acts_rateable 0.0.1

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  4. data/lib/acts_rateable.rb +5 -0
  5. data/lib/acts_rateable/acts_rateable.rb +59 -0
  6. data/lib/acts_rateable/rate.rb +46 -0
  7. data/lib/acts_rateable/rating.rb +55 -0
  8. data/lib/acts_rateable/version.rb +3 -0
  9. data/lib/generators/acts_rateable/acts_rateable_generator.rb +22 -0
  10. data/lib/generators/acts_rateable/templates/migration.rb +28 -0
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data/MIT-LICENSE ADDED
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+ Copyright 2013 YOURNAME
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+ Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
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+ a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
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+ "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
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+ without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
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+ distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
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+ permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
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+ the following conditions:
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+ The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
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+ included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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+ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
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+ EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
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+ MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
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+ NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
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+ LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
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+ OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
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+ WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
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+ # ActsRateable
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+
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+ ActsRateable is a Rails 3 ruby gem designed to enable bi-directional polymorphic rating - users rate companies, companies rate users. It records individual rates and caches ratings, enable quick ordering of resources by rating.
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+
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+ The cached ratings contain four different points of data:
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+
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+ :total => rate count
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+ :average => rate average
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+ :sum => rate sum
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+ :estimate => rate estimate
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+
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+ The estimate is probably the most useful of the data points, as it provides a weighted score based on the number of times the resource has been rated.
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+ To determine this estimate, the gem calculates a bayesian estimate, as inspired by IMDB's top 250 list.
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+
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+ ## Inspiration
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+
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+ The formula for calculating the Top Rated 250 Titles gives a true Bayesian estimate:
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+
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+ weighted rating (WR) = (v ÷ (v+m)) × R + (m ÷ (v+m)) × C
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+
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+ Where:
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+
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+ R = average for the movie (mean) = (Rating)
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+ v = number of votes for the movie = (votes)
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+ m = minimum votes required to be listed in the Top 250
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+ C = the mean vote across the whole report (currently 7.1)
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+
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+ ## Implementation
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+
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+ * R = average rating for resource
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+ * v = number of ratings for resource
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+ * m = average number of votes
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+ * C = average rating of all resources
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+
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+ ## Installation
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+ 1) Include the gem in your rails project gem file.
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+ gem 'acts_rateable'
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+ 2) Run 'bundle install'.
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+
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+ 3) Add 'acts_rateable' to the models you wish to have the ability to rate or be rated.
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+
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+ ## Usage
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+
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+ ### author.rate( resource, value )
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+
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+ To rate a resource:
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+ author.rate( resource, value )
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+
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+ For example,
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+ current_user.rate( post, 5 )
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+
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+ ### resource.rated_by?( author )
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+
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+ To test whether a resource has been rated an author:
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+
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+ post.rate?( author )
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+
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+ The rate will be returned in the user has rated the resource, otherwise false will be returned.
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+
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+ ### author.has_rated?( resource )
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+
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+ To test whether an author has rated a resource:
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+ current_user.has_rated?( post )
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+ The rate will be returned in the user has rated the resource, otherwise false will be returned.
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+
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+
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+ ### resource.rating
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+
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+ To get the current rating for a resource:
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+ post.rating
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+ By default, the bayesian estimate for that rating will be returned.
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+ ### resource.rating( column )
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+ Four types of data are cached for every resource rated:
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+ :total => rate count
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+ :average => rate average
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+ :sum => rate sum
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+ :estimate => rate estimate
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+ For example:
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+ post.rating( :total )
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+ Will return the rate count.
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+ post.rating( :average )
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+ Will return the rate average.
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+ post.rating( :sum )
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+ Will return the rate sum.
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+ post.rating( :estimate )
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+ Will return the rate estimate.
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+
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+ ### resource.variation(author)
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+ To find out how close or far off the author was in their rating from the resource estimate:
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+ post.variation(author)
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+ Will return a percentage of deviation.
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+ ### order_by(column, direction)
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+ Any rateable resource may be ordered by any of the four cached data points, in either direction: DESC, ASC.
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+ For example:
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+ Post.order_by(:estimate, 'DESC')
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+ Will return all posts ordered by estimate in descending order.
