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  18. data/app/controllers/cropper/application_controller.rb +4 -0
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  20. data/app/helpers/cropper/application_helper.rb +4 -0
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  31. data/db/migrate/20120510103921_uploads.rb +11 -0
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  43. data/lib/paperclip/validators/attachment_width_validator.rb +89 -0
  44. data/lib/paperclip_processors/offset_thumbnail.rb +93 -0
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+ module Cropper
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+ VERSION = "0.2.1"
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+ end
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+ module Paperclip
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+
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+ class TransformationError < RuntimeError; end
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+ class StyleError < RuntimeError; end
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+
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+ class Geometry
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+
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+ # Returns a new Geometry object with the the same dimensions as this but with no modifier.
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+ def without_modifier
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+ Geometry.new(self.width, self.height)
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+ end
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+
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+ # Returns the dimensions that would result if a thumbnail was created by transforming this geometry into that geometry.
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+ # Its purpose is to mimic imagemagick conversions. Used like so:
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+ # file_geometry.transformed_by(style_geometry)
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+ # it returns the size of the thumbnail image you would get by applying that rule.
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+ # This saves us having to go back to the file, which is expensive with S3.
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+ # We understand all the Imagemagick geometry arguments described at http://www.imagemagick.org/script/command-line-processing.php#geometry
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+ # including both '^' and paperclip's own '#' modifier.
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+ #
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+ def transformed_by (other)
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+ other = Geometry.parse(other) unless other.is_a? Geometry
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+ # if the two geometries are similar, or the destination geometry is a fixed size, the resulting dimensions are fixed
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+ return other.without_modifier if self =~ other || ['#', '!', '^'].include?(other.modifier)
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+ # otherwise, we apply the transformation
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+ raise TransformationError, "geometry is not transformable without both width and height" if self.height == 0 or self.width == 0
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+ case other.modifier
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+ when '>'
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+ (other.width < self.width || other.height < self.height) ? scaled_to_fit(other) : self
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+ when '<'
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+ (other.width > self.width && other.height > self.height) ? scaled_to_fit(other) : self
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+ when '%'
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+ scaled_by(other)
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+ when '@'
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+ scaled_by(other.width * 100 / (self.width * self.height))
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+ else
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+ scaled_to_fit(other)
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+ end
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+ end
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+ alias :* :transformed_by
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+
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+ # Tests whether two geometries are identical in dimensions and modifier.
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+ def == (other)
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+ self.to_s == other.to_s
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+ end
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+
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+ # Tests whether two geometries have the same dimensions, ignoring modifier.
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+ def =~ (other)
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+ self.height.to_i == other.height.to_i && self.width.to_i == other.width.to_i
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+ end
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+
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+ # Scales this geometry to fit within that geometry.
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+ def scaled_to_fit(other)
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+ if (other.width > 0 && other.height == 0)
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+ Geometry.new(other.width, self.height * other.width / self.width)
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+ elsif (other.width == 0 && other.height > 0)
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+ Geometry.new(self.width * other.height / self.height, other.height)
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+ else
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+ ratio = Geometry.new( other.width / self.width, other.height / self.height )
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+ if ratio.square?
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+ other.without_modifier
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+ elsif ratio.horizontal?
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+ Geometry.new(ratio.height * self.width, other.height)
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+ else
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+ Geometry.new(other.width, ratio.width * self.height)
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ # Scales this geometry by the percentage(s) specified in that geometry.
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+ def scaled_by(other)
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+ other = Geometry.new("#{other}%") unless other.is_a? Geometry
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+ if other.height > 0
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+ Geometry.new(self.width * other.width / 100, self.height * other.height / 100)
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+ else
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+ Geometry.new(self.width * other.width / 100, self.height * other.width / 100)
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ require 'active_model/validations/numericality'
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+
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+ module Paperclip
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+ module Validators
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+ class AttachmentHeightValidator < ActiveModel::Validations::NumericalityValidator
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+ AVAILABLE_CHECKS = [:less_than, :less_than_or_equal_to, :greater_than, :greater_than_or_equal_to]
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+
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+ def initialize(options)
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+ extract_options(options)
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+ super
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+ end
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+
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+ def validate_each(record, attr_name, value)
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+ attachment = record.send(attr_name)
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+ dimensions = Paperclip::Geometry.from_file(attachment.queued_for_write[:original])
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+ value = dimensions.height.to_i
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+ options.slice(*AVAILABLE_CHECKS).each do |option, option_value|
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+ option_value = extract_option_value(option, option_value)
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+ unless value.send(CHECKS[option], option_value)
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+ error_message_key = options[:in] ? :in_between : option
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+ record.errors.add(attr_name, error_message_key, filtered_options(value).merge(
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+ :min => min_value,
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+ :max => max_value
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+ ))
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ def check_validity!
