Jim Lindley Notes

A patch has just been applied to trunk (Changeset #7421), which can increase efficiency of url generation helpers by an order of magnitude. In order to take advantage of the optimization, you must make sure of the following:

• Use a named route: (post_url, logout_url, etc)
• The route definition must not have any :requirements
• All arguments must be passed to the helper (do not rely on url defaults)

If those conditions are all met, the url can be generated via string interpolation - a vast speedup. The optimization happens on a per-link basis, you do not need to make sure all your routes and url helper calls fit the requirements above, keep using shortcuts and requirements where it makes sense.