How do I make before_filter run when using send method in Rails3?

My foo controller is defined as such:

class FooController < ApplicationController
  before_filter :authenticate, :only => :some_action
  def show
    send(some_action)
  end

  def some_action
  end

  private
  def authenticate
    # redirect user if not authenticated
  end
end

Given I am not logged in, when I navigate directly to the some_action action, I am redirected to the front page. When I navigate to the show action, however, I am not. The before_filter doesn't run when 开发者_StackOverflowI call the action through the send.

Right now, my workaround is to call authenticate directly from my some_action action.

Any ideas about why the before_filter doesn't get called through send and how to fix it? Is this intended behavior for send being called through a controller?

Thanks!

send is a ruby metaprogramming method. You should only be using it in special circumstances, rather than all the time.

How about this?

class FooController < ApplicationController
  before_filter :authenticate, :only => [:show, :some_action]

  def show
    ...
  end

  def some_action
    ...
  end
end