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Asked: 2026-05-31T13:14:45+00:00

if params[:body] is empty, read some file instead. is there a better way? default_source_file

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if params[:body] is empty, read some file instead.

is there a better way? 

default_source_file = '/tmp/file'                                                                                                                                                                             
body = if params[:body].blank?
  IO.read(default_source_file) 
else
  params[:body]
end
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  1. Editorial Team

    I would use present? method to check the presence as I find the code reads better..

    body = params[:body].present? ? params[:body] : IO.read(default_source_file)
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