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  1. data/.gitignore +18 -0
  2. data/Gemfile +8 -0
  3. data/LICENSE.txt +22 -0
  4. data/README.md +39 -0
  5. data/Rakefile +2 -0
  6. data/bin/devcenter +7 -0
  7. data/devcenter.gemspec +30 -0
  8. data/lib/devcenter.rb +6 -0
  9. data/lib/devcenter/cli.rb +45 -0
  10. data/lib/devcenter/coderay_extensions.rb +70 -0
  11. data/lib/devcenter/commands.rb +4 -0
  12. data/lib/devcenter/commands/base.rb +47 -0
  13. data/lib/devcenter/commands/open.rb +34 -0
  14. data/lib/devcenter/commands/preview.rb +28 -0
  15. data/lib/devcenter/commands/pull.rb +37 -0
  16. data/lib/devcenter/helpers.rb +41 -0
  17. data/lib/devcenter/layout.html +299 -0
  18. data/lib/devcenter/md_parser.rb +87 -0
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  66. data/lib/devcenter/previewer/file_listener.rb +23 -0
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  68. data/lib/devcenter/previewer/web_app.rb +53 -0
  69. data/lib/devcenter/previewer/web_server.rb +29 -0
  70. data/lib/devcenter/version.rb +3 -0
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+ = Sinatra
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+
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+ Sinatra is a {DSL}[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain-specific_language] for
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+ quickly creating web applications in Ruby with minimal effort:
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+
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+ # myapp.rb
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+ require 'sinatra'
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+
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+ get '/' do
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+ 'Hello world!'
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+ end
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+
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+ Install the gem and run with:
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+
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+ gem install sinatra
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+ ruby -rubygems myapp.rb
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+
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+ View at: http://localhost:4567
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+
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+ It is recommended to also run <tt>gem install thin</tt>, which Sinatra will
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+ pick up if available.
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+
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+ == Routes
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+
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+ In Sinatra, a route is an HTTP method paired with a URL-matching pattern.
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+ Each route is associated with a block:
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+
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+ get '/' do
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+ .. show something ..
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+ end
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+
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+ post '/' do
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+ .. create something ..
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+ end
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+
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+ put '/' do
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+ .. replace something ..
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+ end
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+
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+ patch '/' do
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+ .. modify something ..
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+ end
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+
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+ delete '/' do
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+ .. annihilate something ..
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+ end
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+
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+ options '/' do
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+ .. appease something ..
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+ end
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+
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+ Routes are matched in the order they are defined. The first route that
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+ matches the request is invoked.
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+
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+ Route patterns may include named parameters, accessible via the
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+ <tt>params</tt> hash:
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+
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+ get '/hello/:name' do
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+ # matches "GET /hello/foo" and "GET /hello/bar"
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+ # params[:name] is 'foo' or 'bar'
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+ "Hello #{params[:name]}!"
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+ end
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+
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+ You can also access named parameters via block parameters:
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+
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+ get '/hello/:name' do |n|
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+ "Hello #{n}!"
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+ end
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+
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+ Route patterns may also include splat (or wildcard) parameters, accessible
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+ via the <tt>params[:splat]</tt> array:
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+
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+ get '/say/*/to/*' do
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+ # matches /say/hello/to/world
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+ params[:splat] # => ["hello", "world"]
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+ end
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+
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+ get '/download/*.*' do
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+ # matches /download/path/to/file.xml
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+ params[:splat] # => ["path/to/file", "xml"]
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+ end
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+
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+ Or with block parameters:
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+ get '/download/*.*' do |path, ext|
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+ [path, ext] # => ["path/to/file", "xml"]
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+ end
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+ Route matching with Regular Expressions:
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+ get %r{/hello/([\w]+)} do
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+ "Hello, #{params[:captures].first}!"
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+ end
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+ get %r{/hello/([\w]+)} do |c|
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+ "Hello, #{c}!"
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+ end
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+
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+ Route patterns may have optional parameters:
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+ get '/posts.?:format?' do
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+ # matches "GET /posts" and any extension "GET /posts.json", "GET /posts.xml" etc.
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+ end
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+ By the way, unless you disable the path traversal attack protection (see below),
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+ the request path might be modified before matching against your routes.
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+
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+ === Conditions
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+ Routes may include a variety of matching conditions, such as the user agent:
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+ get '/foo', :agent => /Songbird (\d\.\d)[\d\/]*?/ do
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+ "You're using Songbird version #{params[:agent][0]}"
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+ end
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+
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+ get '/foo' do
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+ # Matches non-songbird browsers
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+ end
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+
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+ Other available conditions are +host_name+ and +provides+:
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+ get '/', :host_name => /^admin\./ do
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+ "Admin Area, Access denied!"
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+ end
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+
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+ get '/', :provides => 'html' do
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+ haml :index
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+ end
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+
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+ get '/', :provides => ['rss', 'atom', 'xml'] do
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+ builder :feed
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+ end
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+
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+ You can easily define your own conditions:
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+
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+ set(:probability) { |value| condition { rand <= value } }
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+ get '/win_a_car', :probability => 0.1 do
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+ "You won!"
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+ end
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+ get '/win_a_car' do
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+ "Sorry, you lost."
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+ end
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+
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+ For a condition that takes multiple values use a splat:
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+ set(:auth) do |*roles| # <- notice the splat here
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+ condition do
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+ unless logged_in? && roles.any? {|role| current_user.in_role? role }
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+ redirect "/login/", 303
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ get "/my/account/", :auth => [:user, :admin] do
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+ "Your Account Details"
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+ end
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+ get "/only/admin/", :auth => :admin do
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+ "Only admins are allowed here!"
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+ end
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+
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+ === Return Values
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+ The return value of a route block determines at least the response body passed
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+ Most commonly, this is a string, as in the above examples. But other values are
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+ also accepted.
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+ You can return any object that would either be a valid Rack response, Rack
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+ body object or HTTP status code:
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+ * An Array with three elements: <tt>[status (Fixnum), headers (Hash), response
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+ body (responds to #each)]</tt>
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+ * An Array with two elements: <tt>[status (Fixnum), response body (responds to
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+ #each)]</tt>
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+ * An object that responds to <tt>#each</tt> and passes nothing but strings to
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+ the given block
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+ * A Fixnum representing the status code
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+ That way we can, for instance, easily implement a streaming example:
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+
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+ class Stream
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+ def each
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+ 100.times { |i| yield "#{i}\n" }
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+ end
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+ end
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+ get('/') { Stream.new }
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+ You can also use the +stream+ helper method (described below) to reduce boiler
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+ plate and embed the streaming logic in the route.
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+ === Custom Route Matchers
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+ As shown above, Sinatra ships with built-in support for using String patterns
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+ and regular expressions as route matches. However, it does not stop there. You
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+ class AllButPattern
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+ Match = Struct.new(:captures)
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+
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+ def initialize(except)
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+ @except = except
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+ @captures = Match.new([])
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+ end
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+
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+ def match(str)
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+ @captures unless @except === str
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+ end
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+ end
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+ def all_but(pattern)
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+ AllButPattern.new(pattern)
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+ end
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+ get all_but("/index") do
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+ # ...
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+ end
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+ Note that the above example might be over-engineered, as it can also be
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+ get // do
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+ pass if request.path_info == "/index"
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+ # ...
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+ end
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+ get %r{^(?!/index$)} do
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+ # ...
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+ end
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+ == Static Files
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+ a different location by setting the <tt>:public_folder</tt> option:
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+ set :public_folder, File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/static'
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+ == Views / Templates
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+ Each template language is exposed via its own rendering method. These
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+ get '/' do
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+ code = "<%= Time.now %>"
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+ erb code
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+ end
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+ You can also set options per template language in general:
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+
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+ set :haml, :format => :html5
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+
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+ get '/' do
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+ haml :index
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+ end
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+
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+ Options passed to the render method override options set via +set+.
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+
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+ Available Options:
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+
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+ [locals]
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+ List of locals passed to the document. Handy with partials.
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+ Example: <tt>erb "<%= foo %>", :locals => {:foo => "bar"}</tt>
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+
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+ [default_encoding]
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+ String encoding to use if uncertain. Defaults to
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+ <tt>settings.default_encoding</tt>.
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+
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+ [views]
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+ Views folder to load templates from. Defaults to <tt>settings.views</tt>.
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+
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+ [layout]
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+ Whether to use a layout (+true+ or +false+), if it's a Symbol, specifies
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+ what template to use. Example: <tt>erb :index, :layout => !request.xhr?</tt>
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+
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+ [content_type]
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+ Content-Type the template produces, default depends on template language.
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+
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+ [scope]
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+ Scope to render template under. Defaults to the application instance. If you
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+ change this, instance variables and helper methods will not be available.
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+
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+ [layout_engine]
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+ Template engine to use for rendering the layout. Useful for languages that
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+ do not support layouts otherwise. Defaults to the engine used for the
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+ template. Example: <tt>set :rdoc, :layout_engine => :erb</tt>
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+
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+ Templates are assumed to be located directly under the <tt>./views</tt>
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+ directory. To use a different views directory:
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+
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+ set :views, settings.root + '/templates'
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+
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+ One important thing to remember is that you always have to reference
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+ templates with symbols, even if they're in a subdirectory (in this
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+ case, use <tt>:'subdir/template'</tt>). You must use a symbol because
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+ otherwise rendering methods will render any strings passed to them
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+ directly.