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+ unless (AVAILABLE_CHECKS + [:in]).any? { |argument| options.has_key?(argument) }
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+ raise ArgumentError, "You must pass either :less_than, :greater_than, or :in to the validator"
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ private
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+
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+ def extract_options(options)
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+ if range = options[:in]
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+ if !options[:in].respond_to?(:call)
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+ options[:less_than_or_equal_to] = range.max
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+ options[:greater_than_or_equal_to] = range.min
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+ else
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+ options[:less_than_or_equal_to] = range
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+ options[:greater_than_or_equal_to] = range
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ def extract_option_value(option, option_value)
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+ if option_value.is_a?(Range)
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+ if [:less_than, :less_than_or_equal_to].include?(option)
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+ option_value.max
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+ else
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+ option_value.min
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+ end
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+ else
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+ option_value
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ def min_value
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+ value = options[:greater_than_or_equal_to] || options[:greater_than]
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+ value = value.min if value.respond_to?(:min)
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+ value
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+ end
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+
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+ def max_value
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+ value = options[:less_than_or_equal_to] || options[:less_than]
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+ value = value.max if value.respond_to?(:max)
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+ value
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ module HelperMethods
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+ # Places ActiveRecord-style validations on the pixel height of the file assigned.
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+ # The possible options are:
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+ # * +in+: a Range of bytes (i.e. +1..1.megabyte+),
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+ # * +less_than+: equivalent to :in => 0..options[:less_than]
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+ # * +greater_than+: equivalent to :in => options[:greater_than]..Infinity
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+ # * +message+: error message to display, use :min and :max as replacements
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+ # * +if+: A lambda or name of an instance method. Validation will only
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+ # be run if this lambda or method returns true.
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+ # * +unless+: Same as +if+ but validates if lambda or method returns false.
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+ def validates_attachment_height(*attr_names)
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+ validates_with AttachmentHeightValidator, _merge_attributes(attr_names)
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ require 'active_model/validations/numericality'
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+
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+ module Paperclip
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+ module Validators
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+ class AttachmentWidthValidator < ActiveModel::Validations::NumericalityValidator
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+ AVAILABLE_CHECKS = [:less_than, :less_than_or_equal_to, :greater_than, :greater_than_or_equal_to]
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+
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+ def initialize(options)
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+ extract_options(options)
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+ super
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+ end
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+
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+ def validate_each(record, attr_name, value)
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+ attachment = record.send(attr_name)
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+ dimensions = Paperclip::Geometry.from_file(attachment.queued_for_write[:original])
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+ value = dimensions.width.to_i
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+ options.slice(*AVAILABLE_CHECKS).each do |option, option_value|
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+ option_value = extract_option_value(option, option_value)
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+ unless value.send(CHECKS[option], option_value)
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+ error_message_key = options[:in] ? :in_between : option
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+ record.errors.add(attr_name, error_message_key, filtered_options(value).merge(
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+ :min => min_value,
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+ :max => max_value
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+ ))
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ def check_validity!
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+ unless (AVAILABLE_CHECKS + [:in]).any? { |argument| options.has_key?(argument) }
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+ raise ArgumentError, "You must pass either :less_than, :greater_than, or :in to the validator"
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ private
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+
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+ def extract_options(options)
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+ if range = options[:in]
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+ if !options[:in].respond_to?(:call)
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+ options[:less_than_or_equal_to] = range.max
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+ options[:greater_than_or_equal_to] = range.min
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+ else
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+ options[:less_than_or_equal_to] = range
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+ options[:greater_than_or_equal_to] = range
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ def extract_option_value(option, option_value)
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+ if option_value.is_a?(Range)
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+ if [:less_than, :less_than_or_equal_to].include?(option)
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+ option_value.max
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+ else
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+ option_value.min
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+ end
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+ else
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+ option_value
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ def min_value
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+ value = options[:greater_than_or_equal_to] || options[:greater_than]
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+ value = value.min if value.respond_to?(:min)
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+ value
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+ end
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+
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+ def max_value
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+ value = options[:less_than_or_equal_to] || options[:less_than]
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+ value = value.max if value.respond_to?(:max)
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+ value
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ module HelperMethods
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+ # Places ActiveRecord-style validations on the pixel width of the file assigned.
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+ # The possible options are:
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+ # * +in+: a Range of bytes (i.e. +1..1.megabyte+),
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+ # * +less_than+: equivalent to :in => 0..options[:less_than]
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+ # * +greater_than+: equivalent to :in => options[:greater_than]..Infinity
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+ # * +message+: error message to display, use :min and :max as replacements
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+ # * +if+: A lambda or name of an instance method. Validation will only
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+ # be run if this lambda or method returns true.
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+ # * +unless+: Same as +if+ but validates if lambda or method returns false.
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+ def validates_attachment_width(*attr_names)
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+ validates_with AttachmentWidthValidator, _merge_attributes(attr_names)
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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 Paperclip
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+ # Handles thumbnailing images that are uploaded.