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+ ## Support
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+ For issues, problems or bugs, please post an issue, here:
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+ https://github.com/tyrauber/acts_rateable/issues
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+ ## Future Development
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+ For future development:
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+ 1) fork the repository
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+ 2) extend the functionality
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+ 3) issue pull request
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+ #!/usr/bin/env rake
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+ begin
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+ require 'bundler/setup'
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+ rescue LoadError
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+ puts 'You must `gem install bundler` and `bundle install` to run rake tasks'
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+ end
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+ begin
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+ require 'rdoc/task'
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+ rescue LoadError
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+ require 'rdoc/rdoc'
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+ require 'rake/rdoctask'
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+ RDoc::Task = Rake::RDocTask
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+ end
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+
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+ RDoc::Task.new(:rdoc) do |rdoc|
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+ rdoc.rdoc_dir = 'rdoc'
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+ rdoc.title = 'ActsRateable'
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+ rdoc.options << '--line-numbers'
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+ rdoc.rdoc_files.include('README.rdoc')
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+ rdoc.rdoc_files.include('lib/**/*.rb')
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+ end
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+ Bundler::GemHelper.install_tasks
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+ require 'rake/testtask'
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+ Rake::TestTask.new(:test) do |t|
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+ t.libs << 'lib'
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+ t.libs << 'test'
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+ t.pattern = 'test/**/*_test.rb'
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+ t.verbose = false
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+ end
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+
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+ task :default => :test
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+ require 'rubygems'
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+ require 'acts_rateable/version'
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+ require 'acts_rateable/acts_rateable'
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+ require 'acts_rateable/rate.rb'
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+ require 'acts_rateable/rating.rb'
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+ module ActsRateable
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+ extend ActiveSupport::Concern
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+ included do
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+ end
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+ module ClassMethods
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+
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+ def acts_rateable(options = {})
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+ has_many :rates, class_name: ActsRateable::Rate, as: :resource, dependent: :destroy
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+ has_many :rated, class_name: ActsRateable::Rate, as: :author, dependent: :destroy
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+ has_one :ratings, class_name: ActsRateable::Rating, as: :resource, dependent: :destroy
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+
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+ # Resource.order_by(column, direction)
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+ # => column: total, average, sum, estimate
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+ # => direction: DESC, ASC
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+ scope :order_by, lambda { | column='estimate', direction="DESC" | includes(:ratings).order("ar_ratings.#{column.downcase} #{direction.upcase}") }
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+ before_save do
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+ ActsRateable::Rating.create(self) if !rates.empty?
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+ end
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+ include LocalInstanceMethods
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+ end
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+ end
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+ module LocalInstanceMethods
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+ # Returns the resource rating
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+ # column: total, sum, average and estimate
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+ def rating(column='estimate')
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+ ActsRateable::Rating.data_for(self)[column]
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+ end
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+ def variation(author)
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+ (rated_by?(author).value/ActsRateable::Rating.data_for(self)['estimate'])
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+ end
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+
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+ # Checks wheter a resource has been rated by a user. Returns the rating if true, otherwise returns false.
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+ def rated_by?( author )
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+ ActsRateable::Rate.rated?(self, author)
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+ end
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+ # Checks wheter a user rated a resource. Returns the rating if true, otherwise returns false.
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+ def has_rated?( resource )
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+ ActsRateable::Rate.rated?(resource, self)
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+ end
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+ # Rates a resource by an author with a given value.
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+ def rate( resource, value )
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+ ActsRateable::Rate.create(self, resource, value)
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ module ActsRateable
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+ class Rate < ActiveRecord::Base
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+ self.table_name = "ar_rates"
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+ belongs_to :resource, polymorphic: true
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+ belongs_to :author, polymorphic: true
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+ validates :author, :resource, :value, presence: true
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+ validates_numericality_of :value, :greater_than_or_equal_to => 1, :less_than_or_equal_to => 100
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+ validates_uniqueness_of :author_id, :scope => [:author_type, :resource_id, :resource_type]
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+ attr_accessible :resource_id, :resource_type, :author_type, :author_id, :value
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+ after_save :generate_estimate
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+ def self.rated?(resource, author)
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+ rate = where({
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+ author_type: author.class.name, author_id: author.id,
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+ resource_type: resource.class.name, resource_id: resource.id
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+ })
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+ return rate if rate
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+ return false
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+ end
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+ def self.create(author, resource, value)
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+ return unless author && resource && value
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+ atts = {
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+ resource_type: resource.class.name, resource_id: resource.id,
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+ author_type: author.class.name, author_id: author.id,