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+
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+ === Available Template Languages
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+
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+ Some languages have multiple implementations. To specify what implementation
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+ to use (and to be thread-safe), you should simply require it first:
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+
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+ require 'rdiscount' # or require 'bluecloth'
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+ get('/') { markdown :index }
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+
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+ === Haml Templates
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+
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+ Dependency:: {haml}[http://haml.info/]
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+ File Extension:: <tt>.haml</tt>
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+ Example:: <tt>haml :index, :format => :html5</tt>
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+
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+ === Erb Templates
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+
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+ Dependency:: {erubis}[http://www.kuwata-lab.com/erubis/] or
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+ erb (included in Ruby)
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+ File Extensions:: <tt>.erb</tt>, <tt>.rhtml</tt> or <tt>.erubis</tt> (Erubis
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+ only)
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+ Example:: <tt>erb :index</tt>
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+
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+ === Builder Templates
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+
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+ Dependency:: {builder}[http://builder.rubyforge.org/]
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+ File Extension:: <tt>.builder</tt>
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+ Example:: <tt>builder { |xml| xml.em "hi" }</tt>
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+
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+ It also takes a block for inline templates (see example).
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+
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+ === Nokogiri Templates
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+
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+ Dependency:: {nokogiri}[http://nokogiri.org/]
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+ File Extension:: <tt>.nokogiri</tt>
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+ Example:: <tt>nokogiri { |xml| xml.em "hi" }</tt>
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+
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+ It also takes a block for inline templates (see example).
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+
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+ === Sass Templates
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+
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+ Dependency:: {sass}[http://sass-lang.com/]
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+ File Extension:: <tt>.sass</tt>
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+ Example:: <tt>sass :stylesheet, :style => :expanded</tt>
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+
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+ === SCSS Templates
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+
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+ Dependency:: {sass}[http://sass-lang.com/]
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+ File Extension:: <tt>.scss</tt>
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+ Example:: <tt>scss :stylesheet, :style => :expanded</tt>
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+
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+ === Less Templates
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+
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+ Dependency:: {less}[http://www.lesscss.org/]
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+ File Extension:: <tt>.less</tt>
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+ Example:: <tt>less :stylesheet</tt>
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+
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+ === Liquid Templates
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+
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+ Dependency:: {liquid}[http://www.liquidmarkup.org/]
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+ File Extension:: <tt>.liquid</tt>
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+ Example:: <tt>liquid :index, :locals => { :key => 'value' }</tt>
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+
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+ Since you cannot call Ruby methods (except for +yield+) from a Liquid
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+ template, you almost always want to pass locals to it.
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+
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+ === Markdown Templates
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+
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+ Dependency:: {rdiscount}[https://github.com/rtomayko/rdiscount],
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+ {redcarpet}[https://github.com/vmg/redcarpet],
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+ {bluecloth}[http://deveiate.org/projects/BlueCloth],
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+ {kramdown}[http://kramdown.rubyforge.org/] *or*
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+ {maruku}[http://maruku.rubyforge.org/]
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+ File Extensions:: <tt>.markdown</tt>, <tt>.mkd</tt> and <tt>.md</tt>
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+ Example:: <tt>markdown :index, :layout_engine => :erb</tt>
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+
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+ It is not possible to call methods from markdown, nor to pass locals to it.
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+ You therefore will usually use it in combination with another rendering
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+ engine:
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+
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+ erb :overview, :locals => { :text => markdown(:introduction) }
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+
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+ Note that you may also call the +markdown+ method from within other templates:
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+
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+ %h1 Hello From Haml!
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+ %p= markdown(:greetings)
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+
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+ Since you cannot call Ruby from Markdown, you cannot use layouts written in
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+ Markdown. However, it is possible to use another rendering engine for the
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+ template than for the layout by passing the <tt>:layout_engine</tt> option.
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+
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+ === Textile Templates
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+
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+ Dependency:: {RedCloth}[http://redcloth.org/]
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+ File Extension:: <tt>.textile</tt>
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+ Example:: <tt>textile :index, :layout_engine => :erb</tt>
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+
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+ It is not possible to call methods from textile, nor to pass locals to it. You
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+ therefore will usually use it in combination with another rendering engine:
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+
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+ erb :overview, :locals => { :text => textile(:introduction) }
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+
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+ Note that you may also call the +textile+ method from within other templates:
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+
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+ %h1 Hello From Haml!
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+ %p= textile(:greetings)
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+
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+ Since you cannot call Ruby from Textile, you cannot use layouts written in
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+ Textile. However, it is possible to use another rendering engine for the
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+ template than for the layout by passing the <tt>:layout_engine</tt> option.
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+
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+ === RDoc Templates
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+
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+ Dependency:: {rdoc}[http://rdoc.rubyforge.org/]
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+ File Extension:: <tt>.rdoc</tt>
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+ Example:: <tt>rdoc :README, :layout_engine => :erb</tt>
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+
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+ It is not possible to call methods from rdoc, nor to pass locals to it. You
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+ therefore will usually use it in combination with another rendering engine:
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+
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+ erb :overview, :locals => { :text => rdoc(:introduction) }
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+
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+ Note that you may also call the +rdoc+ method from within other templates:
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+
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+ %h1 Hello From Haml!
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+ %p= rdoc(:greetings)
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+
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+ Since you cannot call Ruby from RDoc, you cannot use layouts written in
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+ RDoc. However, it is possible to use another rendering engine for the
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+ template than for the layout by passing the <tt>:layout_engine</tt> option.
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+
467
+ === Radius Templates
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+
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+ Dependency:: {radius}[http://radius.rubyforge.org/]
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+ File Extension:: <tt>.radius</tt>
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+ Example:: <tt>radius :index, :locals => { :key => 'value' }</tt>
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+
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+ Since you cannot call Ruby methods directly from a Radius template, you almost
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+ always want to pass locals to it.
475
+
476
+ === Markaby Templates
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+
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+ Dependency:: {markaby}[http://markaby.github.com/]
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+ File Extension:: <tt>.mab</tt>
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+ Example:: <tt>markaby { h1 "Welcome!" }</tt>
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+
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+ It also takes a block for inline templates (see example).
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+
484
+ === RABL Templates
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+
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+ Dependency:: {rabl}[https://github.com/nesquena/rabl]
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+ File Extension:: <tt>.rabl</tt>
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+ Example:: <tt>rabl :index</tt>
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+
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+ === Slim Templates
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+
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+ Dependency:: {slim}[http://slim-lang.com/]
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+ File Extension:: <tt>.slim</tt>
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+ Example:: <tt>slim :index</tt>
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+
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+ === Creole Templates
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+
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+ Dependency:: {creole}[https://github.com/minad/creole]
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+ File Extension:: <tt>.creole</tt>
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+ Example:: <tt>creole :wiki, :layout_engine => :erb</tt>
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+
502
+ It is not possible to call methods from creole, nor to pass locals to it. You
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+ therefore will usually use it in combination with another rendering engine:
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+
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+ erb :overview, :locals => { :text => creole(:introduction) }
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+
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+ Note that you may also call the +creole+ method from within other templates:
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+
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+ %h1 Hello From Haml!
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+ %p= creole(:greetings)
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+
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+ Since you cannot call Ruby from Creole, you cannot use layouts written in
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+ Creole. However, it is possible to use another rendering engine for the
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+ template than for the layout by passing the <tt>:layout_engine</tt> option.
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+
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+ === CoffeeScript Templates
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+
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+ Dependency:: {coffee-script}[https://github.com/josh/ruby-coffee-script]
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+ and a {way to execute javascript}[https://github.com/sstephenson/execjs/blob/master/README.md#readme]
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+ File Extension:: <tt>.coffee</tt>
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+ Example:: <tt>coffee :index</tt>
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+
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+ === Yajl Templates
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+
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+ Dependency:: {yajl-ruby}[https://github.com/brianmario/yajl-ruby]
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+ File Extension:: <tt>.yajl</tt>
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+ Example:: <tt>yajl :index, :locals => { :key => 'qux' }, :callback => 'present', :variable => 'resource' </tt>
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+
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+ The template source is evaluated as a Ruby string, and the resulting json variable is converted #to_json.
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+
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+ json = { :foo => 'bar' }
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+ json[:baz] = key
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+
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+ The <tt>:callback</tt> and <tt>:variable</tt> options can be used to decorate the rendered object.
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+
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+ var resource = {"foo":"bar","baz":"qux"}; present(resource);
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+
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+ === WLang Templates
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+
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+ Dependency:: {wlang}[https://github.com/blambeau/wlang/]
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+ File Extension:: <tt>.wlang</tt>
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+ Example:: <tt>wlang :index, :locals => { :key => 'value' }</tt>
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+
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+ Since calling ruby methods is not idiomatic in wlang, you almost always want to pass locals
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+ to it. Layouts written in wlang and +yield+ are supported, though.
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+
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+ === Embedded Templates
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+
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+ get '/' do
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+ haml '%div.title Hello World'
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+ end
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+
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+ Renders the embedded template string.