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+ class OffsetThumbnail < Processor
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+
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+ attr_accessor :current_geometry, :target_geometry, :format, :whiny, :animated, :scale, :crop_and_offset
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+
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+ # List of formats that we need to preserve animation
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+ ANIMATED_FORMATS = %w(gif)
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+
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+ # Creates a Thumbnail object set to work on the +file+ given. It
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+ # will attempt to transform the image into one defined by +target_geometry+
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+ # which is a "WxH"-style string. +format+ will be inferred from the +file+
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+ # unless specified. Thumbnail creation will raise no errors unless
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+ # +whiny+ is true (which it is, by default. If +convert_options+ is
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+ # set, the options will be appended to the convert command upon image conversion
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+ #
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+ # Options include:
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+ #
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+ # +geometry+ - the desired width and height of the thumbnail (required)
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+ # +file_geometry_parser+ - an object with a method named +from_file+ that takes an image file and produces its geometry and a +transformation_to+. Defaults to Paperclip::Geometry
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+ # +string_geometry_parser+ - an object with a method named +parse+ that takes a string and produces an object with +width+, +height+, and +to_s+ accessors. Defaults to Paperclip::Geometry
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+ # +source_file_options+ - flags passed to the +convert+ command that influence how the source file is read
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+ # +convert_options+ - flags passed to the +convert+ command that influence how the image is processed
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+ # +whiny+ - whether to raise an error when processing fails. Defaults to true
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+ # +format+ - the desired filename extension
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+ # +animated+ - whether to merge all the layers in the image. Defaults to true
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+ def initialize(file, options = {}, attachment = nil)
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+ super
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+
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+ geometry = options[:geometry] # this is not an option
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+ @file = file
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+ @crop = geometry[-1,1] == '#'
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+ @target_geometry = (options[:string_geometry_parser] || Geometry).parse(geometry)
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+ @current_geometry = (options[:file_geometry_parser] || Geometry).from_file(@file)
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+ @whiny = options[:whiny].nil? ? true : options[:whiny]
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+ @format = options[:format]
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+ @animated = options[:animated].nil? ? true : options[:animated]
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+ @scale = options[:scale]
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+ @crop_and_offset = options[:crop_and_offset]
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+ @current_format = File.extname(@file.path)
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+ @basename = File.basename(@file.path, @current_format)
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+ end
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+
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+ # Performs the conversion of the +file+ into a thumbnail. Returns the Tempfile
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+ # that contains the new image.
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+ def make
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+ src = @file
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+ dst = Tempfile.new([@basename, @format ? ".#{@format}" : ''])
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+ dst.binmode
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+
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+ begin
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+ parameters = []
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+ parameters << ":source"
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+ parameters << transformation_command
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+ parameters << ":dest"
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+
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+ parameters = parameters.flatten.compact.join(" ").strip.squeeze(" ")
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+
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+ success = Paperclip.run("convert", parameters, :source => "#{File.expand_path(src.path)}#{'[0]' unless animated?}", :dest => File.expand_path(dst.path))
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+ rescue Cocaine::ExitStatusError => e
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+ raise Paperclip::Error, "There was an error processing the thumbnail for #{@basename}: #{e}" if @whiny
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+ rescue Cocaine::CommandNotFoundError => e
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+ raise Paperclip::CommandNotFoundError.new("Could not run the `convert` command. Please install ImageMagick.")
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+ end
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+
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+ dst
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+ end
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+
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+ # Returns the command ImageMagick's +convert+ needs to transform the image
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+ # into the thumbnail.
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+ def transformation_command
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+ trans = []
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+ trans << "-coalesce" if animated?
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+ trans << "-resize" << %["#{scale}"] unless scale.nil? || scale.empty?
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+ trans << "-crop" << %["#{crop_and_offset}"] << "+repage"
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+
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+ Rails.logger.warn %{
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+ OffsetCrop:
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+ scale is '#{scale}'
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+ crop_and_offset is '#{crop_and_offset}'
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+ trans is `#{trans}`
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+ }
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+ trans
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+ end
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+
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+ protected
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+
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+ # Return true if the format is animated
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+ def animated?
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+ @animated && ANIMATED_FORMATS.include?(@current_format[1..-1]) && (ANIMATED_FORMATS.include?(@format.to_s) || @format.blank?)
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ # desc "Explaining what the task does"
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+ # task :cropper do
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+ # # Task goes here
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+ # end
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+ #!/usr/bin/env ruby
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+ # This command will automatically be run when you run "rails" with Rails 3 gems installed from the root of your application.
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+
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+ ENGINE_ROOT = File.expand_path('../..', __FILE__)
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+ ENGINE_PATH = File.expand_path('../../lib/cropper/engine', __FILE__)
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+
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+ require 'rails/all'
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+ require 'rails/engine/commands'
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+ require 'spec_helper.rb'
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+ require 'capybara/rspec'
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+ require 'spec_helper'
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+
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+ describe Cropper::UploadsController do
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+
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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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+ == 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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+ 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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+ 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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+ The result will be a message in your log file along the lines of:
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+ Mon Oct 08 14:22:29 +1000 2007 Destroyed Weblog ID #1!
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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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+ 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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+ == Debugger
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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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+ 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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+ >> @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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+ Finally, when you're ready to resume execution, you can enter "cont".
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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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+ 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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+ To reload your controllers and models after launching the console run
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+ <tt>reload!</tt>
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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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+ 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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+ | `-- 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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+ | |-- pids
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+ | |-- sessions
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+ | `-- sockets
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+ `-- vendor
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+ |-- assets
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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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+ 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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+ 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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+ 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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+ 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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+ 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.