railties 7.0.8 → 7.1.2

data/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/initializers/new_framework_defaults_7_1.rb.tt

@@ -0,0 +1,283 @@
+# Be sure to restart your server when you modify this file.
+#
+# This file eases your Rails 7.1 framework defaults upgrade.
+#
+# Uncomment each configuration one by one to switch to the new default.
+# Once your application is ready to run with all new defaults, you can remove
+# this file and set the `config.load_defaults` to `7.1`.
+#
+# Read the Guide for Upgrading Ruby on Rails for more info on each option.
+# https://guides.rubyonrails.org/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.html
+
+###
+# No longer add autoloaded paths into `$LOAD_PATH`. This means that you won't be able
+# to manually require files that are managed by the autoloader, which you shouldn't do anyway.
+#
+# This will reduce the size of the load path, making `require` faster if you don't use bootsnap, or reduce the size
+# of the bootsnap cache if you use it.
+#++
+# Rails.application.config.add_autoload_paths_to_load_path = false
+
+###
+# Remove the default X-Download-Options headers since it is used only by Internet Explorer.
+# If you need to support Internet Explorer, add back `"X-Download-Options" => "noopen"`.
+#++
+# Rails.application.config.action_dispatch.default_headers = {
+#   "X-Frame-Options" => "SAMEORIGIN",
+#   "X-XSS-Protection" => "0",
+#   "X-Content-Type-Options" => "nosniff",
+#   "X-Permitted-Cross-Domain-Policies" => "none",
+#   "Referrer-Policy" => "strict-origin-when-cross-origin"
+# }
+
+###
+# Do not treat an `ActionController::Parameters` instance
+# as equal to an equivalent `Hash` by default.
+#++
+# Rails.application.config.action_controller.allow_deprecated_parameters_hash_equality = false
+
+###
+# Active Record Encryption now uses SHA-256 as its hash digest algorithm.
+# 
+# There are 3 scenarios to consider.
+#
+# 1. If you have data encrypted with previous Rails versions, and you have
+# +config.active_support.key_generator_hash_digest_class+ configured as SHA1 (the default
+# before Rails 7.0), you need to configure SHA-1 for Active Record Encryption too:
+#++
+# Rails.application.config.active_record.encryption.hash_digest_class = OpenSSL::Digest::SHA1
+#
+# 2. If you have +config.active_support.key_generator_hash_digest_class+ configured as SHA256 (the new default
+# in 7.0), then you need to configure SHA-256 for Active Record Encryption:
+#++
+# Rails.application.config.active_record.encryption.hash_digest_class = OpenSSL::Digest::SHA256
+#
+# 3. If you don't currently have data encrypted with Active Record encryption, you can disable this setting to
+# configure the default behavior starting 7.1+:
+#++
+# Rails.application.config.active_record.encryption.support_sha1_for_non_deterministic_encryption = false
+
+###
+# No longer run after_commit callbacks on the first of multiple Active Record
+# instances to save changes to the same database row within a transaction.
+# Instead, run these callbacks on the instance most likely to have internal
+# state which matches what was committed to the database, typically the last
+# instance to save.
+#++
+# Rails.application.config.active_record.run_commit_callbacks_on_first_saved_instances_in_transaction = false
+
+###
+# Configures SQLite with a strict strings mode, which disables double-quoted string literals.
+#
+# SQLite has some quirks around double-quoted string literals.
+# It first tries to consider double-quoted strings as identifier names, but if they don't exist
+# it then considers them as string literals. Because of this, typos can silently go unnoticed.
+# For example, it is possible to create an index for a non existing column.
+# See https://www.sqlite.org/quirks.html#double_quoted_string_literals_are_accepted for more details.
+#++
+# Rails.application.config.active_record.sqlite3_adapter_strict_strings_by_default = true
+
+###
+# Disable deprecated singular associations names.
+#++
+# Rails.application.config.active_record.allow_deprecated_singular_associations_name = false
+
+###
+# Enable the Active Job `BigDecimal` argument serializer, which guarantees