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+
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+ === Accessing Variables in Templates
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+
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+ Templates are evaluated within the same context as route handlers. Instance
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+ variables set in route handlers are directly accessible by templates:
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+
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+ get '/:id' do
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+ @foo = Foo.find(params[:id])
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+ haml '%h1= @foo.name'
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+ end
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+
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+ Or, specify an explicit Hash of local variables:
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+
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+ get '/:id' do
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+ foo = Foo.find(params[:id])
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+ haml '%h1= bar.name', :locals => { :bar => foo }
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+ end
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+
572
+ This is typically used when rendering templates as partials from within
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+ other templates.
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+
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+ === Inline Templates
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+
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+ Templates may be defined at the end of the source file:
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+
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+ require 'sinatra'
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+
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+ get '/' do
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+ haml :index
583
+ end
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+
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+ __END__
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+
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+ @@ layout
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+ %html
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+ = yield
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+
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+ @@ index
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+ %div.title Hello world.
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+
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+ NOTE: Inline templates defined in the source file that requires sinatra are
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+ automatically loaded. Call <tt>enable :inline_templates</tt> explicitly if you
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+ have inline templates in other source files.
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+
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+ === Named Templates
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+
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+ Templates may also be defined using the top-level <tt>template</tt> method:
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+
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+ template :layout do
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+ "%html\n =yield\n"
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+ end
605
+
606
+ template :index do
607
+ '%div.title Hello World!'
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+ end
609
+
610
+ get '/' do
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+ haml :index
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+ end
613
+
614
+ If a template named "layout" exists, it will be used each time a template
615
+ is rendered. You can individually disable layouts by passing
616
+ <tt>:layout => false</tt> or disable them by default via
617
+ <tt>set :haml, :layout => false</tt>:
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+
619
+ get '/' do
620
+ haml :index, :layout => !request.xhr?
621
+ end
622
+
623
+ === Associating File Extensions
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+
625
+ To associate a file extension with a template engine, use
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+ <tt>Tilt.register</tt>. For instance, if you like to use the file extension
627
+ +tt+ for Textile templates, you can do the following:
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+
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+ Tilt.register :tt, Tilt[:textile]
630
+
631
+ === Adding Your Own Template Engine
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+
633
+ First, register your engine with Tilt, then create a rendering method:
634
+
635
+ Tilt.register :myat, MyAwesomeTemplateEngine
636
+
637
+ helpers do
638
+ def myat(*args) render(:myat, *args) end
639
+ end
640
+
641
+ get '/' do
642
+ myat :index
643
+ end
644
+
645
+ Renders <tt>./views/index.myat</tt>. See https://github.com/rtomayko/tilt to
646
+ learn more about Tilt.
647
+
648
+ == Filters
649
+
650
+ Before filters are evaluated before each request within the same
651
+ context as the routes will be and can modify the request and response. Instance
652
+ variables set in filters are accessible by routes and templates:
653
+
654
+ before do
655
+ @note = 'Hi!'
656
+ request.path_info = '/foo/bar/baz'
657
+ end
658
+
659
+ get '/foo/*' do
660
+ @note #=> 'Hi!'
661
+ params[:splat] #=> 'bar/baz'
662
+ end
663
+
664
+ After filters are evaluated after each request within the same context and can
665
+ also modify the request and response. Instance variables set in before filters
666
+ and routes are accessible by after filters:
667
+
668
+ after do
669
+ puts response.status
670
+ end
671
+
672
+ Note: Unless you use the +body+ method rather than just returning a String from
673
+ the routes, the body will not yet be available in the after filter, since it is
674
+ generated later on.
675
+
676
+ Filters optionally take a pattern, causing them to be evaluated only if the
677
+ request path matches that pattern:
678
+
679
+ before '/protected/*' do
680
+ authenticate!
681
+ end
682
+
683
+ after '/create/:slug' do |slug|
684
+ session[:last_slug] = slug
685
+ end
686
+
687
+ Like routes, filters also take conditions:
688
+
689
+ before :agent => /Songbird/ do
690
+ # ...
691
+ end
692
+
693
+ after '/blog/*', :host_name => 'example.com' do
694
+ # ...
695
+ end
696
+
697
+ == Helpers
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+
699
+ Use the top-level <tt>helpers</tt> method to define helper methods for use in
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+ route handlers and templates:
701
+
702
+ helpers do
703
+ def bar(name)
704
+ "#{name}bar"
705
+ end
706
+ end
707
+
708
+ get '/:name' do
709
+ bar(params[:name])
710
+ end
711
+
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+ Alternatively, helper methods can be separately defined in a module:
713
+
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+ module FooUtils
715
+ def foo(name) "#{name}foo" end
716
+ end
717
+
718
+ module BarUtils
719
+ def bar(name) "#{name}bar" end
720
+ end
721
+
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+ helpers FooUtils, BarUtils
723
+
724
+ The effect is the same as including the modules in the application class.
725
+
726
+ === Using Sessions
727
+
728
+ A session is used to keep state during requests. If activated, you have one
729
+ session hash per user session:
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+
731
+ enable :sessions
732
+
733
+ get '/' do
734
+ "value = " << session[:value].inspect
735
+ end
736
+
737
+ get '/:value' do
738
+ session[:value] = params[:value]
739
+ end
740
+
741
+ Note that <tt>enable :sessions</tt> actually stores all data in a cookie. This
742
+ might not always be what you want (storing lots of data will increase your
743
+ traffic, for instance). You can use any Rack session middleware: in order to
744
+ do so, do *not* call <tt>enable :sessions</tt>, but instead pull in your
745
+ middleware of choice as you would any other middleware:
746
+
747
+ use Rack::Session::Pool, :expire_after => 2592000
748
+
749
+ get '/' do
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+ "value = " << session[:value].inspect
751
+ end
752
+
753
+ get '/:value' do
754
+ session[:value] = params[:value]
755
+ end
756
+
757
+ To improve security, the session data in the cookie is signed with a session
758
+ secret. A random secret is generated for you by Sinatra. However, since this
759
+ secret will change with every start of your application, you might want to
760
+ set the secret yourself, so all your application instances share it:
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+
762
+ set :session_secret, 'super secret'
763
+
764
+ If you want to configure it further, you may also store a hash with options in
765
+ the +sessions+ setting:
766
+
767
+ set :sessions, :domain => 'foo.com'
768
+
769
+ === Halting
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+
771
+ To immediately stop a request within a filter or route use:
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+
773
+ halt
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+
775
+ You can also specify the status when halting:
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+
777
+ halt 410
778
+
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+ Or the body:
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+
781
+ halt 'this will be the body'
782
+
783
+ Or both:
784
+
785
+ halt 401, 'go away!'
786
+
787
+ With headers:
788
+
789
+ halt 402, {'Content-Type' => 'text/plain'}, 'revenge'
790
+
791
+ It is of course possible to combine a template with +halt+:
792
+
793
+ halt erb(:error)
794
+
795
+ === Passing
796
+
797
+ A route can punt processing to the next matching route using <tt>pass</tt>:
798
+
799
+ get '/guess/:who' do
800
+ pass unless params[:who] == 'Frank'
801
+ 'You got me!'
802
+ end
803
+
804
+ get '/guess/*' do
805
+ 'You missed!'
806
+ end
807
+
808
+ The route block is immediately exited and control continues with the next
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+ matching route. If no matching route is found, a 404 is returned.
810
+
811
+ === Triggering Another Route
812
+
813
+ Sometimes +pass+ is not what you want, instead you would like to get the result
814
+ of calling another route. Simply use +call+ to achieve this:
815
+
816
+ get '/foo' do
817
+ status, headers, body = call env.merge("PATH_INFO" => '/bar')
818
+ [status, headers, body.map(&:upcase)]
819
+ end
820
+
821
+ get '/bar' do
822
+ "bar"
823
+ end
824
+
825
+ Note that in the example above, you would ease testing and increase performance
826
+ by simply moving <tt>"bar"</tt> into a helper used by both <tt>/foo</tt>
827
+ and <tt>/bar</tt>.
828
+
829
+ If you want the request to be sent to the same application instance rather than
830
+ a duplicate, use <tt>call!</tt> instead of <tt>call</tt>.
831
+
832
+ Check out the Rack specification if you want to learn more about <tt>call</tt>.
833
+
834
+ === Setting Body, Status Code and Headers
835
+
836
+ It is possible and recommended to set the status code and response body with the
837
+ return value of the route block. However, in some scenarios you might want to
838
+ set the body at an arbitrary point in the execution flow. You can do so with the
839
+ +body+ helper method. If you do so, you can use that method from there on to
840
+ access the body:
841
+
842
+ get '/foo' do
843
+ body "bar"
844
+ end
845
+
846
+ after do
847
+ puts body
848
+ end
849
+
850
+ It is also possible to pass a block to +body+, which will be executed by the
851
+ Rack handler (this can be used to implement streaming, see "Return Values").
852
+
853
+ Similar to the body, you can also set the status code and headers:
854
+
855
+ get '/foo' do
856
+ status 418
857
+ headers \
858
+ "Allow" => "BREW, POST, GET, PROPFIND, WHEN",
859
+ "Refresh" => "Refresh: 20; http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2324.txt"
860
+ body "I'm a tea pot!"