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+ value: value
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+ }
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+ rate = where(atts.except(:value)).first_or_initialize(atts)
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+ rate.save
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+ return rate
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+ end
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+ private
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+ def generate_estimate
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+ ActsRateable::Rating.create(resource)
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ module ActsRateable
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+ class Rating < ActiveRecord::Base
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+ has_many :rates, through: :ratings, as: :resource
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+ attr_accessible :resource_id, :resource_type, :total, :sum, :average, :estimate
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+ validates :resource, :total, :sum, :average, :estimate, presence: true
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+ validates_numericality_of :total, :sum, :average, :estimate
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+ @@global_ratings = {}
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+ def self.set_totals(resource)
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+ sql = "SELECT COUNT(*) total_ratings, SUM(value) rating_sum, AVG(value) rating_avg, "+
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+ "(SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT resource_id) FROM ar_rates WHERE resource_type = '#{resource.class.name}') rated_count, "+
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+ "((SELECT COUNT(*) from ar_rates WHERE resource_type = '#{resource.class.name}') / (SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT resource_id) FROM ar_rates WHERE resource_type = '#{resource.class.name}')) avg_num_ratings "+
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+ @@global_ratings[resource.class.name] = ActsRateable::Rate.connection.execute(sql).first
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+ end
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+
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+ # RETURNS = { "total_ratings"=>"", "rating_sum"=>"", "rating_avg"=>"", "rated_count"=>"", "avg_num_ratings"=>"" }
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+ def self.get_totals(resource)
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+ @@global_ratings[resource.class.name] ||= set_totals(resource)
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+ end
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+ # RETURNS = {"total_ratings"=>"", "rating_sum"=>"", "rating_avg"=>""}
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+ def self.values_for(resource)
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+ sql = "SELECT COUNT(*) total_ratings, COALESCE(SUM(value),0) rating_sum, COALESCE(AVG(value),0) rating_avg "+
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+ "FROM ar_rates WHERE resource_type = '#{resource.class.name}' and resource_id = '#{resource.id}'"
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+ ActsRateable::Rate.connection.execute(sql).first
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+ end
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+ def self.data_for(resource)
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+ local = values_for(resource)
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+ global = get_totals(resource)
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+ estimate = (local['total_ratings'].to_f / (local['total_ratings'].to_f+global['avg_num_ratings'].to_f)) * local['rating_avg'].to_f + (global['avg_num_ratings'].to_f / (local['total_ratings'].to_f+global['avg_num_ratings'].to_f)) *global['rating_avg'].to_f
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+ return { 'global' => global, 'local' => local.merge!({ 'estimate' => estimate }) }
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+ end
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+ def self.create(resource)
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+ record = where({ resource_type: resource.class.name, resource_id: resource.id }).first_or_initialize
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+ result = data_for(resource)
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+ record.total = result['local']['total_ratings']
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+ record.average = result['local']['rating_avg']
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+ record.sum = result['local']['rating_sum']
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+ record.estimate = result['local']['estimate']
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+ if record.save
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+ set_totals(resource) # Reset global values
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ module ActsRateable
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+ VERSION = "0.0.1"
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+ end
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+ require 'rails/generators'
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+ require 'rails/generators/migration'
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+ class ActsRateableGenerator < Rails::Generators::Base
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+ include Rails::Generators::Migration
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+ def self.source_root
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+ @source_root ||= File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'templates')
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+ end
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+ def self.next_migration_number(dirname)
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+ if ActiveRecord::Base.timestamped_migrations
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+ Time.new.utc.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S")
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+ else
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+ "%.3d" % (current_migration_number(dirname) + 1)
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ def create_migration_file
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+ migration_template 'migration.rb', 'db/migrate/acts_rateable_migration.rb'
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+ end
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+ end
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+ class ActsRateableMigration < ActiveRecord::Migration
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+
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+ def self.up
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+ create_table :ar_rates do |t|
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+ t.references :resource, :polymorphic => true, :null => false
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+ t.references :author, :polymorphic => true, :null => false
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+ t.integer :value, :default => 0
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+ t.timestamps
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+ end
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+ add_index :ar_rates, [:resource_id, :resource_type]
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+ add_index :ar_rates, [:author_id, :author_type]
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+
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+ create_table :ar_ratings do |t|
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+ t.references :resource, :polymorphic => true, :null => false
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+ t.integer :total, :default => 0
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+ t.integer :sum, :default => 0
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+ t.decimal :average, :default => 0
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+ t.decimal :estimate, :default => 0
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+ t.timestamps
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+ end
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+ add_index :ar_ratings, [:resource_id, :resource_type]
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+ end
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+
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+ def self.down
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+ drop_table :ar_rates
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+ drop_table :ar_ratings
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+ end
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+ == Welcome to Rails
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+
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+ Rails is a web-application framework that includes everything needed to create
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+ database-backed web applications according to the Model-View-Control pattern.
