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Deep Linking with Branch, Rails server and Android client

Today I will share with you how to generate deep links from your rails server and handle them in an Android application. First we will start with the server's implementation. Rails Server For the Rails <-> Branch.io communication I used the branch_io gem which is really easy and straightforward

Store JSON in PostgreSQL column

Today I want to share with you how to store JSON object or array in PostgreSQL table column. This problem is really easy to solve since the PostgreSQL has a native support for storing JSONs as Binary JSON or JSONB. Just create a new column of type jsonb: add_column

How to execute code before action is called

Rails is a great framework! When you start building web apps with it, you will definitely fall in love with it! Today I want to share with you one really cool feature - you have hooks (called Filters in Rails) that allow you to execute code before, after or around

Rails and sending transactional emails

Rails and sending transactional emails

Yesterday I was working on configuring the default Rails mailer to work with 3rd party SMTP server providers like Gmail, Zoho and so on. First, I tried Gmail since it gives you quota of 500 mails per day for the trial users but it is paid. Then I remembered that