861
+ end
862
+
863
+ Like +body+, +headers+ and +status+ with no arguments can be used to access
864
+ their current values.
865
+
866
+ === Streaming Responses
867
+
868
+ Sometimes you want to start sending out data while still generating parts of
869
+ the response body. In extreme examples, you want to keep sending data until
870
+ the client closes the connection. You can use the +stream+ helper to avoid
871
+ creating your own wrapper:
872
+
873
+ get '/' do
874
+ stream do |out|
875
+ out << "It's gonna be legen -\n"
876
+ sleep 0.5
877
+ out << " (wait for it) \n"
878
+ sleep 1
879
+ out << "- dary!\n"
880
+ end
881
+ end
882
+
883
+ This allows you to implement streaming APIs,
884
+ {Server Sent Events}[http://dev.w3.org/html5/eventsource/] and can be used as
885
+ the basis for {WebSockets}[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebSocket]. It can also be
886
+ used to increase throughput if some but not all content depends on a slow
887
+ resource.
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+
889
+ Note that the streaming behavior, especially the number of concurrent requests,
890
+ highly depends on the web server used to serve the application. Some servers,
891
+ like WEBRick, might not even support streaming at all. If the server does not
892
+ support streaming, the body will be sent all at once after the block passed to
893
+ +stream+ finishes executing. Streaming does not work at all with Shotgun.
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+
895
+ If the optional parameter is set to +keep_open+, it will not call +close+ on
896
+ the stream object, allowing you to close it at any later point in the
897
+ execution flow. This only works on evented servers, like Thin and Rainbows.
898
+ Other servers will still close the stream:
899
+
900
+ # long polling
901
+
902
+ set :server, :thin
903
+ connections = []
904
+
905
+ get '/subscribe' do
906
+ # register a client's interest in server events
907
+ stream(:keep_open) { |out| connections << out }
908
+
909
+ # purge dead connections
910
+ connections.reject!(&:closed?)
911
+
912
+ # acknowledge
913
+ "subscribed"
914
+ end
915
+
916
+ post '/message' do
917
+ connections.each do |out|
918
+ # notify client that a new message has arrived
919
+ out << message << "\n"
920
+
921
+ # indicate client to connect again
922
+ out.close
923
+ end
924
+
925
+ # acknowledge
926
+ "message received"
927
+ end
928
+
929
+ === Logging
930
+
931
+ In the request scope, the +logger+ helper exposes a +Logger+ instance:
932
+
933
+ get '/' do
934
+ logger.info "loading data"
935
+ # ...
936
+ end
937
+
938
+ This logger will automatically take your Rack handler's logging settings into
939
+ account. If logging is disabled, this method will return a dummy object, so
940
+ you do not have to worry in your routes and filters about it.
941
+
942
+ Note that logging is only enabled for <tt>Sinatra::Application</tt> by
943
+ default, so if you inherit from <tt>Sinatra::Base</tt>, you probably want to
944
+ enable it yourself:
945
+
946
+ class MyApp < Sinatra::Base
947
+ configure :production, :development do
948
+ enable :logging
949
+ end
950
+ end
951
+
952
+ To avoid any logging middleware to be set up, set the +logging+ setting to
953
+ +nil+. However, keep in mind that +logger+ will in that case return +nil+. A
954
+ common use case is when you want to set your own logger. Sinatra will use
955
+ whatever it will find in <tt>env['rack.logger']</tt>.
956
+
957
+ === Mime Types
958
+
959
+ When using <tt>send_file</tt> or static files you may have mime types Sinatra
960
+ doesn't understand. Use +mime_type+ to register them by file extension:
961
+
962
+ configure do
963
+ mime_type :foo, 'text/foo'
964
+ end
965
+
966
+ You can also use it with the +content_type+ helper:
967
+
968
+ get '/' do
969
+ content_type :foo
970
+ "foo foo foo"
971
+ end
972
+
973
+ === Generating URLs
974
+
975
+ For generating URLs you should use the +url+ helper method, for instance, in
976
+ Haml:
977
+
978
+ %a{:href => url('/foo')} foo
979
+
980
+ It takes reverse proxies and Rack routers into account, if present.
981
+
982
+ This method is also aliased to +to+ (see below for an example).
983
+
984
+ === Browser Redirect
985
+
986
+ You can trigger a browser redirect with the +redirect+ helper method:
987
+
988
+ get '/foo' do
989
+ redirect to('/bar')
990
+ end
991
+
992
+ Any additional parameters are handled like arguments passed to +halt+:
993
+
994
+ redirect to('/bar'), 303
995
+ redirect 'http://google.com', 'wrong place, buddy'
996
+
997
+ You can also easily redirect back to the page the user came from with
998
+ <tt>redirect back</tt>:
999
+
1000
+ get '/foo' do
1001
+ "<a href='/bar'>do something</a>"
1002
+ end
1003
+
1004
+ get '/bar' do
1005
+ do_something
1006
+ redirect back
1007
+ end
1008
+
1009
+ To pass arguments with a redirect, either add them to the query:
1010
+
1011
+ redirect to('/bar?sum=42')
1012
+
1013
+ Or use a session:
1014
+
1015
+ enable :sessions
1016
+
1017
+ get '/foo' do
1018
+ session[:secret] = 'foo'
1019
+ redirect to('/bar')
1020
+ end
1021
+
1022
+ get '/bar' do
1023
+ session[:secret]
1024
+ end
1025
+
1026
+ === Cache Control
1027
+
1028
+ Setting your headers correctly is the foundation for proper HTTP caching.
1029
+
1030
+ You can easily set the Cache-Control header like this:
1031
+
1032
+ get '/' do
1033
+ cache_control :public
1034
+ "cache it!"
1035
+ end
1036
+
1037
+ Pro tip: Set up caching in a before filter:
1038
+
1039
+ before do
1040
+ cache_control :public, :must_revalidate, :max_age => 60
1041
+ end
1042
+
1043
+ If you are using the +expires+ helper to set the corresponding header,
1044
+ <tt>Cache-Control</tt> will be set automatically for you:
1045
+
1046
+ before do
1047
+ expires 500, :public, :must_revalidate
1048
+ end
1049
+
1050
+ To properly use caches, you should consider using +etag+ or +last_modified+.
1051
+ It is recommended to call those helpers *before* doing any heavy lifting, as they
1052
+ will immediately flush a response if the client already has the current
1053
+ version in its cache:
1054
+
1055
+ get '/article/:id' do
1056
+ @article = Article.find params[:id]
1057
+ last_modified @article.updated_at
1058
+ etag @article.sha1
1059
+ erb :article
1060
+ end
1061
+
1062
+ It is also possible to use a
1063
+ {weak ETag}[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_ETag#Strong_and_weak_validation]:
1064
+
1065
+ etag @article.sha1, :weak
1066
+
1067
+ These helpers will not do any caching for you, but rather feed the necessary
1068
+ information to your cache. If you are looking for a quick reverse-proxy caching
1069
+ solution, try {rack-cache}[https://github.com/rtomayko/rack-cache]:
1070
+
1071
+ require "rack/cache"
1072
+ require "sinatra"
1073
+
1074
+ use Rack::Cache
1075
+
1076
+ get '/' do
1077
+ cache_control :public, :max_age => 36000
1078
+ sleep 5
1079
+ "hello"
1080
+ end
1081
+
1082
+ Use the <tt>:static_cache_control</tt> setting (see below) to add
1083
+ <tt>Cache-Control</tt> header info to static files.
1084
+
1085
+ According to RFC 2616 your application should behave differently if the If-Match
1086
+ or If-None-Match header is set to <tt>*</tt> depending on whether the resource
1087
+ requested is already in existence. Sinatra assumes resources for safe (like get)
1088
+ and idempotent (like put) requests are already in existence, whereas other
1089
+ resources (for instance for post requests), are treated as new resources. You
1090
+ can change this behavior by passing in a <tt>:new_resource</tt> option:
1091
+
1092
+ get '/create' do
1093
+ etag '', :new_resource => true
1094
+ Article.create
1095
+ erb :new_article
1096
+ end
1097
+
1098
+ If you still want to use a weak ETag, pass in a <tt>:kind</tt> option:
1099
+
1100
+ etag '', :new_resource => true, :kind => :weak
1101
+
1102
+ === Sending Files
1103
+
1104
+ For sending files, you can use the <tt>send_file</tt> helper method:
1105
+
1106
+ get '/' do
1107
+ send_file 'foo.png'
1108
+ end
1109
+
1110
+ It also takes options:
1111
+
1112
+ send_file 'foo.png', :type => :jpg
1113
+
1114
+ The options are:
1115
+
1116
+ [filename]
1117
+ file name, in response, defaults to the real file name.
1118
+
1119
+ [last_modified]
1120
+ value for Last-Modified header, defaults to the file's mtime.
1121
+
1122
+ [type]
1123
+ content type to use, guessed from the file extension if missing.
1124
+
1125
+ [disposition]
1126
+ used for Content-Disposition, possible values: +nil+ (default),
1127
+ <tt>:attachment</tt> and <tt>:inline</tt>
1128
+
1129
+ [length]
1130
+ Content-Length header, defaults to file size.
