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+ .bundle/
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+ .rvmrc
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+ Gemfile.lock
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+ log/*.log
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+ pkg/
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+ source "http://rubygems.org"
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+
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+ # Declare your gem's dependencies in sequenced.gemspec.
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+ # Bundler will treat runtime dependencies like base dependencies, and
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+ # development dependencies will be added by default to the :development group.
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+ gemspec
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+
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+ # jquery-rails is used by the dummy application
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+ gem "jquery-rails"
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+
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+ # Declare any dependencies that are still in development here instead of in
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+ # your gemspec. These might include edge Rails or gems from your path or
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+ # Git. Remember to move these dependencies to your gemspec before releasing
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+ # your gem to rubygems.org.
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+
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+ # To use debugger
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+ # gem 'ruby-debug19', :require => 'ruby-debug'
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+ Copyright 2012 Derrick Reimer
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+
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+ Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
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+ a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
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+ "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
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+ without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
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+ distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
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+ permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
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+ the following conditions:
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+
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+ The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
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+ included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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+
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+ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
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+ EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
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+ MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
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+ NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
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+ LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
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+ OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
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+ WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
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+ # Sequenced
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+
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+ Sequenced is a simple Rails 3 plugin that generates scoped sequential IDs for
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+ ActiveRecord models. This gem provides an `acts_as_sequenced` macro that
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+ automatically assigns a unique, sequential ID to each record. This ID is
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+ not a replacement for the database primary key, but rather adds another way to
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+ retrieve the object without exposing the primary key.
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+
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+ Extracted from the [GuideKit](https://guidekit.com) codebase.
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+
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+ ## Purpose
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+
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+ It's generally a bad practice to expose your primary keys to the world
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+ in your URLs. However, it is often appropriate to number objects in sequence
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+ (in the context of a parent object).
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+
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+ For example, given a Question model that has many Answers, it makes sense
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+ to number answers sequentially for each individual question. You can achieve
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+ this with Sequenced in one line of code:
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+
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+ ```ruby
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+ class Question < ActiveRecord::Base
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+ has_many :answers
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+ end
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+
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+ class Answer < ActiveRecord::Base
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+ belongs_to :question
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+ acts_as_sequenced :scope => :question_id
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+ end
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Installation
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+
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+ Add the gem to your Gemfile:
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+
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+ gem 'sequenced'
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+
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+ Install the gem with bundler:
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+
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+ bundle install
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+
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+ ## Usage
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+
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+ To add a sequential ID to a model, first add an integer column called
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+ `sequential_id` to the model (or you many name the column anything you
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+ like and override the default). For example:
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+
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+ rails generate migration add_sequential_id_to_answers sequential_id:integer
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+ rake db:migrate
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+
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+ Then, call the `acts_as_sequenced` macro in your model class:
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+
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+ ```ruby
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+ class Answer < ActiveRecord::Base
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+ belongs_to :question
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+ acts_as_sequenced :scope => :question_id
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+ end
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+ ```
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+
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+ The `:scope` option can be any attribute, but will typically be the foreign
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+ key of an associated parent object.
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+
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+ ## Configuration
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+
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+ ### Overriding the default sequential ID column
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+
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+ By default, Sequenced uses the `sequential_id` column and assumes it already
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+ exists. If you wish to store the sequential ID in different integer column,
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+ simply specify the column name with the `:column` option:
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+
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+ ```ruby
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+ acts_as_sequenced :scope => :question_id, :column => :my_sequential_id
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Starting the sequence at a specific number
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+
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+ By default, Sequenced begins sequences with 1. To start at a different
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+ integer, simply set the `:start_at` option:
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+
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+ ```ruby
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+ acts_as_sequenced :scope => :question_id, :start_at => 1000
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Indexing the sequential ID column
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+
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+ For optimal performance, it's a good idea to index the sequential ID column
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+ on sequenced models.
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+
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+ ## Example
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+
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+ Suppose you have a question model that has many answers. This example
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+ demonstrates how to use Sequenced to enable access to the nested answer
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+ resource via its sequential ID.
