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diff --git a/guides/source/initialization.md b/guides/source/initialization.md
index 43083ebb86..57ed35d0d8 100644
--- a/guides/source/initialization.md
+++ b/guides/source/initialization.md
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
The Rails Initialization Process
================================
-This guide explains the internals of the initialization process in Rails
-as of Rails 4. It is an extremely in-depth guide and recommended for advanced Rails developers.
+This guide explains the internals of the initialization process in Rails.
+It is an extremely in-depth guide and recommended for advanced Rails developers.
After reading this guide, you will know:
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ After reading this guide, you will know:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This guide goes through every method call that is
-required to boot up the Ruby on Rails stack for a default Rails 4
+required to boot up the Ruby on Rails stack for a default Rails
application, explaining each part in detail along the way. For this
guide, we will be focusing on what happens when you execute `rails server`
to boot your app.
@@ -86,10 +86,9 @@ The `APP_PATH` constant will be used later in `rails/commands`. The `config/boot
`config/boot.rb` contains:
```ruby
-# Set up gems listed in the Gemfile.
ENV['BUNDLE_GEMFILE'] ||= File.expand_path('../../Gemfile', __FILE__)
-require 'bundler/setup' if File.exist?(ENV['BUNDLE_GEMFILE'])
+require 'bundler/setup' # Set up gems listed in the Gemfile.
```
In a standard Rails application, there's a `Gemfile` which declares all
@@ -140,7 +139,8 @@ aliases = {
"c" => "console",
"s" => "server",
"db" => "dbconsole",
- "r" => "runner"
+ "r" => "runner",
+ "t" => "test"
}
command = ARGV.shift
@@ -157,21 +157,22 @@ snippet.
If we had used `s` rather than `server`, Rails would have used the `aliases`
defined here to find the matching command.
-### `rails/commands/command_tasks.rb`
+### `rails/commands/commands_tasks.rb`
-When one types an incorrect rails command, the `run_command` is responsible for
-throwing an error message. If the command is valid, a method of the same name
-is called.
+When one types a valid Rails command, `run_command!` a method of the same name
+is called. If Rails doesn't recognize the command, it tries to run a Rake task
+of the same name.
```ruby
COMMAND_WHITELIST = %w(plugin generate destroy console server dbconsole application runner new version help)
def run_command!(command)
command = parse_command(command)
+
if COMMAND_WHITELIST.include?(command)
send(command)
else
- write_error_message(command)
+ run_rake_task(command)
end
end
```
@@ -317,7 +318,7 @@ def parse!(args)
args, options = args.dup, {}
opt_parser = OptionParser.new do |opts|
- opts.banner = "Usage: rails server [mongrel, thin, etc] [options]"
+ opts.banner = "Usage: rails server [puma, thin, etc] [options]"
opts.on("-p", "--port=port", Integer,
"Runs Rails on the specified port.", "Default: 3000") { |v| options[:Port] = v }
...
@@ -355,8 +356,6 @@ private
def print_boot_information
...
puts "=> Run `rails server -h` for more startup options"
- ...
- puts "=> Ctrl-C to shutdown server" unless options[:daemonize]
end
def create_tmp_directories
@@ -465,7 +464,7 @@ The `options[:config]` value defaults to `config.ru` which contains this:
```ruby
# This file is used by Rack-based servers to start the application.
-require ::File.expand_path('../config/environment', __FILE__)
+require_relative 'config/environment'
run <%= app_const %>
```
@@ -486,7 +485,7 @@ end
The `initialize` method of `Rack::Builder` will take the block here and execute it within an instance of `Rack::Builder`. This is where the majority of the initialization process of Rails happens. The `require` line for `config/environment.rb` in `config.ru` is the first to run:
```ruby
-require ::File.expand_path('../config/environment', __FILE__)
+require_relative 'config/environment'
```
### `config/environment.rb`
@@ -496,7 +495,7 @@ This file is the common file required by `config.ru` (`rails server`) and Passen
This file begins with requiring `config/application.rb`:
```ruby
-require File.expand_path('../application', __FILE__)
+require_relative 'application'
```
### `config/application.rb`
@@ -504,7 +503,7 @@ require File.expand_path('../application', __FILE__)
This file requires `config/boot.rb`:
```ruby
-require File.expand_path('../boot', __FILE__)
+require_relative 'boot'
```
But only if it hasn't been required before, which would be the case in `rails server`
@@ -529,16 +528,17 @@ This file is responsible for requiring all the individual frameworks of Rails:
require "rails"
%w(
- active_record
- action_controller
- action_view
- action_mailer
- active_job
- rails/test_unit
- sprockets
-).each do |framework|
+ active_record/railtie
+ action_controller/railtie
+ action_view/railtie
+ action_mailer/railtie
+ active_job/railtie
+ action_cable/engine
+ rails/test_unit/railtie
+ sprockets/railtie
+).each do |railtie|
begin
- require "#{framework}/railtie"
+ require "#{railtie}"
rescue LoadError
end
end
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ DEFAULT_OPTIONS = {
}
def self.run(app, options = {})
- options = DEFAULT_OPTIONS.merge(options)
+ options = DEFAULT_OPTIONS.merge(options)
if options[:Verbose]
app = Rack::CommonLogger.new(app, STDOUT)