javan

class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
  before_filter :ensure_xhr

  private
    def ensure_xhr
      if request.get? && request.format && (request.format.js? || request.format.json?)
        head :forbidden unless request.xhr?
      end
    end
end

masonforest

Installing a Gem on Heroku from a Private GitHub Repo

Sometimes you want to use a gem on Heroku that is in a private repository on GitHub.

Using git over http you can authenticate to GitHub using basic authentication. However, we don't want to embed usernames and passwords in Gemfiles. Instead, we can use authentication tokens.

1. Get an OAuth Token from GitHub

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First you will need to get an OAuth Token from GitHub using your own username and "note"