+# roundtripping. Without this serializer, some queue adapters may serialize
+# `BigDecimal` arguments as simple (non-roundtrippable) strings.
+#
+# When deploying an application with multiple replicas, old (pre-Rails 7.1)
+# replicas will not be able to deserialize `BigDecimal` arguments from this
+# serializer. Therefore, this setting should only be enabled after all replicas
+# have been successfully upgraded to Rails 7.1.
+#++
+# Rails.application.config.active_job.use_big_decimal_serializer = true
+
+###
+# Specify if an `ArgumentError` should be raised if `Rails.cache` `fetch` or
+# `write` are given an invalid `expires_at` or `expires_in` time.
+# Options are `true`, and `false`. If `false`, the exception will be reported
+# as `handled` and logged instead.
+#++
+# Rails.application.config.active_support.raise_on_invalid_cache_expiration_time = true
+
+###
+# Specify whether Query Logs will format tags using the SQLCommenter format
+# (https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-sqlcommenter/), or using the legacy format.
+# Options are `:legacy` and `:sqlcommenter`.
+#++
+# Rails.application.config.active_record.query_log_tags_format = :sqlcommenter
+
+###
+# Specify the default serializer used by `MessageEncryptor` and `MessageVerifier`
+# instances.
+#
+# The legacy default is `:marshal`, which is a potential vector for
+# deserialization attacks in cases where a message signing secret has been
+# leaked.
+#
+# In Rails 7.1, the new default is `:json_allow_marshal` which serializes and
+# deserializes with `ActiveSupport::JSON`, but can fall back to deserializing
+# with `Marshal` so that legacy messages can still be read.
+#
+# In Rails 7.2, the default will become `:json` which serializes and
+# deserializes with `ActiveSupport::JSON` only.
+#
+# Alternatively, you can choose `:message_pack` or `:message_pack_allow_marshal`,
+# which serialize with `ActiveSupport::MessagePack`. `ActiveSupport::MessagePack`
+# can roundtrip some Ruby types that are not supported by JSON, and may provide
+# improved performance, but it requires the `msgpack` gem.
+#
+# For more information, see
+# https://guides.rubyonrails.org/v7.1/configuring.html#config-active-support-message-serializer
+#
+# If you are performing a rolling deploy of a Rails 7.1 upgrade, wherein servers
+# that have not yet been upgraded must be able to read messages from upgraded
+# servers, first deploy without changing the serializer, then set the serializer
+# in a subsequent deploy.
+#++
+# Rails.application.config.active_support.message_serializer = :json_allow_marshal
+
+###
+# Enable a performance optimization that serializes message data and metadata
+# together. This changes the message format, so messages serialized this way
+# cannot be read by older versions of Rails. However, messages that use the old
+# format can still be read, regardless of whether this optimization is enabled.
+#
+# To perform a rolling deploy of a Rails 7.1 upgrade, wherein servers that have
+# not yet been upgraded must be able to read messages from upgraded servers,
+# leave this optimization off on the first deploy, then enable it on a
+# subsequent deploy.
+#++
+# Rails.application.config.active_support.use_message_serializer_for_metadata = true
+
+###
+# Set the maximum size for Rails log files.
+#
+# `config.load_defaults 7.1` does not set this value for environments other than
+# development and test.
+#++
+# if Rails.env.local?
+#   Rails.application.config.log_file_size = 100 * 1024 * 1024
+# end
+
+###
+# Enable raising on assignment to attr_readonly attributes. The previous
+# behavior would allow assignment but silently not persist changes to the
+# database.
+#++
+# Rails.application.config.active_record.raise_on_assign_to_attr_readonly = true
+
+###
+# Enable validating only parent-related columns for presence when the parent is mandatory.
+# The previous behavior was to validate the presence of the parent record, which performed an extra query
+# to get the parent every time the child record was updated, even when parent has not changed.
+#++
+# Rails.application.config.active_record.belongs_to_required_validates_foreign_key = false
+
+###
