Ensure Correct Redirect Action with 303 Status

Let's say I have a Post model, and send a PATCH XHR request for an instance of Post, handled by the PostsController. Normally, if I want to redirect to the posts_path at the end of the controller action I end the method like so:

def patch
  # patch-y things done here
  redirect_to posts_path
end # => redirects to PATCH /posts ❌

It's possible, depending on your browser, that instead of redirecting as a GET request to posts_path like you would expect, the original PATCH method is forwarded instead. Most times, this probably isn't what you want. To force the redirect to use the appropriate method for the path you're redirecting to, you can use the 303 See Other status code:

def patch
  # patch-y things done here
  redirect_to posts_path, status: :see_other
end # => redirects to GET /posts ✅

It's specifically called out in the docs (ActionController::Redirecting) so it seems to be fairly well-known/widespread, but it was a new to me occurrence.