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+
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+ This pattern splits the view (also called the presentation) into "dumb"
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+ templates that are primarily responsible for inserting pre-built data in between
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+ HTML tags. The model contains the "smart" domain objects (such as Account,
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+ Product, Person, Post) that holds all the business logic and knows how to
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+ persist themselves to a database. The controller handles the incoming requests
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+ (such as Save New Account, Update Product, Show Post) by manipulating the model
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+ and directing data to the view.
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+
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+ In Rails, the model is handled by what's called an object-relational mapping
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+ layer entitled Active Record. This layer allows you to present the data from
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+ database rows as objects and embellish these data objects with business logic
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+ methods. You can read more about Active Record in
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+ link:files/vendor/rails/activerecord/README.html.
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+
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+ The controller and view are handled by the Action Pack, which handles both
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+ layers by its two parts: Action View and Action Controller. These two layers
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+ are bundled in a single package due to their heavy interdependence. This is
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+ unlike the relationship between the Active Record and Action Pack that is much
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+ more separate. Each of these packages can be used independently outside of
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+ Rails. You can read more about Action Pack in
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+ link:files/vendor/rails/actionpack/README.html.
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+
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+
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+ == Getting Started
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+
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+ 1. At the command prompt, create a new Rails application:
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+ <tt>rails new myapp</tt> (where <tt>myapp</tt> is the application name)
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+
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+ 2. Change directory to <tt>myapp</tt> and start the web server:
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+ <tt>cd myapp; rails server</tt> (run with --help for options)
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+
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+ 3. Go to http://localhost:3000/ and you'll see:
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+ "Welcome aboard: You're riding Ruby on Rails!"
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+
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+ 4. Follow the guidelines to start developing your application. You can find
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+ the following resources handy:
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+
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+ * The Getting Started Guide: http://guides.rubyonrails.org/getting_started.html
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+ * Ruby on Rails Tutorial Book: http://www.railstutorial.org/
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+
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+
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+ == Debugging Rails
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+
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+ Sometimes your application goes wrong. Fortunately there are a lot of tools that
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+ will help you debug it and get it back on the rails.
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+
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+ First area to check is the application log files. Have "tail -f" commands
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+ running on the server.log and development.log. Rails will automatically display
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+ debugging and runtime information to these files. Debugging info will also be
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+ shown in the browser on requests from 127.0.0.1.
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+
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+ You can also log your own messages directly into the log file from your code
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+ using the Ruby logger class from inside your controllers. Example:
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+
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+ class WeblogController < ActionController::Base
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+ def destroy
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+ @weblog = Weblog.find(params[:id])
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+ @weblog.destroy
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+ logger.info("#{Time.now} Destroyed Weblog ID ##{@weblog.id}!")
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ The result will be a message in your log file along the lines of:
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+
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+ Mon Oct 08 14:22:29 +1000 2007 Destroyed Weblog ID #1!
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+
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+ More information on how to use the logger is at http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/
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+
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+ Also, Ruby documentation can be found at http://www.ruby-lang.org/. There are
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+ several books available online as well:
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+
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+ * Programming Ruby: http://www.ruby-doc.org/docs/ProgrammingRuby/ (Pickaxe)
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+ * Learn to Program: http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/ (a beginners guide)
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+
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+ These two books will bring you up to speed on the Ruby language and also on
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+ programming in general.
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+
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+
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+ == Debugger
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+
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+ Debugger support is available through the debugger command when you start your
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+ Mongrel or WEBrick server with --debugger. This means that you can break out of
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+ execution at any point in the code, investigate and change the model, and then,
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+ resume execution! You need to install ruby-debug to run the server in debugging
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+ mode. With gems, use <tt>sudo gem install ruby-debug</tt>. Example:
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+
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+ class WeblogController < ActionController::Base
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+ def index
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+ @posts = Post.all
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+ debugger
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ So the controller will accept the action, run the first line, then present you
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+ with a IRB prompt in the server window. Here you can do things like:
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+
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+ >> @posts.inspect
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+ => "[#<Post:0x14a6be8
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+ @attributes={"title"=>nil, "body"=>nil, "id"=>"1"}>,
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+ #<Post:0x14a6620
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+ @attributes={"title"=>"Rails", "body"=>"Only ten..", "id"=>"2"}>]"
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+ >> @posts.first.title = "hello from a debugger"
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+ => "hello from a debugger"
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+
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+ ...and even better, you can examine how your runtime objects actually work:
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+
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+ >> f = @posts.first
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+ => #<Post:0x13630c4 @attributes={"title"=>nil, "body"=>nil, "id"=>"1"}>
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+ >> f.
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+ Display all 152 possibilities? (y or n)
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+
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+ Finally, when you're ready to resume execution, you can enter "cont".