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+
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+ ```ruby
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+ # app/models/question.rb
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+ class Question < ActiveRecord::Base
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+ has_many :answers
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+ end
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+
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+ # app/models/answer.rb
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+ class Answer < ActiveRecord::Base
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+ belongs_to :question
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+ acts_as_sequenced :scope => :question_id
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+
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+ # Automatically use the sequential ID in URLs
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+ def to_param
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+ self.sequential_id
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ # config/routes.rb
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+ resources :questions
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+ resources :answers
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+ end
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+
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+ # app/controllers/answers_controller.rb
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+ class AnswersController < ApplicationController
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+ before_filter :load_question
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+ before_filter :load_answer, :only => [:show, :edit, :update, :destroy]
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+
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+ private
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+
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+ def load_question
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+ @question = Question.find(params[:question_id])
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+ end
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+
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+ def load_answer
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+ @answer = @question.answers.where(:sequential_id => params[:id]).first
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+ end
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+ end
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+ ```
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+ Now, answers are accessible via their sequential IDs:
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+ http://example.com/questions/5/answers/1 # Good
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+
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+ instead of by their primary keys:
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+
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+ http://example.com/questions/5/answer/32454 # Bad
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+
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+ ## License
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+
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+ Copyright &copy; 2012 Derrick Reimer
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+
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+ Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
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+ a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
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+ "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
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+ without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
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+ distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
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+ permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
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+ the following conditions:
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+
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+ The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
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+ included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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+
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+ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
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+ EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
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+ MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
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+ NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
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+ LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
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+ OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
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+ WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
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+ #!/usr/bin/env rake
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+ begin
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+ require 'bundler/setup'
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+ rescue LoadError
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+ puts 'You must `gem install bundler` and `bundle install` to run rake tasks'
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+ end
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+ begin
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+ require 'rdoc/task'
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+ rescue LoadError
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+ require 'rdoc/rdoc'
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+ require 'rake/rdoctask'
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+ RDoc::Task = Rake::RDocTask
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+ end
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+
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+ RDoc::Task.new(:rdoc) do |rdoc|
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+ rdoc.rdoc_dir = 'rdoc'
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+ rdoc.title = 'Sequenced'
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+ rdoc.options << '--line-numbers'
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+ rdoc.rdoc_files.include('README.rdoc')
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+ rdoc.rdoc_files.include('lib/**/*.rb')
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+ end
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+ Bundler::GemHelper.install_tasks
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+
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+ require 'rake/testtask'
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+ Rake::TestTask.new(:test) do |t|
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+ t.libs << 'lib'
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+ t.libs << 'test'
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+ t.pattern = 'test/**/*_test.rb'
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+ t.verbose = false
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+ end
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+
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+
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+ task :default => :test
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+ require 'sequenced/exceptions'
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+ require 'sequenced/acts_as_sequenced'
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+ ActiveRecord::Base.send(:include, Sequenced::ActsAsSequenced)
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+ require 'active_support/core_ext/hash/slice'
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+ require 'active_support/core_ext/class/attribute_accessors'
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+
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+ module Sequenced
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+ module ActsAsSequenced
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+ def self.included(base)
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+ base.extend ClassMethods
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+ end
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+
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+ module ClassMethods
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+ # Public: Defines ActiveRecord callbacks to set a sequential ID scoped
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+ # on a specific class.
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+ #
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+ # options - The Hash of options for configuration:
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+ # :scope - The Symbol representing the columm on which the
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+ # sequential ID should be scoped (default: nil)
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+ # :column - The Symbol representing the column that stores the
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+ # sequential ID (default: :sequential_id)
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+ # :start_at - The Integer value at which the sequence should
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+ # start (default: 1)
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+ #
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+ # Examples
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+ #
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+ # class Answer < ActiveRecord::Base
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+ # belongs_to :question
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+ # acts_as_sequenced :scope => :question_id
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+ # end
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+ #
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+ # Returns nothing.
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+ def acts_as_sequenced(options = {})
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+ # Remove extraneous options
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+ options.slice!(:scope, :column, :start_at)
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+
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+ # Set defaults
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+ options[:column] ||= :sequential_id
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+ options[:start_at] ||= 1
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+
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+ # Create class accessor for sequenced options
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+ cattr_accessor :sequenced_options
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+ self.sequenced_options = options
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+ # Specify ActiveRecord callback
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+ before_save :set_sequential_id
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+ include Sequenced::ActsAsSequenced::InstanceMethods
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+ end
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+ end
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+ module InstanceMethods
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+ # Internal: Fetches the next sequential ID and assigns it to
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+ # the sequential ID column if the sequential id is not already
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+ # defined.
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+ #
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+ # Returns nothing.
