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authorSammy Larbi <sam@codeodor.com>2012-12-26 13:02:28 -0600
committerSammy Larbi <sam@codeodor.com>2013-03-01 06:13:30 -0600
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Support creating a table migration generator
Sometimes you want to create a table without an associated model and test, which is also not a join table. With this commit, you can now do that. Example: rails g migration create_posts title:string or rails g migration CreatePosts title:string This commit also moves the template the model generator uses for the migration to the migration templates folder, as it seems a more sensible place for it now that it is shared code.
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@@ -179,6 +179,27 @@ class AddDetailsToProducts < ActiveRecord::Migration
end
```
+If the migration name is of the form "CreateXXX" and is
+followed by a list of column names and types then a migration creating the table
+XXX with the columns listed will be generated. For example:
+
+```bash
+$ rails generate migration CreateProducts name:string part_number:string
+```
+
+generates
+
+```ruby
+class CreateProducts < ActiveRecord::Migration
+ def change
+ create_table :products do |t|
+ t.string :name
+ t.string :part_number
+ end
+ end
+end
+```
+
As always, what has been generated for you is just a starting point. You can add
or remove from it as you see fit by editing the
`db/migrate/YYYYMMDDHHMMSS_add_details_to_products.rb` file.