2 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/actioncable/lib/rails/generators/channel/channel_generator.rb b/actioncable/lib/rails/generators/channel/channel_generator.rb
index d89ab45816..05fd21a954 100644
--- a/actioncable/lib/rails/generators/channel/channel_generator.rb
+++ b/actioncable/lib/rails/generators/channel/channel_generator.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ module Rails
         template "channel.rb", File.join('app/channels', class_path, "#{file_name}_channel.rb")
 
         if options[:assets]
+          if self.behavior == :invoke
+            template "assets/cable.js", "app/assets/javascripts/cable.js"
+          end
           template "assets/channel.coffee", File.join('app/assets/javascripts/channels', class_path, "#{file_name}.coffee")
         end
 
diff --git a/actioncable/lib/rails/generators/channel/templates/assets/cable.js b/actioncable/lib/rails/generators/channel/templates/assets/cable.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71ee1e66de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actioncable/lib/rails/generators/channel/templates/assets/cable.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Action Cable provides the framework to deal with WebSockets in Rails.
+// You can generate new channels where WebSocket features live using the rails generate channel command.
+//
+//= require action_cable
+//= require_self
+//= require_tree ./channels
+
+(function() {
+  this.App || (this.App = {});
+
+  App.cable = ActionCable.createConsumer();
+
+}).call(this);