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diff --git a/guides/source/2_2_release_notes.md b/guides/source/2_2_release_notes.md index 522f628a7e..b11aaa15a8 100644 --- a/guides/source/2_2_release_notes.md +++ b/guides/source/2_2_release_notes.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Ruby on Rails 2.2 Release Notes =============================== -Rails 2.2 delivers a number of new and improved features. This list covers the major upgrades, but doesn't include every little bug fix and change. If you want to see everything, check out the [list of commits](http://github.com/rails/rails/commits/master) in the main Rails repository on GitHub. +Rails 2.2 delivers a number of new and improved features. This list covers the major upgrades, but doesn't include every little bug fix and change. If you want to see everything, check out the [list of commits](http://github.com/rails/rails/commits/2-2-stable) in the main Rails repository on GitHub. Along with Rails, 2.2 marks the launch of the [Ruby on Rails Guides](http://guides.rubyonrails.org/), the first results of the ongoing [Rails Guides hackfest](http://hackfest.rubyonrails.org/guide). This site will deliver high-quality documentation of the major features of Rails. diff --git a/guides/source/2_3_release_notes.md b/guides/source/2_3_release_notes.md index 52eeb4c2bc..20566c9155 100644 --- a/guides/source/2_3_release_notes.md +++ b/guides/source/2_3_release_notes.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Ruby on Rails 2.3 Release Notes =============================== -Rails 2.3 delivers a variety of new and improved features, including pervasive Rack integration, refreshed support for Rails Engines, nested transactions for Active Record, dynamic and default scopes, unified rendering, more efficient routing, application templates, and quiet backtraces. This list covers the major upgrades, but doesn't include every little bug fix and change. If you want to see everything, check out the [list of commits](http://github.com/rails/rails/commits/master) in the main Rails repository on GitHub or review the `CHANGELOG` files for the individual Rails components. +Rails 2.3 delivers a variety of new and improved features, including pervasive Rack integration, refreshed support for Rails Engines, nested transactions for Active Record, dynamic and default scopes, unified rendering, more efficient routing, application templates, and quiet backtraces. This list covers the major upgrades, but doesn't include every little bug fix and change. If you want to see everything, check out the [list of commits](http://github.com/rails/rails/commits/2-3-stable) in the main Rails repository on GitHub or review the `CHANGELOG` files for the individual Rails components. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/guides/source/3_0_release_notes.md b/guides/source/3_0_release_notes.md index aec3a383d6..46be2613ab 100644 --- a/guides/source/3_0_release_notes.md +++ b/guides/source/3_0_release_notes.md @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Even if you don't give a hoot about any of our internal cleanups, Rails 3.0 is g On top of all that, we've tried our best to deprecate the old APIs with nice warnings. That means that you can move your existing application to Rails 3 without immediately rewriting all your old code to the latest best practices. -These release notes cover the major upgrades, but don't include every little bug fix and change. Rails 3.0 consists of almost 4,000 commits by more than 250 authors! If you want to see everything, check out the [list of commits](http://github.com/rails/rails/commits/master) in the main Rails repository on GitHub. +These release notes cover the major upgrades, but don't include every little bug fix and change. Rails 3.0 consists of almost 4,000 commits by more than 250 authors! If you want to see everything, check out the [list of commits](http://github.com/rails/rails/commits/3-0-stable) in the main Rails repository on GitHub. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ These are the main changes in Active Support: * `String#to_time` and `String#to_datetime` handle fractional seconds. * Added support to new callbacks for around filter object that respond to `:before` and `:after` used in before and after callbacks. * The `ActiveSupport::OrderedHash#to_a` method returns an ordered set of arrays. Matches Ruby 1.9's `Hash#to_a`. -* `MissingSourceFile` exists as a constant but it is now just equals to `LoadError`. +* `MissingSourceFile` exists as a constant but it is now just equal to `LoadError`. * Added `Class#class_attribute`, to be able to declare a class-level attribute whose value is inheritable and overwritable by subclasses. * Finally removed `DeprecatedCallbacks` in `ActiveRecord::Associations`. * `Object#metaclass` is now `Kernel#singleton_class` to match Ruby. diff --git a/guides/source/3_1_release_notes.md b/guides/source/3_1_release_notes.md index 7626296e7d..b7ed285b96 100644 --- a/guides/source/3_1_release_notes.md +++ b/guides/source/3_1_release_notes.md @@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ Highlights in Rails 3.1: * Assets Pipeline * jQuery as the default JavaScript library -This release notes cover the major changes, but don't include every little bug fix and change. If you want to see everything, check out the [list of commits](https://github.com/rails/rails/commits/master) in the main Rails repository on GitHub. +These release notes cover only the major changes. To learn about various bug +fixes and changes, please refer to the change logs or check out the [list of +commits](https://github.com/rails/rails/commits/3-1-stable) in the main Rails +repository on GitHub. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/guides/source/3_2_release_notes.md b/guides/source/3_2_release_notes.md index 2416e1a228..c5db0262e9 100644 --- a/guides/source/3_2_release_notes.md +++ b/guides/source/3_2_release_notes.md @@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ Highlights in Rails 3.2: * Automatic Query Explains * Tagged Logging -These release notes cover the major changes, but do not include each bug-fix and changes. If you want to see everything, check out the [list of commits](https://github.com/rails/rails/commits/3-2-stable) in the main Rails repository on GitHub. +These release notes cover only the major changes. To learn about various bug +fixes and changes, please refer to the change logs or check out the [list of +commits](https://github.com/rails/rails/commits/3-2-stable) in the main Rails +repository on GitHub. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/guides/source/4_0_release_notes.md b/guides/source/4_0_release_notes.md index 19c690233c..84a65df2bc 100644 --- a/guides/source/4_0_release_notes.md +++ b/guides/source/4_0_release_notes.md @@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ Highlights in Rails 4.0: * Turbolinks * Russian Doll Caching -These release notes cover only the major changes. To know about various bug fixes and changes, please refer to the change logs or check out the [list of commits](https://github.com/rails/rails/commits/master) in the main Rails repository on GitHub. +These release notes cover only the major changes. To learn about various bug +fixes and changes, please refer to the change logs or check out the [list of +commits](https://github.com/rails/rails/commits/4-0-stable) in the main Rails +repository on GitHub. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -226,11 +229,11 @@ Please refer to the [Changelog](https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/4-0-stable/a The method `change_table` is also reversible, as long as its block doesn't call `remove`, `change` or `change_default` * New method `reversible` makes it possible to specify code to be run when migrating up or down. - See the [Guide on Migration](https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/guides/source/migrations.md#using-the-reversible-method) + See the [Guide on Migration](https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/guides/source/active_record_migrations.md#using-reversible) * New method `revert` will revert a whole migration or the given block. If migrating down, the given migration / block is run normally. - See the [Guide on Migration](https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/guides/source/migrations.md#reverting-previous-migrations) + See the [Guide on Migration](https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/guides/source/active_record_migrations.md#reverting-previous-migrations) * Adds PostgreSQL array type support. Any datatype can be used to create an array column, with full migration and schema dumper support. diff --git a/guides/source/4_1_release_notes.md b/guides/source/4_1_release_notes.md index 822943d81e..52a5acb75e 100644 --- a/guides/source/4_1_release_notes.md +++ b/guides/source/4_1_release_notes.md @@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ Highlights in Rails 4.1: * Action Pack variants * Action Mailer previews -These release notes cover only the major changes. To know about various bug -fixes and changes, please refer to the change logs or check out the -[list of commits](https://github.com/rails/rails/commits/master) in the main -Rails repository on GitHub. +These release notes cover only the major changes. To learn about various bug +fixes and changes, please refer to the change logs or check out the [list of +commits](https://github.com/rails/rails/commits/4-1-stable) in the main Rails +repository on GitHub. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ By default, these preview classes live in `test/mailers/previews`. This can be configured using the `preview_path` option. See its -[documentation](http://api.rubyonrails.org/v4.1.0/classes/ActionMailer/Base.html) +[documentation](http://api.rubyonrails.org/v4.1.0/classes/ActionMailer/Base.html#class-ActionMailer::Base-label-Previewing+emails) for a detailed write up. ### Active Record enums diff --git a/guides/source/4_2_release_notes.md b/guides/source/4_2_release_notes.md index be007f93a7..a598c7c319 100644 --- a/guides/source/4_2_release_notes.md +++ b/guides/source/4_2_release_notes.md @@ -3,241 +3,797 @@ Ruby on Rails 4.2 Release Notes Highlights in Rails 4.2: -These release notes cover only the major changes. To know about various bug -fixes and changes, please refer to the change logs or check out the -[list of commits](https://github.com/rails/rails/commits/master) in the main -Rails repository on GitHub. +* Active Job, Action Mailer #deliver_later +* Adequate Record +* Web Console +* Foreign key support + +These release notes cover only the major changes. To learn about various bug +fixes and changes, please refer to the change logs or check out the [list of +commits](https://github.com/rails/rails/commits/master) in the main Rails +repository on GitHub. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +NOTE: This document is a work in progress, please help to improve this by sending +a [pull request](https://github.com/rails/rails/edit/master/guides/source/4_2_release_notes.md). + Upgrading to Rails 4.2 ---------------------- If you're upgrading an existing application, it's a great idea to have good test coverage before going in. You should also first upgrade to Rails 4.1 in case you haven't and make sure your application still runs as expected before attempting -an update to Rails 4.2. A list of things to watch out for when upgrading is -available in the -[Upgrading Ruby on Rails](upgrading_ruby_on_rails.html#upgrading-from-rails-4-1-to-rails-4-2) -guide. +to upgrade to Rails 4.2. A list of things to watch out for when upgrading is +available in the guide: [Upgrading Ruby on +Rails](upgrading_ruby_on_rails.html#upgrading-from-rails-4-1-to-rails-4-2) Major Features -------------- +### Active Job, Action Mailer #deliver_later + +Active Job is a new framework in Rails 4.2. It is an adapter layer on top of +queuing systems like [Resque](https://github.com/resque/resque), [Delayed +Job](https://github.com/collectiveidea/delayed_job), +[Sidekiq](https://github.com/mperham/sidekiq), and more. + +You can write your jobs with the Active Job API, and it'll run on all these +queues with no changes (it comes pre-configured with an inline runner). + +Building on top of Active Job, Action Mailer now comes with a `#deliver_later` +method, which adds your email to be sent as a job to a queue, so it doesn't +bog down the controller or model. + +The new GlobalID library makes it easy to pass Active Record objects to jobs by +serializing them in a generic form. This means you no longer have to manually +pack and unpack your Active Records by passing ids. Just give the job the +straight Active Record object, and it'll serialize it using GlobalID, and +deserialize it at run time. + +### Adequate Record + +Adequate Record is a set of refactorings that make Active Record `find` and +`find_by` methods and some association queries upto 2x faster. + +It works by caching SQL query patterns while executing the Active Record calls. +The cache helps skip parts of the computation involved in the transformation of +the calls into SQL queries. More details in [Aaron Patterson's +post](http://tenderlovemaking.com/2014/02/19/adequaterecord-pro-like-activerecord.html). + +Nothing special has to be done to activate this feature. Most `find` and +`find_by` calls and association queries will use it automatically. Examples: + +```ruby +Post.find 1 # caches query pattern +Post.find 2 # uses the cached pattern + +Post.find_by_title 'first post' # caches query pattern +Post.find_by_title 'second post' # uses the cached pattern + +post.comments # caches query pattern +post.comments(true) # uses cached pattern +``` + +The caching is not used in the following scenarios: + +- The model has a default scope +- The model uses single table inheritance to inherit from another model +- `find` with a list of ids. eg: + + ```ruby + Post.find(1,2,3) + OR + Post.find [1,2] + ``` + +- `find_by` with sql fragments: + + ```ruby + Post.find_by "published_at < ?", 2.weeks.ago + ``` + +### Web Console + +New applications generated from Rails 4.2 now come with the Web Console gem by +default. + +Web Console is a set of debugging tools for your Rails application. It will add +an interactive console on every error page, a `console` view helper and a VT100 +compatible terminal. + +The interactive console on the error pages lets you execute code where the +exception originated. It's quite handy to introspect the state that led to the +error. + +The `console` view helper launches an interactive console within the context of +the view where it is invoked. + +Finally, you can launch a VT100 terminal that runs `rails console`. If you need +to create or modify existing test data, you can do that straight from the +browser. + +### Foreign key support + +The migration DSL now supports adding and removing foreign keys. They are dumped +to `schema.rb` as well. At this time, only