introduce rack:cache as a default, so users don't need to configure apache or nginx

under rack cache we are able to serve 620reqs a second per thin (on my machine) before it 12 (on my machine)

reorganised so mini profilers can be cleanly disabled from config file

added caching for categories index

move production.rb to production.sample.rb

Gemfile

@@ -112,8 +112,12 @@ gem 'fast_blank' #, github: "SamSaffron/fast_blank"
 
 # IMPORTANT: mini profiler monkey patches, so it better be required last
 #  If you want to amend mini profiler to do the monkey patches in the railstie
-#  we are open to it.
+#  we are open to it. by deferring require to the initializer we can configure disourse installs without it
-gem 'rack-mini-profiler' #, git: 'git://github.com/SamSaffron/MiniProfiler'
+gem 'rack-mini-profiler', require: false  # require: false #, git: 'git://github.com/SamSaffron/MiniProfiler'
+
+# used for caching, optional
+gem 'redis-rack-cache', require: false
+gem 'rack-cache', require: false
 
 # perftools only works on 1.9 atm
 group :profile do

Gemfile.lock

@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ GEM
     rack (1.4.5)
     rack-cache (1.2)
       rack (>= 0.4)
-    rack-mini-profiler (0.1.25)
+    rack-mini-profiler (0.1.26)
       rack (>= 1.1.3)
     rack-openid (1.3.1)
       rack (>= 1.1.0)
@@ -367,6 +367,9 @@ GEM
     redis-rack (1.4.2)
       rack (~> 1.4.1)
       redis-store (~> 1.1.0)
+    redis-rack-cache (1.2.1)
+      rack-cache (~> 1.2)
+      redis-store (~> 1.1.0)
     redis-rails (3.2.3)
       redis-actionpack (~> 3.2.3)
       redis-activesupport (~> 3.2.3)
@@ -514,6 +517,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   openid-redis-store
   pg
   pry-rails
+  rack-cache
   rack-mini-profiler
   rails
   rails_multisite!
@@ -522,6 +526,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rb-inotify (~> 0.8.8)
   redcarpet
   redis
+  redis-rack-cache
   redis-rails
   rest-client
   rinku

app/controllers/application_controller.rb

@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
 
   def can_cache_content?
     # Don't cache unless we're in production mode
-    return false unless Rails.env.production?
+    return false unless Rails.env.production? || Rails.env == "profile"
 
     # Don't cache logged in users
     return false if current_user.present?

app/controllers/categories_controller.rb

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ class CategoriesController < ApplicationController
 
   def index
     list = CategoryList.new(current_user)
+    discourse_expires_in 1.minute
     render_serialized(list, CategoryListSerializer)
   end
 

app/views/common/_discourse_javascript.html.erb

@@ -16,21 +16,11 @@
 
 <%# load the selected locale before any other scripts %>
 <%= javascript_include_tag "locales/#{I18n.locale}" %>
-
+<%= javascript_include_tag "application" %>
-<%- if mini_profiler_enabled? %>
+<%= javascript_include_tag "admin"%>
-  <%- Rack::MiniProfiler.step "application" do %>
+<%- if admin? %>
-    <%= javascript_include_tag "application" %>
+  <%= javascript_include_tag "admin"%>
-  <%-end%>
+<%- end %>
-
-  <%- Rack::MiniProfiler.step "admin" do %>
-    <%= javascript_include_tag "admin"%>
-  <%-end%>
-<%- else %>
-  <%= javascript_include_tag "application" %>
-  <%- if admin? %>
-    <%= javascript_include_tag "admin"%>
-  <%- end %>
-<%- end%>
 
 <script>
   Discourse.CDN = '<%= Rails.configuration.action_controller.asset_host  %>';

app/views/common/_discourse_stylesheet.html.erb

@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
-    <%- unless SiteCustomization.override_default_style(session[:preview_style]) %>
+<%- unless SiteCustomization.override_default_style(session[:preview_style]) %>
-      <%=stylesheet_link_tag "application"%>
+  <%=stylesheet_link_tag "application"%>
-    <%- end %>
+<%- end %>
 
