visual_query 0.3.0

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  2. data/MIT-LICENSE +20 -0
  3. data/README.md +59 -0
  4. data/Rakefile +23 -0
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  6. data/app/assets/javascripts/visual_query/index.js +288 -0
  7. data/app/assets/stylesheets/visual_query/visual_query.css +161 -0
  8. data/app/controllers/queries_controller.rb +157 -0
  9. data/app/helpers/application_helper.rb +5 -0
  10. data/app/helpers/queries_helper.rb +43 -0
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  42. data/app/views/queries/sql_form.html.erb +16 -0
  43. data/config/initializers/visual_query.rb +11 -0
  44. data/config/routes.rb +26 -0
  45. data/db/migrate/20130927090319_create_visual_query_schema.rb +9 -0
  46. data/db/migrate/20130927090400_create_visual_query_metadata_table.rb +16 -0
  47. data/lib/tasks/visual_query_tasks.rake +12 -0
  48. data/lib/tutuf/visual_query.rb +6 -0
  49. data/lib/tutuf/visual_query/base.rb +268 -0
  50. data/lib/tutuf/visual_query/common.rb +58 -0
  51. data/lib/tutuf/visual_query/metadata.rb +35 -0
  52. data/lib/tutuf/visual_query/single.rb +111 -0
  53. data/lib/tutuf/visual_query/sql.rb +20 -0
  54. data/lib/visual_query.rb +4 -0
  55. data/lib/visual_query/engine.rb +4 -0
  56. data/lib/visual_query/version.rb +3 -0
  57. data/test/dummy/README.rdoc +261 -0
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+ # -*- encoding : utf-8 -*-
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+ module Tutuf
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+ module VisualQuery
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+ class Common
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+ class << self
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+ def connection
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+ ActiveRecord::Base.connection
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+ end
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+
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+ #delegates to PostgreSQL raw connection
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+ def quote_ident(str)
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+ connection.raw_connection.quote_ident(str)
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+ end
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+
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+ def quote_relation_name(name)
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+ if String === name # in default schema
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+ quote_ident(name)
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+ elsif Hash === name
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+ "#{!name['schema'].blank? ? quote_ident(name['schema']) + '.' : ''}#{quote_ident(name['rel_name'])}"
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ # Parameters of the block: +schema+, +relation_name+, +column_name+, +operator+, +value+
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+ def filters_to_a(&block)
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+ parse_filters(filters, &block)
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+ end
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+
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+ protected
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+ def connection
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+ self.class.connection
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+ end
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+
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+ def quote_ident(str)
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+ self.class.quote_ident(str)
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+ end
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+
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+ def quote_relation_name(name)
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+ self.class.quote_relation_name(name)
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+ end
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+
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+ def parse_filters(filters)
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+ return [] if filters.blank? || (Hash === filters) # old version
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+ res = []
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+ filters.each do |filter|
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+ schema, rel_name, col_name, op, val = [filter['schema'], filter['rel_name'], filter['col_name'], filter['op'], filter['val']]
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+ if (!val.blank? || ( val.blank? && op == '=' ))
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+ val = "%#{val}%" if (op == 'LIKE' || op == 'ILIKE')
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+ res << yield(schema,rel_name,col_name,op,val)
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+ elsif op == 'IS NULL'
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+ res << yield(schema,rel_name,col_name,"IS","NULL")
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+ end
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+ end
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+ res
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ # -*- encoding : utf-8 -*-
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+ module Tutuf
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+ module VisualQuery
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+ class Metadata < ActiveRecord::Base
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+ self.table_name = 'tutuf_visual_query_metadata'
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+
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+ class JSON
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+ def load(text)
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+ ::JSON.parse(text)
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+ end
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+
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+ def dump(text)
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+ ::JSON.dump(text)
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ serialize :params, JSON.new
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+
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+ validates :name, :presence => true,
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+ :uniqueness => true,
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+ :length => { :maximum => 63, :too_long => "не може да е по-дълго от 63 байта" }
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+
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+ default_scope -> { order(:name) }
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+
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+ before_save do
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+ %w(controller action authenticity_token sort_conditions utf8).each{ |p| params.delete(p) }
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+ return true
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+ end
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+
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+ def locked?
