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- h2. The Basics of Creating Rails Plugins
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- A Rails plugin is either an extension or a modification of the core framework. Plugins provide:
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- * a way for developers to share bleeding-edge ideas without hurting the stable code base
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- * a segmented architecture so that units of code can be fixed or updated on their own release schedule
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- * an outlet for the core developers so that they don’t have to include every cool new feature under the sun
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- After reading this guide you should be familiar with:
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- * Creating a plugin from scratch
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- * Writing and running tests for the plugin
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- * Storing models, views, controllers, helpers and even other plugins in your plugins
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- * Writing generators
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- * Writing custom Rake tasks in your plugin
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- * Generating RDoc documentation for your plugin
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- * Avoiding common pitfalls with 'init.rb'
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- This guide describes how to build a test-driven plugin that will:
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- * Extend core ruby classes like Hash and String
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- * Add a new generator that will generate a migration
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- For the purpose of this guide pretend for a moment that you are an avid bird watcher. Your favorite bird is the Yaffle, and you want to create a plugin that allows other developers to share in the Yaffle goodness. First, you need to get setup for development.
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- h3. Setup
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- create vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib
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- create vendor/plugins/yaffle/test
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- require 'yaffle/acts_as_yaffle'
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- </ruby>
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-
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- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/yaffle/acts_as_yaffle.rb*
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-
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- <ruby>
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- module Yaffle
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- # your code will go here
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- end
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- </ruby>
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-
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- Note that after requiring 'acts_as_yaffle' you also have to include it into ActiveRecord::Base so that your plugin methods will be available to the rails models.
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-
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- One of the most common plugin patterns for 'acts_as_yaffle' plugins is to structure your file like so:
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-
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- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/yaffle/acts_as_yaffle.rb*
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-
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- <ruby>
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- module Yaffle
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- def self.included(base)
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- base.send :extend, ClassMethods
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- end
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-
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- module ClassMethods
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- # any method placed here will apply to classes, like Hickwall
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- def acts_as_something
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- send :include, InstanceMethods
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- end
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- end
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-
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- module InstanceMethods
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- # any method placed here will apply to instaces, like @hickwall
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- end
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- end
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- </ruby>
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-
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- With structure you can easily separate the methods that will be used for the class (like +Hickwall.some_method+) and the instance (like +@hickwell.some_method+).
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- h4. Add a Class Method
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- This plugin will expect that you've added a method to your model named 'last_squawk'. However, the plugin users might have already defined a method on their model named 'last_squawk' that they use for something else. This plugin will allow the name to be changed by adding a class method called 'yaffle_text_field'.
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- To start out, write a failing test that shows the behavior you'd like:
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-
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- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/test/acts_as_yaffle_test.rb*
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-
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- <ruby>
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- require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/test_helper.rb'
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-
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- class Hickwall < ActiveRecord::Base
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- acts_as_yaffle
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- end
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-
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- class Wickwall < ActiveRecord::Base
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- acts_as_yaffle :yaffle_text_field => :last_tweet
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- end
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-
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- class ActsAsYaffleTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
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- load_schema
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-
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- def test_a_hickwalls_yaffle_text_field_should_be_last_squawk
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- assert_equal "last_squawk", Hickwall.yaffle_text_field
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- end
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-
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- def test_a_wickwalls_yaffle_text_field_should_be_last_tweet
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- assert_equal "last_tweet", Wickwall.yaffle_text_field
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- end
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- end
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- </ruby>
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-
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- To make these tests pass, you could modify your +acts_as_yaffle+ file like so:
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-
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- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/yaffle/acts_as_yaffle.rb*
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-
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- <ruby>
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- module Yaffle
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- def self.included(base)
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- base.send :extend, ClassMethods
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- end
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-
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- module ClassMethods
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- def acts_as_yaffle(options = {})
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- cattr_accessor :yaffle_text_field
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- self.yaffle_text_field = (options[:yaffle_text_field] || :last_squawk).to_s
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- end
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- end
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- end
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- ActiveRecord::Base.send :include, Yaffle
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- </ruby>
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- h4. Add an Instance Method
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- This plugin will add a method named 'squawk' to any Active Record objects that call 'acts_as_yaffle'. The 'squawk' method will simply set the value of one of the fields in the database.