+# Enable precompilation of `config.filter_parameters`. Precompilation can
+# improve filtering performance, depending on the quantity and types of filters.
+#++
+# Rails.application.config.precompile_filter_parameters = true
+
+###
+# Enable before_committed! callbacks on all enrolled records in a transaction.
+# The previous behavior was to only run the callbacks on the first copy of a record
+# if there were multiple copies of the same record enrolled in the transaction.
+#++
+# Rails.application.config.active_record.before_committed_on_all_records = true
+
+###
+# Disable automatic column serialization into YAML.
+# To keep the historic behavior, you can set it to `YAML`, however it is
+# recommended to explicitly define the serialization method for each column
+# rather than to rely on a global default.
+#++
+# Rails.application.config.active_record.default_column_serializer = nil
+
+###
+# Enable a performance optimization that serializes Active Record models
+# in a faster and more compact way.
+#
+# To perform a rolling deploy of a Rails 7.1 upgrade, wherein servers that have
+# not yet been upgraded must be able to read caches from upgraded servers,
+# leave this optimization off on the first deploy, then enable it on a
+# subsequent deploy.
+#++
+# Rails.application.config.active_record.marshalling_format_version = 7.1
+
+###
+# Run `after_commit` and `after_*_commit` callbacks in the order they are defined in a model.
+# This matches the behaviour of all other callbacks.
+# In previous versions of Rails, they ran in the inverse order.
+#++
+# Rails.application.config.active_record.run_after_transaction_callbacks_in_order_defined = true
+
+###
+# Whether a `transaction` block is committed or rolled back when exited via `return`, `break` or `throw`.
+#++
+# Rails.application.config.active_record.commit_transaction_on_non_local_return = true
+
+###
+# Controls when to generate a value for <tt>has_secure_token</tt> declarations.
+#++
+# Rails.application.config.active_record.generate_secure_token_on = :initialize
+
+###
+# ** Please read carefully, this must be configured in config/application.rb **
+#
+# Change the format of the cache entry.
+#
+# Changing this default means that all new cache entries added to the cache
+# will have a different format that is not supported by Rails 7.0
+# applications.
+#
+# Only change this value after your application is fully deployed to Rails 7.1
+# and you have no plans to rollback.
+# When you're ready to change format, add this to `config/application.rb` (NOT
+# this file):
+#   config.active_support.cache_format_version = 7.1
+
+
+###
+# Configure Action View to use HTML5 standards-compliant sanitizers when they are supported on your
+# platform.
+#
+# `Rails::HTML::Sanitizer.best_supported_vendor` will cause Action View to use HTML5-compliant
+# sanitizers if they are supported, else fall back to HTML4 sanitizers.
+#
+# In previous versions of Rails, Action View always used `Rails::HTML4::Sanitizer` as its vendor.
+#++
+# Rails.application.config.action_view.sanitizer_vendor = Rails::HTML::Sanitizer.best_supported_vendor
+
+
+###
+# Configure Action Text to use an HTML5 standards-compliant sanitizer when it is supported on your
+# platform.
+#
+# `Rails::HTML::Sanitizer.best_supported_vendor` will cause Action Text to use HTML5-compliant
+# sanitizers if they are supported, else fall back to HTML4 sanitizers.
+#
+# In previous versions of Rails, Action Text always used `Rails::HTML4::Sanitizer` as its vendor.
+#++
+# Rails.application.config.action_text.sanitizer_vendor = Rails::HTML::Sanitizer.best_supported_vendor
+
+
+###
+# Configure the log level used by the DebugExceptions middleware when logging
+# uncaught exceptions during requests.
+#++
+# Rails.application.config.action_dispatch.debug_exception_log_level = :error
+
+
+###
+# Configure the test helpers in Action View, Action Dispatch, and rails-dom-testing to use HTML5
+# parsers.
+#
+# Nokogiri::HTML5 isn't supported on JRuby, so JRuby applications must set this to :html4.
+#
+# In previous versions of Rails, these test helpers always used an HTML4 parser.
+#++
+# Rails.application.config.dom_testing_default_html_version = :html5