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+ # Raises Sequenced::InvalidAttributeError if
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+ # 1) The specified scope method is undefined,
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+ # 2) The specified scope method returns nil, or
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+ # 3) The sequential ID column is undefined.
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+ def set_sequential_id
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+ scope = self.class.sequenced_options[:scope]
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+ column = self.class.sequenced_options[:column]
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+
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+ if scope.present?
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+ if !self.respond_to?(scope)
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+ raise Sequenced::InvalidAttributeError.new("Method ##{scope.to_s} is undefined")
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+ elsif self.send(scope).nil?
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+ raise Sequenced::InvalidAttributeError.new("Method ##{scope.to_s} returned nil unexpectedly")
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+ end
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+ end
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+ unless self.respond_to?(column)
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+ raise Sequenced::InvalidAttributeError.new("Method ##{column.to_s} is undefined")
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+ end
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+
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+ # Fetch the next ID unless it is already defined
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+ self.send(:"#{column}=", next_sequential_id) until sequential_id_is_unique?
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+ end
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+ # Internal: Obtain the next sequential ID
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+ #
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+ # Returns Integer.
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+ # Raises Sequenced::InvalidAttributeError if the last sequential ID is not
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+ # an Integer.
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+ def next_sequential_id
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+ scope = self.class.sequenced_options[:scope]
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+ column = self.class.sequenced_options[:column]
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+ start_at = self.class.sequenced_options[:start_at]
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+
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+ q = self.class.unscoped.where("#{column.to_s} IS NOT NULL").order("#{column.to_s} DESC")
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+ q = q.where(scope => self.send(scope)) if scope.is_a?(Symbol)
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+
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+ return start_at unless last_record = q.first
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+ last_id = last_record.send(column)
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+
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+ unless last_id.is_a?(Integer)
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+ raise Sequenced::InvalidAttributeError("Last sequential ID is not an Integer")
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+ end
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+
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+ last_id + 1 > start_at ? last_id + 1 : start_at
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+ end
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+
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+ # Internal: Checks the uniqueness of the sequential ID.
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+ #
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+ # Returns Boolean status of uniqueness.
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+ def sequential_id_is_unique?
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+ scope = self.class.sequenced_options[:scope]
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+ column = self.class.sequenced_options[:column]
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+ return false unless self.send(column).is_a?(Integer)
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+
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+ q = self.class.unscoped.where(column => self.send(column))
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+ q = q.where(scope => self.send(scope)) if scope.is_a?(Symbol)
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+ q = q.where("NOT id = ?", self.id) if self.persisted?
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+
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+ q.count > 0 ? false : true
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ module Sequenced
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+ class SequencedError < RuntimeError; end
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+ class InvalidAttributeError < SequencedError; end
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+ end
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+ module Sequenced
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+ VERSION = "0.1.0"
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+ end
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+ $:.push File.expand_path("../lib", __FILE__)
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+ require "sequenced/version"
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+ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
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+ s.name = "sequenced"
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+ s.version = Sequenced::VERSION
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+ s.authors = ["Derrick Reimer"]
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+ s.email = ["derrickreimer@gmail.com"]
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+ s.homepage = "https://github.com/djreimer/sequenced"
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+ s.summary = "Generate scoped sequential IDs for ActiveRecord models"
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+ s.description = "Sequenced is a simple Rails 3 engine that generates scoped sequential IDs for ActiveRecord models"
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+
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+ s.files = `git ls-files`.split("\n")
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+ s.test_files = Dir["test/**/*"]
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+
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+ s.add_dependency "activesupport", ">= 3.0.0"
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+ s.add_dependency "activerecord", ">= 3.0.0"
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+ s.add_development_dependency "rails", ">= 3.1.0"
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+ s.add_development_dependency "sqlite3"
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+ end
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+ == Welcome to Rails
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+
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+ Rails is a web-application framework that includes everything needed to create
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+ database-backed web applications according to the Model-View-Control pattern.
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+
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+ This pattern splits the view (also called the presentation) into "dumb"
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+ templates that are primarily responsible for inserting pre-built data in between
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+ HTML tags. The model contains the "smart" domain objects (such as Account,
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+ Product, Person, Post) that holds all the business logic and knows how to
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+ persist themselves to a database. The controller handles the incoming requests
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+ (such as Save New Account, Update Product, Show Post) by manipulating the model
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+ and directing data to the view.