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+
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+
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+ == Console
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+
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+ The console is a Ruby shell, which allows you to interact with your
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+ application's domain model. Here you'll have all parts of the application
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+ configured, just like it is when the application is running. You can inspect
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+ domain models, change values, and save to the database. Starting the script
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+ without arguments will launch it in the development environment.
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+
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+ To start the console, run <tt>rails console</tt> from the application
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+ directory.
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+ Options:
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+ * Passing the <tt>-s, --sandbox</tt> argument will rollback any modifications
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+ made to the database.
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+ * Passing an environment name as an argument will load the corresponding
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+ environment. Example: <tt>rails console production</tt>.
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+
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+ To reload your controllers and models after launching the console run
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+ <tt>reload!</tt>
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+
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+ More information about irb can be found at:
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+ link:http://www.rubycentral.org/pickaxe/irb.html
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+
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+
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+ == dbconsole
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+
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+ You can go to the command line of your database directly through <tt>rails
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+ dbconsole</tt>. You would be connected to the database with the credentials
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+ defined in database.yml. Starting the script without arguments will connect you
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+ to the development database. Passing an argument will connect you to a different
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+ database, like <tt>rails dbconsole production</tt>. Currently works for MySQL,
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+ PostgreSQL and SQLite 3.
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+
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+ == Description of Contents
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+
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+ The default directory structure of a generated Ruby on Rails application:
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+
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+ |-- app
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+ | |-- assets
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+ | | |-- images
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+ | | |-- javascripts
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+ | | `-- stylesheets
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+ | |-- controllers
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+ | |-- helpers
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+ | |-- mailers
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+ | |-- models
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+ | `-- views
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+ | `-- layouts
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+ |-- config
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+ | |-- environments
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+ | |-- initializers
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+ | `-- locales
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+ |-- db
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+ |-- doc
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+ |-- lib
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+ | |-- assets
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+ | `-- tasks
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+ |-- log
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+ |-- public
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+ |-- script
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+ |-- test
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+ | |-- fixtures
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+ | |-- functional
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+ | |-- integration
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+ | |-- performance
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+ | `-- unit
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+ |-- tmp
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+ | `-- cache
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+ | `-- assets
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+ `-- vendor
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+ |-- assets
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+ | |-- javascripts
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+ | `-- stylesheets
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+ `-- plugins
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+
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+ app
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+ Holds all the code that's specific to this particular application.
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+
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+ app/assets
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+ Contains subdirectories for images, stylesheets, and JavaScript files.
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+
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+ app/controllers
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+ Holds controllers that should be named like weblogs_controller.rb for
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+ automated URL mapping. All controllers should descend from
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+ ApplicationController which itself descends from ActionController::Base.
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+
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+ app/models
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+ Holds models that should be named like post.rb. Models descend from
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+ ActiveRecord::Base by default.
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+
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+ app/views
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+ Holds the template files for the view that should be named like
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+ weblogs/index.html.erb for the WeblogsController#index action. All views use
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+ eRuby syntax by default.
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+
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+ app/views/layouts
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+ Holds the template files for layouts to be used with views. This models the
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+ common header/footer method of wrapping views. In your views, define a layout
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+ using the <tt>layout :default</tt> and create a file named default.html.erb.
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+ Inside default.html.erb, call <% yield %> to render the view using this
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+ layout.
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+
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+ app/helpers
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+ Holds view helpers that should be named like weblogs_helper.rb. These are
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+ generated for you automatically when using generators for controllers.
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+ Helpers can be used to wrap functionality for your views into methods.
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+
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+ config
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+ Configuration files for the Rails environment, the routing map, the database,
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+ and other dependencies.
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+
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+ db
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+ Contains the database schema in schema.rb. db/migrate contains all the
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+ sequence of Migrations for your schema.
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+
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+ doc
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+ This directory is where your application documentation will be stored when
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+ generated using <tt>rake doc:app</tt>
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+
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+ lib
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+ Application specific libraries. Basically, any kind of custom code that
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+ doesn't belong under controllers, models, or helpers. This directory is in
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+ the load path.
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+
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+ public
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+ The directory available for the web server. Also contains the dispatchers and the
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+ default HTML files. This should be set as the DOCUMENT_ROOT of your web
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+ server.
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+
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+ script
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+ Helper scripts for automation and generation.
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+
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+ test
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+ Unit and functional tests along with fixtures. When using the rails generate
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+ command, template test files will be generated for you and placed in this
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+ directory.
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+
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+ vendor
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+ External libraries that the application depends on. Also includes the plugins
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+ subdirectory. If the app has frozen rails, those gems also go here, under
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+ vendor/rails/. This directory is in the load path.