the `mysql`, `mysql2` and `postgresql` +adapters support foreign keys. + +```ruby +# add a foreign key to `articles.author_id` referencing `authors.id` +add_foreign_key :articles, :authors + +# add a foreign key to `articles.author_id` referencing `users.lng_id` +add_foreign_key :articles, :users, column: :author_id, primary_key: "lng_id" + +# remove the foreign key on `accounts.branch_id` +remove_foreign_key :accounts, :branches + +# remove the foreign key on `accounts.owner_id` +remove_foreign_key :accounts, column: :owner_id +``` + +See the API documentation on +[add_foreign_key](http://api.rubyonrails.org/v4.2.0/classes/ActiveRecord/ConnectionAdapters/SchemaStatements.html#method-i-add_foreign_key) +and +[remove_foreign_key](http://api.rubyonrails.org/v4.2.0/classes/ActiveRecord/ConnectionAdapters/SchemaStatements.html#method-i-remove_foreign_key) +for a full description. + + +Incompatibilities +----------------- + +Previously deprecated functionality has been removed. Please refer to the +individual components for new deprecations in this release. + +The following changes may require immediate action upon upgrade. + +### `render` with a String argument + +Previously, calling `render "foo/bar"` in a controller action is equivalent to +`render file: "foo/bar"`. In Rails 4.2, this has been changed to mean `render template: "foo/bar"` +instead. If you need to render a file, please change your code to use the +explicit form (`render file: "foo/bar"`) instead. + +### `respond_with` / class-level `respond_to` + +`respond_with` and the corresponding class-level `respond_to` have been moved to +the `responders` gem. To use the following, add `gem 'responders', '~> 2.0'` to +your Gemfile: + +```ruby +# app/controllers/users_controller.rb + +class UsersController < ApplicationController + respond_to :html, :json + + def show + @user = User.find(params[:id]) + respond_with @user + end +end +``` + +Instance-level `respond_to` is unaffected: + +```ruby +# app/controllers/users_controller.rb + +class UsersController < ApplicationController + def show + @user = User.find(params[:id]) + respond_to do |format| + format.html + format.json { render json: @user } + end + end +end +``` + +### Default host for `rails server` + +Due to a [change in Rack](https://github.com/rack/rack/commit/28b014484a8ac0bbb388e7eaeeef159598ec64fc), +`rails server` now listens on `localhost` instead of `0.0.0.0` by default. This +should have minimal impact on the standard development workflow as both http://127.0.0.1:3000 +and http://localhost:3000 would continue to work as before on your own machine. + +However, with this change you would no longer be able to access the Rails server +from a different machine (e.g. your development environment is in a virtual +machine and you would like to access it from the host machine), you would need +to start the server with `rails server -b 0.0.0.0` to restore the old behavior. + +If you do this, be sure to configure your firewall properly such that only +trusted machines on your network can access your development server. + +### Production logging + +The default log level in the `production` environment is now `:debug`. This +makes it consistent with the other environments, and ensures plenty of +information is available to diagnose problems. + +It can be returned to the previous level, `:info`, in the environment +configuration: + +```ruby +# config/environments/production.rb + +# Decrease the log volume. +config.log_level = :info +``` + +### HTML Sanitizer + +The HTML sanitizer has been replaced with a new, more robust, implementation +built upon Loofah and Nokogiri. The new sanitizer is more secure and its +sanitization is more powerful and flexible. + +With a new sanitization algorithm, the sanitized output will change for certain +pathological inputs. + +If you have particular need for the exact output of the old sanitizer, you can +add `rails-deprecated_sanitizer` to your Gemfile, and it will automatically +replace the new implementation. Because it is opt-in, the legacy gem will not +give deprecation warnings. + +`rails-deprecated_sanitizer` will be supported for Rails 4.2 only; it will not +be maintained for Rails 5.0. + +See [the blog post](http://blog.plataformatec.com.br/2014/07/the-new-html-sanitizer-in-rails-4-2/) +for more detail on the changes in the new sanitizer. + +### `assert_select` + +`assert_select` is now based on Nokogiri, making it (TODO: betterer). + +As a result, some previously-valid selectors are now unsupported. If your +application is using any of these spellings, you will need to update them: + +* Values in attribute selectors may need to be quoted if they contain + non-alphanumeric characters. + + ``` + a[href=/] => a[href="/"] + a[href$=/] => a[href$="/"] + ``` + +* DOMs built from HTML source containing invalid HTML with improperly + nested elements may differ. + + For example: + + ``` ruby + # content: <div><i><p></i></div> + + # before: + assert_select('div > i') # => true + assert_select('div > p') # => false + assert_select('i > p') # => true + + # now: + assert_select('div > i') # => true + assert_select('div > p') # => true + assert_select('i > p') # => false + ``` + +* If the data selected contains entities, the value selected for comparison + used to be raw (e.g. `AT&T`), and now is evaluated + (e.g. `AT&T`). + + ``` ruby + # content: <p>AT&T</p> + + # before: + assert_select('p', 'AT&T') # => true + assert_select('p', 'AT&T') # => false + + # now: + assert_select('p', 'AT&T') # => true + assert_select('p', 'AT&T') # => false + ``` Railties -------- -Please refer to the -[Changelog](https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/4-2-stable/railties/CHANGELOG.md) -for detailed changes. +Please refer to the [Changelog][railties] for detailed changes. ### Removals -* The `rails application` command has been removed without replacement. - ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/11616)) +* The `rails application` command has been removed without replacement. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/11616)) + +### Deprecations + +* Deprecated `Rails::Rack::LogTailer` without replacement. + ([Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/84a13e019e93efaa8994b3f8303d635a7702dbce)) ### Notable changes -* Introduced `bin/setup` script to bootstrap an application. - ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/15189)) +* Introduced `web-console` in the default application Gemfile. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/11667)) + +* Added a `required` option to the model generator for associations. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/16062)) + +* Introduced an `after_bundle` callback for use in Rails templates. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/16359)) + +* Introduced the `x` namespace for defining custom configuration options: + + ```ruby + # config/environments/production.rb + config.x.payment_processing.schedule = :daily + config.x.payment_processing.retries = 3 + config.x.super_debugger = true + ``` + + These options are then available through the configuration object: + + ```ruby + Rails.configuration.x.payment_processing.schedule # => :daily + Rails.configuration.x.payment_processing.retries # => 3 + Rails.configuration.x.super_debugger # => true + ``` + + ([Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/611849772dd66c2e4d005dcfe153f7ce79a8a7db)) + +* Introduced `Rails::Application.config_for` to load a configuration for the + current environment. + + ```ruby + # config/exception_notification.yml: + production: + url: http://127.0.0.1:8080 + namespace: my_app_production + development: + url: http://localhost:3001 + namespace: my_app_development + + # config/production.rb + Rails.application.configure do + config.middleware.use ExceptionNotifier, config_for(:exception_notification) + end + ``` + + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/16129)) + +* Introduced a `--skip-gems` option in the app generator to skip gems such as + `turbolinks` and `coffee-rails` that do not have their own specific flags. + ([Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/10565895805887d4faf004a6f71219da177f78b7)) + +* Introduced a `bin/setup` script to enable automated setup code when + bootstrapping an application. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/15189)) -* Changed default value for `config.assets.digest` to `true` in development. - ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/15155)) +* Changed default value for `config.assets.digest` to `true` in development. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/15155)) -* Introduced an API to register new extensions for `rake notes`. - ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14379)) +* Introduced an API to register new extensions for `rake notes`. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14379)) -* Introduced `Rails.gem_version` as a convenience method to return `Gem::Version.new(Rails.version)`. - ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14101)) +* Introduced `Rails.gem_version` as a convenience method to return + `Gem::Version.new(Rails.version)`. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14101)) Action Pack ----------- -Please refer to the -[Changelog](https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/4-2-stable/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md) -for detailed changes. +Please refer to the [Changelog][action-pack] for detailed changes. + +### Removals + +* `respond_with` and the class-level `respond_to` were removed from Rails and + moved to the `responders` gem (version 2.0). Add `gem 'responders', '~> 2.0'` + to your `Gemfile` to continue using these features. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/16526)) + +* Removed deprecated `AbstractController::Helpers::ClassMethods::MissingHelperError` + in favor of `AbstractController::Helpers::MissingHelperError`. + ([Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/a1ddde15ae0d612ff2973de9cf768ed701b594e8)) ### Deprecations -* Deprecated support for setting the `to:` option of a router to a symbol or a - string that does not contain a `#` character: +* Deprecated `assert_tag`, `assert_no_tag`, `find_tag` and `find_all_tag` in + favor of `assert_select`. + ([Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails-dom-testing/commit/b12850bc5ff23ba4b599bf2770874dd4f11bf750)) + +* Deprecated support for setting the `:to` option of a router to a symbol or a + string that does not contain a `#` character: - get '/posts', to: MyRackApp => (No change necessary) - get '/posts', to: 'post#index' => (No change necessary) - get '/posts', to: 'posts' => get '/posts', controller: :posts - get '/posts', to: :index => get '/posts', action: :index + ```ruby + get '/posts', to: MyRackApp => (No change necessary) + get '/posts', to: 'post#index' => (No change necessary) + get '/posts', to: 'posts' => get '/posts', controller: :posts + get '/posts', to: :index => get '/posts', action: :index + ``` - ([Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/cc26b6b7bccf0eea2e2c1a9ebdcc9d30ca7390d9)) + ([Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/cc26b6b7bccf0eea2e2c1a9ebdcc9d30ca7390d9)) ### Notable changes -* The `*_filter` family methods has been removed from the documentation. Their - usage are discouraged in favor of the `*_action` family methods: +* Rails will now automatically include the template's digest in ETags. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/16527)) + +* `render nothing: true` or rendering a `nil` body no longer add a single + space padding to the response body. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14883)) + +* Introduced the `always_permitted_parameters` option to configure which + parameters are permitted globally. The default value of this configuration + is `['controller', 'action']`. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/15933)) + +* The `*_filter` family methods have been removed from the documentation. Their + usage is discouraged in favor of the `*_action` family methods: + + ``` + after_filter => after_action + append_after_filter => append_after_action + append_around_filter => append_around_action + append_before_filter => append_before_action + around_filter => around_action + before_filter => before_action + prepend_after_filter => prepend_after_action + prepend_around_filter => prepend_around_action + prepend_before_filter => prepend_before_action + skip_after_filter => skip_after_action + skip_around_filter => skip_around_action + skip_before_filter => skip_before_action + skip_filter => skip_action_callback + ``` + + If your application currently depends on these methods, you should use the + replacement `*_action` methods instead. These methods will be deprecated in + the future and will eventually be removed from Rails. + + (Commit [1](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/6c5f43bab8206747a8591435b2aa0ff7051ad3de), + [2](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/489a8f2a44dc9cea09154ee1ee2557d1f037c7d4)) + +* Added HTTP method `MKCALENDAR` from RFC-4791 + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/15121)) + +* `*_fragment.action_controller` notifications now include the controller + and action name in the payload. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14137)) + +* Segments that are passed into URL helpers are now automatically escaped. + ([Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/5460591f0226a9d248b7b4f89186bd5553e7768f)) + +* Improved the Routing Error page with fuzzy matching for route search. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14619)) + +* Added an option to disable logging of CSRF failures. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14280)) + +* When the Rails server is set to serve static assets, gzip assets will now be + served if the client supports it and a pre-generated gzip file (.gz) is on disk. + By default the asset pipeline generates `.gz` files for all compressible assets. + Serving gzip files minimizes data transfer and speeds up asset requests. Always + [use a CDN](http://guides.rubyonrails.org/asset_pipeline.html#cdns) if you are + serving assets from your Rails server in production. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/16466)) + +* The way `assert_select` works has changed; specifically a different library + is used to interpret css selectors, build the transient DOM that the + selectors are applied against, and to extract the data from that DOM. These + changes should only affect edge cases. Examples: + * Values in attribute selectors may need to be quoted if they contain + non-alphanumeric characters. + * DOMs built from HTML source containing invalid HTML with improperly + nested elements may differ. + * If the data selected contains entities, the value selected for comparison + used to be raw (e.g. `AT&T`), and now is evaluated + (e.g. `AT&T`). + + +Action View +------------- + +Please refer to the [Changelog][action-view] for detailed changes. + +### Deprecations - after_filter => after_action - append_after_filter => append_after_action - append_around_filter => append_around_action - append_before_filter => append_before_action - around_filter => around_action - before_filter => before_action - prepend_after_filter => prepend_after_action - prepend_around_filter => prepend_around_action - prepend_before_filter => prepend_before_action - skip_after_filter => skip_after_action - skip_around_filter => skip_around_action - skip_before_filter => skip_before_action - skip_filter => skip_action_callback +* Deprecated `AbstractController::Base.parent_prefixes`. + Override `AbstractController::Base.local_prefixes` when you want to change + where to find views. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/15026)) - If your application is depending on these methods, you should use the - replacement `*_action` methods instead. These methods will be deprecated in - the future and eventually removed from Rails. - (Commit [1](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/6c5f43bab8206747a8591435b2aa0ff7051ad3de), - [2](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/489a8f2a44dc9cea09154ee1ee2557d1f037c7d4)) +* Deprecated `ActionView::Digestor#digest(name, format, finder, options = {})`. + Arguments should be passed as a hash instead. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14243)) -* Added HTTP method `MKCALENDAR` from RFC-4791 - ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/15121)) +### Notable changes -* `*_fragment.action_controller` notifications now include the controller and action name - in the payload. - ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14137)) +* `render "foo/bar"` now expands to `render template: "foo/bar"` instead of + `render file: "foo/bar"`. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/16888)) -* Segments that are passed into URL helpers are now automatically escaped. - ([Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/5460591f0226a9d248b7b4f89186bd5553e7768f)) +* Introduced a `#{partial_name}_iteration` special local variable for use with + partials that are rendered with a collection. It provides access to the + current state of the iteration via the `#index`, `#size`, `#first?` and + `#last?` methods. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/7698)) -* Improved Routing Error page with fuzzy matching for route search. - ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14619)) +* The form helpers no longer generate a `<div>` element with inline CSS around + the hidden fields. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14738)) -* Added option to disable logging of CSRF failures. - ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14280)) +* Placeholder I18n follows the same convention as `label` I18n. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/16438)) Action Mailer ------------- -Please refer to the -[Changelog](https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/4-2-stable/actionmailer/CHANGELOG.md) -for detailed changes. +Please refer to the [Changelog][action-mailer] for detailed changes. + +### Deprecations + +* Deprecated `*_path` helpers in mailers. Always use `*_url` helpers instead. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/15840)) + +* Deprecated `deliver` / `deliver!` in favour of `deliver_now` / `deliver_now!`. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/16582)) ### Notable changes +* Introduced `deliver_later` which enqueues a job on the application's queue + to deliver emails asynchronously. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/16485)) + +* Added the `show_previews` configuration option for enabling mailer previews + outside of the development environment. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/15970)) + Active Record ------------- -Please refer to the -[Changelog](https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/4-2-stable/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md) -for detailed changes. +Please refer to the [Changelog][active-record] for detailed changes. + +### Removals + +* Removed `cache_attributes` and friends. All attributes are cached. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/15429)) + +* Removed deprecated method `ActiveRecord::Base.quoted_locking_column`. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/15612)) + +* Removed deprecated `ActiveRecord::Migrator.proper_table_name`. Use the + `proper_table_name` instance method on `ActiveRecord::Migration` instead. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/15512)) + +* Removed unused `:timestamp` type. Transparently alias it to `:datetime` + in all cases. Fixes inconsistencies when column types are sent outside of + `ActiveRecord`, such as for XML serialization. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/15184)) ### Deprecations -* Deprecated using `.joins`, `.preload` and `.eager_load` with associations that - depends on the instance state (i.e. those defined with a scope that takes an - argument) without replacement. - ([Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/ed56e596a0467390011bc9d56d462539776adac1)) +* Deprecated swallowing of errors inside `after_commit` and `after_rollback`. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/16537)) + +* Deprecated calling `DatabaseTasks.load_schema` without a connection. Use + `DatabaseTasks.load_schema_current` instead. + ([Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/f15cef67f75e4b52fd45655d7c6ab6b35623c608)) + +* Deprecated `Reflection#source_macro` without replacement as it is no longer + needed in Active Record. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/16373)) + +* Deprecated broken support for automatic detection of counter caches on + `has_many :through` associations. You should instead manually specify the + counter cache on the `has_many` and `belongs_to` associations for the + through records. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/15754)) + +* Deprecated `serialized_attributes` without replacement. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/15704)) + +* Deprecated returning `nil` from `column_for_attribute` when no column + exists. It will return a null object in Rails 5.0 + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/15878)) -* Deprecated passing Active Record objects to `.find` or `.exists?`. Call `#id` - on the objects first. - (Commit [1](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/d92ae6ccca3bcfd73546d612efaea011270bd270), - [2](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/d35f0033c7dec2b8d8b52058fb8db495d49596f7)) +* Deprecated using `.joins`, `.preload` and `.eager_load` with associations + that depends on the instance state (i.e. those defined with a scope that + takes an argument) without replacement. + ([Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/ed56e596a0467390011bc9d56d462539776adac1)) -* Deprecated half-baked support for PostgreSQL range values with excluding - beginnings. We currently map PostgreSQL ranges to Ruby ranges. This conversion - is not fully possible because the Ruby range does not support excluded - beginnings. +* Deprecated passing Active Record objects to `.find` or `.exists?`. Call + `#id` on the objects first. + (Commit [1](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/d92ae6ccca3bcfd73546d612efaea011270bd270), + [2](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/d35f0033c7dec2b8d8b52058fb8db495d49596f7)) - The current solution of incrementing the beginning is not correct and is now - deprecated. For subtypes where we don't know how to increment (e.g. `#succ` - is not defined) it will raise an `ArgumentError` for ranges with excluding - beginnings. +* Deprecated half-baked support for PostgreSQL range values with excluding + beginnings. We currently map PostgreSQL ranges to Ruby ranges. This conversion + is not fully possible because the Ruby range does not support excluded + beginnings. - ([Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/91949e48cf41af9f3e4ffba3e5eecf9b0a08bfc3)) + The current solution of incrementing the beginning is not correct + and is now deprecated. For subtypes where we don't know how to increment + (e.g. `#succ` is not defined) it will raise an `ArgumentError` for ranges + with excluding beginnings. + + ([Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/91949e48cf41af9f3e4ffba3e5eecf9b0a08bfc3)) ### Notable changes -* Added support for `#pretty_print` in `ActiveRecord::Base` objects. - ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/15172)) +* The PostgreSQL adapter now supports the `JSONB` datatype in PostgreSQL 9.4+. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/16220)) + +* The `#references` method in migrations now supports a `type` option for + specifying the type of the foreign key (e.g. `:uuid`). + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/16231)) + +* Added a `:required` option to singular associations, which defines a + presence validation on the association. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/16056)) + +* Introduced `ActiveRecord::Base#validate!` that raises `RecordInvalid` if the + record is invalid. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/8639)) + +* `ActiveRecord::Base#reload` now behaves the same as `m = Model.find(m.id)`, + meaning that it no longer retains the extra attributes from custom + `select`s. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/15866)) + +* Introduced the `bin/rake db:purge` task to empty the database for the + current environment. + ([Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/e2f232aba15937a4b9d14bd91e0392c6d55be58d)) + +* `ActiveRecord::Dirty` now detects in-place changes to mutable values. + Serialized attributes on ActiveRecord models will no longer save when + unchanged. This also works with other types such as string columns and json + columns on PostgreSQL. + (Pull Requests [1](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/15674), + [2](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/15786), + [3](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/15788)) + +* Added support for `#pretty_print` in `ActiveRecord::Base` objects. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/15172)) + +* PostgreSQL and SQLite adapters no longer add a default limit of 255 + characters on string columns. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14579)) -* PostgreSQL and SQLite adapters no longer add a default limit of 255 characters - on string columns. - ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14579)) +* `sqlite3:///some/path` now resolves to the absolute system path + `/some/path`. For relative paths, use `sqlite3:some/path` instead. + (Previously, `sqlite3:///some/path` resolved to the relative path + `some/path`. This behaviour was deprecated on Rails 4.1). + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14569)) -* `sqlite3:///some/path` now resolves to the absolute system path `/some/path`. - For relative paths, use `sqlite3:some/path` instead. (Previously, `sqlite3:///some/path` - resolved to the relative path `some/path`. This behaviour was deprecated on - Rails 4.1.) - ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14569)) +* Introduced `#validate` as an alias for `#valid?`. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14456)) -* Introduced `#validate` as an alias for `#valid?`. - ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14456)) +* `#touch` now accepts multiple attributes to be touched at once. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14423)) -* `#touch` now accepts multiple attributes to be touched at once. - ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14423)) +* Added support for fractional seconds for MySQL 5.6 and above. + (Pull Request [1](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/8240), + [2](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14359)) -* Added support for fractional seconds for MySQL 5.6 and above. - (Pull Request [1](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/8240), [2](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14359)) +* Added support for the `citext` column type in PostgreSQL adapter. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/12523)) -* Added support for the `citext` column type in PostgreSQL adapter. - ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/12523)) +* Added support for user-created range types in PostgreSQL adapter. + ([Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/4cb47167e747e8f9dc12b0ddaf82bdb68c03e032)) -* Added support for user-created range types in PostgreSQL adapter. - ([Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/4cb47167e747e8f9dc12b0ddaf82bdb68c03e032)) Active Model ------------ -Please refer to the -[Changelog](https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/4-2-stable/activemodel/CHANGELOG.md) -for detailed changes. +Please refer to the [Changelog][active-model] for detailed changes. + +### Removals + +* Removed deprecated `Validator#setup` without replacement. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/10716)) + +### Deprecations + +* Deprecated `reset_#{attribute}` in favor of `restore_#{attribute}`. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/16180)) + +* Deprecated `ActiveModel::Dirty#reset_changes` in favor of + `#clear_changes_information`. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/16180)) ### Notable changes -* Introduced `#validate` as an alias for `#valid?`. - ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14456)) +* Introduced the `restore_attributes` method in `ActiveModel::Dirty` to restore + the changed (dirty) attributes to their previous values. + (Pull Request [1](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14861), + [2](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/16180)) + +* `has_secure_password` no longer disallows blank passwords (i.e. passwords + that contains only spaces) by default. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/16412)) + +* `has_secure_password` now verifies that the given password is less than 72 + characters if validations are enabled. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/15708)) + +* Introduced `#validate` as an alias for `#valid?`. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14456)) Active Support -------------- -Please refer to the -[Changelog](https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/4-2-stable/activesupport/CHANGELOG.md) -for detailed changes. +Please refer to the [Changelog][active-support] for detailed changes. ### Removals -* Removed deprecated `Numeric#ago`, `Numeric#until`, `Numeric#since`, - `Numeric#from_now`. ([Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/f1eddea1e3f6faf93581c43651348f48b2b7d8bb)) +* Removed deprecated `Numeric#ago`, `Numeric#until`, `Numeric#since`, + `Numeric#from_now`. + ([Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/f1eddea1e3f6faf93581c43651348f48b2b7d8bb)) -* Removed deprecated string based terminators for `ActiveSupport::Callbacks`. - ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/15100)) +* Removed deprecated string based terminators for `ActiveSupport::Callbacks`. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/15100)) ### Deprecations -* Deprecated `Class#superclass_delegating_accessor`, use `Class#class_attribute` - instead. ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14271)) +* Deprecated `Kernel#silence_stderr`, `Kernel#capture` and `Kernel#quietly` + without replacement. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/13392)) + +* Deprecated `Class#superclass_delegating_accessor`, use + `Class#class_attribute` instead. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14271)) -* Deprecated `ActiveSupport::SafeBuffer#prepend!` as `ActiveSupport::SafeBuffer#prepend` - now performs the same function. ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14529)) +* Deprecated `ActiveSupport::SafeBuffer#prepend!` as + `ActiveSupport::SafeBuffer#prepend` now performs the same function. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14529)) ### Notable changes -* The `humanize` inflector helper now strips any leading underscores. - ([Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/daaa21bc7d20f2e4ff451637423a25ff2d5e75c7)) +* Introduced new configuration option `active_support.test_order` for + specifying the order test cases are executed. This option currently defaults + to `:sorted` but will be changed to `:random` in Rails 5.0. + ([Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/53e877f7d9291b2bf0b8c425f9e32ef35829f35b)) + +* The `travel_to` test helper now truncates the `usec` component to 0. + ([Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/9f6e82ee4783e491c20f5244a613fdeb4024beb5)) + +* Introduced `Object#itself` as an identity function. + (Commit [1](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/702ad710b57bef45b081ebf42e6fa70820fdd810), + [2](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/64d91122222c11ad3918cc8e2e3ebc4b0a03448a)) + +* `Object#with_options` can now be used without an explicit receiver. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/16339)) + +* Introduced `String#truncate_words` to truncate a string by a number of words. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/16190)) + +* Added `Hash#transform_values` and `Hash#transform_values!` to simplify a + common pattern where the values of a hash must change, but the keys are left + the same. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/15819)) + +* The `humanize` inflector helper now strips any leading underscores. + ([Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/daaa21bc7d20f2e4ff451637423a25ff2d5e75c7)) -* Added `SecureRandom::uuid_v3` and `SecureRandom::uuid_v5`. - ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/12016)) +* Introduced `Concern#class_methods` as an alternative to + `module ClassMethods`, as well as `Kernel#concern` to avoid the + `module Foo; extend ActiveSupport::Concern; end` boilerplate. + ([Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/b16c36e688970df2f96f793a759365b248b582ad)) -* Introduce `Concern#class_methods` as an alternative to `module ClassMethods`, - as well as `Kernel#concern` to avoid the `module Foo; extend ActiveSupport::Concern; end` - boilerplate. ([Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/b16c36e688970df2f96f793a759365b248b582ad)) Credits ------- See the [full list of contributors to Rails](http://contributors.rubyonrails.org/) for -the many people who spent many hours making Rails, the stable and robust -framework it is. Kudos to all of them. +the many people who spent many hours making Rails the stable and robust +framework it is today. Kudos to all of them. + +[railties]: https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/4-2-stable/railties/CHANGELOG.md +[action-pack]: https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/4-2-stable/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md +[action-view]: https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/4-2-stable/actionview/CHANGELOG.md +[action-mailer]: https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/4-2-stable/actionmailer/CHANGELOG.md +[active-record]: https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/4-2-stable/activerecord/CHANGELOG.md +[active-model]: https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/4-2-stable/activemodel/CHANGELOG.md +[active-support]: https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/4-2-stable/activesupport/CHANGELOG.md diff --git a/guides/source/_welcome.html.erb b/guides/source/_welcome.html.erb index 6ec3aa78a4..f84f1cb376 100644 --- a/guides/source/_welcome.html.erb +++ b/guides/source/_welcome.html.erb @@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ </p> <% else %> <p> - These are the new guides for Rails 4.1 based on <a href="https://github.com/rails/rails/tree/<%= @version %>"><%= @version %></a>. + These are the new guides for Rails 4.2 based on <a href="https://github.com/rails/rails/tree/<%= @version %>"><%= @version %></a>. These guides are designed to make you immediately productive with Rails, and to help you understand how all of the pieces fit together. </p> <% end %> <p> - The guides for earlier releases: <a href="http://guides.rubyonrails.org/v4.1.1/">Rails 4.1.1</a>, <a href="http://guides.rubyonrails.org/v4.0.5/">Rails 4.0.5</a>, <a href="http://guides.rubyonrails.org/v3.2.18/">Rails 3.2.18</a> and <a href="http://guides.rubyonrails.org/v2.3.11/">Rails 2.3.11</a>. + The guides for earlier releases: <a href="http://guides.rubyonrails.org/v4.1.4/">Rails 4.1.4</a>, <a href="http://guides.rubyonrails.org/v4.0.8/">Rails 4.0.8</a>, <a href="http://guides.rubyonrails.org/v3.2.19/">Rails 3.2.19</a> and <a href="http://guides.rubyonrails.org/v2.3.11/">Rails 2.3.11</a>. </p> diff --git a/guides/source/action_controller_overview.md b/guides/source/action_controller_overview.md index 1fe59ea36b..4200764b2d 100644 --- a/guides/source/action_controller_overview.md +++ b/guides/source/action_controller_overview.md @@ -1164,6 +1164,8 @@ class ClientsController < ApplicationController end ``` +WARNING: You shouldn't do `rescue_from Exception` or `rescue_from StandardError` unless you have a particular reason as it will cause serious side-effects (e.g. you won't be able to see exception details and tracebacks during development). If you would like to dynamically generate error pages, see [Custom errors page](#custom-errors-page). + NOTE: Certain exceptions are only rescuable from the `ApplicationController` class, as they are raised before the controller gets initialized and the action gets executed. See Pratik Naik's [article](http://m.onkey.org/2008/7/20/rescue-from-dispatching) on the subject for more information. @@ -1181,9 +1183,9 @@ First define your app own routes to display the errors page. * `config/routes.rb` ```ruby - get '/404', to: 'errors#not_found' - get '/422', to: 'errors#unprocessable_entity' - get '/500', to: 'errors#server_error' + match '/404', via: :all, to: 'errors#not_found' + match '/422', via: :all, to: 'errors#unprocessable_entity' + match '/500', via: :all, to: 'errors#server_error' ``` Create the controller and views. diff --git a/guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md b/guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md index cb1c1c653d..f6c974c87a 100644 --- a/guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md +++ b/guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md @@ -159,7 +159,10 @@ $ bin/rake db:migrate Now that we have a user model to play with, we will just edit the `app/controllers/users_controller.rb` make it instruct the `UserMailer` to deliver an email to the newly created user by editing the create action and inserting a -call to `UserMailer.welcome_email` right after the user is successfully saved: +call to `UserMailer.welcome_email` right after the user is successfully saved. + +Action Mailer is nicely integrated with Active Job so you can send emails outside +of the request-response cycle, so the user doesn't have to wait on it: ```ruby class UsersController < ApplicationController @@ -171,7 +174,7 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController respond_to do |format| if @user.save # Tell the UserMailer to send a welcome email after save - UserMailer.welcome_email(@user).deliver + UserMailer.welcome_email(@user).deliver_later format.html { redirect_to(@user, notice: 'User was successfully created.') } format.json { render json: @user, status: :created, location: @user } @@ -184,8 +187,29 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController end ``` -The method `welcome_email` returns a `Mail::Message` object which can then just -be told `deliver` to send itself out. +NOTE: Active Job's default behavior is to execute jobs ':inline'. So, you can use +`deliver_later` now to send emails, and when you later decide to start sending +them from a background job, you'll only need to set up Active Job to use a queueing +backend (Sidekiq, Resque, etc). + +If you want to send emails right away (from a cronjob for example) just call +`deliver_now`: + +```ruby +class SendWeeklySummary + def run + User.find_each do |user| + UserMailer.weekly_summary(user).deliver_now + end + end +end +``` + +The method `welcome_email` returns a `ActionMailer::MessageDelivery` object which +can then just be told `deliver_now` or `deliver_later` to send itself out. The +`ActionMailer::MessageDelivery` object is just a wrapper around a `Mail::Message`. If +you want to inspect, alter or do anything else with the `Mail::Message` object you can +access it with the `message` method on the `ActionMailer::MessageDelivery` object. ### Auto encoding header values @@ -274,8 +298,7 @@ Action Mailer 3.0 makes inline attachments, which involved a lot of hacking in p ```html+erb <p>Hello there, this is our image</p> - <%= image_tag attachments['image.jpg'].url, alt: 'My Photo', - class: 'photos' %> + <%= image_tag attachments['image.jpg'].url, alt: 'My Photo', class: 'photos' %> ``` #### Sending Email To Multiple Recipients @@ -414,6 +437,22 @@ globally in `config/application.rb`: config.action_mailer.default_url_options = { host: 'example.com' } ``` +Because of this behavior you cannot use any of the `*_path` helpers inside of +an email. Instead you will need to use the associated `*_url` helper. For example +instead of using + +``` +<%= link_to 'welcome', welcome_path %> +``` + +You will need to use: + +``` +<%= link_to 'welcome', welcome_url %> +``` + +By using the full URL, your links will now work in your emails. + #### generating URLs with `url_for` You need to pass the `only_path: false` option when using `url_for`. This will diff --git a/guides/source/action_view_overview.md b/guides/source/action_view_overview.md index ef7ef5a50e..683e633668 100644 --- a/guides/source/action_view_overview.md +++ b/guides/source/action_view_overview.md @@ -44,18 +44,18 @@ $ bin/rails generate scaffold article There is a naming convention for views in Rails. Typically, the views share their name with the associated controller action, as you can see above. For example, the index controller action of the `articles_controller.rb` will use the `index.html.erb` view file in the `app/views/articles` directory. -The complete HTML returned to the client is composed of a combination of this ERB file, a layout template that wraps it, and all the partials that the view may reference. Later on this guide you can find a more detailed documentation of each one of these three components. +The complete HTML returned to the client is composed of a combination of this ERB file, a layout template that wraps it, and all the partials that the view may reference. Within this guide you will find more detailed documentation about each of these three components. Templates, Partials and Layouts ------------------------------- -As mentioned before, the final HTML output is a composition of three Rails elements: `Templates`, `Partials` and `Layouts`. -Below is a brief overview of each one of them. +As mentioned, the final HTML output is a composition of three Rails elements: `Templates`, `Partials` and `Layouts`. +Below is a brief overview of each of them. ### Templates -Action View templates can be written in several ways. If the template file has a `.erb` extension then it uses a mixture of ERB (included in Ruby) and HTML. If the template file has a `.builder` extension then a fresh instance of `Builder::XmlMarkup` library is used. +Action View templates can be written in several ways. If the template file has a `.erb` extension then it uses a mixture of ERB (Embedded Ruby) and HTML. If the template file has a `.builder` extension then the `Builder::XmlMarkup` library is used. Rails supports multiple template systems and uses a file extension to distinguish amongst them. For example, an HTML file using the ERB template system will have `.html.erb` as a file extension. @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Consider the following loop for names: <% end %> ``` -The loop is set up in regular embedding tags (`<% %>`) and the name is written using the output embedding tags (`<%= %>`). Note that this is not just a usage suggestion, for regular output functions like `print` or `puts` won't work with ERB templates. So this would be wrong: +The loop is set up using regular embedding tags (`<% %>`) and the name is inserted using the output embedding tags (`<%= %>`). Note that this is not just a usage suggestion: regular output functions such as `print` and `puts` won't be rendered to the view with ERB templates. So this would be wrong: ```html+erb <%# WRONG %> @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ The `object` and `as` options can also be used together: #### Rendering Collections -It is very common that a template needs to iterate over a collection and render a sub-template for each of the elements. This pattern has been implemented as a single method that accepts an array and renders a partial for each one of the elements in the array. +It is very common that a template will need to iterate over a collection and render a sub-template for each of the elements. This pattern has been implemented as a single method that accepts an array and renders a partial for each one of the elements in the array. So this example for rendering all the products: @@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ can be rewritten in a single line: <%= render partial: "product", collection: @products %> ``` -When a partial is called like this (eg. with a collection), the individual instances of the partial have access to the member of the collection being rendered via a variable named after the partial. In this case, the partial is `_product`, and within it you can refer to `product` to get the instance that is being rendered. +When a