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Kamilski81
Kamilski81

Reputation: 15127

is there a unique identifier that i can use in rails that is not session[:session_id]?

I am trying to track kiss_metrics identifier and would like to maintain the same unique_identifier for the user throughout their entire time they are on the site, even after call reset_session.

Something like a cookie_id that is the same from login to logout and the entire time they are on the site?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 70

Answers (1)

David Underwood
David Underwood

Reputation: 4966

I would do it this way:

First, add your own token to the session on login using SecureRandom.uuid. Doing this makes sure it's not going to get messed with by other parts of Rails (you don't know when the csrf token gets nuked, for example).

Instead of calling reset_session call a wrapper that maintains your unique token:

def clear_session_except_token
  token = session[:token]
  clear_session
  session[:token] = token
end

You can then clear the token when the user logs out.

Upvotes: 1

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