data/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/initializers/permissions_policy.rb.tt

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
+# Be sure to restart your server when you modify this file.
+
 # Define an application-wide HTTP permissions policy. For further
-# information see https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2018/06/feature-policy
-#
-# Rails.application.config.permissions_policy do |f|
-#   f.camera      :none
-#   f.gyroscope   :none
-#   f.microphone  :none
-#   f.usb         :none
-#   f.fullscreen  :self
-#   f.payment     :self, "https://secure.example.com"
+# information see: https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2018/06/feature-policy
+
+# Rails.application.config.permissions_policy do |policy|
+#   policy.camera      :none
+#   policy.gyroscope   :none
+#   policy.microphone  :none
+#   policy.usb         :none
+#   policy.fullscreen  :self
+#   policy.payment     :self, "https://secure.example.com"
 # end

data/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/locales/en.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-# Files in the config/locales directory are used for internationalization
-# and are automatically loaded by Rails. If you want to use locales other
-# than English, add the necessary files in this directory.
+# Files in the config/locales directory are used for internationalization and
+# are automatically loaded by Rails. If you want to use locales other than
+# English, add the necessary files in this directory.
 #
 # To use the locales, use `I18n.t`:
 #
@@ -16,18 +16,16 @@
 #
 # This would use the information in config/locales/es.yml.
 #
-# The following keys must be escaped otherwise they will not be retrieved by
-# the default I18n backend:
+# To learn more about the API, please read the Rails Internationalization guide
+# at https://guides.rubyonrails.org/i18n.html.
 #
-# true, false, on, off, yes, no
+# Be aware that YAML interprets the following case-insensitive strings as
+# booleans: `true`, `false`, `on`, `off`, `yes`, `no`. Therefore, these strings
+# must be quoted to be interpreted as strings. For example:
 #
-# Instead, surround them with single quotes.
-#
-# en:
-#   "true": "foo"
-#
-# To learn more, please read the Rails Internationalization guide
-# available at https://guides.rubyonrails.org/i18n.html.
+#     en:
+#       "yes": yup
+#       enabled: "ON"
 
 en:
   hello: "Hello world"

data/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/puma.rb.tt

@@ -1,43 +1,35 @@
+# This configuration file will be evaluated by Puma. The top-level methods that
+# are invoked here are part of Puma's configuration DSL. For more information
+# about methods provided by the DSL, see https://puma.io/puma/Puma/DSL.html.
+
 # Puma can serve each request in a thread from an internal thread pool.
 # The `threads` method setting takes two numbers: a minimum and maximum.
 # Any libraries that use thread pools should be configured to match
 # the maximum value specified for Puma. Default is set to 5 threads for minimum
 # and maximum; this matches the default thread size of Active Record.
-#
 max_threads_count = ENV.fetch("RAILS_MAX_THREADS") { 5 }
 min_threads_count = ENV.fetch("RAILS_MIN_THREADS") { max_threads_count }
 threads min_threads_count, max_threads_count
 
+# Specifies that the worker count should equal the number of processors in production.
+if ENV["RAILS_ENV"] == "production"
+  require "concurrent-ruby"
+  worker_count = Integer(ENV.fetch("WEB_CONCURRENCY") { Concurrent.physical_processor_count })
+  workers worker_count if worker_count > 1
+end
+
 # Specifies the `worker_timeout` threshold that Puma will use to wait before
 # terminating a worker in development environments.
-#
 worker_timeout 3600 if ENV.fetch("RAILS_ENV", "development") == "development"
 
 # Specifies the `port` that Puma will listen on to receive requests; default is 3000.
-#
 port ENV.fetch("PORT") { 3000 }
 
 # Specifies the `environment` that Puma will run in.
-#
 environment ENV.fetch("RAILS_ENV") { "development" }
 
 # Specifies the `pidfile` that Puma will use.
 pidfile ENV.fetch("PIDFILE") { "tmp/pids/server.pid" }
 
-# Specifies the number of `workers` to boot in clustered mode.
-# Workers are forked web server processes. If using threads and workers together
-# the concurrency of the application would be max `threads` * `workers`.
-# Workers do not work on JRuby or Windows (both of which do not support
-# processes).
-#
-# workers ENV.fetch("WEB_CONCURRENCY") { 2 }
-
-# Use the `preload_app!` method when specifying a `workers` number.
-# This directive tells Puma to first boot the application and load code
-# before forking the application. This takes advantage of Copy On Write
-# process behavior so workers use less memory.
-#
-# preload_app!
-
 # Allow puma to be restarted by `bin/rails restart` command.
 plugin :tmp_restart

data/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/routes.rb.tt

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 Rails.application.routes.draw do
   # Define your application routes per the DSL in https://guides.rubyonrails.org/routing.html
 