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- To start out, write a failing test that shows the behavior you'd like:
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- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/test/acts_as_yaffle_test.rb*
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-
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- require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/test_helper.rb'
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-
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- class Hickwall < ActiveRecord::Base
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- acts_as_yaffle
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- end
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- class Wickwall < ActiveRecord::Base
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- acts_as_yaffle :yaffle_text_field => :last_tweet
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- end
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-
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- class ActsAsYaffleTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
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- load_schema
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-
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- def test_a_hickwalls_yaffle_text_field_should_be_last_squawk
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- assert_equal "last_squawk", Hickwall.yaffle_text_field
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- end
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-
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- def test_a_wickwalls_yaffle_text_field_should_be_last_tweet
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- assert_equal "last_tweet", Wickwall.yaffle_text_field
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- end
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-
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- def test_hickwalls_squawk_should_populate_last_squawk
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- hickwall = Hickwall.new
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- hickwall.squawk("Hello World")
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- assert_equal "squawk! Hello World", hickwall.last_squawk
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- end
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-
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- def test_wickwalls_squawk_should_populate_last_tweeted_at
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- wickwall = Wickwall.new
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- wickwall.squawk("Hello World")
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- assert_equal "squawk! Hello World", wickwall.last_tweet
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- </ruby>
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- Run this test to make sure the last two tests fail, then update 'acts_as_yaffle.rb' to look like this:
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- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/yaffle/acts_as_yaffle.rb*
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- module Yaffle
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- def self.included(base)
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- base.send :extend, ClassMethods
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- end
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- module ClassMethods
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- def acts_as_yaffle(options = {})
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- cattr_accessor :yaffle_text_field
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- self.yaffle_text_field = (options[:yaffle_text_field] || :last_squawk).to_s
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- send :include, InstanceMethods
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- end
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- end
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- module InstanceMethods
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- def squawk(string)
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- write_attribute(self.class.yaffle_text_field, string.to_squawk)
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- end
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- end
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- ActiveRecord::Base.send :include, Yaffle
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- </ruby>
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-
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- NOTE: The use of +write_attribute+ to write to the field in model is just one example of how a plugin can interact with the model, and will not always be the right method to use. For example, you could also use +send("#{self.class.yaffle_text_field}=", string.to_squawk)+.
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- h3. Models
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- This section describes how to add a model named 'Woodpecker' to your plugin that will behave the same as a model in your main app. When storing models, controllers, views and helpers in your plugin, it's customary to keep them in directories that match the rails directories. For this example, create a file structure like this:
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- vendor/plugins/yaffle/
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- |-- lib
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- | |-- app
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- | | |-- controllers
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- | | |-- helpers
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- | | |-- models
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- | | | `-- woodpecker.rb
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- | | `-- views
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- | |-- yaffle
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- | | |-- acts_as_yaffle.rb
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- | | |-- commands.rb
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- | | `-- core_ext.rb
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- | `-- yaffle.rb
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- </shell>
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-
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- As always, start with a test:
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- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/test/woodpecker_test.rb:*
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-
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- <ruby>
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- require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/test_helper.rb'
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-
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- class WoodpeckerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
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- load_schema
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-
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- def test_woodpecker
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- assert_kind_of Woodpecker, Woodpecker.new
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- end
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- end
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- </ruby>
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-
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- This is just a simple test to make sure the class is being loaded correctly. After watching it fail with +rake+, you can make it pass like so:
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-
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- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/yaffle.rb:*
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-
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- <ruby>
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- %w{ models }.each do |dir|
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- path = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'app', dir)
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- $LOAD_PATH << path
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- ActiveSupport::Dependencies.load_paths << path
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- ActiveSupport::Dependencies.load_once_paths.delete(path)
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- end
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- </ruby>
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-
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- Adding directories to the load path makes them appear just like files in the the main app directory - except that they are only loaded once, so you have to restart the web server to see the changes in the browser. Removing directories from the 'load_once_paths' allow those changes to picked up as soon as you save the file - without having to restart the web server. This is particularly useful as you develop the plugin.
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- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/app/models/woodpecker.rb:*
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-
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- <ruby>
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- class Woodpecker < ActiveRecord::Base
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- end
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- </ruby>
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-
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- Finally, add the following to your plugin's 'schema.rb':
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-
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- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/test/schema.rb:*
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-
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- <ruby>
618
- create_table :woodpeckers, :force => true do |t|
619
- t.string :name
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- end
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- </ruby>
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-
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- Now your test should be passing, and you should be able to use the Woodpecker model from within your rails app, and any changes made to it are reflected immediately when running in development mode.
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- h3. Controllers
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-
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- This section describes how to add a controller named 'woodpeckers' to your plugin that will behave the same as a controller in your main app. This is very similar to adding a model.
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-
629
- You can test your plugin's controller as you would test any other controller:
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-
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- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/test/woodpeckers_controller_test.rb:*
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-
633
- <ruby>
634
- require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/test_helper.rb'
635
- require 'woodpeckers_controller'
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- require 'action_controller/test_process'
637
-
638
- class WoodpeckersController; def rescue_action(e) raise e end; end
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-
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- class WoodpeckersControllerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
641
- def setup
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- @controller = WoodpeckersController.new
643
- @request = ActionController::TestRequest.new
644
- @response = ActionController::TestResponse.new
645
-
646
- ActionController::Routing::Routes.draw do |map|
647
- map.resources :woodpeckers
648
- end
649
- end
650
-
651
- def test_index
652
- get :index
653
- assert_response :success
654
- end
655
- end
656
- </ruby>
657
-
658
- This is just a simple test to make sure the controller is being loaded correctly. After watching it fail with +rake+, you can make it pass like so:
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-
660
- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/yaffle.rb:*
661
-
662
- <ruby>
663
- %w{ models controllers }.each do |dir|
664
- path = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'app', dir)
665
- $LOAD_PATH << path
666
- ActiveSupport::Dependencies.load_paths << path
667
- ActiveSupport::Dependencies.load_once_paths.delete(path)
668
- end
669
- </ruby>
670
-
671
- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/app/controllers/woodpeckers_controller.rb:*
672
-
673
- <ruby>
674
- class WoodpeckersController < ActionController::Base
675
-
676
- def index
677
- render :text => "Squawk!"
