Redirect user after log in only if it's on root_path

Question

I have a root_path on my Rails application that is not user-protected i.e. it\'s a simple portal homepage, with a login form.

After the users log in, I\

Answer 1

I think you're solution is more complex than necessary. Why don't you just do something simple like this on the action that the login form is posted to:

def login
  // logic to check whether login credentials authorize user to sign in
  // say 'user_signed_in?' is boolean to determine whether user has successfully signed in
  redirect_to(user_signed_in? ? dashboard_path : root_path)
end