gets changed. In this case the current company id would always revert to the default.

Rokibul Hasan Over a year ago

I have edited the answer, before set company_id, you should check if any company_id is there it will not reset to default company id. wish you will get an idea from this.

Dan Tappin Over a year ago

That should work - the question that still nags at me is why does what I had originally not work? I had it working like that before so I would still like to know what changed.

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