678
- end
679
-
680
- end
681
- </ruby>
682
-
683
- Now your test should be passing, and you should be able to use the Woodpeckers controller in your app. If you add a route for the woodpeckers controller you can start up your server and go to http://localhost:3000/woodpeckers to see your controller in action.
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-
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- h3. Helpers
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-
687
- This section describes how to add a helper named 'WoodpeckersHelper' to your plugin that will behave the same as a helper in your main app. This is very similar to adding a model and a controller.
688
-
689
- You can test your plugin's helper as you would test any other helper:
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-
691
- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/test/woodpeckers_helper_test.rb*
692
-
693
- <ruby>
694
- require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/test_helper.rb'
695
- include WoodpeckersHelper
696
-
697
- class WoodpeckersHelperTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
698
- def test_tweet
699
- assert_equal "Tweet! Hello", tweet("Hello")
700
- end
701
- end
702
- </ruby>
703
-
704
- This is just a simple test to make sure the helper is being loaded correctly. After watching it fail with +rake+, you can make it pass like so:
705
-
706
- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/yaffle.rb:*
707
-
708
- <ruby>
709
- %w{ models controllers helpers }.each do |dir|
710
- path = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'app', dir)
711
- $LOAD_PATH << path
712
- ActiveSupport::Dependencies.load_paths << path
713
- ActiveSupport::Dependencies.load_once_paths.delete(path)
714
- end
715
- </ruby>
716
-
717
- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/app/helpers/woodpeckers_helper.rb:*
718
-
719
- <ruby>
720
- module WoodpeckersHelper
721
-
722
- def tweet(text)
723
- "Tweet! #{text}"
724
- end
725
-
726
- end
727
- </ruby>
728
-
729
- Now your test should be passing, and you should be able to use the Woodpeckers helper in your app.
730
-
731
- h3. Routes
732
-
733
- In a standard 'routes.rb' file you use routes like 'map.connect' or 'map.resources'. You can add your own custom routes from a plugin. This section will describe how to add a custom method called that can be called with 'map.yaffles'.
734
-
735
- Testing routes from plugins is slightly different from testing routes in a standard rails app. To begin, add a test like this:
736
-
737
- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/test/routing_test.rb*
738
-
739
- <ruby>
740
- require "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/test_helper"
741
-
742
- class RoutingTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
743
-
744
- def setup
745
- ActionController::Routing::Routes.draw do |map|
746
- map.yaffles
747
- end
748
- end
749
-
750
- def test_yaffles_route
751
- assert_recognition :get, "/yaffles", :controller => "yaffles_controller", :action => "index"
752
- end
753
-
754
- private
755
-
756
- def assert_recognition(method, path, options)
757
- result = ActionController::Routing::Routes.recognize_path(path, :method => method)
758
- assert_equal options, result
759
- end
760
- end
761
- </ruby>
762
-
763
- Once you see the tests fail by running 'rake', you can make them pass with:
764
-
765
- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/yaffle.rb*
766
-
767
- <ruby>
768
- require "yaffle/routing"
769
- </ruby>
770
-
771
- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/yaffle/routing.rb*
772
-
773
- <ruby>
774
- module Yaffle #:nodoc:
775
- module Routing #:nodoc:
776
- module MapperExtensions
777
- def yaffles
778
- @set.add_route("/yaffles", {:controller => "yaffles_controller", :action => "index"})
779
- end
780
- end
781
- end
782
- end
783
-
784
- ActionController::Routing::RouteSet::Mapper.send :include, Yaffle::Routing::MapperExtensions
785
- </ruby>
786
-
787
- * *config/routes.rb*
788
-
789
- <ruby>
790
- ActionController::Routing::Routes.draw do |map|
791
- map.yaffles
792
- end
793
- </ruby>
794
-
795
- You can also see if your routes work by running +rake routes+ from your app directory.
796
-
797
- h3. Generators
798
-
799
- Many plugins ship with generators. When you created the plugin above, you specified the +--with-generator+ option, so you already have the generator stubs in 'vendor/plugins/yaffle/generators/yaffle'.
800
-
801
- Building generators is a complex topic unto itself and this section will cover one small aspect of generators: generating a simple text file.
802
-
803
- h4. Testing Generators
804
-
805
- Many rails plugin authors do not test their generators, however testing generators is quite simple. A typical generator test does the following:
806
-
807
- * Creates a new fake rails root directory that will serve as destination
808
- * Runs the generator
809
- * Asserts that the correct files were generated
810
- * Removes the fake rails root
811
-
812
- This section will describe how to create a simple generator that adds a file. For the generator in this section, the test could look something like this:
813
-
814
- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/test/definition_generator_test.rb*
815
-
816
- <ruby>
817
- require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/test_helper.rb'
818
- require 'rails_generator'
819
- require 'rails_generator/scripts/generate'
820
-
821
- class DefinitionGeneratorTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
822
-
823
- def setup
824
- FileUtils.mkdir_p(fake_rails_root)
825
- @original_files = file_list
826
- end
827
-
828
- def teardown
829
- FileUtils.rm_r(fake_rails_root)
830
- end
831
-
832
- def test_generates_correct_file_name
833
- Rails::Generator::Scripts::Generate.new.run(["yaffle_definition"], :destination => fake_rails_root)
834
- new_file = (file_list - @original_files).first
835
- assert_equal "definition.txt", File.basename(new_file)
836
- end
837
-
838
- private
839
-
840
- def fake_rails_root
841
- File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'rails_root')
842
- end
843
-
844
- def file_list
845
- Dir.glob(File.join(fake_rails_root, "*"))
846
- end
847
-
848
- end
849
- </ruby>
850
-
851
- You can run 'rake' from the plugin directory to see this fail. Unless you are doing more advanced generator commands it typically suffices to just test the Generate script, and trust that rails will handle the Destroy and Update commands for you.
