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+ *.gem
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+ .bundle
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+ Gemfile.lock
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+ pkg/*
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+ *.swp
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+ spec/dummy/log/*.log
data/Gemfile ADDED
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+ source "http://rubygems.org"
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+
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+ # Specify your gem's dependencies in add_order.gemspec
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+ gemspec
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+ Copyright (c) 2012 Aaron Lasseigne
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+
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+ Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
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+ obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
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+ files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
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+ restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
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+ copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
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+ copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
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+ Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
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+ 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
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+ OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
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+ NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
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+ HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
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+ WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
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+ FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
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+ OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
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+ # with_order
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+
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+ Provide ordering for tables, lists, etc.
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+
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+ This project follows [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
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+
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+ ## Installation
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+
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+ $ gem install with_order
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+
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+ If you're using Bundler, add this to your Gemfile:
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+
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+ gem 'with_order', '~>0.1.0'
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+
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+ ## Support
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+
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+ <table>
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+ <tr>
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+ <td><strong>Ruby</strong></td>
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+ <td>1.9</td>
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+ </tr>
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+ <tr>
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+ <td><strong>Rails</strong></td>
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+ <td>3.1</td>
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+ </tr>
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+ <tr>
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+ <td><strong>Database Framework</strong></td>
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+ <td>ActiveRecord</td>
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+ </tr>
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+ </table>
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+
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+ ## Usage
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+
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+ In your controller:
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+
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+ @data = Data.with_order(params, default: :full_name, fields: {full_name: 'first_name ASC, last_name ASC'})
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+
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+ In your view:
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+
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+ <th><%= link_with_order('ID', @data, :id) %></th>
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+ <th><%= link_with_order('Full Name', @data, :full_name) %></th>
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+ <th><%= link_with_order('Email', @data, :email) %></th>
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+ require "bundler/gem_tasks"
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+ ## 0.1.0
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+ * initial release
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+ require 'with_order/engine'
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+ require 'with_order/hash_extraction'
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+ require 'with_order/active_record_extension'
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+ require 'with_order/active_record_model_extension'
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+ require 'with_order/action_view_extension'
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+ require 'with_order/version'
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+
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+ ActiveSupport.on_load(:active_record) do
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+ include WithOrder::ActiveRecordExtension
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+ end
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+ ActiveSupport.on_load(:action_view) do
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+ include WithOrder::ActionViewExtension
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+ end
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+ module WithOrder
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+ module ActionViewExtension
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+ include WithOrder::HashExtraction
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+
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+ def link_with_order(*args, &block)
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+ text = scope = field = html_options = nil
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+
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+ if block_given?
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+ text = capture(&block)
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+ scope = args[0]
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+ field = args[1]
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+ html_options = args[2] || {}
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+ else
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+ text = args[0]
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+ scope = args[1]
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+ field = args[2]
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+ html_options = args[3] || {}
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+ end
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+
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+ dir = html_options.delete(:dir) || (
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+ (scope.current_order[:field] == field and (scope.current_order[:dir].blank? or scope.current_order[:dir].downcase == :asc)) ?
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+ 'desc' :
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+ 'asc'
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+ )
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+
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+ param_namespace = scope.current_order[:param_namespace]
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+ scoped_params = (param_namespace ? self.extract_hash_value(params, param_namespace) : params).try(:dup) || {}
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+ scoped_params.merge!({order: "#{field}-#{dir}"})
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+
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+ link_to(text, param_namespace ? params.merge({param_namespace => scoped_params}) : scoped_params, html_options)
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ module WithOrder
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+ module ActiveRecordExtension
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+ extend ActiveSupport::Concern
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+
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+ included do
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+ class << self
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+ alias_method_chain :inherited, :with_order
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+ end
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+
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+ self.descendants.each do |descendant|
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+ descendant.send(:include, WithOrder::ActiveRecordModelExtension) if descendant.superclass == ActiveRecord::Base
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ module ClassMethods
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+ def inherited_with_with_order(base)
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+ inherited_without_with_order(base)
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+ base.send(:include, WithOrder::ActiveRecordModelExtension) if base.superclass == ActiveRecord::Base
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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 WithOrder
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+ module ActiveRecordModelExtension
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+ extend ActiveSupport::Concern
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+
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+ module CurrentOrder
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+ attr_accessor :current_order
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+ end
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+
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+ included do
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+ self.scope :with_order, ->(order = nil, options = {}) {
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+ relation = self.scoped.extending do
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+ extend WithOrder::HashExtraction
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+
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+ if order.is_a?(Hash)
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+ order = self.extract_hash_value(order, options.has_key?(:param_namespace) ? "#{options[:param_namespace]}[:order]" : :order)
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+ end
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+ order = (order || options[:default]).to_s
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+
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+ define_method :current_order do
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+ field = dir = nil
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+ field, dir = order.match(/^(.*?)(?:-(asc|desc))?$/i).captures if order
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+ dir ||= :asc
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+
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+ if field.blank?
