Rendering static files
The
erb method is typically used to render dynamic webpages (which should be placed in the app/views directory):get '/404' do
erb :not_found, layout: false
# Searches for app/views/not_found.erb
end
However, static files can also be rendered in a similar way to dynamic webpages, using the
render_static method:get '/404' do
render_static '/not_found.html'
# Searches for app/static/public/not_found.html
end
Alternatively, the
static method can be used to define a block. The above can be simplified into:static '/not_found.html', aliases: %w[/404]
The
static method basically generates a get route for the specified file path, along with its aliases. Aliases are not required though:static '/not_found.html'
If you wish to define multiple static routes at once, you can use the block format:
static do |s|
s.route '/not_found.html'
s.route '/maintenance.html', aliases: %w[/maintenance]
s.route '/robots.txt'
end
Static webpages should be stored in the
app/static/public directory.If you wish to access the data stored in any
JSON, YAML or XML files in this directory (somewhere within your Ruby code), use the Static data accessor Static.public - read here for more information on how to use the data stored in these files.Last modified 4yr ago