852
-
853
- To make it pass, create the generator:
854
-
855
- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/generators/yaffle_definition/yaffle_definition_generator.rb*
856
-
857
- <ruby>
858
- class YaffleDefinitionGenerator < Rails::Generator::Base
859
- def manifest
860
- record do |m|
861
- m.file "definition.txt", "definition.txt"
862
- end
863
- end
864
- end
865
- </ruby>
866
-
867
- h4. The +USAGE+ File
868
-
869
- If you plan to distribute your plugin, developers will expect at least a minimum of documentation. You can add simple documentation to the generator by updating the USAGE file.
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-
871
- Rails ships with several built-in generators. You can see all of the generators available to you by typing the following at the command line:
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-
873
- <shell>
874
- ./script/generate
875
- </shell>
876
-
877
- You should see something like this:
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-
879
- <shell>
880
- Installed Generators
881
- Plugins (vendor/plugins): yaffle_definition
882
- Builtin: controller, integration_test, mailer, migration, model, observer, plugin, resource, scaffold, session_migration
883
- </shell>
884
-
885
- When you run +script/generate yaffle_definition -h+ you should see the contents of your 'vendor/plugins/yaffle/generators/yaffle_definition/USAGE'.
886
-
887
- For this plugin, update the USAGE file could look like this:
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-
889
- <shell>
890
- Description:
891
- Adds a file with the definition of a Yaffle to the app's main directory
892
- </shell>
893
-
894
- h3. Add a Custom Generator Command
895
-
896
- You may have noticed above that you can used one of the built-in rails migration commands +migration_template+. If your plugin needs to add and remove lines of text from existing files you will need to write your own generator methods.
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-
898
- This section describes how you you can create your own commands to add and remove a line of text from 'routes.rb'. This example creates a very simple method that adds or removes a text file.
899
-
900
- To start, add the following test method:
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-
902
- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/test/generator_test.rb*
903
-
904
- <ruby>
905
- def test_generates_definition
906
- Rails::Generator::Scripts::Generate.new.run(["yaffle", "bird"], :destination => fake_rails_root)
907
- definition = File.read(File.join(fake_rails_root, "definition.txt"))
908
- assert_match /Yaffle\:/, definition
909
- end
910
- </ruby>
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-
912
- Run +rake+ to watch the test fail, then make the test pass add the following:
913
-
914
- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/generators/yaffle/templates/definition.txt*
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-
916
- <shell>
917
- Yaffle: A bird
918
- </shell>
919
-
920
- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/yaffle.rb*
921
-
922
- <ruby>
923
- require "yaffle/commands"
924
- </ruby>
925
-
926
- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/commands.rb*
927
-
928
- <ruby>
929
- require 'rails_generator'
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- require 'rails_generator/commands'
931
-
932
- module Yaffle #:nodoc:
933
- module Generator #:nodoc:
934
- module Commands #:nodoc:
935
- module Create
936
- def yaffle_definition
937
- file("definition.txt", "definition.txt")
938
- end
939
- end
940
-
941
- module Destroy
942
- def yaffle_definition
943
- file("definition.txt", "definition.txt")
944
- end
945
- end
946
-
947
- module List
948
- def yaffle_definition
949
- file("definition.txt", "definition.txt")
950
- end
951
- end
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-
953
- module Update
954
- def yaffle_definition
955
- file("definition.txt", "definition.txt")
956
- end
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- end
958
- end
959
- end
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- end
961
-
962
- Rails::Generator::Commands::Create.send :include, Yaffle::Generator::Commands::Create
963
- Rails::Generator::Commands::Destroy.send :include, Yaffle::Generator::Commands::Destroy
964
- Rails::Generator::Commands::List.send :include, Yaffle::Generator::Commands::List
965
- Rails::Generator::Commands::Update.send :include, Yaffle::Generator::Commands::Update
966
- </ruby>
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-
968
- Finally, call your new method in the manifest:
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-
970
- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/generators/yaffle/yaffle_generator.rb*
971
-
972
- <ruby>
973
- class YaffleGenerator < Rails::Generator::NamedBase
974
- def manifest
975
- m.yaffle_definition
976
- end
977
- end
978
- </ruby>
979
-
980
- h3. Generator Commands
981
-
982
- You may have noticed above that you can used one of the built-in rails migration commands +migration_template+. If your plugin needs to add and remove lines of text from existing files you will need to write your own generator methods.
983
-
984
- This section describes how you you can create your own commands to add and remove a line of text from 'config/routes.rb'.