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+ {field: nil, dir: nil, param_namespace: options[:param_namespace].try(:to_sym)}
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+ else
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+ {
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+ field: field.to_sym,
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+ dir: (dir.to_sym || (self.reverse_order_value ? :desc : :asc)),
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+ param_namespace: options[:param_namespace].try(:to_sym)
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+ }
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ def to_a
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+ a = super.extend(CurrentOrder)
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+ a.current_order = self.current_order
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+ a
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ return relation unless relation.current_order[:field]
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+
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+ order_text = ''
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+ if options[:fields] and options[:fields][relation.current_order[:field]]
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+ order_text = options[:fields][relation.current_order[:field]]
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+ else
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+ field = relation.current_order[:field].to_s
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+
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+ if field !~ /\./
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+ quoted_field = relation.connection.quote_column_name(field)
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+ field = relation.column_names.include?(field) ? "#{self.table_name}.#{quoted_field}" : quoted_field
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+ end
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+
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+ order_text = "#{field} ASC"
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+ end
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+
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+ if relation.current_order[:dir].try(:downcase) == :desc
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+ relation.reorder(order_text).reverse_order
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+ else
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+ relation.reorder(order_text)
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+ end
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+ }
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ module WithOrder
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+ class Engine < ::Rails::Engine
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+ end
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+ end
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+ module WithOrder
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+ module HashExtraction
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+ def extract_hash_value(hash, key)
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+ return hash[key] if key.is_a?(Symbol)
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+
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+ first_key, remaining_content = key.to_s.match(/^([^\[]+)(.*)$/).captures
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+
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+ if remaining_content == ''
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+ hash[first_key]
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+ else
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+ eval "hash[first_key.to_sym]#{remaining_content} rescue nil"
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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 WithOrder
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+ VERSION = '0.1.0'
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+ end
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+ require 'spec_helper'
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+
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+ describe 'WithOrder::ActiveRecordModelExtention' do
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+ describe '#with_order(order, options = {})' do
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+ context 'order' do
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+ it 'can be a hash containing :order' do
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+ npw = NobelPrizeWinner.with_order({order: 'first_name-asc'})
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+ npw.order_values.should == ['nobel_prize_winners."first_name" ASC']
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+ npw.reverse_order_value.should == nil
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+ end
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+
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+ it 'can be a symbol' do
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+ npw = NobelPrizeWinner.with_order(:first_name)
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+ npw.order_values.should == ['nobel_prize_winners."first_name" ASC']
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+ npw.reverse_order_value.should == nil
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+ end
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+
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+ it 'can be a string' do
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+ npw = NobelPrizeWinner.with_order('first_name-asc')
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+ npw.order_values.should == ['nobel_prize_winners."first_name" ASC']
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+ npw.reverse_order_value.should == nil
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+ end
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+
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+ context 'does not include a direction' do
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+ it 'defaults to "ASC"' do
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+ npw = NobelPrizeWinner.with_order({order: 'first_name'})
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+ npw.order_values.should == ['nobel_prize_winners."first_name" ASC']
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+ npw.reverse_order_value.should == nil
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ it 'can be descending' do
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+ npw = NobelPrizeWinner.with_order({order: 'first_name-desc'})
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+ npw.order_values.should == ['nobel_prize_winners."first_name" ASC']
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+ npw.reverse_order_value.should be true
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+ end
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+
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+ it 'can be blank and have no default' do
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+ npw = NobelPrizeWinner.with_order.limit(1)
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+ npw.order_values.should == []
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ context 'limit the need for specifying table names to resolve ambiguity' do
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+ it 'prepends the table name to the field if the field is in the primary table' do
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+ npw = NobelPrizeWinner.joins(:nobel_prizes).with_order(:id)
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+ npw.order_values.should == ['nobel_prize_winners."id" ASC']
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+ end
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+
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+ it 'skips fields where a table is already provided' do
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+ npw = NobelPrizeWinner.joins(:nobel_prizes).with_order('nobel_prizes.year')
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+ npw.order_values.should == ['nobel_prizes.year ASC']
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+ end
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+
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+ it 'does not affect non-primary fields' do
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+ npw = NobelPrizeWinner.joins(:nobel_prizes).with_order(:year)
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+ npw.order_values.should == ['"year" ASC']
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ it 'does not break the chain' do
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+ npw = NobelPrizeWinner.with_order({order: 'first_name-asc'}).limit(1)
