class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base before_action :start_timer before_action :setup_pagination_and_tags private def start_timer @start_time = Time.zone.now end def setup_pagination_and_tags @per_page = 15 per_page = params[:per_page] if per_page per_page = per_page.to_i @per_page = per_page if per_page.between? 1, 50 end @page_num = params[:page].to_i end end