1131
+
1132
+ [status]
1133
+ Status code to be send. Useful when sending a static file as an error page.
1134
+
1135
+ If supported by the Rack handler, other means than streaming from the Ruby
1136
+ process will be used. If you use this helper method, Sinatra will automatically
1137
+ handle range requests.
1138
+
1139
+ === Accessing the Request Object
1140
+
1141
+ The incoming request object can be accessed from request level (filter, routes,
1142
+ error handlers) through the <tt>request</tt> method:
1143
+
1144
+ # app running on http://example.com/example
1145
+ get '/foo' do
1146
+ t = %w[text/css text/html application/javascript]
1147
+ request.accept # ['text/html', '*/*']
1148
+ request.accept? 'text/xml' # true
1149
+ request.preferred_type(t) # 'text/html'
1150
+ request.body # request body sent by the client (see below)
1151
+ request.scheme # "http"
1152
+ request.script_name # "/example"
1153
+ request.path_info # "/foo"
1154
+ request.port # 80
1155
+ request.request_method # "GET"
1156
+ request.query_string # ""
1157
+ request.content_length # length of request.body
1158
+ request.media_type # media type of request.body
1159
+ request.host # "example.com"
1160
+ request.get? # true (similar methods for other verbs)
1161
+ request.form_data? # false
1162
+ request["some_param"] # value of some_param parameter. [] is a shortcut to the params hash.
1163
+ request.referrer # the referrer of the client or '/'
1164
+ request.user_agent # user agent (used by :agent condition)
1165
+ request.cookies # hash of browser cookies
1166
+ request.xhr? # is this an ajax request?
1167
+ request.url # "http://example.com/example/foo"
1168
+ request.path # "/example/foo"
1169
+ request.ip # client IP address
1170
+ request.secure? # false (would be true over ssl)
1171
+ request.forwarded? # true (if running behind a reverse proxy)
1172
+ request.env # raw env hash handed in by Rack
1173
+ end
1174
+
1175
+ Some options, like <tt>script_name</tt> or <tt>path_info</tt>, can also be
1176
+ written:
1177
+
1178
+ before { request.path_info = "/" }
1179
+
1180
+ get "/" do
1181
+ "all requests end up here"
1182
+ end
1183
+
1184
+ The <tt>request.body</tt> is an IO or StringIO object:
1185
+
1186
+ post "/api" do
1187
+ request.body.rewind # in case someone already read it
1188
+ data = JSON.parse request.body.read
1189
+ "Hello #{data['name']}!"
1190
+ end
1191
+
1192
+ === Attachments
1193
+
1194
+ You can use the +attachment+ helper to tell the browser the response should be
1195
+ stored on disk rather than displayed in the browser:
1196
+
1197
+ get '/' do
1198
+ attachment
1199
+ "store it!"
1200
+ end
1201
+
1202
+ You can also pass it a file name:
1203
+
1204
+ get '/' do
1205
+ attachment "info.txt"
1206
+ "store it!"
1207
+ end
1208
+
1209
+ === Dealing with Date and Time
1210
+
1211
+ Sinatra offers a +time_for+ helper method that generates a Time object
1212
+ from the given value. It is also able to convert +DateTime+, +Date+ and
1213
+ similar classes:
1214
+
1215
+ get '/' do
1216
+ pass if Time.now > time_for('Dec 23, 2012')
1217
+ "still time"
1218
+ end
1219
+
1220
+ This method is used internally by +expires+, +last_modified+ and akin. You can
1221
+ therefore easily extend the behavior of those methods by overriding +time_for+
1222
+ in your application:
1223
+
1224
+ helpers do
1225
+ def time_for(value)
1226
+ case value
1227
+ when :yesterday then Time.now - 24*60*60
1228
+ when :tomorrow then Time.now + 24*60*60
1229
+ else super
1230
+ end
1231
+ end
1232
+ end
1233
+
1234
+ get '/' do
1235
+ last_modified :yesterday
1236
+ expires :tomorrow
1237
+ "hello"
1238
+ end
1239
+
1240
+ === Looking Up Template Files
1241
+
1242
+ The <tt>find_template</tt> helper is used to find template files for rendering:
1243
+
1244
+ find_template settings.views, 'foo', Tilt[:haml] do |file|
1245
+ puts "could be #{file}"
1246
+ end
1247
+
1248
+ This is not really useful. But it is useful that you can actually override this
1249
+ method to hook in your own lookup mechanism. For instance, if you want to be
1250
+ able to use more than one view directory:
1251
+
1252
+ set :views, ['views', 'templates']
1253
+
1254
+ helpers do
1255
+ def find_template(views, name, engine, &block)
1256
+ Array(views).each { |v| super(v, name, engine, &block) }
1257
+ end
1258
+ end
1259
+
1260
+ Another example would be using different directories for different engines:
1261
+
1262
+ set :views, :sass => 'views/sass', :haml => 'templates', :default => 'views'
1263
+
1264
+ helpers do
1265
+ def find_template(views, name, engine, &block)
1266
+ _, folder = views.detect { |k,v| engine == Tilt[k] }
1267
+ folder ||= views[:default]
1268
+ super(folder, name, engine, &block)
1269
+ end
1270
+ end
1271
+
1272
+ You can also easily wrap this up in an extension and share with others!
1273
+
1274
+ Note that <tt>find_template</tt> does not check if the file really exists but
1275
+ rather calls the given block for all possible paths. This is not a performance
1276
+ issue, since +render+ will use +break+ as soon as a file is found. Also,
1277
+ template locations (and content) will be cached if you are not running in
1278
+ development mode. You should keep that in mind if you write a really crazy
1279
+ method.
1280
+
1281
+ == Configuration
1282
+
1283
+ Run once, at startup, in any environment:
1284
+
1285
+ configure do
1286
+ # setting one option
1287
+ set :option, 'value'
1288
+
1289
+ # setting multiple options
1290
+ set :a => 1, :b => 2
1291
+
1292
+ # same as `set :option, true`
1293
+ enable :option
1294
+
1295
+ # same as `set :option, false`
1296
+ disable :option
1297
+
1298
+ # you can also have dynamic settings with blocks
1299
+ set(:css_dir) { File.join(views, 'css') }
1300
+ end
1301
+
1302
+ Run only when the environment (RACK_ENV environment variable) is set to
1303
+ <tt>:production</tt>:
1304
+
1305
+ configure :production do
1306
+ ...
1307
+ end
1308
+
1309
+ Run when the environment is set to either <tt>:production</tt> or
1310
+ <tt>:test</tt>:
1311
+
1312
+ configure :production, :test do
1313
+ ...
1314
+ end
1315
+
1316
+ You can access those options via <tt>settings</tt>:
1317
+
1318
+ configure do
1319
+ set :foo, 'bar'
1320
+ end
1321
+
1322
+ get '/' do
1323
+ settings.foo? # => true
1324
+ settings.foo # => 'bar'
1325
+ ...
1326
+ end
1327
+
1328
+ === Configuring attack protection
1329
+
1330
+ Sinatra is using
1331
+ {Rack::Protection}[https://github.com/rkh/rack-protection#readme] to defend
1332
+ your application against common, opportunistic attacks. You can easily disable
1333
+ this behavior (which will open up your application to tons of common
1334
+ vulnerabilities):
1335
+
1336
+ disable :protection
1337
+
1338
+ To skip a single defense layer, set +protection+ to an options hash:
1339
+
1340
+ set :protection, :except => :path_traversal
1341
+
1342
+ You can also hand in an array in order to disable a list of protections:
1343
+
1344
+ set :protection, :except => [:path_traversal, :session_hijacking]
1345
+
1346
+ === Available Settings
1347
+
1348
+ [absolute_redirects] If disabled, Sinatra will allow relative redirects,
1349
+ however, Sinatra will no longer conform with RFC 2616
1350
+ (HTTP 1.1), which only allows absolute redirects.
1351
+
1352
+ Enable if your app is running behind a reverse proxy that
1353
+ has not been set up properly. Note that the +url+ helper
1354
+ will still produce absolute URLs, unless you pass in
1355
+ +false+ as the second parameter.
1356
+
1357
+ Disabled per default.
1358
+
1359
+ [add_charsets] mime types the <tt>content_type</tt> helper will
1360
+ automatically add the charset info to.
1361
+
1362
+ You should add to it rather than overriding this option:
1363
+
1364
+ settings.add_charsets << "application/foobar"
1365
+
1366
+ [app_file] Path to the main application file, used to detect project
1367
+ root, views and public folder and inline templates.
1368
+
1369
+ [bind] IP address to bind to (default: 0.0.0.0).
1370
+ Only used for built-in server.
1371
+
1372
+ [default_encoding] encoding to assume if unknown
1373
+ (defaults to <tt>"utf-8"</tt>).
1374
+
1375
+ [dump_errors] display errors in the log.
1376
+
1377
+ [environment] current environment, defaults to <tt>ENV['RACK_ENV']</tt>,
1378
+ or <tt>"development"</tt> if not available.
1379
+
1380
+ [logging] use the logger.