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+ npw.order_values.should == ['nobel_prize_winners."first_name" ASC']
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+ npw.reverse_order_value.should == nil
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+ end
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+
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+ it 'ignores order in the default_scope' do
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+ npw = NobelPrizeWinner.with_order(:first_name)
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+ npw.order_values.should == ['nobel_prize_winners."first_name" ASC']
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+ npw.reverse_order_value.should == nil
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+ end
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+
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+ context 'options' do
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+ context ':fields' do
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+ it 'orders the field by a custom ORDER BY statement' do
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+ npw = NobelPrizeWinner.with_order({order: 'full_name'}, {
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+ fields: {
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+ full_name: 'first_name ASC, last_name ASC'
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+ }
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+ })
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+ npw.order_values.should == ['first_name ASC, last_name ASC']
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+ npw.reverse_order_value.should == nil
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+ end
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+
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+ it 'can reverse the field order when using a custom ORDER BY statement' do
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+ npw = NobelPrizeWinner.with_order({order: 'full_name-desc'}, {
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+ fields: {
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+ full_name: 'first_name ASC, last_name ASC'
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+ }
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+ })
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+ npw.order_values.should == ['first_name ASC, last_name ASC']
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+ npw.reverse_order_value.should be true
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ context ':default' do
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+ it 'defaults to the field when no order is passed' do
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+ npw = NobelPrizeWinner.with_order({}, {default: 'first_name-desc'})
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+ npw.order_values.should == ['nobel_prize_winners."first_name" ASC']
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+ npw.reverse_order_value.should be true
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+ end
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+
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+ it 'does not default to the field when a order is passed' do
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+ npw = NobelPrizeWinner.with_order({order: 'first_name'}, {default: 'last_name'})
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+ npw.order_values.should == ['nobel_prize_winners."first_name" ASC']
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+ npw.reverse_order_value.should == nil
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ context ':param_namespace' do
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+ it 'finds the :order param from the hash using the namespace' do
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+ npw = NobelPrizeWinner.with_order({foo: {order: 'first_name'}}, {param_namespace: :foo})
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+ npw.order_values.should == ['nobel_prize_winners."first_name" ASC']
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+ npw.reverse_order_value.should == nil
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+ end
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+
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+ it 'skips order if it cannot find :order in the namespace' do
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+ npw = NobelPrizeWinner.with_order({bar: {order: 'first_name'}}, {param_namespace: :foo})
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+ npw.order_values.should == []
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+ npw.reverse_order_value.should == nil
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ describe 'WithOrder::ActiveRecordModelExtension Relation' do
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+ context '#current_order' do
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+ it 'returns the field being ordered on' do
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+ npw = NobelPrizeWinner.with_order({order: 'first_name-asc'})
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+ npw.current_order[:field].should == :first_name
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+ npw.current_order[:dir].should == :asc
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+ npw.current_order[:param_namespace].should == nil
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+ end
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+
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+ it 'returns nil for all keys if no field is ordered on' do
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+ npw = NobelPrizeWinner.with_order
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+ npw.current_order[:field].should == nil
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+ npw.current_order[:dir].should == nil
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+ npw.current_order[:param_namespace].should == nil
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+ end
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+
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+ it 'returns the :param_namespace if passed' do
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+ npw = NobelPrizeWinner.with_order(:first_name, {param_namespace: :foo})
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+ npw.current_order[:field].should == :first_name
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+ npw.current_order[:dir].should == :asc
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+ npw.current_order[:param_namespace].should == :foo
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+
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+ npw = NobelPrizeWinner.with_order({}, {param_namespace: :foo})
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+ npw.current_order[:field].should == nil
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+ npw.current_order[:dir].should == nil
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+ npw.current_order[:param_namespace].should == :foo
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+ end
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+ end
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+
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+ context '#to_a' do
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+ it 'returns an array with #current_order attached' do
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+ npw = NobelPrizeWinner.with_order(:first_name, {param_namespace: :foo}).to_a
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+ npw.current_order[:field].should == :first_name
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+ npw.current_order[:dir].should == :asc
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+ npw.current_order[:param_namespace].should == :foo
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+ end
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+ end
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+ end
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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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+ 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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+ 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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+
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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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+
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+ These two books will bring you up to speed on the Ruby language and also on
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+ programming in general.