+  # Reveal health status on /up that returns 200 if the app boots with no exceptions, otherwise 500.
+  # Can be used by load balancers and uptime monitors to verify that the app is live.
+  get "up" => "rails/health#show", as: :rails_health_check
+
   # Defines the root path route ("/")
-  # root "articles#index"
+  # root "posts#index"
 end

data/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/db/seeds.rb.tt

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-# This file should contain all the record creation needed to seed the database with its default values.
+# This file should ensure the existence of records required to run the application in every environment (production,
+# development, test). The code here should be idempotent so that it can be executed at any point in every environment.
 # The data can then be loaded with the bin/rails db:seed command (or created alongside the database with db:setup).
 #
-# Examples:
+# Example:
 #
-#   movies = Movie.create([{ name: "Star Wars" }, { name: "Lord of the Rings" }])
-#   Character.create(name: "Luke", movie: movies.first)
+#   ["Action", "Comedy", "Drama", "Horror"].each do |genre_name|
+#     MovieGenre.find_or_create_by!(name: genre_name)
+#   end

data/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/docker-entrypoint.tt

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash -e
+
+<% unless skip_active_record? -%>
+# If running the rails server then create or migrate existing database
+if [ "${1}" == "./bin/rails" ] && [ "${2}" == "server" ]; then
+  ./bin/rails db:prepare
+fi
+
+<% end -%>
+exec "${@}"

data/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/dockerignore.tt

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# See https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/#dockerignore-file for more about ignoring files.
+
+# Ignore git directory.
+/.git/
+
+# Ignore bundler config.
+/.bundle
+
+# Ignore all environment files (except templates).
+/.env*
+!/.env*.erb
+
+# Ignore all default key files.
+/config/master.key
+/config/credentials/*.key
+
+# Ignore all logfiles and tempfiles.
+/log/*
+/tmp/*
+<% if keeps? -%>
+!/log/.keep
+!/tmp/.keep
+
+# Ignore pidfiles, but keep the directory.
+/tmp/pids/*
+!/tmp/pids/.keep
+<% end -%>
+
+# Ignore storage (uploaded files in development and any SQLite databases).
+/storage/*
+<% if keeps? -%>
+!/storage/.keep
+/tmp/storage/*
+!/tmp/storage/.keep
+<% end -%>
+<% unless options.api? -%>
+
+# Ignore assets.
+/node_modules/
+/app/assets/builds/*
+!/app/assets/builds/.keep
+/public/assets
+<% end -%>

data/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/gitignore.tt

@@ -7,12 +7,10 @@
 # Ignore bundler config.
 /.bundle
 
-<% if sqlite3? -%>
-# Ignore the default SQLite database.
-/db/*.sqlite3
-/db/*.sqlite3-*
+# Ignore all environment files (except templates).
+/.env*
+!/.env*.erb
 
-<% end -%>
 # Ignore all logfiles and tempfiles.
 /log/*
 /tmp/*
@@ -26,8 +24,7 @@
 !/tmp/pids/.keep
 <% end -%>
 
-<% unless skip_active_storage? -%>
-# Ignore uploaded files in development.
+# Ignore storage (uploaded files in development and any SQLite databases).
 /storage/*
 <% if keeps? -%>
 !/storage/.keep
@@ -35,7 +32,6 @@
 !/tmp/storage/
 !/tmp/storage/.keep
 <% end -%>
-<% end -%>
 <% unless options.api? -%>
 
 /public/assets

data/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/node-version.tt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<%= node_version %>

data/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/test/channels/application_cable/connection_test.rb.tt

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 require "test_helper"
 
-class ApplicationCable::ConnectionTest < ActionCable::Connection::TestCase
-  # test "connects with cookies" do
-  #   cookies.signed[:user_id] = 42
-  #
-  #   connect
-  #
-  #   assert_equal connection.user_id, "42"
-  # end
+module ApplicationCable
+  class ConnectionTest < ActionCable::Connection::TestCase
+    # test "connects with cookies" do
+    #   cookies.signed[:user_id] = 42
+    #
+    #   connect
+    #
+    #   assert_equal connection.user_id, "42"
+    # end
+  end
 end

data/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/test/test_helper.rb.tt

@@ -2,18 +2,20 @@ ENV["RAILS_ENV"] ||= "test"
 require_relative "../config/environment"
 require "rails/test_help"
 