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+ params['readonly']
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ # -*- encoding : utf-8 -*-
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+ module Tutuf
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+ module VisualQuery
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+ class Single < Common
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+ def initialize(params)
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+ @relations = parse_relations(params['relations'])
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+ @filters = params['filters']
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+ @parsed_filters = filters_to_a do |schema, rel_name, col_name, op, val|
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+ "#{quote_column_name('schema' => schema, 'rel_name'=>rel_name,'col_name' => col_name)} #{sanitize_operator(op)} #{ val == 'NULL' ? val : quote(val) }"
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+ end.join(" AND ")
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+ @join_conditions = params['join_conditions']
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+ if params['action'] == "create"
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+ @parsed_columns = columns_to_sql_for_saving(params['columns'],params['all_columns'],params['all_selected_columns'],params['balanced'])
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+ else
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+ @parsed_columns = columns_to_sql(params['columns'],params['all_columns'])
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+ end
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+
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+ @sort_conditions = []
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+ unless params['sort_conditions'].blank?
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+ params['sort_conditions'].map do |key, val|
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+ if params['all_columns'].detect{ |all| val['rel_name'] == all['rel_name'] && val['col_name'] == all['col_name'] } &&
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+ ( val['direction'].blank? || val['direction'] == 'ASC' || val['direction'] == 'DESC' )
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+ @sort_conditions[key.to_i] = val
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+ end
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+ end
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+ @sort_conditions.compact!
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ attr_reader :parsed_columns, :relations, :parsed_filters, :filters, :join_conditions
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+
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+ def query
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+ return nil if relations.nil? || relations.empty?
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+ # debugger
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+ query_string = "SELECT #{parsed_columns} FROM #{join_relations}"
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+ query_string += " WHERE #{parsed_filters}" unless parsed_filters.blank?
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+ query_string += " ORDER BY #{@sort_conditions.map{ |sc| "#{quote_ident(sc['rel_name'])}.#{quote_ident(sc['col_name'])} #{sc['direction']}" }.join(',')}" unless @sort_conditions.blank?
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+ query_string.force_encoding('UTF-8')
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+ end
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+
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+ protected
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+
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+ def quote(str)
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+ ActiveRecord::Base.sanitize(str)
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+ end
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+
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+ def quote_column_name(qn)
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+ "#{qn['schema'] ? quote_ident(qn['schema']) + '.' : ''}#{quote_ident(qn['rel_name'])}.#{quote_ident(qn['col_name'])}"
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+ end
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+
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+ private
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+ def sanitize_operator(str)
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+ if %w(AND OR LIKE ILIKE IS >= > = < <= != <>).member?(str)
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+ return str
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+ else
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+ raise %(Unrecognized operator "#{str}" in SQL query. Possible injection attack!)
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ def sanitize_join_type(str)
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+ if %w(INNER LEFT RIGHT FULL).member?(str)
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+ return str
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+ else
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+ return "INNER"
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ def columns_to_sql(selected,all)
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+ return if selected.blank? || all.blank?
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+ all.map{|c| selected.member?(c) ? quote_column_name(c) : "NULL"}.join(",")
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+ end
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+
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+ # TODO: select proper cols in columns_to_sql_for_saving for balanced queries
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+ def columns_to_sql_for_saving(selected,all_selected,all,balanced = false)
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+ return if selected.blank?
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+ if balanced
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+ all.map do |c|
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+ if selected.member?(c)
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+ "#{quote_column_name(c)} AS #{quote_ident(c['save_name'])}"
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+ elsif !all_selected.member?(c) && relations.map{|r| r['rel_name']}.member?(c['rel_name']) # c is hidden column
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+ nil
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+ else # c is not in a relation in this query
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+ "NULL AS #{quote_ident(c['save_name'])}"
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+ end
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+ end.compact.join(",")
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+ else
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+ selected.map { |c| "#{quote_column_name(c)} AS #{quote_ident(c['save_name'])}"}.join(",")
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ def parse_relations(relations)
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+ relations.map{|r| quote_relation_name(r)} unless relations.blank?