partial is called with a collection, the individual instances of the partial have access to the member of the collection being rendered via a variable named after the partial. In this case, the partial is `_product`, and within it you can refer to `product` to get the collection member that is being rendered. You can use a shorthand syntax for rendering collections. Assuming `@products` is a collection of `Product` instances, you can simply write the following to produce the same result: @@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ You can use a shorthand syntax for rendering collections. Assuming `@products` i <%= render @products %> ``` -Rails determines the name of the partial to use by looking at the model name in the collection, `Product` in this case. In fact, you can even create a heterogeneous collection and render it this way, and Rails will choose the proper partial for each member of the collection. +Rails determines the name of the partial to use by looking at the model name in the collection, `Product` in this case. In fact, you can even render a collection made up of instances of different models using this shorthand, and Rails will choose the proper partial for each member of the collection. #### Spacer Templates @@ -269,14 +269,14 @@ Rails will render the `_product_ruler` partial (with no data passed to it) betwe ### Layouts -Layouts can be used to render a common view template around the results of Rails controller actions. Typically, every Rails application has a couple of overall layouts that most pages are rendered within. For example, a site might have a layout for a logged in user, and a layout for the marketing or sales side of the site. The logged in user layout might include top-level navigation that should be present across many controller actions. The sales layout for a SaaS app might include top-level navigation for things like "Pricing" and "Contact Us." You would expect each layout to have a different look and feel. You can read more details about Layouts in the [Layouts and Rendering in Rails](layouts_and_rendering.html) guide. +Layouts can be used to render a common view template around the results of Rails controller actions. Typically, a Rails application will have a couple of layouts that pages will be rendered within. For example, a site might have one layout for a logged in user and another for the marketing or sales side of the site. The logged in user layout might include top-level navigation that should be present across many controller actions. The sales layout for a SaaS app might include top-level navigation for things like "Pricing" and "Contact Us" pages. You would expect each layout to have a different look and feel. You can read about layouts in more detail in the [Layouts and Rendering in Rails](layouts_and_rendering.html) guide. Partial Layouts --------------- -Partials can have their own layouts applied to them. These layouts are different than the ones that are specified globally for the entire action, but they work in a similar fashion. +Partials can have their own layouts applied to them. These layouts are different from those applied to a controller action, but they work in a similar fashion. -Let's say we're displaying an article on a page, that should be wrapped in a `div` for display purposes. First, we'll create a new `Article`: +Let's say we're displaying an article on a page which should be wrapped in a `div` for display purposes. Firstly, we'll create a new `Article`: ```ruby Article.create(body: 'Partial Layouts are cool!') @@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ image_url("edit.png") # => http://www.example.com/assets/edit.png #### image_tag -Returns an html image tag for the source. The source can be a full path or a file that exists in your `app/assets/images` directory. +Returns an HTML image tag for the source. The source can be a full path or a file that exists in your `app/assets/images` directory. ```ruby image_tag("icon.png") # => <img src="/assets/icon.png" alt="Icon" /> @@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ image_tag("icon.png") # => <img src="/assets/icon.png" alt="Icon" /> #### javascript_include_tag -Returns an html script tag for each of the sources provided. You can pass in the filename (`.js` extension is optional) of JavaScript files that exist in your `app/assets/javascripts` directory for inclusion into the current page or you can pass the full path relative to your document root. +Returns an HTML script tag for each of the sources provided. You can pass in the filename (`.js` extension is optional) of JavaScript files that exist in your `app/assets/javascripts` directory for inclusion into the current page or you can pass the full path relative to your document root. ```ruby javascript_include_tag "common" # => <script src="/assets/common.js"></script> @@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ distance_of_time_in_words(Time.now, Time.now + 15.seconds, include_seconds: true #### select_date -Returns a set of html select-tags (one for year, month, and day) pre-selected with the `date` provided. +Returns a set of HTML select-tags (one for year, month, and day) pre-selected with the `date` provided. ```ruby # Generates a date select that defaults to the date provided (six days after today) @@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ select_date() #### select_datetime -Returns a set of html select-tags (one for year, month, day, hour, and minute) pre-selected with the `datetime` provided. +Returns a set of HTML select-tags (one for year, month, day, hour, and minute) pre-selected with the `datetime` provided. ```ruby # Generates a datetime select that defaults to the datetime provided (four days after today) @@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ select_second(Time.now + 16.minutes) #### select_time -Returns a set of html select-tags (one for hour and minute). +Returns a set of HTML select-tags (one for hour and minute). ```ruby # Generates a time select that defaults to the time provided @@ -1526,7 +1526,7 @@ The SanitizeHelper module provides a set of methods for scrubbing text of undesi #### sanitize -This sanitize helper will html encode all tags and strip all attributes that aren't specifically allowed. +This sanitize helper will HTML encode all tags and strip all attributes that aren't specifically allowed. ```ruby sanitize @article.body diff --git a/guides/source/active_job_basics.md b/guides/source/active_job_basics.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..9c34418fab --- /dev/null +++ b/guides/source/active_job_basics.md @@ -0,0 +1,289 @@ +Active Job Basics +================= + +This guide provides you with all you need to get started in creating, +enqueueing and executing background jobs. + +After reading this guide, you will know: + +* How to create jobs. +* How to enqueue jobs. +* How to run jobs in the background. +* How to send emails from your application async. + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + + +Introduction +------------ + +Active Job is a framework for declaring jobs and making them run on a variety +of queueing backends. These jobs can be everything from regularly scheduled +clean-ups, to billing charges, to mailings. Anything that can be chopped up +into small units of work and run in parallel, really. + + +The Purpose of the Active Job +----------------------------- +The main point is to ensure that all Rails apps will have a job infrastructure +in place, even if it's in the form of an "immediate runner". We can then have +framework features and other gems build on top of that, without having to +worry about API differences between various job runners such as Delayed Job +and Resque. Picking your queuing backend becomes more of an operational concern, +then. And you'll be able to switch between them without having to rewrite your jobs. + + +Creating a Job +-------------- + +This section will provide a step-by-step guide to creating a job and enqueuing it. + +### Create the Job + +Active Job provides a Rails generator to create jobs. The following will create a +job in `app/jobs`: + +```bash +$ bin/rails generate job guests_cleanup +create app/jobs/guests_cleanup_job.rb +``` + +You can also create a job that will run on a specific queue: + +```bash +$ bin/rails generate job guests_cleanup --queue urgent +create app/jobs/guests_cleanup_job.rb +``` + +As you can see, you can generate jobs just like you use other generators with +Rails. + +If you don't want to use a generator, you could create your own file inside of +`app/jobs`, just make sure that it inherits from `ActiveJob::Base`. + +Here's what a job looks like: + +```ruby +class GuestsCleanupJob < ActiveJob::Base + queue_as :default + + def perform(*args) + # Do something later + end +end +``` + +### Enqueue the Job + +Enqueue a job like so: + +```ruby +MyJob.perform_later record # Enqueue a job to be performed as soon the queueing system is free. +``` + +```ruby +MyJob.set(wait_until: Date.tomorrow.noon).perform_later(record) # Enqueue a job to be performed tomorrow at noon. +``` + +```ruby +MyJob.set(wait: 1.week).perform_later(record) # Enqueue a job to be performed 1 week from now. +``` + +That's it! + + +Job Execution +------------- + +If no adapter is set, the job is immediately executed. + +### Backends + +Active Job has built-in adapters for multiple queueing backends (Sidekiq, +Resque, Delayed Job and others). To get an up-to-date list of the adapters +see the API Documentation for [ActiveJob::QueueAdapters](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveJob/QueueAdapters.html). + +### Changing the Backend + +You can easily change your queueing backend: + +```ruby +# be sure to have the adapter gem in your Gemfile and follow the adapter specific +# installation and deployment instructions +Rails.application.config.active_job.queue_adapter = :sidekiq +``` + + +Queues +------ + +Most of the adapters support multiple queues. With Active Job you can schedule +the job to run on a specific queue: + +```ruby +class GuestsCleanupJob < ActiveJob::Base + queue_as :low_priority + #.... +end +``` + +You can prefix the queue name for all your jobs using +`config.active_job.queue_name_prefix` in `application.rb`: + +```ruby +# config/application.rb +module YourApp + class Application < Rails::Application + config.active_job.queue_name_prefix = Rails.env + end +end + +# app/jobs/guests_cleanup.rb +class GuestsCleanupJob < ActiveJob::Base + queue_as :low_priority + #.... +end + +# Now your job will run on queue production_low_priority on your +# production environment and on beta_low_priority on your beta +# environment +``` + +If you want more control on what queue a job will be run you can pass a :queue +option to #set: + +```ruby +MyJob.set(queue: :another_queue).perform_later(record) +``` + +To control the queue from the job level you can pass a block to queue_as. The +block will be executed in the job context (so you can access self.arguments) +and you must return the queue name: + +```ruby +class ProcessVideoJob < ActiveJob::Base + queue_as do + video = self.arguments.first + if video.owner.premium? + :premium_videojobs + else + :videojobs + end + end + + def perform(video) + # do process video + end +end + +ProcessVideoJob.perform_later(Video.last) +``` + + +NOTE: Make sure your queueing backend "listens" on your queue name. For some +backends you need to specify the queues to listen to. + + +Callbacks +--------- + +Active Job provides hooks during the lifecycle of a job. Callbacks allow you to +trigger logic during the lifecycle of a job. + +### Available callbacks + +* `before_enqueue` +* `around_enqueue` +* `after_enqueue` +* `before_perform` +* `around_perform` +* `after_perform` + +### Usage + +```ruby +class GuestsCleanupJob < ActiveJob::Base + queue_as :default + + before_enqueue do |job| + # do something with the job instance + end + + around_perform do |job, block| + # do something before perform + block.call + # do something after perform + end + + def perform + # Do something later + end +end +``` + + +ActionMailer +------------ + +One of the most common jobs in a modern web application is sending emails outside +of the request-response cycle, so the user doesn't have to wait on it. Active Job +is integrated with Action Mailer so you can easily send emails asynchronously: + +```ruby +# If you want to send the email now use #deliver_now +UserMailer.welcome(@user).deliver_now + +# If you want to send the email through Active Job use #deliver_later +UserMailer.welcome(@user).deliver_later +``` + + +GlobalID +-------- +Active Job supports GlobalID for parameters. This makes it possible to pass live +Active Record objects to your job instead of class/id pairs, which you then have +to manually deserialize. Before, jobs would look like this: + +```ruby +class TrashableCleanupJob + def perform(trashable_class, trashable_id, depth) + trashable = trashable_class.constantize.find(trashable_id) + trashable.cleanup(depth) + end +end +``` + +Now you can simply do: + +```ruby +class TrashableCleanupJob + def perform(trashable, depth) + trashable.cleanup(depth) + end +end +``` + +This works with any class that mixes in `ActiveModel::GlobalIdentification`, which +by default has been mixed into Active Model classes. + + +Exceptions +---------- + +Active Job provides a way to catch exceptions raised during the execution of the +job: + +```ruby + +class GuestsCleanupJob < ActiveJob::Base + queue_as :default + + rescue_from(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound) do |exception| + # do something with the exception + end + + def perform + # Do something later + end +end +``` diff --git a/guides/source/active_model_basics.md b/guides/source/active_model_basics.md index 0019d08328..a520b91a4d 100644 --- a/guides/source/active_model_basics.md +++ b/guides/source/active_model_basics.md @@ -1,20 +1,32 @@ Active Model Basics =================== -This guide should provide you with all you need to get started using model classes. Active Model allows for Action Pack helpers to interact with non-Active Record models. Active Model also helps building custom ORMs for use outside of the Rails framework. +This guide should provide you with all you need to get started using model +classes. Active Model allows for Action Pack helpers to interact with +plain Ruby objects. Active Model also helps build custom ORMs for use +outside of the Rails framework. -After reading this guide, you will know: +After reading this guide, you will be able to add to plain Ruby objects: + +* The ability to behave like an Active Record model. +* Callbacks and validations like Active Record. +* Serializers. +* Integration with the Rails internationalization (i18n) framework. