current user name in example

[Victor]

Hi,

I'm setting up an FB connect app, and found that the
current_facebook_user.first_name and current_facebook_user.last_name
weren't returning a value. I think it is because the mogli user in
FB2 is an initialized user rather than a "found" user (created from
Mogli::User.find) and as such the facebook api hasn't been called and
the values haven't been populated.

Could someone please confirm my understanding?

I think including sample code that behaves unexpectedly (I would have
expected to see the name) is confusing. Any thoughts about removing
this line or adding a comment that the user needs to be "found"?

Specifically the line in question is:

<%= "Welcome #{current_facebook_user.first_name}
#{current_facebook_user.last_name}!" %>

Happy pre-new year,

~Victor

[Mike Mangino]

That is correct. Fetching that information would require a remote server call. If you want to do that, you can call fetch. I would instead recommend storing the data locally and using the subscription methodology for getting updates for your users.

Mike

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