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diff --git a/guides/source/plugins.md b/guides/source/plugins.md index a35648d341..b94c26a1ae 100644 --- a/guides/source/plugins.md +++ b/guides/source/plugins.md @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +**DO NOT READ THIS FILE ON GITHUB, GUIDES ARE PUBLISHED ON http://guides.rubyonrails.org.** + The Basics of Creating Rails Plugins ==================================== @@ -39,13 +41,13 @@ to run integration tests using a dummy Rails application. Create your plugin with the command: ```bash -$ bin/rails plugin new yaffle +$ rails plugin new yaffle ``` See usage and options by asking for help: ```bash -$ bin/rails plugin --help +$ rails plugin new --help ``` Testing Your Newly Generated Plugin @@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ You can navigate to the directory that contains the plugin, run the `bundle inst You should see: ```bash - 2 tests, 2 assertions, 0 failures, 0 errors, 0 skips + 1 runs, 1 assertions, 0 failures, 0 errors, 0 skips ``` This will tell you that everything got generated properly and you are ready to start adding functionality. @@ -85,9 +87,9 @@ Run `rake` to run the test. This test should fail because we haven't implemented ```bash 1) Error: - test_to_squawk_prepends_the_word_squawk(CoreExtTest): - NoMethodError: undefined method `to_squawk' for [Hello World](String) - test/core_ext_test.rb:5:in `test_to_squawk_prepends_the_word_squawk' + CoreExtTest#test_to_squawk_prepends_the_word_squawk: + NoMethodError: undefined method `to_squawk' for "Hello World":String + /path/to/yaffle/test/core_ext_test.rb:5:in `test_to_squawk_prepends_the_word_squawk' ``` Great - now you are ready to start development. @@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ end To test that your method does what it says it does, run the unit tests with `rake` from your plugin directory. ```bash - 3 tests, 3 assertions, 0 failures, 0 errors, 0 skips + 2 runs, 2 assertions, 0 failures, 0 errors, 0 skips ``` To see this in action, change to the test/dummy directory, fire up a console and start squawking: @@ -196,16 +198,16 @@ When you run `rake`, you should see the following: ``` 1) Error: - test_a_hickwalls_yaffle_text_field_should_be_last_squawk(ActsAsYaffleTest): + ActsAsYaffleTest#test_a_hickwalls_yaffle_text_field_should_be_last_squawk: NameError: uninitialized constant ActsAsYaffleTest::Hickwall - test/acts_as_yaffle_test.rb:6:in `test_a_hickwalls_yaffle_text_field_should_be_last_squawk' + /path/to/yaffle/test/acts_as_yaffle_test.rb:6:in `test_a_hickwalls_yaffle_text_field_should_be_last_squawk' 2) Error: - test_a_wickwalls_yaffle_text_field_should_be_last_tweet(ActsAsYaffleTest): + ActsAsYaffleTest#test_a_wickwalls_yaffle_text_field_should_be_last_tweet: NameError: uninitialized constant ActsAsYaffleTest::Wickwall - test/acts_as_yaffle_test.rb:10:in `test_a_wickwalls_yaffle_text_field_should_be_last_tweet' + /path/to/yaffle/test/acts_as_yaffle_test.rb:10:in `test_a_wickwalls_yaffle_text_field_should_be_last_tweet' - 5 tests, 3 assertions, 0 failures, 2 errors, 0 skips + 4 runs, 2 assertions, 0 failures, 2 errors, 0 skips ``` This tells us that we don't have the necessary models (Hickwall and Wickwall) that we are trying to test. @@ -263,25 +265,25 @@ module Yaffle end end -ActiveRecord::Base.send :include, Yaffle::ActsAsYaffle +ActiveRecord::Base.include(Yaffle::ActsAsYaffle) ``` You can then return to the root directory (`cd ../..`) of your plugin and rerun the tests using `rake`. ``` 1) Error: - test_a_hickwalls_yaffle_text_field_should_be_last_squawk(ActsAsYaffleTest): - NoMethodError: undefined method `yaffle_text_field' for #<Class:0x000001016661b8> - /Users/xxx/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p136@xxx/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/base.rb:1008:in `method_missing' - test/acts_as_yaffle_test.rb:5:in `test_a_hickwalls_yaffle_text_field_should_be_last_squawk' + ActsAsYaffleTest#test_a_hickwalls_yaffle_text_field_should_be_last_squawk: + NoMethodError: undefined method `yaffle_text_field' for #<Class:0x007fd105e3b218> + activerecord (4.1.5) lib/active_record/dynamic_matchers.rb:26:in `method_missing' + /path/to/yaffle/test/acts_as_yaffle_test.rb:6:in `test_a_hickwalls_yaffle_text_field_should_be_last_squawk' 2) Error: - test_a_wickwalls_yaffle_text_field_should_be_last_tweet(ActsAsYaffleTest): - NoMethodError: undefined method `yaffle_text_field' for #<Class:0x00000101653748> - Users/xxx/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p136@xxx/gems/activerecord-3.0.3/lib/active_record/base.rb:1008:in `method_missing' - test/acts_as_yaffle_test.rb:9:in `test_a_wickwalls_yaffle_text_field_should_be_last_tweet' + ActsAsYaffleTest#test_a_wickwalls_yaffle_text_field_should_be_last_tweet: + NoMethodError: undefined method `yaffle_text_field' for #<Class:0x007fd105e409c0> + activerecord (4.1.5) lib/active_record/dynamic_matchers.rb:26:in `method_missing' + /path/to/yaffle/test/acts_as_yaffle_test.rb:10:in `test_a_wickwalls_yaffle_text_field_should_be_last_tweet' - 5 tests, 3 assertions, 0 failures, 2 errors, 0 skips + 4 runs, 2 assertions, 0 failures, 2 errors, 0 skips ``` @@ -306,13 +308,13 @@ module Yaffle end end -ActiveRecord::Base.send :include, Yaffle::ActsAsYaffle +ActiveRecord::Base.include(Yaffle::ActsAsYaffle) ``` When you run `rake`, you should see the tests all pass: ```bash - 5 tests, 5 assertions, 0 failures, 0 errors, 0 skips + 4 runs, 4 assertions, 0 failures, 0 errors, 0 skips ``` ### Add an Instance Method @@ -380,13 +382,13 @@ module Yaffle end end -ActiveRecord::Base.send :include, Yaffle::ActsAsYaffle +ActiveRecord::Base.include(Yaffle::ActsAsYaffle) ``` Run `rake` one final time and you should see: ``` - 7 tests, 7 assertions, 0 failures, 0 errors, 0 skips + 6 runs, 6 assertions, 0 failures, 0 errors, 0 skips ``` NOTE: The use of `write_attribute` to write to the field in model is just one example of how a plugin can interact with the model, and will not always be the right method to use. For example, you could also use: @@ -433,12 +435,11 @@ Once your README is solid, go through and add rdoc comments to all of the method Once your comments are good to go, navigate to your plugin directory and run: ```bash -$ bin/rake rdoc +$ bundle exec rake rdoc ``` ### References * [Developing a RubyGem using Bundler](https://github.com/radar/guides/blob/master/gem-development.md) * [Using .gemspecs as Intended](http://yehudakatz.com/2010/04/02/using-gemspecs-as-intended/) -* [Gemspec Reference](http://docs.rubygems.org/read/chapter/20) -* [GemPlugins: A Brief Introduction to the Future of Rails Plugins](http://www.intridea.com/blog/2008/6/11/gemplugins-a-brief-introduction-to-the-future-of-rails-plugins) +* [Gemspec Reference](http://guides.rubygems.org/specification-reference/) |