-    <%- if mini_profiler_enabled? %>
+<%- if admin? %>
-      <%- Rack::MiniProfiler.step "stylsheet" do%>
+  <%= stylesheet_link_tag "admin"%>
-        <%= stylesheet_link_tag "admin"%>
+<%-end%>
-      <%-end%>
+<%=SiteCustomization.custom_stylesheet(session[:preview_style])%>
-    <%- elsif admin? %>
-      <%= stylesheet_link_tag "admin"%>
-    <%-end%>
-    <%=SiteCustomization.custom_stylesheet(session[:preview_style])%>

app/views/layouts/no_js.html.erb

@@ -8,21 +8,9 @@
     <meta content="" name="author">
     <link rel="icon" type="image/png" href=<%=SiteSetting.favicon_url%>>
 
-    <%- if mini_profiler_enabled? %>
+    <%=stylesheet_link_tag "application"%>
-      <%- Rack::MiniProfiler.step "stylsheet" do%>
+    <%- if current_user.try(:admin) %>
-        <%=stylesheet_link_tag "application"%>
+      <%= stylesheet_link_tag "admin"%>
-      <%- end %>
-      <%- if current_user.try(:admin) %>
-        <%- Rack::MiniProfiler.step "stylsheet" do%>
-          <%= stylesheet_link_tag "admin"%>
-        <%-end%>
-      <%- end %>
-
-    <%- else %>
-      <%=stylesheet_link_tag "application"%>
-      <%- if current_user.try(:admin) %>
-        <%= stylesheet_link_tag "admin"%>
-      <%- end %>
     <%- end %>
 
     <%=csrf_meta_tags%>

config/application.rb

@@ -92,9 +92,15 @@ module Discourse
     # Use redis for our cache
     config.cache_store = DiscourseRedis.new_redis_store
 
-    # Test with rack::cache disabled. Nginx does this for us
+    # we configure rack cache on demand in an initializer
+    # our setup does not use rack cache and instead defers to nginx
     config.action_dispatch.rack_cache =  nil
 
+    # ember stuff only used for asset precompliation, production variant plays up
+    config.ember.variant = :development
+    config.ember.ember_location = "#{Rails.root}/app/assets/javascripts/external_production/ember.js"
+    config.ember.handlebars_location = "#{Rails.root}/app/assets/javascripts/external/handlebars-1.0.rc.3.js"
+
     # So open id logs somewhere sane
     config.after_initialize do
       OpenID::Util.logger = Rails.logger

config/environments/development.rb

@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ Discourse::Application.configure do
   config.watchable_dirs['lib'] = [:rb]
 
   config.sass.debug_info = false
-  config.ember.variant = :development
-  config.ember.handlebars_location = "#{Rails.root}/app/assets/javascripts/external/handlebars-1.0.rc.3.js"
-  config.ember.ember_location = "#{Rails.root}/app/assets/javascripts/external/ember.js"
   config.handlebars.precompile = false
 
+  # we recommend you use mailcatcher https://github.com/sj26/mailcatcher
   config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :smtp
   config.action_mailer.smtp_settings = { address: "localhost", port: 1025 }
   config.action_mailer.raise_delivery_errors = true
 
   BetterErrors::Middleware.allow_ip! ENV['TRUSTED_IP'] if ENV['TRUSTED_IP']
+
+  config.enable_mini_profiler = true
 end
 

config/environments/production.sample.rb

@@ -27,17 +27,32 @@ Discourse::Application.configure do
   # the I18n.default_locale when a translation can not be found)
   config.i18n.fallbacks = true
 
+
+  # you may use other configuration here for mail eg: sendgrid
+
+  # config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :smtp
+  # config.action_mailer.smtp_settings = {
+  #   :address              => "smtp.sendgrid.net",
+  #   :port                 => 587,
+  #   :domain               => 'YOUR DOMAIN',
+  #   :user_name            => 'YOUR_USER',
+  #   :password             => 'YOUR_PASSWORD',
+  #   :authentication       => 'plain',
+  #   :enable_starttls_auto => true  }
+
   config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :sendmail
   config.action_mailer.sendmail_settings = {arguments: '-i'}
 
