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diff --git a/guides/source/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.md b/guides/source/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.md index 73c783085e..ef5f6ac024 100644 --- a/guides/source/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.md +++ b/guides/source/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.md @@ -22,6 +22,19 @@ Rails generally stays close to the latest released Ruby version when it's releas TIP: Ruby 1.8.7 p248 and p249 have marshaling bugs that crash Rails. Ruby Enterprise Edition has these fixed since the release of 1.8.7-2010.02. On the 1.9 front, Ruby 1.9.1 is not usable because it outright segfaults, so if you want to use 1.9.x, jump straight to 1.9.3 for smooth sailing. +Upgrading from Rails 4.0 to Rails 4.1 +------------------------------------- + +NOTE: This section is a work in progress. + + +Upgrading from Rails 3.2 to Rails 4.0 +------------------------------------- + +If your application is currently on any version of Rails older than 3.2.x, you should upgrade to Rails 3.2 before attempting one to Rails 4.0. + +The following changes are meant for upgrading your application to Rails 4.0. + ### HTTP PATCH Rails 4 now uses `PATCH` as the primary HTTP verb for updates when a RESTful @@ -120,15 +133,6 @@ Ruby libraries yet. Aaron Patterson's [hana](https://github.com/tenderlove/hana) is one such gem, but doesn't have full support for the last few changes in the specification. -Upgrading from Rails 3.2 to Rails 4.0 -------------------------------------- - -NOTE: This section is a work in progress. - -If your application is currently on any version of Rails older than 3.2.x, you should upgrade to Rails 3.2 before attempting one to Rails 4.0. - -The following changes are meant for upgrading your application to Rails 4.0. - ### Gemfile Rails 4.0 removed the `assets` group from Gemfile. You'd need to remove that @@ -170,8 +174,27 @@ this gem such as `whitelist_attributes` or `mass_assignment_sanitizer` options. ``` * Rails 4.0 has deprecated `ActiveRecord::Fixtures` in favor of `ActiveRecord::FixtureSet`. + * Rails 4.0 has deprecated `ActiveRecord::TestCase` in favor of `ActiveSupport::TestCase`. +* Rails 4.0 has deprecated the old-style hash based finder API. This means that + methods which previously accepted "finder options" no longer do. + +* All dynamic methods except for `find_by_...` and `find_by_...!` are deprecated. + Here's how you can handle the changes: + + * `find_all_by_...` becomes `where(...)`. + * `find_last_by_...` becomes `where(...).last`. + * `scoped_by_...` becomes `where(...)`. + * `find_or_initialize_by_...` becomes `find_or_initialize_by(...)`. + * `find_or_create_by_...` becomes `find_or_create_by(...)`. + +* Note that `where(...)` returns a relation, not an array like the old finders. If you require an `Array`, use `where(...).to_a`. + +* These equivalent methods may not execute the same SQL as the previous implementation. + +* To re-enable the old finders, you can use the [activerecord-deprecated_finders gem](https://github.com/rails/activerecord-deprecated_finders). + ### Active Resource Rails 4.0 extracted Active Resource to its own gem. If you still need the feature you can add the [Active Resource gem](https://github.com/rails/activeresource) in your Gemfile. @@ -327,18 +350,19 @@ Upgrading from Rails 3.1 to Rails 3.2 If your application is currently on any version of Rails older than 3.1.x, you should upgrade to Rails 3.1 before attempting an update to Rails 3.2. -The following changes are meant for upgrading your application to Rails 3.2.12, the latest 3.2.x version of Rails. +The following changes are meant for upgrading your application to Rails 3.2.15, +the last 3.2.x version of Rails. ### Gemfile Make the following changes to your `Gemfile`. ```ruby -gem 'rails', '= 3.2.12' +gem 'rails', '3.2.15' group :assets do - gem 'sass-rails', '~> 3.2.3' - gem 'coffee-rails', '~> 3.2.1' + gem 'sass-rails', '~> 3.2.6' + gem 'coffee-rails', '~> 3.2.2' gem 'uglifier', '>= 1.0.3' end ``` @@ -374,21 +398,21 @@ Upgrading from Rails 3.0 to Rails 3.1 If your application is currently on any version of Rails older than 3.0.x, you should upgrade to Rails 3.0 before attempting an update to Rails 3.1. -The following changes are meant for upgrading your application to Rails 3.1.11, the latest 3.1.x version of Rails. +The following changes are meant for upgrading your application to Rails 3.1.12, the last 3.1.x version of Rails. ### Gemfile Make the following changes to your `Gemfile`. ```ruby -gem 'rails', '= 3.1.11' +gem 'rails', '3.1.12' gem 'mysql2' # Needed for the new asset pipeline group :assets do - gem 'sass-rails', "~> 3.1.5" - gem 'coffee-rails', "~> 3.1.1" - gem 'uglifier', ">= 1.0.3" + gem 'sass-rails', '~> 3.1.7' + gem 'coffee-rails', '~> 3.1.1' + gem 'uglifier', '>= 1.0.3' end # jQuery is the default JavaScript library in Rails 3.1 |