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# File action_controller/base.rb, line 1218
def add_instance_variables_to_assigns
  @@protected_variables_cache ||= Set.new(protected_instance_variables)
  instance_variable_names.each do |var|
    next if @@protected_variables_cache.include?(var)
    @assigns[var[1..-1]] = instance_variable_get(var)
  end
end