1381
+
1382
+ [lock] Places a lock around every request, only running
1383
+ processing on request per Ruby process concurrently.
1384
+
1385
+ Enabled if your app is not thread-safe.
1386
+ Disabled per default.
1387
+
1388
+ [method_override] use <tt>_method</tt> magic to allow put/delete forms in
1389
+ browsers that don't support it.
1390
+
1391
+ [port] Port to listen on. Only used for built-in server.
1392
+
1393
+ [prefixed_redirects] Whether or not to insert <tt>request.script_name</tt>
1394
+ into redirects if no absolute path is given. That way
1395
+ <tt>redirect '/foo'</tt> would behave like
1396
+ <tt>redirect to('/foo')</tt>. Disabled per default.
1397
+
1398
+ [protection] Whether or not to enable web attack protections. See
1399
+ protection section above.
1400
+
1401
+ [public_dir] Alias for <tt>public_folder</tt>. See below.
1402
+
1403
+ [public_folder] Path to the folder public files are served from. Only
1404
+ used if static file serving is enabled (see
1405
+ <tt>static</tt> setting below). Inferred from
1406
+ <tt>app_file</tt> setting if not set.
1407
+
1408
+ [reload_templates] whether or not to reload templates between requests.
1409
+ Enabled in development mode.
1410
+
1411
+ [root] Path to project root folder. Inferred from +app_file+
1412
+ setting if not set.
1413
+
1414
+ [raise_errors] raise exceptions (will stop application). Enabled
1415
+ by default when <tt>environment</tt> is set to
1416
+ <tt>"test"</tt>, disabled otherwise.
1417
+
1418
+ [run] if enabled, Sinatra will handle starting the web server,
1419
+ do not enable if using rackup or other means.
1420
+
1421
+ [running] is the built-in server running now?
1422
+ do not change this setting!
1423
+
1424
+ [server] server or list of servers to use for built-in server.
1425
+ defaults to ['thin', 'mongrel', 'webrick'], order
1426
+ indicates priority.
1427
+
1428
+ [sessions] enable cookie-based sessions support using
1429
+ <tt>Rack::Session::Cookie</tt>. See 'Using Sessions'
1430
+ section for more information.
1431
+
1432
+ [show_exceptions] show a stack trace in the browser when an exception
1433
+ happens. Enabled by default when <tt>environment</tt>
1434
+ is set to <tt>"development"</tt>, disabled otherwise.
1435
+ Can also be set to <tt>:after_handler</tt> to trigger
1436
+ app-specified error handling before showing a stack
1437
+ trace in the browser.
1438
+
1439
+ [static] Whether Sinatra should handle serving static files.
1440
+ Disable when using a server able to do this on its own.
1441
+ Disabling will boost performance.
1442
+ Enabled per default in classic style, disabled for
1443
+ modular apps.
1444
+
1445
+ [static_cache_control] When Sinatra is serving static files, set this to add
1446
+ <tt>Cache-Control</tt> headers to the responses. Uses the
1447
+ +cache_control+ helper. Disabled by default.
1448
+ Use an explicit array when setting multiple values:
1449
+ <tt>set :static_cache_control, [:public, :max_age => 300]</tt>
1450
+
1451
+ [threaded] If set to +true+, will tell Thin to use
1452
+ <tt>EventMachine.defer</tt> for processing the request.
1453
+
1454
+ [views] Path to the views folder. Inferred from <tt>app_file</tt>
1455
+ setting if not set.
1456
+
1457
+ == Environments
1458
+
1459
+ There are three predefined +environments+: <tt>"development"</tt>,
1460
+ <tt>"production"</tt> and <tt>"test"</tt>. Environments can be set
1461
+ through the +RACK_ENV+ environment variable. The default value is
1462
+ <tt>"development"</tt>. In the <tt>"development"</tt> environment all templates are reloaded between
1463
+ requests, and special <tt>not_found</tt> and <tt>error</tt> handlers
1464
+ display stack traces in your browser.
1465
+ In the <tt>"production"</tt> and <tt>"test"</tt> environments, templates are cached by default.
1466
+
1467
+ To run different environments use the <tt>-e</tt> option:
1468
+
1469
+ ruby my_app.rb -e [ENVIRONMENT]
1470
+
1471
+ You can use predefined methods: +development?+, +test?+ and +production?+ to
1472
+ check the current environment setting.
1473
+
1474
+ == Error Handling
1475
+
1476
+ Error handlers run within the same context as routes and before filters, which
1477
+ means you get all the goodies it has to offer, like <tt>haml</tt>,
1478
+ <tt>erb</tt>, <tt>halt</tt>, etc.
1479
+
1480
+ === Not Found
1481
+
1482
+ When a <tt>Sinatra::NotFound</tt> exception is raised, or the response's status
1483
+ code is 404, the <tt>not_found</tt> handler is invoked:
1484
+
1485
+ not_found do
1486
+ 'This is nowhere to be found.'
1487
+ end
1488
+
1489
+ === Error
1490
+
1491
+ The +error+ handler is invoked any time an exception is raised from a route
1492
+ block or a filter. The exception object can be obtained from the
1493
+ <tt>sinatra.error</tt> Rack variable:
1494
+
1495
+ error do
1496
+ 'Sorry there was a nasty error - ' + env['sinatra.error'].name
1497
+ end
1498
+
1499
+ Custom errors:
1500
+
1501
+ error MyCustomError do
1502
+ 'So what happened was...' + env['sinatra.error'].message
1503
+ end
1504
+
1505
+ Then, if this happens:
1506
+
1507
+ get '/' do
1508
+ raise MyCustomError, 'something bad'
1509
+ end
1510
+
1511
+ You get this:
1512
+
1513
+ So what happened was... something bad
1514
+
1515
+ Alternatively, you can install an error handler for a status code:
1516
+
1517
+ error 403 do
1518
+ 'Access forbidden'
1519
+ end
1520
+
1521
+ get '/secret' do
1522
+ 403
1523
+ end
1524
+
1525
+ Or a range:
1526
+
1527
+ error 400..510 do
1528
+ 'Boom'
1529
+ end
1530
+
1531
+ Sinatra installs special <tt>not_found</tt> and <tt>error</tt> handlers when
1532
+ running under the development environment.
1533
+
1534
+ == Rack Middleware
1535
+
1536
+ Sinatra rides on Rack[http://rack.rubyforge.org/], a minimal standard
1537
+ interface for Ruby web frameworks. One of Rack's most interesting capabilities
1538
+ for application developers is support for "middleware" -- components that sit
1539
+ between the server and your application monitoring and/or manipulating the
1540
+ HTTP request/response to provide various types of common functionality.
1541
+
1542
+ Sinatra makes building Rack middleware pipelines a cinch via a top-level
1543
+ +use+ method:
1544
+
1545
+ require 'sinatra'
1546
+ require 'my_custom_middleware'
1547
+
1548
+ use Rack::Lint
1549
+ use MyCustomMiddleware
1550
+
1551
+ get '/hello' do
1552
+ 'Hello World'
1553
+ end
1554
+
1555
+ The semantics of +use+ are identical to those defined for the
1556
+ Rack::Builder[http://rack.rubyforge.org/doc/classes/Rack/Builder.html] DSL
1557
+ (most frequently used from rackup files). For example, the +use+ method
1558
+ accepts multiple/variable args as well as blocks:
1559
+
1560
+ use Rack::Auth::Basic do |username, password|
1561
+ username == 'admin' && password == 'secret'
1562
+ end
1563
+
1564
+ Rack is distributed with a variety of standard middleware for logging,
1565
+ debugging, URL routing, authentication, and session handling. Sinatra uses
1566
+ many of these components automatically based on configuration so you
1567
+ typically don't have to +use+ them explicitly.
1568
+
1569
+ You can find useful middleware in
1570
+ {rack}[https://github.com/rack/rack/tree/master/lib/rack],
1571
+ {rack-contrib}[https://github.com/rack/rack-contrib#readme],
1572
+ with {CodeRack}[http://coderack.org/] or in the
1573
+ {Rack wiki}[https://github.com/rack/rack/wiki/List-of-Middleware].
1574
+
1575
+ == Testing
1576
+
1577
+ Sinatra tests can be written using any Rack-based testing library or framework.
1578
+ {Rack::Test}[http://rdoc.info/github/brynary/rack-test/master/frames]
1579
+ is recommended:
1580
+
1581
+ require 'my_sinatra_app'
1582
+ require 'test/unit'
1583
+ require 'rack/test'
1584
+
1585
+ class MyAppTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
1586
+ include Rack::Test::Methods
1587
+
1588
+ def app
1589
+ Sinatra::Application
1590
+ end
1591
+
1592
+ def test_my_default
1593
+ get '/'
1594
+ assert_equal 'Hello World!', last_response.body
1595
+ end
1596
+
1597
+ def test_with_params
1598
+ get '/meet', :name => 'Frank'
1599
+ assert_equal 'Hello Frank!', last_response.body
1600
+ end
1601
+
1602
+ def test_with_rack_env
1603
+ get '/', {}, 'HTTP_USER_AGENT' => 'Songbird'
1604
+ assert_equal "You're using Songbird!", last_response.body
1605
+ end
1606
+ end
1607
+
1608
+ Note: If you are using Sinatra in the modular style, replace <tt>Sinatra::Application</tt> above with the class name of your app.