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ -Active Model is a library containing various modules used in developing frameworks that need to interact with the Rails Action Pack library. Active Model provides a known set of interfaces for usage in classes. Some of modules are explained below. +Active Model is a library containing various modules used in developing +classes that need some features present on Active Record. +Some of these modules are explained below. -### AttributeMethods +### Attribute Methods -The AttributeMethods module can add custom prefixes and suffixes on methods of a class. It is used by defining the prefixes and suffixes and which methods on the object will use them. +The `ActiveModel::AttributeMethods` module can add custom prefixes and suffixes +on methods of a class. It is used by defining the prefixes and suffixes and +which methods on the object will use them. ```ruby class Person @@ -38,14 +50,17 @@ end person = Person.new person.age = 110 -person.age_highest? # true -person.reset_age # 0 -person.age_highest? # false +person.age_highest? # => true +person.reset_age # => 0 +person.age_highest? # => false ``` ### Callbacks -Callbacks gives Active Record style callbacks. This provides an ability to define callbacks which run at appropriate times. After defining callbacks, you can wrap them with before, after and around custom methods. +`ActiveModel::Callbacks` gives Active Record style callbacks. This provides an +ability to define callbacks which run at appropriate times. +After defining callbacks, you can wrap them with before, after and around +custom methods. ```ruby class Person @@ -69,7 +84,9 @@ end ### Conversion -If a class defines `persisted?` and `id` methods, then you can include the `Conversion` module in that class and call the Rails conversion methods on objects of that class. +If a class defines `persisted?` and `id` methods, then you can include the +`ActiveModel::Conversion` module in that class and call the Rails conversion +methods on objects of that class. ```ruby class Person @@ -92,11 +109,13 @@ person.to_param # => nil ### Dirty -An object becomes dirty when it has gone through one or more changes to its attributes and has not been saved. This gives the ability to check whether an object has been changed or not. It also has attribute based accessor methods. Let's consider a Person class with attributes `first_name` and `last_name`: +An object becomes dirty when it has gone through one or more changes to its +attributes and has not been saved. `ActiveModel::Dirty` gives the ability to +check whether an object has been changed or not. It also has attribute based +accessor methods. Let's consider a Person class with attributes `first_name` +and `last_name`: ```ruby -require 'active_model' - class Person include ActiveModel::Dirty define_attribute_methods :first_name, :last_name @@ -162,10 +181,11 @@ Track what was the previous value of the attribute. ```ruby # attr_name_was accessor -person.first_name_was # => "First Name" +person.first_name_was # => nil ``` -Track both previous and current value of the changed attribute. Returns an array if changed, else returns nil. +Track both previous and current value of the changed attribute. Returns an array +if changed, else returns nil. ```ruby # attr_name_change @@ -175,7 +195,8 @@ person.last_name_change # => nil ### Validations -Validations module adds the ability to class objects to validate them in Active Record style. +`ActiveModel::Validations` module adds the ability to validate class objects +like in Active Record. ```ruby class Person @@ -188,7 +209,8 @@ class Person validates! :token, presence: true end -person = Person.new(token: "2b1f325") +person = Person.new +person.token = "2b1f325" person.valid? # => false person.name = 'vishnu' person.email = 'me' @@ -198,3 +220,335 @@ person.valid? # => true person.token = nil person.valid? # => raises ActiveModel::StrictValidationFailed ``` + +### Naming + +`ActiveModel::Naming` adds a number of class methods which make the naming and routing +easier to manage. The module defines the `model_name` class method which +will define a number of accessors using some `ActiveSupport::Inflector` methods. + +```ruby +class Person + extend ActiveModel::Naming +end + +Person.model_name.name # => "Person" +Person.model_name.singular # => "person" +Person.model_name.plural # => "people" +Person.model_name.element # => "person" +Person.model_name.human # => "Person" +Person.model_name.collection # => "people" +Person.model_name.param_key # => "person" +Person.model_name.i18n_key # => :person +Person.model_name.route_key # => "people" +Person.model_name.singular_route_key # => "person" +``` + +### Model + +`ActiveModel::Model` adds the ability to a class to work with Action Pack and +Action View right out of the box. + +```ruby +class EmailContact + include ActiveModel::Model + + attr_accessor :name, :email, :message + validates :name, :email, :message, presence: true + + def deliver + if valid? + # deliver email + end + end +end +``` + +When including `ActiveModel::Model` you get some features like: + +- model name introspection +- conversions +- translations +- validations + +It also gives you the ability to initialize an object with a hash of attributes, +much like any Active Record object. + +```ruby +email_contact = EmailContact.new(name: 'David', + email: 'david@example.com', + message: 'Hello World') +email_contact.name # => 'David' +email_contact.email # => 'david@example.com' +email_contact.valid? # => true +email_contact.persisted? # => false +``` + +Any class that includes `ActiveModel::Model` can be used with `form_for`, +`render` and any other Action View helper methods, just like Active Record +objects. + +### Serialization + +`ActiveModel::Serialization` provides a basic serialization for your object. +You need to declare an attributes hash which contains the attributes you want to +serialize. Attributes must be strings, not symbols. + +```ruby +class Person + include ActiveModel::Serialization + + attr_accessor :name + + def attributes + {'name' => nil} + end +end +``` + +Now you can access a serialized hash of your object using the `serializable_hash`. + +```ruby +person = Person.new +person.serializable_hash # => {"name"=>nil} +person.name = "Bob" +person.serializable_hash # => {"name"=>"Bob"} +``` + +#### ActiveModel::Serializers + +Rails provides two serializers `ActiveModel::Serializers::JSON` and +`ActiveModel::Serializers::Xml`. Both of these modules automatically include +the `ActiveModel::Serialization`. + +##### ActiveModel::Serializers::JSON + +To use the `ActiveModel::Serializers::JSON` you only need to change from +`ActiveModel::Serialization` to `ActiveModel::Serializers::JSON`. + +```ruby +class Person + include ActiveModel::Serializers::JSON + + attr_accessor :name + + def attributes + {'name' => nil} + end +end +``` + +With the `as_json` you have a hash representing the model. + +```ruby +person = Person.new +person.as_json # => {"name"=>nil} +person.name = "Bob" +person.as_json # => {"name"=>"Bob"} +``` + +From a JSON string you define the attributes of the model. +You need to have the `attributes=` method defined on your class: + +```ruby +class Person + include ActiveModel::Serializers::JSON + + attr_accessor :name + + def attributes=(hash) + hash.each do |key, value| + send("#{key}=", value) + end + end + + def attributes + {'name' => nil} + end +end +``` + +Now it is possible to create an instance of person and set the attributes using `from_json`. + +```ruby +json = { name: 'Bob' }.to_json +person = Person.new +person.from_json(json) # => #<Person:0x00000100c773f0 @name="Bob"> +person.name # => "Bob" +``` + +##### ActiveModel::Serializers::Xml + +To use the `ActiveModel::Serializers::Xml` you only need to change from +`ActiveModel::Serialization` to `ActiveModel::Serializers::Xml`. + +```ruby +class Person + include ActiveModel::Serializers::Xml + + attr_accessor :name + + def attributes + {'name' => nil} + end +end +``` + +With the `to_xml` you have a XML representing the model. + +```ruby +person = Person.new +person.to_xml # => "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<person>\n <name nil=\"true\"/>\n</person>\n" +person.name = "Bob" +person.to_xml # => "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<person>\n <name>Bob</name>\n</person>\n" +``` + +From a XML string you define the attributes of the model. +You need to have the `attributes=` method defined on your class: + +```ruby +class Person + include ActiveModel::Serializers::Xml + + attr_accessor :name + + def attributes=(hash) + hash.each do |key, value| + send("#{key}=", value) + end + end + + def attributes + {'name' => nil} + end +end +``` + +Now it is possible to create an instance of person and set the attributes using `from_xml`. + +```ruby +xml = { name: 'Bob' }.to_xml +person = Person.new +person.from_xml(xml) # => #<Person:0x00000100c773f0 @name="Bob"> +person.name # => "Bob" +``` + +### Translation + +`ActiveModel::Translation` provides integration between your object and the Rails +internationalization (i18n) framework. + +```ruby +class Person + extend ActiveModel::Translation +end +``` + +With the `human_attribute_name` you can transform attribute names into a more +human format. The human format is defined in your locale file. + +* config/locales/app.pt-BR.yml + + ```yml + pt-BR: + activemodel: + attributes: + person: + name: 'Nome' + ``` + +```ruby +Person.human_attribute_name('name') # => "Nome" +``` + +### Lint Tests + +`ActiveModel::Lint::Tests` allow you to test whether an object is compliant with +the Active Model API. + +* app/models/person.rb + + ```ruby + class Person + include ActiveModel::Model + + end + ``` + +* test/models/person_test.rb + + ```ruby + require 'test_helper' + + class PersonTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase + include ActiveModel::Lint::Tests + + def setup + @model = Person.new + end + end + ``` + +```bash +$ rake test + +Run options: --seed 14596 + +# Running: + +...... + +Finished in 0.024899s, 240.9735 runs/s, 1204.8677 assertions/s. + +6 runs, 30 assertions, 0 failures, 0 errors, 0 skips +``` + +An object is not required to implement all APIs in order to work with +Action Pack. This module only intends to provide guidance in case you want all +features out of the box. + +### SecurePassword + +`ActiveModel::SecurePassword` provides a way to securely store any +password in an encrypted form. On including this module, a +`has_secure_password` class method is provided which defines +an accessor named `password` with certain validations on it. + +#### Requirements + +`ActiveModel::SecurePassword` depends on the [`bcrypt`](https://github.com/codahale/bcrypt-ruby 'BCrypt'), +so include this gem in your Gemfile to use `ActiveModel::SecurePassword` correctly. +In order to make this work, the model must have an accessor named `password_digest`. +The `has_secure_password` will add the following validations on the `password` accessor: + +1. Password should be present. +2. Password should be equal to its confirmation. +3. This maximum length of a password is 72 (required by `bcrypt` on which ActiveModel::SecurePassword depends) + +#### Examples + +```ruby +class Person + include ActiveModel::SecurePassword + has_secure_password + attr_accessor :password_digest +end + +person = Person.new + +# When password is blank. +person.valid? # => false + +# When the confirmation doesn't match the password. +person.password = 'aditya' +person.password_confirmation = 'nomatch' +person.valid? # => false + +# When the length of password, exceeds 72. +person.password = person.password_confirmation = 'a' * 100 +person.valid? # => false + +# When all validations are passed. +person.password = person.password_confirmation = 'aditya' +person.valid? # => true +``` diff --git a/guides/source/active_record_basics.md b/guides/source/active_record_basics.md index 21022f1abb..ecf3483d7e 100644 --- a/guides/source/active_record_basics.md +++ b/guides/source/active_record_basics.md @@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ to Active Record instances: locking](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Locking.html) to a model. * `type` - Specifies that the model uses [Single Table - Inheritance](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Base.html#label-Single+table+inheritance). + Inheritance](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Base.html#class-ActiveRecord::Base-label-Single+table+inheritance). * `(association_name)_type` - Stores the type for [polymorphic associations](association_basics.html#polymorphic-associations). * `(table_name)_count` - Used to cache the number of belonging objects on @@ -310,10 +310,10 @@ models and validate that an attribute value is not empty, is unique and not already in the database, follows a specific format and many more. Validation is a very important issue to consider when persisting to the database, so -the methods `create`, `save` and `update` take it into account when +the methods `save` and `update` take it into account when running: they return `false` when validation fails and they didn't actually perform any operation on the database. All of these have a bang counterpart (that -is, `create!`, `save!` and `update!`), which are stricter in that +is, `save!` and `update!