Rack::Backstage

Rack::Backstage

[Harry Vangberg]

I needed some easy way to show a maintenance page while doing stuff,
and I can't be bothered with mod_rewrite and heaps of documentation,
so this piece of (stupidly named) middleware checks wether a given
file exists, and if it does that is served for all requests, otherwise
the request is just passed on down the chain.

use Rack::Backstage('tmp/maintenance.html')

It's here: http://github.com/ichverstehe/rack-contrib/commit/d3610732b8a37a1e97befdb75bfd3824767a9bf9

Re: Rack::Backstage

[Yehuda Katz]

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Isn't the most common reason for such a middleware caused by restarting a
Rails process. If so, wouldn't this middleware be shut off?

-- Yehuda

2009/2/19 Harry Vangberg <ichverstehe@gmail.com>

>
> I needed some easy way to show a maintenance page while doing stuff,
> and I can't be bothered with mod_rewrite and heaps of documentation,
> so this piece of (stupidly named) middleware checks wether a given
> file exists, and if it does that is served for all requests, otherwise
> the request is just passed on down the chain.
>
> use Rack::Backstage('tmp/maintenance.html')
>
> It's here:
> http://github.com/ichverstehe/rack-contrib/commit/d3610732b8a37a1e97befdb75bfd3824767a9bf9




-- 
Yehuda Katz
Developer | Engine Yard
(ph) 718.877.1325

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Re: Rack::Backstage

[Scytrin dai Kinthra]

Sounds like a basic, present if cached, otherwise generate. Which IMO
is better handled by the http server.
Alternately a Rack::Cascade with a Rack::File should work.

On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 04:35, Yehuda Katz <wycats@gmail.com> wrote:
> Isn't the most common reason for such a middleware caused by restarting a
> Rails process. If so, wouldn't this middleware be shut off?
>
> -- Yehuda
>
> 2009/2/19 Harry Vangberg <ichverstehe@gmail.com>
>>
>> I needed some easy way to show a maintenance page while doing stuff,
>> and I can't be bothered with mod_rewrite and heaps of documentation,
>> so this piece of (stupidly named) middleware checks wether a given
>> file exists, and if it does that is served for all requests, otherwise
>> the request is just passed on down the chain.
>>
>> use Rack::Backstage('tmp/maintenance.html')
>>
>> It's here:
>> http://github.com/ichverstehe/rack-contrib/commit/d3610732b8a37a1e97befdb75bfd3824767a9bf9
>
>
> --
> Yehuda Katz
> Developer | Engine Yard
> (ph) 718.877.1325
>



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