Send auth_token for authentication to ActionCable

Question

module ApplicationCable
  class Connection < ActionCable::Connection::Base
    identified_by :current_user

    def connect
      #puts params[:auth_token]
      self         


        

Answer 1

Pierre's answer works. However, it's a good idea to be explicit about expecting these parameters in your application.

For instance, in one of your config files (e.g. application.rb, development.rb, etc...) you can do this:

config.action_cable.mount_path = '/cable/:token'

And then simply access it from your Connection class with:

request.params[:token]