`), which are stricter in that they raise the exception `ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid` if validation fails. A quick example to illustrate: @@ -322,8 +322,9 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base validates :name, presence: true end -User.create # => false -User.create! # => ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid: Validation failed: Name can't be blank +user = User.new +user.save # => false +user.save! # => ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid: Validation failed: Name can't be blank ``` You can learn more about validations in the [Active Record Validations diff --git a/guides/source/active_record_callbacks.md b/guides/source/active_record_callbacks.md index f0ae3c729e..9c7e60cbb0 100644 --- a/guides/source/active_record_callbacks.md +++ b/guides/source/active_record_callbacks.md @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ After reading this guide, you will know: The Object Life Cycle --------------------- -During the normal operation of a Rails application, objects may be created, updated, and destroyed. Active Record provides hooks into this <em>object life cycle</em> so that you can control your application and its data. +During the normal operation of a Rails application, objects may be created, updated, and destroyed. Active Record provides hooks into this *object life cycle* so that you can control your application and its data. Callbacks allow you to trigger logic before or after an alteration of an object's state. diff --git a/guides/source/active_record_migrations.md b/guides/source/active_record_migrations.md index 5a550d9e55..229c6ee458 100644 --- a/guides/source/active_record_migrations.md +++ b/guides/source/active_record_migrations.md @@ -434,21 +434,62 @@ change_column_default :products, :approved, false This sets `:name` field on products to a `NOT NULL` column and the default value of the `:approved` field to false. +TIP: Unlike `change_column` (and `change_column_default`), `change_column_null` +is reversible. + ### Column Modifiers Column modifiers can be applied when creating or changing a column: * `limit` Sets the maximum size of the `string/text/binary/integer` fields. -* `precision` Defines the precision for the `decimal` fields, representing the total number of digits in the number. -* `scale` Defines the scale for the `decimal` fields, representing the number of digits after the decimal point. +* `precision` Defines the precision for the `decimal` fields, representing the +total number of digits in the number. +* `scale` Defines the scale for the `decimal` fields, representing the +number of digits after the decimal point. * `polymorphic` Adds a `type` column for `belongs_to` associations. * `null` Allows or disallows `NULL` values in the column. -* `default` Allows to set a default value on the column. NOTE: If using a dynamic value (such as date), the default will only be calculated the first time (e.g. on the date the migration is applied.) +* `default` Allows to set a default value on the column. Note that if you +are using a dynamic value (such as a date), the default will only be calculated +the first time (i.e. on the date the migration is applied). * `index` Adds an index for the column. Some adapters may support additional options; see the adapter specific API docs for further information. +### Foreign Keys + +While it's not required you might want to add foreign key constraints to +[guarantee referential integrity](#active-record-and-referential-integrity). + +```ruby +add_foreign_key :articles, :authors +``` + +This adds a new foreign key to the `author_id` column of the `articles` +table. The key references the `id` column of the `articles` table. If the +column names can not be derived from the table names, you can use the +`:column` and `:primary_key` options. + +Rails will generate a name for every foreign key starting with +`fk_rails_` followed by 10 random characters. +There is a `:name` option to specify a different name if needed. + +NOTE: Active Record only supports single column foreign keys. `execute` and +`structure.sql` are required to use composite foreign keys. + +Removing a foreign key is easy as well: + +```ruby +# let Active Record figure out the column name +remove_foreign_key :accounts, :branches + +# remove foreign key for a specific column +remove_foreign_key :accounts, column: :owner_id + +# remove foreign key by name +remove_foreign_key :accounts, name: :special_fk_name +``` + ### When Helpers aren't Enough If the helpers provided by Active Record aren't enough you can use the `execute` @@ -479,6 +520,7 @@ definitions: * `add_index` * `add_reference` * `add_timestamps` +* `add_foreign_key` * `create_table` * `create_join_table` * `drop_table` (must supply a block) @@ -504,24 +546,23 @@ migration what else to do when reverting it. For example: ```ruby class ExampleMigration < ActiveRecord::Migration def change - create_table :products do |t| - t.references :category + create_table :distributors do |t| + t.string :zipcode end reversible do |dir| dir.up do - #add a foreign key + # add a CHECK constraint execute <<-SQL - ALTER TABLE products - ADD CONSTRAINT fk_products_categories - FOREIGN KEY (category_id) - REFERENCES categories(id) + ALTER TABLE distributors + ADD CONSTRAINT zipchk + CHECK (char_length(zipcode) = 5) NO INHERIT; SQL end dir.down do execute <<-SQL - ALTER TABLE products - DROP FOREIGN KEY fk_products_categories + ALTER TABLE distributors + DROP CONSTRAINT zipchk SQL end end @@ -535,7 +576,7 @@ end Using `reversible` will ensure that the instructions are executed in the right order too. If the previous example migration is reverted, the `down` block will be run after the `home_page_url` column is removed and -right before the table `products` is dropped. +right before the table `distributors` is dropped. Sometimes your migration will do something which is just plain irreversible; for example, it might destroy some data. In such cases, you can raise @@ -558,16 +599,15 @@ made in the `up` method. The example in the `reversible` section is equivalent t ```ruby class ExampleMigration < ActiveRecord::Migration def up - create_table :products do |t| - t.references :category + create_table :distributors do |t| + t.string :zipcode end - # add a foreign key + # add a CHECK constraint execute <<-SQL - ALTER TABLE products - ADD CONSTRAINT fk_products_categories - FOREIGN KEY (category_id) - REFERENCES categories(id) + ALTER TABLE distributors + ADD CONSTRAINT zipchk + CHECK (char_length(zipcode) = 5); SQL add_column :users, :home_page_url, :string @@ -579,11 +619,11 @@ class ExampleMigration < ActiveRecord::Migration remove_column :users, :home_page_url execute <<-SQL - ALTER TABLE products - DROP FOREIGN KEY fk_products_categories + ALTER TABLE distributors + DROP CONSTRAINT zipchk SQL - drop_table :products + drop_table :distributors end end ``` @@ -614,43 +654,27 @@ end The `revert` method also accepts a block of instructions to reverse. This could be useful to revert selected parts of previous migrations. For example, let's imagine that `ExampleMigration` is committed and it -is later decided it would be best to serialize the product list instead. -One could write: +is later decided it would be best to use Active Record validations, +in place of the `CHECK` constraint, to verify the zipcode. ```ruby -class SerializeProductListMigration < ActiveRecord::Migration +class DontUseConstraintForZipcodeValidationMigration < ActiveRecord::Migration def change - add_column :categories, :product_list - - reversible do |dir| - dir.up do - # transfer data from Products to Category#product_list - end - dir.down do - # create Products from Category#product_list - end - end - revert do # copy-pasted code from ExampleMigration - create_table :products do |t| - t.references :category - end - reversible do |dir| dir.up do - #add a foreign key + # add a CHECK constraint execute <<-SQL - ALTER TABLE products - ADD CONSTRAINT fk_products_categories - FOREIGN KEY (category_id) - REFERENCES categories(id) + ALTER TABLE distributors + ADD CONSTRAINT zipchk + CHECK (char_length(zipcode) = 5); SQL end dir.down do execute <<-SQL - ALTER TABLE products - DROP FOREIGN KEY fk_products_categories + ALTER TABLE distributors + DROP CONSTRAINT zipchk SQL end end @@ -915,10 +939,10 @@ that Active Record supports. This could be very useful if you were to distribute an application that is able to run against multiple databases. There is however a trade-off: `db/schema.rb` cannot express database specific -items such as foreign key constraints, triggers, or stored procedures. While in -a migration you can execute custom SQL statements, the schema dumper cannot -reconstitute those statements from the database. If you are using features like -this, then you should set the schema format to `:sql`. +items such as triggers, or stored procedures. While in a migration you can +execute custom SQL statements, the schema dumper cannot reconstitute those +statements from the database. If you are using features like this, then you +should set the schema format to `:sql`. Instead of using Active Record's schema dumper, the database's structure will be dumped using a tool specific to the database (via the `db:structure:dump` @@ -945,7 +969,7 @@ Active Record and Referential Integrity --------------------------------------- The Active Record way claims that intelligence belongs in your models, not in -the database. As such, features such as triggers or foreign key constraints, +the database. As such, features such as triggers or constraints, which push some of that intelligence back into the database, are not heavily used. @@ -954,14 +978,10 @@ which models can enforce data integrity. The `:dependent` option on associations allows models to automatically destroy child objects when the parent is destroyed. Like anything which operates at the application level, these cannot guarantee referential integrity and so some people augment them -with foreign key constraints in the database. - -Although Active Record does not provide any tools for working directly with -such features, the `execute` method can be used to execute arbitrary SQL. You -can also use a gem like -[foreigner](https://github.com/matthuhiggins/foreigner) which adds foreign key -support to Active Record (including support for dumping foreign keys in -`db/schema.rb`). +with [foreign key constraints](#foreign-keys) in the database. + +Although Active Record does not provide all the tools for working directly with +such features, the `execute` method can be used to execute arbitrary SQL. Migrations and Seed Data ------------------------ diff --git a/guides/source/active_record_postgresql.md b/guides/source/active_record_postgresql.md index a5649e3903..6c94218ef6 100644 --- a/guides/source/active_record_postgresql.md +++ b/guides/source/active_record_postgresql.md @@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ event = Event.first event.payload # => {"kind"=>"user_renamed", "change"=>["jack", "john"]} ## Query based on JSON document -Event.where("payload->'kind' = ?", "user_renamed") +# The -> operator returns the original JSON type (which might be an object), whereas ->> returns text +Event.where("payload->>'kind' = ?", "user_renamed") ``` ### Range Types diff --git a/guides/source/active_record_querying.md b/guides/source/active_record_querying.md index 486e7b80ff..e1a465c64f 100644 --- a/guides/source/active_record_querying.md +++ b/guides/source/active_record_querying.md @@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ The primary operation of `Model.find(options)` can be summarized as: Active Record provides several different ways of retrieving a single object. -#### Using a Primary Key +#### `find` -Using `Model.find(primary_key)`, you can retrieve the object corresponding to the specified _primary key_ that matches any supplied options. For example: +Using the `find` method, you can retrieve the object corresponding to the specified _primary key_ that matches any supplied options. For example: ```ruby # Find the client with primary key (id) 10. @@ -109,119 +109,103 @@ The SQL equivalent of the above is: SELECT * FROM clients WHERE (clients.id = 10) LIMIT 1 ``` -`Model.find(primary_key)` will raise an `ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound` exception if no matching record is found. +The `find` method will raise an `ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound` exception if no matching record is found. -#### `take` - -`Model.take` retrieves a record without any implicit ordering. For example: +You can also use this method to query for multiple objects. Call the `find` method and pass in an array of primary keys. The return will be an array containing all of the matching records for the supplied _primary keys_. For example: ```ruby -client = Client.take -# => #<Client id: 1, first_name: "Lifo"> +# Find the clients with primary keys 1 and 10. +client = Client.find([1, 10]) # Or even Client.find(1, 10) +# => [#<Client id: 1, first_name: "Lifo">, #<Client id: 10, first_name: "Ryan">] ``` The SQL equivalent of the above is: ```sql -SELECT * FROM clients LIMIT 1 +SELECT * FROM clients WHERE (clients.id IN (1,10)) ``` -`Model.take` returns `nil` if no record is found and no exception will be raised. - -TIP: The retrieved record may vary depending on the database engine. +WARNING: The `find` method will raise an `ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound` exception unless a matching record is found for **all** of the supplied primary keys. -#### `first` +#### `take` -`Model.first` finds the first record ordered by the primary key. For example: +The `take` method retrieves a record without any implicit ordering. For example: ```ruby -client = Client.first +client = Client.take # => #<Client id: 1, first_name: "Lifo"> ``` The SQL equivalent of the above is: ```sql -SELECT * FROM clients ORDER BY clients.id ASC LIMIT 1 +SELECT * FROM clients LIMIT 1 ``` -`Model.first` returns `nil` if no matching record is found and no exception will be raised. - -#### `last` +The `take` method returns `nil` if no record is found and no exception will be raised. -`Model.last` finds the last record ordered by the primary key. For example: +You can pass in a numerical argument to the `take` method to return up to that number of results. For example ```ruby -client = Client.last -# => #<Client id: 221, first_name: "Russel"> +client = Client.take(2) +# => [ + #<Client id: 1, first_name: "Lifo">, + #<Client id: 220, first_name: "Sara"> +] ``` The SQL equivalent of the above is: ```sql -SELECT * FROM clients ORDER BY clients.id DESC LIMIT 1 -``` - -`Model.last` returns `nil` if no matching record is found and no exception will be raised. - -#### `find_by` - -`Model.find_by` finds the first record matching some conditions. For example: - -```ruby -Client.find_by first_name: 'Lifo' -# => #<Client id: 1, first_name: "Lifo"> - -Client.find_by first_name: 'Jon' -# => nil +SELECT * FROM clients LIMIT 2 ``` -It is equivalent to writing: +The `take!` method behaves exactly like `take`, except that it will raise `ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound` if no matching record is found. -```ruby -Client.where(first_name: 'Lifo').take -``` +TIP: The retrieved record may vary depending on the database engine. -#### `take!` +#### `first` -`Model.take!` retrieves a record without any implicit ordering. For example: +The `first` method finds the first record ordered by the primary key. For example: ```ruby -client = Client.take! +client = Client.first # => #<Client id: 1, first_name: "Lifo"> ``` The SQL equivalent of the above is: ```sql -SELECT * FROM clients LIMIT 1 +SELECT * FROM clients ORDER BY clients.id ASC LIMIT 1 ``` -`Model.take!` raises `ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound` if no matching record is found. - -#### `first!` +The `first` method returns `nil` if no matching record is found and no exception will be raised. -`Model.first!` finds the first record ordered by the primary key. For example: +You can pass in a numerical argument to the `first` method to return up to that number of results. For example ```ruby -client = Client.first! -# => #<Client id: 1, first_name: "Lifo"> +client = Client.first(3) +# => [ + #<Client id: 1, first_name: "Lifo">, + #<Client id: 2, first_name: "Fifo">, + #<Client id: 3, first_name: "Filo"> +] ``` The SQL equivalent of the above is: ```sql -SELECT * FROM clients ORDER BY clients.id ASC LIMIT 1 +SELECT * FROM clients ORDER BY clients.id ASC LIMIT 3 ``` -`Model.first!` raises `ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound` if no matching record is found. +The `first!` method behaves exactly like `first`, except that it will raise `ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound` if no matching record is found. -#### `last!` +#### `last` -`Model.last!