985
-
986
- To start, add the following test method:
987
-
988
- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/test/route_generator_test.rb*
989
-
990
- <ruby>
991
- require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/test_helper.rb'
992
- require 'rails_generator'
993
- require 'rails_generator/scripts/generate'
994
- require 'rails_generator/scripts/destroy'
995
-
996
- class RouteGeneratorTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
997
-
998
- def setup
999
- FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.join(fake_rails_root, "config"))
1000
- end
1001
-
1002
- def teardown
1003
- FileUtils.rm_r(fake_rails_root)
1004
- end
1005
-
1006
- def test_generates_route
1007
- content = <<-END
1008
- ActionController::Routing::Routes.draw do |map|
1009
- map.connect ':controller/:action/:id'
1010
- map.connect ':controller/:action/:id.:format'
1011
- end
1012
- END
1013
- File.open(routes_path, 'wb') {|f| f.write(content) }
1014
-
1015
- Rails::Generator::Scripts::Generate.new.run(["yaffle_route"], :destination => fake_rails_root)
1016
- assert_match /map\.yaffles/, File.read(routes_path)
1017
- end
1018
-
1019
- def test_destroys_route
1020
- content = <<-END
1021
- ActionController::Routing::Routes.draw do |map|
1022
- map.yaffles
1023
- map.connect ':controller/:action/:id'
1024
- map.connect ':controller/:action/:id.:format'
1025
- end
1026
- END
1027
- File.open(routes_path, 'wb') {|f| f.write(content) }
1028
-
1029
- Rails::Generator::Scripts::Destroy.new.run(["yaffle_route"], :destination => fake_rails_root)
1030
- assert_no_match /map\.yaffles/, File.read(routes_path)
1031
- end
1032
-
1033
- private
1034
-
1035
- def fake_rails_root
1036
- File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "rails_root")
1037
- end
1038
-
1039
- def routes_path
1040
- File.join(fake_rails_root, "config", "routes.rb")
1041
- end
1042
-
1043
- end
1044
- </ruby>
1045
-
1046
- Run +rake+ to watch the test fail, then make the test pass add the following:
1047
-
1048
- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/yaffle.rb*
1049
-
1050
- <ruby>
1051
- require "yaffle/commands"
1052
- </ruby>
1053
-
1054
- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/yaffle/commands.rb*
1055
-
1056
- <ruby>
1057
- require 'rails_generator'
1058
- require 'rails_generator/commands'
1059
-
1060
- module Yaffle #:nodoc:
1061
- module Generator #:nodoc:
1062
- module Commands #:nodoc:
1063
- module Create
1064
- def yaffle_route
1065
- logger.route "map.yaffle"
1066
- look_for = 'ActionController::Routing::Routes.draw do |map|'
1067
- unless options[:pretend]
1068
- gsub_file('config/routes.rb', /(#{Regexp.escape(look_for)})/mi){|match| "#{match}\n map.yaffles\n"}
1069
- end
1070
- end
1071
- end
1072
-
1073
- module Destroy
1074
- def yaffle_route
1075
- logger.route "map.yaffle"
1076
- gsub_file 'config/routes.rb', /\n.+?map\.yaffles/mi, ''
1077
- end
1078
- end
1079
-
1080
- module List
1081
- def yaffle_route
1082
- end
1083
- end
1084
-
1085
- module Update
1086
- def yaffle_route
1087
- end
1088
- end
1089
- end
1090
- end
1091
- end
1092
-
1093
- Rails::Generator::Commands::Create.send :include, Yaffle::Generator::Commands::Create
1094
- Rails::Generator::Commands::Destroy.send :include, Yaffle::Generator::Commands::Destroy
1095
- Rails::Generator::Commands::List.send :include, Yaffle::Generator::Commands::List
1096
- Rails::Generator::Commands::Update.send :include, Yaffle::Generator::Commands::Update
1097
- </ruby>
1098
-
1099
- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/generators/yaffle_route/yaffle_route_generator.rb*
1100
-
1101
- <ruby>
1102
- class YaffleRouteGenerator < Rails::Generator::Base
1103
- def manifest
1104
- record do |m|
1105
- m.yaffle_route
1106
- end
1107
- end
1108
- end
1109
- </ruby>
1110
-
1111
- To see this work, type:
1112
-
1113
- <shell>
1114
- ./script/generate yaffle_route
1115
- ./script/destroy yaffle_route
1116
- </shell>
1117
-
1118
- NOTE: If you haven't set up the custom route from above, 'script/destroy' will fail and you'll have to remove it manually.
1119
-
1120
- h3. Migrations
1121
-
1122
- If your plugin requires changes to the app's database you will likely want to somehow add migrations. Rails does not include any built-in support for calling migrations from plugins, but you can still make it easy for developers to call migrations from plugins.
1123
-
1124
- If you have a very simple needs, like creating a table that will always have the same name and columns, then you can use a more simple solution, like creating a custom rake task or method. If your migration needs user input to supply table names or other options, you probably want to opt for generating a migration.