   # Send deprecation notices to registered listeners
   config.active_support.deprecation = :notify
 
-  # I dunno ... perhaps the built-in minifier is using closure
+  # this will cause all handlebars templates to be pre-compiles, making your page faster
-  #   regardless it is blowing up
-  config.ember.variant = :development
-  config.ember.ember_location = "#{Rails.root}/app/assets/javascripts/external_production/ember.js"
-  config.ember.handlebars_location = "#{Rails.root}/app/assets/javascripts/external/handlebars-1.0.rc.3.js"
   config.handlebars.precompile = true
 
+  # this setting enables rack_cache so it caches various requests in redis
+  config.enable_rack_cache = true
+
+  # allows admins to use mini profiler
+  config.enable_mini_profiler = true
+
 end

config/environments/profile.rb

@@ -33,13 +33,15 @@ Discourse::Application.configure do
   # Send deprecation notices to registered listeners
   config.active_support.deprecation = :notify
 
-  # I dunno ... perhaps the built-in minifier is using closure
+  # precompile handlebar assets
-  #   regardless it is blowing up
-  config.ember.variant = :development
-  config.ember.ember_location = "#{Rails.root}/app/assets/javascripts/external_production/ember.js"
-  config.ember.handlebars_location = "#{Rails.root}/app/assets/javascripts/external/handlebars-1.0.rc.3.js"
   config.handlebars.precompile = true
 
-  # config.middleware.use ::Rack::PerftoolsProfiler, default_printer: 'gif'
+  # this setting enable rack_cache so it caches various requests in redis
+  config.enable_rack_cache = false
 
+  # allows users to use mini profiler
+  config.enable_mini_profiler = false
+
+  # for profiling with perftools
+  # config.middleware.use ::Rack::PerftoolsProfiler, default_printer: 'gif'
 end

config/initializers/06-mini_profiler.rb

@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 # If Mini Profiler is included via gem
+if Rails.configuration.respond_to?(:enable_mini_profiler) && Rails.configuration.enable_mini_profiler
+  require 'rack-mini-profiler'
+  # initialization is skipped so trigger it
+  Rack::MiniProfilerRails.initialize!(Rails.application)
+end
+
 if defined?(Rack::MiniProfiler)
 
   # note, we may want to add some extra security here that disables mini profiler in a multi hosted env unless user global admin

config/initializers/99-rack-cache.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+if Rails.configuration.respond_to?(:enable_rack_cache) && Rails.configuration.enable_rack_cache
+  require 'rack-cache'
+  require 'redis-rack-cache'
+
+  url = DiscourseRedis.url
+
+  Rails.configuration.middleware.insert 0, Rack::Cache,
+    metastore: "#{url}/metastore",
+    entitystore: "#{url}/entitystore",
+    verbose: !Rails.env.production?
+end

lib/current_user.rb

@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 module CurrentUser
 
+  def self.has_auth_cookie?(env)
+    request = Rack::Request.new(env)
+    cookie = request.cookies["_t"]
+    !cookie.nil? && cookie.length == 32
+  end
+
   def self.lookup_from_env(env)
     request = Rack::Request.new(env)
     lookup_from_auth_token(request.cookies["_t"])

lib/discourse_redis.rb

@@ -11,7 +11,12 @@ class DiscourseRedis
   end
 
   def self.config
-    YAML.load(ERB.new(File.new("#{Rails.root}/config/redis.yml").read).result)[Rails.env]
+    @config ||= YAML.load(ERB.new(File.new("#{Rails.root}/config/redis.yml").read).result)[Rails.env]
+  end
+
+  def self.url(config=nil)
+    config ||= self.config
+    "redis://#{(':' + config['password'] + '@') if config['password']}#{config['host']}:#{config['port']}/#{config['db']}"
   end
 
   def initialize
@@ -19,6 +24,10 @@ class DiscourseRedis
     @redis = DiscourseRedis.raw_connection(@config)
   end
 
+  def url
+    self.class.url(@config)
+  end
+
   # prefix the key with the namespace
   def method_missing(meth, *args, &block)
     if @redis.respond_to?(meth)
@@ -52,8 +61,5 @@ class DiscourseRedis
     redis_store
   end
 
-  def url
-    "redis://#{(':' + @config['password'] + '@') if @config['password']}#{@config['host']}:#{@config['port']}/#{@config['db']}"
-  end
 
 end