registrations_controller.rb

class Api::RegistrationsController < Api::BaseController

  respond_to :json
  def create

    user = User.new(params[:user])
    if user.save
      render json: user.as_json(auth_token: user.authentication_token, email: user.email), status: :created
      return
    else
      warden.custom_failure!
      render json: user.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity
    end
  end

end

sessions_controller.rb

class Api::SessionsController < Api::BaseController
  before_filter :authenticate_user!, except: [:create]
  before_filter :ensure_user_login_param_exists, only: [:create]
  before_filter :ensure_email_param_exists, only: [:create]
  before_filter :ensure_password_param_exists, only: [:create]
  respond_to :json

  def create
    resource = User.find_for_database_authentication(email: params[:user_login][:email])
    return invalid_login_attempt unless resource

    if resource.valid_password?(params[:user_login][:password])
      sign_in(:user, resource)
      resource.ensure_authentication_token!
      render json: { success: true, auth_token: resource.authentication_token, email: resource.email }, status: :created
      return
    end
    invalid_login_attempt
  end

  def destroy
    current_user.reset_authentication_token
    render json: { success: true }, status: :ok
  end

  protected

  def ensure_user_login_param_exists
    ensure_param_exists :user_login
  end

  def ensure_email_param_exists
    ensure_param_exists :email
  end

  def ensure_password_param_exists
    ensure_param_exists :password
  end

  def ensure_param_exists(param)
    return unless params[param].blank?
    render json:{ success: false, message: "Missing #{param} parameter"}, status: :unprocessable_entity
  end

  def invalid_login_attempt
    render json: { success: false, message: "Error with your login or password"}, status: :unauthorized
  end
end

what exactly does sign_in(:user, resource) do here? I read some other codes without this line. Essentially API just need a authentication code..what's the need for sign_in?

Maybe I'm wrong but the ensure_params it's a bit complex. As long as user_login have the email and password nested inside the hash params[:email].blank? will not pass the bf.

The ensure_params_exists have to check the second level params.

I am struggling to make this work, I think because I have omniauth and devise all working together. Now adding the API & devise is causing hard times. Any help would be really appreciated. My routes looks like this:

require 'api_constraints'

Rails.application.routes.draw do
  resources :pictures

  namespace :api, defaults: {format: 'json'} do
    scope module: :v1, constraints: ApiConstraints.new(version: 1, default: :true) do
      resources :users
      resources :equipment
      resources :pictures
      resources :bookings
      devise_for :users, controller: { sessions: 'api/v1/sessions' }
    end
  end

  devise_for :users, path_names: {sign_in: "login", sign_out: "logout"}, :controllers => { :registrations => "user/registrations", omniauth_callbacks: "omniauth_callbacks" }
  resources :equipment
  resources :equipment_types
  resources :users

  get 'search' => 'search#search'
  post 'search' => 'search#executeSearch' 
  get '/home' => 'pages#home'
  get '/about' => 'pages#about'
  get '/contact' => 'pages#contact'
  root 'pages#home'
end

Maybe I'm wrong but the ensure_params it's a bit complex. As long as user_login have the email and password nested inside the hash params[:email].blank? will not pass the bf.

The ensure_params_exists have to check the second level params.

You're right, validation fails!

{
    "success": false,
    "message": "Missing email parameter"
}