1125
-
1126
- Let's say you have the following migration in your plugin:
1127
-
1128
- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/db/migrate/20081116181115_create_birdhouses.rb:*
1129
-
1130
- <ruby>
1131
- class CreateBirdhouses < ActiveRecord::Migration
1132
- def self.up
1133
- create_table :birdhouses, :force => true do |t|
1134
- t.string :name
1135
- t.timestamps
1136
- end
1137
- end
1138
-
1139
- def self.down
1140
- drop_table :birdhouses
1141
- end
1142
- end
1143
- </ruby>
1144
-
1145
- Here are a few possibilities for how to allow developers to use your plugin migrations:
1146
-
1147
- h4. Create a Custom Rake Task
1148
-
1149
- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/tasks/yaffle_tasks.rake:*
1150
-
1151
- <ruby>
1152
- namespace :db do
1153
- namespace :migrate do
1154
- description = "Migrate the database through scripts in vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/db/migrate"
1155
- description << "and update db/schema.rb by invoking db:schema:dump."
1156
- description << "Target specific version with VERSION=x. Turn off output with VERBOSE=false."
1157
-
1158
- desc description
1159
- task :yaffle => :environment do
1160
- ActiveRecord::Migration.verbose = ENV["VERBOSE"] ? ENV["VERBOSE"] == "true" : true
1161
- ActiveRecord::Migrator.migrate("vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/db/migrate/", ENV["VERSION"] ? ENV["VERSION"].to_i : nil)
1162
- Rake::Task["db:schema:dump"].invoke if ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format == :ruby
1163
- end
1164
- end
1165
- end
1166
- </ruby>
1167
-
1168
- h4. Call Migrations Directly
1169
-
1170
- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/yaffle.rb:*
1171
-
1172
- <ruby>
1173
- Dir.glob(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "db", "migrate", "*")).each do |file|
1174
- require file
1175
- end
1176
- </ruby>
1177
-
1178
- * *db/migrate/20081116181115_create_birdhouses.rb:*
1179
-
1180
- <ruby>
1181
- class CreateBirdhouses < ActiveRecord::Migration
1182
- def self.up
1183
- Yaffle::CreateBirdhouses.up
1184
- end
1185
-
1186
- def self.down
1187
- Yaffle::CreateBirdhouses.down
1188
- end
1189
- end
1190
- </ruby>
1191
-
1192
- NOTE: several plugin frameworks such as Desert and Engines provide more advanced plugin functionality.
1193
-
1194
- h4. Generate Migrations
1195
-
1196
- Generating migrations has several advantages over other methods. Namely, you can allow other developers to more easily customize the migration. The flow looks like this:
1197
-
1198
- * call your script/generate script and pass in whatever options they need
1199
- * examine the generated migration, adding/removing columns or other options as necessary
1200
-
1201
- This example will demonstrate how to use one of the built-in generator methods named 'migration_template' to create a migration file. Extending the rails migration generator requires a somewhat intimate knowledge of the migration generator internals, so it's best to write a test first:
1202
-
1203
- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/test/yaffle_migration_generator_test.rb*
1204
-
1205
- <ruby>
1206
- require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/test_helper.rb'
1207
- require 'rails_generator'
1208
- require 'rails_generator/scripts/generate'
1209
-
1210
- class MigrationGeneratorTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
1211
-
1212
- def setup
1213
- FileUtils.mkdir_p(fake_rails_root)
1214
- @original_files = file_list
1215
- end
1216
-
1217
- def teardown
1218
- ActiveRecord::Base.pluralize_table_names = true
1219
- FileUtils.rm_r(fake_rails_root)
1220
- end
1221
-
1222
- def test_generates_correct_file_name
1223
- Rails::Generator::Scripts::Generate.new.run(["yaffle_migration", "some_name_nobody_is_likely_to_ever_use_in_a_real_migration"],
1224
- :destination => fake_rails_root)
1225
- new_file = (file_list - @original_files).first
1226
- assert_match /add_yaffle_fields_to_some_name_nobody_is_likely_to_ever_use_in_a_real_migrations/, new_file
1227
- assert_match /add_column :some_name_nobody_is_likely_to_ever_use_in_a_real_migrations do |t|/, File.read(new_file)
1228
- end
1229
-
1230
- def test_pluralizes_properly
1231
- ActiveRecord::Base.pluralize_table_names = false
1232
- Rails::Generator::Scripts::Generate.new.run(["yaffle_migration", "some_name_nobody_is_likely_to_ever_use_in_a_real_migration"],
1233
- :destination => fake_rails_root)
1234
- new_file = (file_list - @original_files).first
1235
- assert_match /add_yaffle_fields_to_some_name_nobody_is_likely_to_ever_use_in_a_real_migration/, new_file
1236
- assert_match /add_column :some_name_nobody_is_likely_to_ever_use_in_a_real_migration do |t|/, File.read(new_file)
1237
- end
1238
-
1239
- private
1240
- def fake_rails_root
1241
- File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'rails_root')
1242
- end
1243
-
1244
- def file_list
1245
- Dir.glob(File.join(fake_rails_root, "db", "migrate", "*"))
1246
- end
1247
-
1248
- end
1249
- </ruby>
1250
-
1251
- NOTE: the migration generator checks to see if a migation already exists, and it's hard-coded to check the 'db/migrate' directory. As a result, if your test tries to generate a migration that already exists in the app, it will fail. The easy workaround is to make sure that the name you generate in your test is very unlikely to actually appear in the app.
