Ruby on Rails: Saving session variable from input field

Question

How do I save a session variable (maybe into a cookie) when a user inputs a location? I'd like to keep this information for future sign ins. So they won't have to retype their location multiple times.

<%= form_tag search_path, :method => :get do %>
  <%= text_field_tag :q, params[:q], :class => "search" %>
  <%= text_field_tag :loc, params[:loc], :class => "search-main", :id => "loc-search", :placeholder => "address, neighborhood, city, state or zip" %>
  <%= button_tag :type => :submit, :class => "btn btn-medium btn-inverse" do %>
    <i class="icon-search icon-white"></i>
  <% end %>
<% end %>

This is in my layouts/application.html.erb

I'd have to set a variable if it hasn't been set yet, and display it in the field if it is already set

Why not just add a field location to user's model and keep it there? — Yevgeniy Anfilofyev
– Yevgeniy Anfilofyev, Commented Dec 17, 2013 at 6:45
@YevgeniyAnfilofyev do you mean saving it into the database? — hellomello
– hellomello, Commented Dec 17, 2013 at 7:13

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:19:08Z

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You can use cookies:

cookies[:name] = {
  value: 'my_cookie',
  expires: 1.year.from_now,
}

See more here.

You can also use session_store like this.

edited May 23, 2017 at 12:19

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Taryn East · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-17 06:53:19Z

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have you tried:

session[:location] = params[:loc]

answered Dec 17, 2013 at 6:53

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hellomello Over a year ago

everytime i close the browser, the session disappears. I've also tried cookies[:location]. Is it supposed to disappear?

janfoeh Over a year ago

@andrewliu yes, that is by design. Rails CookieStore uses a session cookie; session cookies are only valid until the browser is closed.

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