Controller Code Is Configuration

Learn about the role of controllers in responding to HTTP requests in a Rails application.

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Unique role of controllers in Rails

If we want to respond to an HTTP request in a Rails application, we need to use a controller. That’s why they exist. In this sense, only a controller can receive an HTTP request, trigger business logic based on it, and then send a response, be that rendering a view or redirecting to another path.

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