Breaking down the Rails request cycle

When we talk about the request that is coming to the Rails application, we usually consider two elements of the application: routes configuration and controller action. The route configuration decides which controller action should be triggered when the given request comes.However, there is a lot more than that. Knowing the request cycle’s nuances allows us to understand the Rails application’s architecture better and extend it when needed. This article is a journey from a moment when the visitor submits the website address to a moment when a view in your Rails application is rendered. Jump on board!All my notes are based on years of hands-on experience at iRonin.IT - a top software development company, where we provide custom software development and IT staff augmentation services for a wide array of technologies.