1252
-
1253
- After running the test with 'rake' you can make it pass with:
1254
-
1255
- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/generators/yaffle_migration/yaffle_migration_generator.rb*
1256
-
1257
- <ruby>
1258
- class YaffleMigrationGenerator < Rails::Generator::NamedBase
1259
- def manifest
1260
- record do |m|
1261
- m.migration_template 'migration:migration.rb', "db/migrate", {:assigns => yaffle_local_assigns,
1262
- :migration_file_name => "add_yaffle_fields_to_#{custom_file_name}"
1263
- }
1264
- end
1265
- end
1266
-
1267
- private
1268
- def custom_file_name
1269
- custom_name = class_name.underscore.downcase
1270
- custom_name = custom_name.pluralize if ActiveRecord::Base.pluralize_table_names
1271
- custom_name
1272
- end
1273
-
1274
- def yaffle_local_assigns
1275
- returning(assigns = {}) do
1276
- assigns[:migration_action] = "add"
1277
- assigns[:class_name] = "add_yaffle_fields_to_#{custom_file_name}"
1278
- assigns[:table_name] = custom_file_name
1279
- assigns[:attributes] = [Rails::Generator::GeneratedAttribute.new("last_squawk", "string")]
1280
- end
1281
- end
1282
- end
1283
- </ruby>
1284
-
1285
- The generator creates a new file in 'db/migrate' with a timestamp and an 'add_column' statement. It reuses the built in rails +migration_template+ method, and reuses the built-in rails migration template.
1286
-
1287
- It's courteous to check to see if table names are being pluralized whenever you create a generator that needs to be aware of table names. This way people using your generator won't have to manually change the generated files if they've turned pluralization off.
1288
-
1289
- To run the generator, type the following at the command line:
1290
-
1291
- <shell>
1292
- ./script/generate yaffle_migration bird
1293
- </shell>
1294
-
1295
- and you will see a new file:
1296
-
1297
- * *db/migrate/20080529225649_add_yaffle_fields_to_birds.rb*
1298
-
1299
- <ruby>
1300
- class AddYaffleFieldsToBirds < ActiveRecord::Migration
1301
- def self.up
1302
- add_column :birds, :last_squawk, :string
1303
- end
1304
-
1305
- def self.down
1306
- remove_column :birds, :last_squawk
1307
- end
1308
- end
1309
- </ruby>
1310
-
1311
- h3. Rake tasks
1312
-
1313
- When you created the plugin with the built-in rails generator, it generated a rake file for you in 'vendor/plugins/yaffle/tasks/yaffle_tasks.rake'. Any rake task you add here will be available to the app.
1314
-
1315
- Many plugin authors put all of their rake tasks into a common namespace that is the same as the plugin, like so:
1316
-
1317
- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/tasks/yaffle_tasks.rake*
1318
-
1319
- <ruby>
1320
- namespace :yaffle do
1321
- desc "Prints out the word 'Yaffle'"
1322
- task :squawk => :environment do
1323
- puts "squawk!"
1324
- end
1325
- end
1326
- </ruby>
1327
-
1328
- When you run +rake -T+ from your plugin you will see:
1329
-
1330
- <shell>
1331
- yaffle:squawk # Prints out the word 'Yaffle'
1332
- </shell>
1333
-
1334
- You can add as many files as you want in the tasks directory, and if they end in .rake Rails will pick them up.
1335
-
1336
- Note that tasks from 'vendor/plugins/yaffle/Rakefile' are not available to the main app.
1337
-
1338
- h3. PluginGems
1339
-
1340
- Turning your rails plugin into a gem is a simple and straightforward task. This section will cover how to turn your plugin into a gem. It will not cover how to distribute that gem.
1341
-
1342
- Historically rails plugins loaded the plugin's 'init.rb' file. In fact some plugins contain all of their code in that one file. To be compatible with plugins, 'init.rb' was moved to 'rails/init.rb'.
1343
-
1344
- It's common practice to put any developer-centric rake tasks (such as tests, rdoc and gem package tasks) in 'Rakefile'. A rake task that packages the gem might look like this:
1345
-
1346
- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/Rakefile:*
1347
-
1348
- <ruby>
1349
- PKG_FILES = FileList[
1350
- '[a-zA-Z]*',
1351
- 'generators/**/*',
1352
- 'lib/**/*',
1353
- 'rails/**/*',
1354
- 'tasks/**/*',
1355
- 'test/**/*'
1356
- ]
1357
-
1358
- spec = Gem::Specification.new do |s|
1359
- s.name = "yaffle"
1360
- s.version = "0.0.1"
1361
- s.author = "Gleeful Yaffler"
1362
- s.email = "yaffle@example.com"
1363
- s.homepage = "http://yafflers.example.com/"
1364
- s.platform = Gem::Platform::RUBY
1365
- s.summary = "Sharing Yaffle Goodness"
1366
- s.files = PKG_FILES.to_a
1367
- s.require_path = "lib"
1368
- s.has_rdoc = false
1369
- s.extra_rdoc_files = ["README"]
1370
- end
1371
-
1372
- desc 'Turn this plugin into a gem.'
1373
- Rake::GemPackageTask.new(spec) do |pkg|
1374
- pkg.gem_spec = spec
1375
- end
1376
- </ruby>
1377
-
1378
- To build and install the gem locally, run the following commands:
1379
-
1380
- <shell>
1381
- cd vendor/plugins/yaffle
1382
- rake gem
1383
- sudo gem install pkg/yaffle-0.0.1.gem
1384
- </shell>
1385
-
1386
- To test this, create a new rails app, add 'config.gem "yaffle"' to environment.rb and all of your plugin's functionality will be available to you.