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+
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+ == Debugger
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+
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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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+
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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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+
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+ >> @posts.inspect
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+ => "[#<Post:0x14a6be8
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+ @attributes={"title"=>nil, "body"=>nil, "id"=>"1"}>,
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+ #<Post:0x14a6620
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+ @attributes={"title"=>"Rails", "body"=>"Only ten..", "id"=>"2"}>]"
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+ >> @posts.first.title = "hello from a debugger"
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+ => "hello from a debugger"
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+
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+ ...and even better, you can examine how your runtime objects actually work:
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+
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+ >> f = @posts.first
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+ => #<Post:0x13630c4 @attributes={"title"=>nil, "body"=>nil, "id"=>"1"}>
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+ >> f.
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+ Display all 152 possibilities? (y or n)
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+ Finally, when you're ready to resume execution, you can enter "cont".
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+
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+ == Console
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+
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+ The console is a Ruby shell, which allows you to interact with your
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+ application's domain model. Here you'll have all parts of the application
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+ configured, just like it is when the application is running. You can inspect
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+ domain models, change values, and save to the database. Starting the script
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+ without arguments will launch it in the development environment.
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+ To start the console, run <tt>rails console</tt> from the application
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+ directory.
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+ Options:
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+ * Passing the <tt>-s, --sandbox</tt> argument will rollback any modifications
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+ made to the database.
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+ * Passing an environment name as an argument will load the corresponding
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+ environment. Example: <tt>rails console production</tt>.
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+ To reload your controllers and models after launching the console run
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+ <tt>reload!</tt>
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+ More information about irb can be found at:
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+ link:http://www.rubycentral.org/pickaxe/irb.html
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+
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+
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+ == dbconsole
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+ You can go to the command line of your database directly through <tt>rails
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+ dbconsole</tt>. You would be connected to the database with the credentials
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+ defined in database.yml. Starting the script without arguments will connect you
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+ to the development database. Passing an argument will connect you to a different
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+ database, like <tt>rails dbconsole production</tt>. Currently works for MySQL,
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+ PostgreSQL and SQLite 3.
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+
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+ == Description of Contents
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+
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+ The default directory structure of a generated Ruby on Rails application:
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+
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+ |-- app
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+ | |-- assets
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+ | |-- images
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+ | |-- javascripts
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+ | `-- stylesheets
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+ | |-- controllers
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+ | |-- helpers
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+ | |-- mailers
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+ | |-- models
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+ | `-- views
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+ | `-- layouts
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+ |-- config
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+ | |-- environments
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+ | |-- initializers
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+ | `-- locales
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+ |-- db
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+ |-- doc
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+ |-- lib
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+ | `-- tasks
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+ |-- log
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+ |-- public
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+ |-- script
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+ |-- test
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+ | |-- fixtures
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+ | |-- functional
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+ | |-- integration
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+ | |-- performance
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+ | `-- unit
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+ |-- tmp
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+ | |-- cache
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+ | |-- pids
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+ | |-- sessions
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+ | `-- sockets
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+ `-- vendor
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+ |-- assets
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+ `-- stylesheets
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+ `-- plugins
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+
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+ app
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+ Holds all the code that's specific to this particular application.
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+
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+ app/assets
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+ Contains subdirectories for images, stylesheets, and JavaScript files.
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+ app/controllers
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+ Holds controllers that should be named like weblogs_controller.rb for
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+ automated URL mapping. All controllers should descend from
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+ ApplicationController which itself descends from ActionController::Base.
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+ app/models
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+ Holds models that should be named like post.rb. Models descend from
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+ ActiveRecord::Base by default.
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+ app/views
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+ Holds the template files for the view that should be named like
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+ weblogs/index.html.erb for the WeblogsController#index action. All views use
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+ eRuby syntax by default.
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+ app/views/layouts
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+ Holds the template files for layouts to be used with views. This models the
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+ common header/footer method of wrapping views. In your views, define a layout
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+ using the <tt>layout :default</tt> and create a file named default.html.erb.
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+ Inside default.html.erb, call <% yield %> to render the view using this
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+ layout.
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+ 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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+
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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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+
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+ test
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+ Unit and functional tests along with fixtures. When using the rails generate
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+ command, template test files will be generated for you and placed in this
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+ directory.
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+
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+ vendor
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+ External libraries that the application depends on. Also includes the plugins
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+ subdirectory. If the app has frozen rails, those gems also go here, under
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+ vendor/rails/. This directory is in the load path.