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+
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+ In Rails, the model is handled by what's called an object-relational mapping
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+ layer entitled Active Record. This layer allows you to present the data from
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+ database rows as objects and embellish these data objects with business logic
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+ methods. You can read more about Active Record in
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+ link:files/vendor/rails/activerecord/README.html.
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+
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+ The controller and view are handled by the Action Pack, which handles both
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+ layers by its two parts: Action View and Action Controller. These two layers
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+ are bundled in a single package due to their heavy interdependence. This is
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+ unlike the relationship between the Active Record and Action Pack that is much
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+ more separate. Each of these packages can be used independently outside of
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+ Rails. You can read more about Action Pack in
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+ link:files/vendor/rails/actionpack/README.html.
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+
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+
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+ == Getting Started
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+
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+ 1. At the command prompt, create a new Rails application:
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+ <tt>rails new myapp</tt> (where <tt>myapp</tt> is the application name)
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+
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+ 2. Change directory to <tt>myapp</tt> and start the web server:
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+ <tt>cd myapp; rails server</tt> (run with --help for options)
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+
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+ 3. Go to http://localhost:3000/ and you'll see:
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+ "Welcome aboard: You're riding Ruby on Rails!"
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+
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+ 4. Follow the guidelines to start developing your application. You can find
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+ the following resources handy:
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+
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+ * The Getting Started Guide: http://guides.rubyonrails.org/getting_started.html
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+ * Ruby on Rails Tutorial Book: http://www.railstutorial.org/
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+
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+
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+ == Debugging Rails
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+
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+ Sometimes your application goes wrong. Fortunately there are a lot of tools that
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+ will help you debug it and get it back on the rails.
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+
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+ First area to check is the application log files. Have "tail -f" commands
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+ running on the server.log and development.log. Rails will automatically display
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+ debugging and runtime information to these files. Debugging info will also be
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+ shown in the browser on requests from 127.0.0.1.
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+
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+ You can also log your own messages directly into the log file from your code
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+ using the Ruby logger class from inside your controllers. Example:
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+
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+ class WeblogController < ActionController::Base
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+ def destroy
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+ @weblog = Weblog.find(params[:id])
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+ @weblog.destroy
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+ logger.info("#{Time.now} Destroyed Weblog ID ##{@weblog.id}!")
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+ end
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+ end
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+ The result will be a message in your log file along the lines of:
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+ Mon Oct 08 14:22:29 +1000 2007 Destroyed Weblog ID #1!
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+ More information on how to use the logger is at http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/
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+
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+ Also, Ruby documentation can be found at http://www.ruby-lang.org/. There are
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+ several books available online as well:
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+
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+ * Programming Ruby: http://www.ruby-doc.org/docs/ProgrammingRuby/ (Pickaxe)
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+ * Learn to Program: http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/ (a beginners guide)
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+ These two books will bring you up to speed on the Ruby language and also on
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+ programming in general.
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+ == Debugger
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+ Debugger support is available through the debugger command when you start your
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+ Mongrel or WEBrick server with --debugger. This means that you can break out of
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+ execution at any point in the code, investigate and change the model, and then,
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+ resume execution! You need to install ruby-debug to run the server in debugging
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+ mode. With gems, use <tt>sudo gem install ruby-debug</tt>. Example:
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+ class WeblogController < ActionController::Base
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+ def index
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+ @posts = Post.all
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+ debugger
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+ end
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+ end
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+ So the controller will accept the action, run the first line, then present you
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+ with a IRB prompt in the server window. Here you can do things like:
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+ >> @posts.inspect
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+ => "[#<Post:0x14a6be8
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+ @attributes={"title"=>nil, "body"=>nil, "id"=>"1"}>,
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+ #<Post:0x14a6620
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+ @attributes={"title"=>"Rails", "body"=>"Only ten..", "id"=>"2"}>]"
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+ >> @posts.first.title = "hello from a debugger"
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+ => "hello from a debugger"
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+
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+ ...and even better, you can examine how your runtime objects actually work:
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+ >> f = @posts.first
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+ => #<Post:0x13630c4 @attributes={"title"=>nil, "body"=>nil, "id"=>"1"}>
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+ >> f.
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+ Display all 152 possibilities? (y or n)
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+ Finally, when you're ready to resume execution, you can enter "cont".