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+ end
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+
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+ # [{'left_rel_name'=>"incoming_invoices",
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+ # 'left_col_name'=>"payment_method_id",
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+ # 'right_rel_name'=>"payment_methods",
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+ # 'right_col_name'=>"id",
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+ # 'type' => "FULL"}, ...]
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+ def join_relations
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+ return relations.first if join_conditions.blank?
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+ join_conditions.inject("") do |res, jc|
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+ res << quote_relation_name(jc['left_rel_name']) if res.blank?
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+ res << " #{sanitize_join_type(jc['type'])} JOIN #{quote_relation_name(jc['right_rel_name'])}"
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+ res << " ON " << %w(left right).map{|t| quote_column_name('rel_name' => jc["#{t}_rel_name"], 'col_name' => jc["#{t}_col_name"])}.join(" = ")
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+ res
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ # -*- encoding : utf-8 -*-
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+ module Tutuf
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+ module VisualQuery
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+ class Sql < Common
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+ def initialize(params)
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+ @sql = params['sql']
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+ end
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+ attr_writer :sql
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+
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+ def filters
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+ []
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+ end
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+
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+ def query
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+ @sql
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ require "visual_query/engine"
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+ module VisualQuery
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+ end
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+ module VisualQuery
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+ class Engine < ::Rails::Engine
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+ end
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+ end
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+ module VisualQuery
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+ VERSION = "0.3.0"
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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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+ 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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+ You can also log your own messages directly into the log file from your code
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+ using the Ruby logger class from inside your controllers. Example:
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+ class WeblogController < ActionController::Base
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+ def destroy
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+ @weblog = Weblog.find(params[:id])
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+ @weblog.destroy
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+ logger.info("#{Time.now} Destroyed Weblog ID ##{@weblog.id}!")
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+ end
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+ end
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+ The result will be a message in your log file along the lines of:
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+ Mon Oct 08 14:22:29 +1000 2007 Destroyed Weblog ID #1!
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+ More information on how to use the logger is at http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/
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+
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+ Also, Ruby documentation can be found at http://www.ruby-lang.org/. There are
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+ several books available online as well:
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+
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+ * Programming Ruby: http://www.ruby-doc.org/docs/ProgrammingRuby/ (Pickaxe)
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+ * Learn to Program: http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/ (a beginners guide)
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+ These two books will bring you up to speed on the Ruby language and also on
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+ programming in general.
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+
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+
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+ == Debugger
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+ Debugger support is available through the debugger command when you start your
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+ Mongrel or WEBrick server with --debugger. This means that you can break out of
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+ execution at any point in the code, investigate and change the model, and then,
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+ resume execution! You need to install ruby-debug to run the server in debugging
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+ mode. With gems, use <tt>sudo gem install ruby-debug</tt>. Example:
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+
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+ class WeblogController < ActionController::Base
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+ def index
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+ @posts = Post.all
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+ debugger
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+ end
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+ end
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+ So the controller will accept the action, run the first line, then present you
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+ with a IRB prompt in the server window. Here you can do things like:
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+ >> @posts.inspect
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+ => "[#<Post:0x14a6be8
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+ @attributes={"title"=>nil, "body"=>nil, "id"=>"1"}>,
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+ #<Post:0x14a6620
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+ @attributes={"title"=>"Rails", "body"=>"Only ten..", "id"=>"2"}>]"
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+ >> @posts.first.title = "hello from a debugger"
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+ => "hello from a debugger"
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+
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+ ...and even better, you can examine how your runtime objects actually work:
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+
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+ >> f = @posts.first
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+ => #<Post:0x13630c4 @attributes={"title"=>nil, "body"=>nil, "id"=>"1"}>
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+ >> f.
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+ Display all 152 possibilities? (y or n)
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+ Finally, when you're ready to resume execution, you can enter "cont".
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+
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+ == Console
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+ 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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+ 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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+
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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.