Where do API calls go in a ruby on rails MVC framework project?

Question

I have an application in Ruby on Rails with mvc framework. As of now, I have API calls in the controller but don\'t think this is the right place for them. What kind of fil

Answer 1

By my coding style (and understanding of MVC), external calls would be placed in a "tableless" model. RailsCasts 193 talks a bit about this concept, and a less clunky syntax is supported in Rails 4. If you need to have any manipulation of the code, the model seems like the logical place to place these. Moving those methods into the controller would work, but could create problems as your app grows.

Another consideration with external API calls is actually storing those in a database, which would should definitely be in a model at that point, so (to me) it becomes clearer that these really should be in the model.