1609
+
1610
+ == Sinatra::Base - Middleware, Libraries, and Modular Apps
1611
+
1612
+ Defining your app at the top-level works well for micro-apps but has
1613
+ considerable drawbacks when building reusable components such as Rack
1614
+ middleware, Rails metal, simple libraries with a server component, or even
1615
+ Sinatra extensions. The top-level assumes a micro-app style configuration
1616
+ (e.g., a single application file, <tt>./public</tt> and <tt>./views</tt>
1617
+ directories, logging, exception detail page, etc.). That's where
1618
+ <tt>Sinatra::Base</tt> comes into play:
1619
+
1620
+ require 'sinatra/base'
1621
+
1622
+ class MyApp < Sinatra::Base
1623
+ set :sessions, true
1624
+ set :foo, 'bar'
1625
+
1626
+ get '/' do
1627
+ 'Hello world!'
1628
+ end
1629
+ end
1630
+
1631
+ The methods available to <tt>Sinatra::Base</tt> subclasses are exactly the same as those
1632
+ available via the top-level DSL. Most top-level apps can be converted to
1633
+ <tt>Sinatra::Base</tt> components with two modifications:
1634
+
1635
+ * Your file should require <tt>sinatra/base</tt> instead of +sinatra+;
1636
+ otherwise, all of Sinatra's DSL methods are imported into the main
1637
+ namespace.
1638
+ * Put your app's routes, error handlers, filters, and options in a subclass
1639
+ of <tt>Sinatra::Base</tt>.
1640
+
1641
+ <tt>Sinatra::Base</tt> is a blank slate. Most options are disabled by default,
1642
+ including the built-in server. See
1643
+ {Options and Configuration}[http://sinatra.github.com/configuration.html]
1644
+ for details on available options and their behavior.
1645
+
1646
+ === Modular vs. Classic Style
1647
+
1648
+ Contrary to common belief, there is nothing wrong with the classic style. If it
1649
+ suits your application, you do not have to switch to a modular application.
1650
+
1651
+ The main disadvantage of using the classic style rather than the modular style is that
1652
+ you will only have one Sinatra application per Ruby process. If you plan to use
1653
+ more than one, switch to the modular style. There is no reason you cannot mix
1654
+ the modular and the classic styles.
1655
+
1656
+ If switching from one style to the other, you should be aware of slightly
1657
+ different default settings:
1658
+
1659
+ Setting Classic Modular
1660
+
1661
+ app_file file loading sinatra file subclassing Sinatra::Base
1662
+ run $0 == app_file false
1663
+ logging true false
1664
+ method_override true false
1665
+ inline_templates true false
1666
+ static true false
1667
+
1668
+
1669
+ === Serving a Modular Application
1670
+
1671
+ There are two common options for starting a modular app, actively starting with
1672
+ <tt>run!</tt>:
1673
+
1674
+ # my_app.rb
1675
+ require 'sinatra/base'
1676
+
1677
+ class MyApp < Sinatra::Base
1678
+ # ... app code here ...
1679
+
1680
+ # start the server if ruby file executed directly
1681
+ run! if app_file == $0
1682
+ end
1683
+
1684
+ Start with:
1685
+
1686
+ ruby my_app.rb
1687
+
1688
+ Or with a <tt>config.ru</tt> file, which allows using any Rack handler:
1689
+
1690
+ # config.ru (run with rackup)
1691
+ require './my_app'
1692
+ run MyApp
1693
+
1694
+ Run:
1695
+
1696
+ rackup -p 4567
1697
+
1698
+ === Using a Classic Style Application with a config.ru
1699
+
1700
+ Write your app file:
1701
+
1702
+ # app.rb
1703
+ require 'sinatra'
1704
+
1705
+ get '/' do
1706
+ 'Hello world!'
1707
+ end
1708
+
1709
+ And a corresponding <tt>config.ru</tt>:
1710
+
1711
+ require './app'
1712
+ run Sinatra::Application
1713
+
1714
+ === When to use a config.ru?
1715
+
1716
+ A <tt>config.ru</tt> file is recommended if:
1717
+
1718
+ * You want to deploy with a different Rack handler (Passenger, Unicorn,
1719
+ Heroku, ...).
1720
+ * You want to use more than one subclass of <tt>Sinatra::Base</tt>.
1721
+ * You want to use Sinatra only for middleware, and not as an endpoint.
1722
+
1723
+ <b>There is no need to switch to a <tt>config.ru</tt> simply because you
1724
+ switched to the modular style, and you don't have to use the modular style for running
1725
+ with a <tt>config.ru</tt>.</b>
1726
+
1727
+ === Using Sinatra as Middleware
1728
+
1729
+ Not only is Sinatra able to use other Rack middleware, any Sinatra application
1730
+ can in turn be added in front of any Rack endpoint as middleware itself. This
1731
+ endpoint could be another Sinatra application, or any other Rack-based
1732
+ application (Rails/Ramaze/Camping/...):
1733
+
1734
+ require 'sinatra/base'
1735
+
1736
+ class LoginScreen < Sinatra::Base
1737
+ enable :sessions
1738
+
1739
+ get('/login') { haml :login }
1740
+
1741
+ post('/login') do
1742
+ if params[:name] == 'admin' && params[:password] == 'admin'
1743
+ session['user_name'] = params[:name]
1744
+ else
1745
+ redirect '/login'
1746
+ end
1747
+ end
1748
+ end
1749
+
1750
+ class MyApp < Sinatra::Base
1751
+ # middleware will run before filters
1752
+ use LoginScreen
1753
+
1754
+ before do
1755
+ unless session['user_name']
1756
+ halt "Access denied, please <a href='/login'>login</a>."
1757
+ end
1758
+ end
1759
+
1760
+ get('/') { "Hello #{session['user_name']}." }
1761
+ end
1762
+
1763
+ === Dynamic Application Creation
1764
+
1765
+ Sometimes you want to create new applications at runtime without having to
1766
+ assign them to a constant, you can do this with <tt>Sinatra.new</tt>:
1767
+
1768
+ require 'sinatra/base'
1769
+ my_app = Sinatra.new { get('/') { "hi" } }
1770
+ my_app.run!
1771
+
1772
+ It takes the application to inherit from as an optional argument:
1773
+
1774
+ # config.ru (run with rackup)
1775
+ require 'sinatra/base'
1776
+
1777
+ controller = Sinatra.new do
1778
+ enable :logging
1779
+ helpers MyHelpers
1780
+ end
1781
+
1782
+ map('/a') do
1783
+ run Sinatra.new(controller) { get('/') { 'a' } }
1784
+ end
1785
+
1786
+ map('/b') do
1787
+ run Sinatra.new(controller) { get('/') { 'b' } }
1788
+ end
1789
+
1790
+ This is especially useful for testing Sinatra extensions or using Sinatra in
1791
+ your own library.
1792
+
1793
+ This also makes using Sinatra as middleware extremely easy:
1794
+
1795
+ require 'sinatra/base'
1796
+
1797
+ use Sinatra do
1798
+ get('/') { ... }
1799
+ end
1800
+
1801
+ run RailsProject::Application
1802
+
1803
+ == Scopes and Binding
1804
+
1805
+ The scope you are currently in determines what methods and variables are
1806
+ available.
1807
+
1808
+ === Application/Class Scope
1809
+
1810
+ Every Sinatra application corresponds to a subclass of <tt>Sinatra::Base</tt>.
1811
+ If you are using the top-level DSL (<tt>require 'sinatra'</tt>), then this
1812
+ class is <tt>Sinatra::Application</tt>, otherwise it is the subclass you
1813
+ created explicitly. At class level you have methods like +get+ or +before+, but
1814
+ you cannot access the +request+ or +session+ objects, as there is only a
1815
+ single application class for all requests.
1816
+
1817
+ Options created via +set+ are methods at class level:
1818
+
1819
+ class MyApp < Sinatra::Base
1820
+ # Hey, I'm in the application scope!
1821
+ set :foo, 42
1822
+ foo # => 42
1823
+
1824
+ get '/foo' do
1825
+ # Hey, I'm no longer in the application scope!
1826
+ end
1827
+ end
1828
+
1829
+ You have the application scope binding inside:
1830
+
1831
+ * Your application class body
1832
+ * Methods defined by extensions
1833
+ * The block passed to +helpers+
1834
+ * Procs/blocks used as value for +set+
1835
+ * The block passed to <tt>Sinatra.new</tt>
1836
+
1837
+ You can reach the scope object (the class) like this:
1838
+
1839
+ * Via the object passed to configure blocks (<tt>configure { |c| ... }</tt>)
1840
+ * +settings+ from within the request scope
1841
+
1842
+ === Request/Instance Scope
1843
+
1844
+ For every incoming request, a new instance of your application class is
1845
+ created and all handler blocks run in that scope. From within this scope you
1846
+ can access the +request+ and +session+ objects or call rendering methods like
1847
+ +erb+ or +haml+. You can access the application scope from within the request
1848
+ scope via the +settings+ helper:
1849
+
1850
+ class MyApp < Sinatra::Base
1851
+ # Hey, I'm in the application scope!
