Action Pack Variants

gistfile1.rb

class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
  before_action :detect_device_variant

  private

    def detect_device_variant
      case request.user_agent
      when /iPad/i
        request.variant = :tablet
      when /iPhone/i
        request.variant = :phone
      end
    end
end

class PostController < ApplicationController
  def show
    @post = Post.find(params[:id])

    respond_to do |format|
      format.json
      format.html               # /app/views/posts/show.html.erb
      format.html.phone         # /app/views/posts/show.html+phone.erb
      format.html.tablet do
        @show_edit_link = false
      end
    end
  end
end




# http://coherence.io/blog/2013/12/17/whats-new-in-rails-4-1.html