Rails: Parse route information from URL

Question

How can I parse url string to hash like

{:controller => 'controller_name', :action => 'action_name', :id => 'id'}

?

Your question does not make sense. It depends on the format of the url. — Gabriel Ščerbák
– Gabriel Ščerbák, Commented Apr 28, 2010 at 23:13
I have this same question... regardless of url format. i.e. what's the inverse of url_for? — Corin
– Corin, Commented Jun 16, 2011 at 3:59

Matt Simpson · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-06 16:21:17Z

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In Rails 3 you can do the following:

Rails.application.routes.recognize_path "/accounts/1"
# {:action=>"show", :controller=>"accounts", :id=>"1"}

Using ActionController::Routing::Routes.recognize_path kept throwing ActionController::RoutingError Exception: No route matches "/accounts/1

answered Apr 6, 2012 at 16:21

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s01ipsist · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-18 03:35:07Z

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You may be able to use ActionController::Routing::Routes.recognize_path, depending on the format of the URL:

>> ActionController::Routing::Routes.recognize_path("/accounts/1",:method=>:get)`
# {:action=>"show":controller=>"accounts",:id=>"1"}

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answered Apr 29, 2010 at 0:06

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unfortunately, this drops extra params, ex "/accounts/1?verify=true" it drops verify