1852
+ get '/define_route/:name' do
1853
+ # Request scope for '/define_route/:name'
1854
+ @value = 42
1855
+
1856
+ settings.get("/#{params[:name]}") do
1857
+ # Request scope for "/#{params[:name]}"
1858
+ @value # => nil (not the same request)
1859
+ end
1860
+
1861
+ "Route defined!"
1862
+ end
1863
+ end
1864
+
1865
+ You have the request scope binding inside:
1866
+
1867
+ * get/head/post/put/delete/options blocks
1868
+ * before/after filters
1869
+ * helper methods
1870
+ * templates/views
1871
+
1872
+ === Delegation Scope
1873
+
1874
+ The delegation scope just forwards methods to the class scope. However, it
1875
+ does not behave exactly like the class scope, as you do not have the class
1876
+ binding. Only methods explicitly marked for delegation are available, and you
1877
+ do not share variables/state with the class scope (read: you have a different
1878
+ +self+). You can explicitly add method delegations by calling
1879
+ <tt>Sinatra::Delegator.delegate :method_name</tt>.
1880
+
1881
+ You have the delegate scope binding inside:
1882
+
1883
+ * The top level binding, if you did <tt>require "sinatra"</tt>
1884
+ * An object extended with the <tt>Sinatra::Delegator</tt> mixin
1885
+
1886
+ Have a look at the code for yourself: here's the
1887
+ {Sinatra::Delegator mixin}[https://github.com/sinatra/sinatra/blob/ca06364/lib/sinatra/base.rb#L1609-1633]
1888
+ being {extending the main object}[https://github.com/sinatra/sinatra/blob/ca06364/lib/sinatra/main.rb#L28-30].
1889
+
1890
+ == Command Line
1891
+
1892
+ Sinatra applications can be run directly:
1893
+
1894
+ ruby myapp.rb [-h] [-x] [-e ENVIRONMENT] [-p PORT] [-o HOST] [-s HANDLER]
1895
+
1896
+ Options are:
1897
+
1898
+ -h # help
1899
+ -p # set the port (default is 4567)
1900
+ -o # set the host (default is 0.0.0.0)
1901
+ -e # set the environment (default is development)
1902
+ -s # specify rack server/handler (default is thin)
1903
+ -x # turn on the mutex lock (default is off)
1904
+
1905
+ == Requirement
1906
+
1907
+ The following Ruby versions are officially supported:
1908
+
1909
+ [ Ruby 1.8.7 ]
1910
+ 1.8.7 is fully supported, however, if nothing is keeping you from it, we
1911
+ recommend upgrading to 1.9.2 or switching to JRuby or Rubinius. Support for
1912
+ 1.8.7 will not be dropped before Sinatra 2.0 and Ruby 2.0 except maybe in
1913
+ the unlikely event of 1.8.8 being released. Even then, we might continue
1914
+ supporting it. <b>Ruby 1.8.6 is no longer supported.</b> If you want to run
1915
+ with 1.8.6, downgrade to Sinatra 1.2, which will receive bug fixes until
1916
+ Sinatra 1.4.0 is released.
1917
+
1918
+ [ Ruby 1.9.2 ]
1919
+ 1.9.2 is fully supported and recommended. Do not use 1.9.2p0, as it is known to
1920
+ cause segmentation faults when running Sinatra. Support will continue at least
1921
+ until the release of Ruby 1.9.4/2.0 and support for the latest 1.9 release
1922
+ will continue as long as it is still supported by the Ruby core team.
1923
+
1924
+ [ Ruby 1.9.3 ]
1925
+ 1.9.3 is fully supported and recommended. Please note that switching to 1.9.3
1926
+ from an earlier version will invalidate all sessions.
1927
+
1928
+ [ Rubinius ]
1929
+ Rubinius is officially supported (Rubinius >= 1.2.4), everything works, including
1930
+ all template languages. The upcoming 2.0 release is supported as
1931
+ well, including 1.9 mode.
1932
+
1933
+ [ JRuby ]
1934
+ JRuby is officially supported (JRuby >= 1.6.7). No issues with third party
1935
+ template libraries are known, however, if you choose to use JRuby, please
1936
+ look into JRuby rack handlers, as the Thin web server is not fully supported
1937
+ on JRuby. JRuby's support for C extensions is still experimental, which only
1938
+ affects RDiscount, Redcarpet, RedCloth and Yajl templates as well as Thin
1939
+ and Mongrel at the moment.
1940
+
1941
+ We also keep an eye on upcoming Ruby versions.
1942
+
1943
+ The following Ruby implementations are not officially supported but still are
1944
+ known to run Sinatra:
1945
+
1946
+ * Older versions of JRuby and Rubinius
1947
+ * Ruby Enterprise Edition
1948
+ * MacRuby, Maglev, IronRuby
1949
+ * Ruby 1.9.0 and 1.9.1 (but we do recommend against using those)
1950
+
1951
+ Not being officially supported means if things only break there and not on a
1952
+ supported platform, we assume it's not our issue but theirs.
1953
+
1954
+ We also run our CI against ruby-head (the upcoming 2.0.0) and the 1.9.4
1955
+ branch, but we can't guarantee anything, since it is constantly moving. Expect
1956
+ both 1.9.4p0 and 2.0.0p0 to be supported.
1957
+
1958
+ Sinatra should work on any operating system supported by the chosen Ruby
1959
+ implementation.
1960
+
1961
+ Sinatra currently doesn't run on Cardinal, SmallRuby, BlueRuby or any
1962
+ Ruby version prior to 1.8.7.
1963
+
1964
+ == The Bleeding Edge
1965
+
1966
+ If you would like to use Sinatra's latest bleeding-edge code, feel free to run your
1967
+ application against the master branch, it should be rather stable.
1968
+
1969
+ We also push out prerelease gems from time to time, so you can do a
1970
+
1971
+ gem install sinatra --pre
1972
+
1973
+ To get some of the latest features.
1974
+
1975
+ === With Bundler
1976
+
1977
+ If you want to run your application with the latest Sinatra, using
1978
+ {Bundler}[http://gembundler.com/] is the recommended way.
1979
+
1980
+ First, install bundler, if you haven't:
1981
+
1982
+ gem install bundler
1983
+
1984
+ Then, in your project directory, create a +Gemfile+:
1985
+
1986
+ source :rubygems
1987
+ gem 'sinatra', :git => "git://github.com/sinatra/sinatra.git"
1988
+
1989
+ # other dependencies
1990
+ gem 'haml' # for instance, if you use haml
1991
+ gem 'activerecord', '~> 3.0' # maybe you also need ActiveRecord 3.x
1992
+
1993
+ Note that you will have to list all your application's dependencies in the +Gemfile+.
1994
+ Sinatra's direct dependencies (Rack and Tilt) will, however, be automatically
1995
+ fetched and added by Bundler.
1996
+
1997
+ Now you can run your app like this:
1998
+
1999
+ bundle exec ruby myapp.rb
2000
+
2001
+ === Roll Your Own
2002
+
2003
+ Create a local clone and run your app with the <tt>sinatra/lib</tt> directory
2004
+ on the <tt>$LOAD_PATH</tt>:
2005
+
2006
+ cd myapp
2007
+ git clone git://github.com/sinatra/sinatra.git
2008
+ ruby -Isinatra/lib myapp.rb
2009
+
2010
+ To update the Sinatra sources in the future:
2011
+
2012
+ cd myapp/sinatra
2013
+ git pull
2014
+
2015
+ === Install Globally
2016
+
2017
+ You can build the gem on your own:
2018
+
2019
+ git clone git://github.com/sinatra/sinatra.git
2020
+ cd sinatra
2021
+ rake sinatra.gemspec
2022
+ rake install
2023
+
2024
+ If you install gems as root, the last step should be
2025
+
2026
+ sudo rake install
2027
+
2028
+ == Versioning
2029
+
2030
+ Sinatra follows {Semantic Versioning}[http://semver.org/], both SemVer and
2031
+ SemVerTag.
2032
+
2033
+ == Further Reading
2034
+
2035
+ * {Project Website}[http://www.sinatrarb.com/] - Additional documentation,
2036
+ news, and links to other resources.
2037
+ * {Contributing}[http://www.sinatrarb.com/contributing] - Find a bug? Need
2038
+ help? Have a patch?
2039
+ * {Issue tracker}[http://github.com/sinatra/sinatra/issues]
2040
+ * {Twitter}[http://twitter.com/sinatra]
2041
+ * {Mailing List}[http://groups.google.com/group/sinatrarb/topics]
2042
+ * {IRC: #sinatra}[irc://chat.freenode.net/#sinatra] on http://freenode.net
2043
+ * {Sinatra Book}[http://sinatra-book.gittr.com] Cookbook Tutorial
2044
+ * {Sinatra Recipes}[http://recipes.sinatrarb.com/] Community
2045
+ contributed recipes
2046
+ * API documentation for the {latest release}[http://rubydoc.info/gems/sinatra]
2047
+ or the {current HEAD}[http://rubydoc.info/github/sinatra/sinatra] on
2048
+ http://rubydoc.info
2049
+ * {CI server}[http://travis-ci.org/sinatra/sinatra]