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+ == Console
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+ The console is a Ruby shell, which allows you to interact with your
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+ application's domain model. Here you'll have all parts of the application
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+ configured, just like it is when the application is running. You can inspect
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+ domain models, change values, and save to the database. Starting the script
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+ without arguments will launch it in the development environment.
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+ To start the console, run <tt>rails console</tt> from the application
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+ directory.
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+ Options:
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+ * Passing the <tt>-s, --sandbox</tt> argument will rollback any modifications
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+ made to the database.
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+ * Passing an environment name as an argument will load the corresponding
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+ environment. Example: <tt>rails console production</tt>.
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+ To reload your controllers and models after launching the console run
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+ <tt>reload!</tt>
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+ More information about irb can be found at:
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+ link:http://www.rubycentral.org/pickaxe/irb.html
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+ == dbconsole
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+ You can go to the command line of your database directly through <tt>rails
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+ dbconsole</tt>. You would be connected to the database with the credentials
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+ defined in database.yml. Starting the script without arguments will connect you
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+ to the development database. Passing an argument will connect you to a different
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+ database, like <tt>rails dbconsole production</tt>. Currently works for MySQL,
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+ PostgreSQL and SQLite 3.
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+
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+ == Description of Contents
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+ The default directory structure of a generated Ruby on Rails application:
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+ |-- app
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+ | |-- assets
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+ | |-- images
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+ | |-- javascripts
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+ | `-- stylesheets
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+ | |-- controllers
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+ | |-- helpers
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+ | |-- mailers
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+ | |-- models
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+ | `-- views
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+ | `-- layouts
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+ |-- config
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+ | |-- environments
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+ | |-- initializers
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+ | `-- locales
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+ |-- db
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+ |-- doc
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+ |-- lib
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+ | `-- tasks
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+ |-- log
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+ |-- public
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+ |-- script
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+ |-- test
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+ | |-- fixtures
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+ | |-- functional
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+ | |-- integration
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+ | |-- performance
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+ | `-- unit
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+ |-- tmp
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+ | |-- cache
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+ | |-- pids
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+ | |-- sessions
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+ | `-- sockets
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+ `-- vendor
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+ |-- assets
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+ `-- stylesheets
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+ `-- plugins
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+
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+ app
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+ Holds all the code that's specific to this particular application.
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+
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+ app/assets
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+ Contains subdirectories for images, stylesheets, and JavaScript files.
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+ app/controllers
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+ Holds controllers that should be named like weblogs_controller.rb for
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+ automated URL mapping. All controllers should descend from
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+ ApplicationController which itself descends from ActionController::Base.
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+ app/models
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+ Holds models that should be named like post.rb. Models descend from
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+ ActiveRecord::Base by default.
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+ app/views
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+ Holds the template files for the view that should be named like
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+ weblogs/index.html.erb for the WeblogsController#index action. All views use
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+ eRuby syntax by default.
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+ app/views/layouts
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+ Holds the template files for layouts to be used with views. This models the
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+ common header/footer method of wrapping views. In your views, define a layout
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+ using the <tt>layout :default</tt> and create a file named default.html.erb.
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+ Inside default.html.erb, call <% yield %> to render the view using this
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+ layout.
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+ app/helpers
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+ Holds view helpers that should be named like weblogs_helper.rb. These are
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+ generated for you automatically when using generators for controllers.
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+ Helpers can be used to wrap functionality for your views into methods.
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+ config
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+ Configuration files for the Rails environment, the routing map, the database,
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+ and other dependencies.
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+ db
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+ Contains the database schema in schema.rb. db/migrate contains all the
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+ sequence of Migrations for your schema.
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+ doc
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+ This directory is where your application documentation will be stored when
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+ generated using <tt>rake doc:app</tt>
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+ lib
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+ Application specific libraries. Basically, any kind of custom code that
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+ doesn't belong under controllers, models, or helpers. This directory is in
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+ the load path.
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+ public
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+ The directory available for the web server. Also contains the dispatchers and the
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+ default HTML files. This should be set as the DOCUMENT_ROOT of your web
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+ server.
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+ script
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+ Helper scripts for automation and generation.
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+ test
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+ Unit and functional tests along with fixtures. When using the rails generate
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+ command, template test files will be generated for you and placed in this
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+ directory.
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+ vendor
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+ External libraries that the application depends on. Also includes the plugins
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+ subdirectory. If the app has frozen rails, those gems also go here, under
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+ vendor/rails/. This directory is in the load path.