class Api::ApiController < ActionController::API include TokenVerification helper_method :current_token, :current_login_employee private #this is base api base controller to need to inherit. #all token authentication must be done here #response format must be set to JSON def current_token authenticate_with_http_token do |token, options| return token end end def current_login_employee @employee = Employee.find_by_token_session(current_token) end end