1387
-
1388
- h3. RDoc Documentation
1389
-
1390
- Once your plugin is stable and you are ready to deploy do everyone else a favor and document it! Luckily, writing documentation for your plugin is easy.
1391
-
1392
- The first step is to update the README file with detailed information about how to use your plugin. A few key things to include are:
1393
-
1394
- * Your name
1395
- * How to install
1396
- * How to add the functionality to the app (several examples of common use cases)
1397
- * Warning, gotchas or tips that might help save users time
1398
-
1399
- Once your README is solid, go through and add rdoc comments to all of the methods that developers will use. It's also customary to add '#:nodoc:' comments to those parts of the code that are not part of the public api.
1400
-
1401
- Once your comments are good to go, navigate to your plugin directory and run:
1402
-
1403
- <shell>
1404
- rake rdoc
1405
- </shell>
1406
-
1407
- h3. Appendix
1408
-
1409
- If you prefer to use RSpec instead of Test::Unit, you may be interested in the "RSpec Plugin Generator":http://github.com/pat-maddox/rspec-plugin-generator/tree/master.
1410
-
1411
- h4. References
1412
-
1413
- * http://nubyonrails.com/articles/the-complete-guide-to-rails-plugins-part-i
1414
- * http://nubyonrails.com/articles/the-complete-guide-to-rails-plugins-part-ii
1415
- * http://github.com/technoweenie/attachment_fu/tree/master
1416
- * http://daddy.platte.name/2007/05/rails-plugins-keep-initrb-thin.html
1417
- * http://www.mbleigh.com/2008/6/11/gemplugins-a-brief-introduction-to-the-future-of-rails-plugins
1418
- * http://weblog.jamisbuck.org/2006/10/26/monkey-patching-rails-extending-routes-2.
1419
-
1420
- h4. Contents of +lib/yaffle.rb+
1421
-
1422
- * *vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/yaffle.rb:*
1423
-
1424
- <ruby>
1425
- require "yaffle/core_ext"
1426
- require "yaffle/acts_as_yaffle"
1427
- require "yaffle/commands"
1428
- require "yaffle/routing"
1429
-
1430
- %w{ models controllers helpers }.each do |dir|
1431
- path = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'app', dir)
1432
- $LOAD_PATH << path
1433
- ActiveSupport::Dependencies.load_paths << path
1434
- ActiveSupport::Dependencies.load_once_paths.delete(path)
1435
- end
1436
-
1437
- # optionally:
1438
- # Dir.glob(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "db", "migrate", "*")).each do |file|
1439
- # require file
1440
- # end
1441
- </ruby>
1442
-
1443
- h4. Final Plugin Directory Structure
1444
-
1445
- The final plugin should have a directory structure that looks something like this:
1446
-
1447
- <shell>
1448
- |-- MIT-LICENSE
1449
- |-- README
1450
- |-- Rakefile
1451
- |-- generators
1452
- | |-- yaffle_definition
1453
- | | |-- USAGE
1454
- | | |-- templates
1455
- | | | `-- definition.txt
1456
- | | `-- yaffle_definition_generator.rb
1457
- | |-- yaffle_migration
1458
- | | |-- USAGE
1459
- | | |-- templates
1460
- | | `-- yaffle_migration_generator.rb
1461
- | `-- yaffle_route
1462
- | |-- USAGE
1463
- | |-- templates
1464
- | `-- yaffle_route_generator.rb
1465
- |-- install.rb
1466
- |-- lib
1467
- | |-- app
1468
- | | |-- controllers
1469
- | | | `-- woodpeckers_controller.rb
1470
- | | |-- helpers
1471
- | | | `-- woodpeckers_helper.rb
1472
- | | `-- models
1473
- | | `-- woodpecker.rb
1474
- | |-- db
1475
- | | `-- migrate
1476
- | | `-- 20081116181115_create_birdhouses.rb
1477
- | |-- yaffle
1478
- | | |-- acts_as_yaffle.rb
1479
- | | |-- commands.rb
1480
- | | |-- core_ext.rb
1481
- | | `-- routing.rb
1482
- | `-- yaffle.rb
1483
- |-- pkg
1484
- | `-- yaffle-0.0.1.gem
1485
- |-- rails
1486
- | `-- init.rb
1487
- |-- tasks
1488
- | `-- yaffle_tasks.rake
1489
- |-- test
1490
- | |-- acts_as_yaffle_test.rb
1491
- | |-- core_ext_test.rb
1492
- | |-- database.yml
1493
- | |-- debug.log
1494
- | |-- definition_generator_test.rb
1495
- | |-- migration_generator_test.rb
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- | |-- route_generator_test.rb
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- | |-- routes_test.rb
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- | |-- schema.rb
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- | |-- test_helper.rb
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- | |-- woodpecker_test.rb
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- | `-- yaffle_test.rb
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- `-- uninstall.rb
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- </shell>
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- h3. Changelog
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- "Lighthouse ticket":http://rails.lighthouseapp.com/projects/16213/tickets/32-update-plugins-guide
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- * November 17, 2008: Major revision by Jeff Dean