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author | Matthew Draper <matthew@trebex.net> | 2017-08-31 15:33:35 +0930 |
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Merge pull request #30477 from yhirano55/update_rdoc_main
Update RDOC_MAIN.rdoc
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diff --git a/railties/RDOC_MAIN.rdoc b/railties/RDOC_MAIN.rdoc index 6b9a243593..c70a9f0ba0 100644 --- a/railties/RDOC_MAIN.rdoc +++ b/railties/RDOC_MAIN.rdoc @@ -1,35 +1,50 @@ == Welcome to \Rails -\Rails is a web-application framework that includes everything needed to create -database-backed web applications according to the {Model-View-Controller (MVC)}[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model-view-controller] pattern. - -Understanding the MVC pattern is key to understanding \Rails. MVC divides your application -into three layers, each with a specific responsibility. - -The View layer is composed of "templates" that are responsible for providing -appropriate representations of your application's resources. Templates -can come in a variety of formats, but most view templates are \HTML with embedded Ruby -code (.erb files). - -The Model layer represents your domain model (such as Account, Product, Person, Post) -and encapsulates the business logic that is specific to your application. In \Rails, -database-backed model classes are derived from ActiveRecord::Base. Active Record allows -you to present the data from database rows as objects and embellish these data objects -with business logic methods. Although most \Rails models are backed by a database, models -can also be ordinary Ruby classes, or Ruby classes that implement a set of interfaces as -provided by the ActiveModel module. You can read more about Active Record in its -{README}[link:files/activerecord/README_rdoc.html]. - -The Controller layer is responsible for handling incoming HTTP requests and providing a -suitable response. Usually this means returning \HTML, but \Rails controllers can also -generate XML, JSON, PDFs, mobile-specific views, and more. Controllers manipulate models -and render view templates in order to generate the appropriate HTTP response. - -In \Rails, the Controller and View layers are handled together by Action Pack. -These two layers are bundled in a single package due to their heavy interdependence. -This is unlike the relationship between Active Record and Action Pack, which are -independent. Each of these packages can be used independently outside of \Rails. You -can read more about Action Pack in its {README}[link:files/actionpack/README_rdoc.html]. +\Rails is a web-application framework that includes everything needed to +create database-backed web applications according to the +{Model-View-Controller (MVC)}[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model-view-controller] +pattern. + +Understanding the MVC pattern is key to understanding \Rails. MVC divides your +application into three layers, each with a specific responsibility. + +The <em>Model layer</em> represents your domain model (such as Account, Product, +Person, Post, etc.) and encapsulates the business logic that is specific to +your application. In \Rails, database-backed model classes are derived from +ActiveRecord::Base. Active Record allows you to present the data from +database rows as objects and embellish these data objects with business logic +methods. You can read more about Active Record in its {README}[link:files/activerecord/README_rdoc.html]. +Although most \Rails models are backed by a database, models can also be ordinary +Ruby classes, or Ruby classes that implement a set of interfaces as provided by +the Active Model module. You can read more about Active Model in its {README}[link:files/activemodel/README_rdoc.html]. + +The <em>Controller layer</em> is responsible for handling incoming HTTP requests and +providing a suitable response. Usually this means returning \HTML, but \Rails controllers +can also generate XML, JSON, PDFs, mobile-specific views, and more. Controllers load and +manipulate models, and render view templates in order to generate the appropriate HTTP response. +In \Rails, incoming requests are routed by Action Dispatch to an appropriate controller, and +controller classes are derived from ActionController::Base. Action Dispatch and Action Controller +are bundled together in Action Pack. You can read more about Action Pack in its +{README}[link:files/actionpack/README_rdoc.html]. + +The <em>View layer</em> is composed of "templates" that are responsible for providing +appropriate representations of your application's resources. Templates can +come in a variety of formats, but most view templates are \HTML with embedded +Ruby code (ERB files). Views are typically rendered to generate a controller response, +or to generate the body of an email. In \Rails, View generation is handled by Action View. +You can read more about Action View in its {README}[link:files/actionview/README_rdoc.html]. + +Active Record, Active Model, Action Pack, and Action View can each be used independently outside \Rails. +In addition to that, \Rails also comes with Action Mailer ({README}[link:files/actionmailer/README_rdoc.html]), a library +to generate and send emails; Active Job ({README}[link:files/activejob/README_md.html]), a +framework for declaring jobs and making them run on a variety of queueing +backends; Action Cable ({README}[link:files/actioncable/README_md.html]), a framework to +integrate WebSockets with a \Rails application; +Active Storage ({README}[link:files/activestorage/README_md.html]), a library to attach cloud +and local files to \Rails applications; +and Active Support ({README}[link:files/activesupport/README_rdoc.html]), a collection +of utility classes and standard library extensions that are useful for \Rails, +and may also be used independently outside \Rails. == Getting Started @@ -45,28 +60,31 @@ can read more about Action Pack in its {README}[link:files/actionpack/README_rdo 3. Change directory to +myapp+ and start the web server: - $ cd myapp; rails server + $ cd myapp + $ rails server Run with <tt>--help</tt> or <tt>-h</tt> for options. -4. Go to http://localhost:3000 and you'll see: - - "Yay! You’re on Rails!" +4. Go to <tt>http://localhost:3000</tt> and you'll see: "Yay! You’re on \Rails!" 5. Follow the guidelines to start developing your application. You may find the following resources handy: -* The \README file created within your application. -* {Getting Started with \Rails}[http://guides.rubyonrails.org/getting_started.html]. -* {Ruby on \Rails Tutorial}[https://www.railstutorial.org/book]. -* {Ruby on \Rails Guides}[http://guides.rubyonrails.org]. -* {The API Documentation}[http://api.rubyonrails.org]. + * The \README file created within your application. + * {Getting Started with \Rails}[http://guides.rubyonrails.org/getting_started.html]. + * {Ruby on \Rails Guides}[http://guides.rubyonrails.org]. + * {The API Documentation}[http://api.rubyonrails.org]. + * {Ruby on \Rails Tutorial}[https://www.railstutorial.org/book]. == Contributing -We encourage you to contribute to Ruby on \Rails! Please check out the {Contributing to Rails -guide}[http://edgeguides.rubyonrails.org/contributing_to_ruby_on_rails.html] for guidelines about how -to proceed. {Join us}[http://contributors.rubyonrails.org]! +We encourage you to contribute to Ruby on \Rails! Please check out the +{Contributing to Ruby on \Rails guide}[http://guides.rubyonrails.org/contributing_to_ruby_on_rails.html] for guidelines about how to proceed. {Join us!}[http://contributors.rubyonrails.org] + +Trying to report a possible security vulnerability in \Rails? Please +check out our {security policy}[http://rubyonrails.org/security/] for +guidelines about how to proceed. +Everyone interacting in \Rails and its sub-projects' codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms, and mailing lists is expected to follow the \Rails {code of conduct}[http://rubyonrails.org/conduct/]. == License |