-class ActiveSupport::TestCase
-  # Run tests in parallel with specified workers
+module ActiveSupport
+  class TestCase
+    # Run tests in parallel with specified workers
 <% if Process.respond_to?(:fork) && !Gem.win_platform? -%>
-  parallelize(workers: :number_of_processors)
+    parallelize(workers: :number_of_processors)
 <%- else -%>
-  parallelize(workers: :number_of_processors, with: :threads)
+    parallelize(workers: :number_of_processors, with: :threads)
 <% end -%>
 
 <% unless options[:skip_active_record] -%>
-  # Setup all fixtures in test/fixtures/*.yml for all tests in alphabetical order.
-  fixtures :all
+    # Setup all fixtures in test/fixtures/*.yml for all tests in alphabetical order.
+    fixtures :all
 
 <% end -%>
-  # Add more helper methods to be used by all tests here...
+    # Add more helper methods to be used by all tests here...
+  end
 end

data/lib/rails/generators/rails/application_record/application_record_generator.rb

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ module Rails
   module Generators
     class ApplicationRecordGenerator < Base # :nodoc:
       hook_for :orm, required: true, desc: "ORM to be invoked"
+
+      class << self
+        delegate(:desc, to: :orm_generator)
+      end
     end
   end
 end

data/lib/rails/generators/rails/benchmark/benchmark_generator.rb

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ module Rails
   module Generators
     class BenchmarkGenerator < NamedBase
       IPS_GEM_NAME = "benchmark-ips"
+      IPS_GEM_USED_REGEXP = /gem.*\b#{IPS_GEM_NAME}\b.*/
 
       argument :reports, type: :array, default: ["before", "after"]
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ module Rails
 
       def ips_installed?
         in_root do
-          return File.read("Gemfile").match?(/gem.*\b#{IPS_GEM_NAME}\b.*/)
+          return File.read("Gemfile").match?(IPS_GEM_USED_REGEXP)
         end
       end
     end

data/lib/rails/generators/rails/controller/USAGE

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Description:
     Generates a new controller and its views. Pass the controller name, either
-    CamelCased or under_scored, and a list of views as arguments.
+    CamelCased or under_scored, and a list of actions as arguments.
 
     To create a controller within a module, specify the controller name as a
     path like 'parent_module/controller_name'.
@@ -8,11 +8,19 @@ Description:
     This generates a controller class in app/controllers and invokes helper,
     template engine, assets, and test framework generators.
 
-Example:
-    `bin/rails generate controller CreditCards open debit credit close`
+Examples:
+    `bin/rails generate controller credit_cards open debit credit close`
 
-    CreditCards controller with URLs like /credit_cards/debit.
+    This generates a `CreditCardsController` with routes like /credit_cards/debit.
         Controller: app/controllers/credit_cards_controller.rb
         Test:       test/controllers/credit_cards_controller_test.rb
         Views:      app/views/credit_cards/debit.html.erb [...]
         Helper:     app/helpers/credit_cards_helper.rb
+
+    `bin/rails generate controller users index --skip-routes`
+
+    This generates a `UsersController` with an index action and no routes.
+
+    `bin/rails generate controller admin/dashboard --parent=admin_controller`
+
+    This generates a `Admin::DashboardController` with an `AdminController` parent class.

data/lib/rails/generators/rails/controller/controller_generator.rb

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ module Rails
       argument :actions, type: :array, default: [], banner: "action action"
       class_option :skip_routes, type: :boolean, desc: "Don't add routes to config/routes.rb."
       class_option :helper, type: :boolean
+      class_option :parent, type: :string, default: "ApplicationController", desc: "The parent class for the generated controller"
 
       check_class_collision suffix: "Controller"
 
@@ -25,6 +26,10 @@ module Rails
       end
 
       private
+        def parent_class_name
+          options[:parent]
+        end
+
         def file_name
           @_file_name ||= remove_possible_suffix(super)
         end

data/lib/rails/generators/rails/controller/templates/controller.rb.tt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <% module_namespacing do -%>
-class <%= class_name %>Controller < ApplicationController
+class <%= class_name %>Controller < <%= parent_class_name.classify %>
 <% actions.each do |action| -%>
   def <%= action %>
   end