` finds the last record ordered by the primary key. For example: +The `last` method finds the last record ordered by the primary key. For example: ```ruby -client = Client.last! +client = Client.last # => #<Client id: 221, first_name: "Russel"> ``` @@ -231,92 +215,56 @@ The SQL equivalent of the above is: SELECT * FROM clients ORDER BY clients.id DESC LIMIT 1 ``` -`Model.last!` raises `ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound` if no matching record is found. +The `last` method returns `nil` if no matching record is found and no exception will be raised. -#### `find_by!` - -`Model.find_by!` finds the first record matching some conditions. It raises `ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound` if no matching record is found. For example: - -```ruby -Client.find_by! first_name: 'Lifo' -# => #<Client id: 1, first_name: "Lifo"> - -Client.find_by! first_name: 'Jon' -# => ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound -``` - -It is equivalent to writing: - -```ruby -Client.where(first_name: 'Lifo').take! -``` - -### Retrieving Multiple Objects - -#### Using Multiple Primary Keys - -`Model.find(array_of_primary_key)` accepts an array of _primary keys_, returning an array containing all of the matching records for the supplied _primary keys_. For example: +You can pass in a numerical argument to the `last` method to return up to that number of results. For example ```ruby -# Find the clients with primary keys 1 and 10. -client = Client.find([1, 10]) # Or even Client.find(1, 10) -# => [#<Client id: 1, first_name: "Lifo">, #<Client id: 10, first_name: "Ryan">] +client = Client.last(3) +# => [ + #<Client id: 219, first_name: "James">, + #<Client id: 220, first_name: "Sara">, + #<Client id: 221, first_name: "Russel"> +] ``` The SQL equivalent of the above is: ```sql -SELECT * FROM clients WHERE (clients.id IN (1,10)) +SELECT * FROM clients ORDER BY clients.id DESC LIMIT 3 ``` -WARNING: `Model.find(array_of_primary_key)` will raise an `ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound` exception unless a matching record is found for **all** of the supplied primary keys. +The `last!` method behaves exactly like `last`, except that it will raise `ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound` if no matching record is found. -#### take +#### `find_by` -`Model.take(limit)` retrieves the first number of records specified by `limit` without any explicit ordering: +The `find_by` method finds the first record matching some conditions. For example: ```ruby -Client.take(2) -# => [#<Client id: 1, first_name: "Lifo">, - #<Client id: 2, first_name: "Raf">] -``` - -The SQL equivalent of the above is: +Client.find_by first_name: 'Lifo' +# => #<Client id: 1, first_name: "Lifo"> -```sql -SELECT * FROM clients LIMIT 2 +Client.find_by first_name: 'Jon' +# => nil ``` -#### first - -`Model.first(limit)` finds the first number of records specified by `limit` ordered by primary key: +It is equivalent to writing: ```ruby -Client.first(2) -# => [#<Client id: 1, first_name: "Lifo">, - #<Client id: 2, first_name: "Raf">] -``` - -The SQL equivalent of the above is: - -```sql -SELECT * FROM clients ORDER BY id ASC LIMIT 2 +Client.where(first_name: 'Lifo').take ``` -#### last - -`Model.last(limit)` finds the number of records specified by `limit` ordered by primary key in descending order: +The `find_by!` method behaves exactly like `find_by`, except that it will raise `ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound` if no matching record is found. For example: ```ruby -Client.last(2) -# => [#<Client id: 10, first_name: "Ryan">, - #<Client id: 9, first_name: "John">] +Client.find_by! first_name: 'does not exist' +# => ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound ``` -The SQL equivalent of the above is: +This is equivalent to writing: -```sql -SELECT * FROM clients ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 2 +```ruby +Client.where(first_name: 'does not exist').take! ``` ### Retrieving Multiple Objects in Batches @@ -328,7 +276,7 @@ This may appear straightforward: ```ruby # This is very inefficient when the users table has thousands of rows. User.all.each do |user| - NewsLetter.weekly_deliver(user) + NewsMailer.weekly(user).deliver_now end ``` @@ -344,7 +292,15 @@ The `find_each` method retrieves a batch of records and then yields _each_ recor ```ruby User.find_each do |user| - NewsLetter.weekly_deliver(user) + NewsMailer.weekly(user).deliver_now +end +``` + +To add conditions to a `find_each` operation you can chain other Active Record methods such as `where`: + +```ruby +User.where(weekly_subscriber: true).find_each do |user| + NewsMailer.weekly(user).deliver_now end ``` @@ -360,7 +316,7 @@ The `:batch_size` option allows you to specify the number of records to be retri ```ruby User.find_each(batch_size: 5000) do |user| - NewsLetter.weekly_deliver(user) + NewsMailer.weekly(user).deliver_now end ``` @@ -372,7 +328,7 @@ For example, to send newsletters only to users with the primary key starting fro ```ruby User.find_each(start: 2000, batch_size: 5000) do |user| - NewsLetter.weekly_deliver(user) + NewsMailer.weekly(user).deliver_now end ``` @@ -384,16 +340,14 @@ The `find_in_batches` method is similar to `find_each`, since both retrieve batc ```ruby # Give add_invoices an array of 1000 invoices at a time -Invoice.find_in_batches(include: :invoice_lines) do |invoices| +Invoice.find_in_batches do |invoices| export.add_invoices(invoices) end ``` -NOTE: The `:include` option allows you to name associations that should be loaded alongside with the models. - ##### Options for `find_in_batches` -The `find_in_batches` method accepts the same `:batch_size` and `:start` options as `find_each`, as well as most of the options allowed by the regular `find` method, except for `:order` and `:limit`, which are reserved for internal use by `find_in_batches`. +The `find_in_batches` method accepts the same `:batch_size` and `:start` options as `find_each`. Conditions ---------- @@ -707,7 +661,7 @@ Overriding Conditions You can specify certain conditions to be removed using the `unscope` method. For example: ```ruby -Article.where('id > 10').limit(20).order('id asc').except(:order) +Article.where('id > 10').limit(20).order('id asc').unscope(:order) ``` The SQL that would be executed: @@ -720,7 +674,7 @@ SELECT * FROM articles WHERE id > 10 ORDER BY id asc LIMIT 20 ``` -You can additionally unscope specific where clauses. For example: +You can also unscope specific `where` clauses. For example: ```ruby Article.where(id: 10, trashed: false).unscope(where: :id) @@ -759,8 +713,6 @@ The `reorder` method overrides the default scope order. For example: ```ruby class Article < ActiveRecord::Base - .. - .. has_many :comments, -> { order('posted_at DESC') } end @@ -1487,6 +1439,11 @@ If you'd like to use your own SQL to find records in a table you can use `find_b Client.find_by_sql("SELECT * FROM clients INNER JOIN orders ON clients.id = orders.client_id ORDER BY clients.created_at desc") +# => [ + #<Client id: 1, first_name: "Lucas" >, + #<Client id: 2, first_name: "Jan" >, + # ... +] ``` `find_by_sql` provides you with a simple way of making custom calls to the database and retrieving instantiated objects. @@ -1496,12 +1453,16 @@ Client.find_by_sql("SELECT * FROM clients `find_by_sql` has a close relative called `connection#select_all`. `select_all` will retrieve objects from the database using custom SQL just like `find_by_sql` but will not instantiate them. Instead, you will get an array of hashes where each hash indicates a record. ```ruby -Client.connection.select_all("SELECT * FROM clients WHERE id = '1'") +Client.connection.select_all("SELECT first_name, created_at FROM clients WHERE id = '1'") +# => [ + {"first_name"=>"Rafael", "created_at"=>"2012-11-10 23:23:45.281189"}, + {"first_name"=>"Eileen", "created_at"=>"2013-12-09 11:22:35.221282"} +] ``` ### `pluck` -`pluck` can be used to query a single or multiple columns from the underlying table of a model. It accepts a list of column names as argument and returns an array of values of the specified columns with the corresponding data type. +`pluck` can be used to query single or multiple columns from the underlying table of a model. It accepts a list of column names as argument and returns an array of values of the specified columns with the corresponding data type. ```ruby Client.where(active: true).pluck(:id) diff --git a/guides/source/active_record_validations.md b/guides/source/active_record_validations.md index cb459626d5..cba4b852a1 100644 --- a/guides/source/active_record_validations.md +++ b/guides/source/active_record_validations.md @@ -361,6 +361,8 @@ class Product < ActiveRecord::Base end ``` +Alternatively, you can require that the specified attribute does _not_ match the regular expression by using the `:without` option. + The default error message is _"is invalid"_. ### `inclusion` @@ -524,9 +526,15 @@ If you validate the presence of an object associated via a `has_one` or `marked_for_destruction?`. Since `false.blank?` is true, if you want to validate the presence of a boolean -field you should use `validates :field_name, inclusion: { in: [true, false] }`. +field you should use one of the following validations: -The default error message is _"can't be blank"_. +```ruby +validates :boolean_field_name, presence: true +validates :boolean_field_name, inclusion: { in: [true, false] } +validates :boolean_field_name, exclusion: { in: [nil] } +``` +By using one of these validations, you will ensure the value will NOT be `nil` +which would result in a `NULL` value in most cases. ### `absence` @@ -871,7 +879,7 @@ should happen, an `Array` can be used. Moreover, you can apply both `:if` and ```ruby class Computer < ActiveRecord::Base validates :mouse, presence: true, - if: ["market.retail?", :desktop?] + if: ["market.retail?", :desktop?], unless: Proc.new { |c| c.trackpad.present? } end ``` @@ -910,8 +918,8 @@ end The easiest way to add custom validators for validating individual attributes is with the convenient `ActiveModel::EachValidator`. In this case, the custom validator class must implement a `validate_each` method which takes three -arguments: record, attribute and value which correspond to the instance, the -attribute to be validated and the value of the attribute in the passed +arguments: record, attribute, and value. These correspond to the instance, the +attribute to be validated, and the value of the attribute in the passed instance. ```ruby diff --git a/guides/source/active_support_core_extensions.md b/guides/source/active_support_core_extensions.md index 4f37bf971a..de42f13145 100644 --- a/guides/source/active_support_core_extensions.md +++ b/guides/source/active_support_core_extensions.md @@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ Active Support provides `duplicable?` to programmatically query an object about false.duplicable? # => false ``` -By definition all objects are `duplicable?` except `nil`, `false`, `true`, symbols, numbers, class, and module objects. +By definition all objects are `duplicable?` except `nil`, `false`, `true`, symbols, numbers, class, module, and method objects. WARNING: Any class can disallow duplication by removing `dup` and `clone` or raising exceptions from them. Thus only `rescue` can tell whether a given arbitrary object is duplicable. `duplicable?` depends on the hard-coded list above, but it is much faster than `rescue`. Use it only if you know the hard-coded list is enough in your use case. @@ -1165,9 +1165,9 @@ Inserting data into HTML templates needs extra care. For example, you can't just #### Safe Strings -Active Support has the concept of <i>(html) safe</i> strings. A safe string is one that is marked as being insertable into HTML as is. It is trusted, no matter whether it has been escaped or not. +Active Support has the concept of _(html) safe_ strings. A safe string is one that is marked as being insertable into HTML as is. It is trusted, no matter whether it has been escaped or not. -Strings are considered to be <i>unsafe</i> by default: +Strings are considered to be _unsafe_ by default: ```ruby "".html_safe? # => false @@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ The method `squish` strips leading and trailing whitespace, and substitutes runs There's also the destructive version `String#squish!`. -Note that it handles both ASCII and Unicode whitespace like mongolian vowel separator (U+180E). +Note that it handles both ASCII and Unicode whitespace. NOTE: Defined in `active_support/core_ext/string/filters.rb`. @@ -1310,6 +1310,38 @@ In above examples "dear" gets cut first, but then `:separator` prevents it. NOTE: Defined in `active_support/core_ext/string/filters.rb`. +### `truncate_words` + +The method `truncate_words` returns a copy of its receiver truncated after a given number of words: + +```ruby +"Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!".truncate_words(4) +# => "Oh dear! Oh dear!..." +``` + +Ellipsis can be customized with the `:omission` option: + +```ruby +"Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!".truncate_words(4, omission: '…') +# => "Oh dear! Oh dear!…" +``` + +Pass a `:separator` to truncate the string at a natural break: + +```ruby +"Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!".truncate_words(3, separator: '!') +# => "Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late..." +``` + +The option `:separator` can be a regexp: + +```ruby +"Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!".truncate_words(4, separator: /\s/) +# => "Oh dear! Oh dear!..." +``` + +NOTE: Defined in `active_support/core_ext/string/filters.rb`. + ### `inquiry` The `inquiry` method converts a string into a `StringInquirer` object making equality checks prettier. @@ -2862,6 +2894,20 @@ Active Record does not accept unknown options when building associations, for ex NOTE: Defined in `active_support/core_ext/hash/keys.rb`. +### Working with Values + +#### `transform_values` && `transform_values!` + +The method `transform_values` accepts a block and returns a hash that has applied the block operations to each of the values in the receiver. + +```ruby +{ nil => nil, 1 => 1, :x => :a }.transform_values { |value| value.to_s.upcase } +# => {nil=>"", 1=>"1", :x=>"A"} +``` +There's also the bang variant `transform_values!` that applies the block operations to values in the very receiver. + +NOTE: Defined in `active_support/core_text/hash/transform_values.rb`. + ### Slicing Ruby has built-in support for taking slices out of strings and arrays. Active Support extends slicing to hashes: @@ -3672,9 +3718,9 @@ t.advance(seconds: 1) #### `Time.current` -Active Support defines `Time.current` to be today in the current time zone. That's like `Time.now`, except that it honors the user time zone, if defined. It also defines `Time.yesterday` and `Time.tomorrow`, and the instance predicates `past?`, `today?`, and `future?`, all of them relative to `Time.current`. +Active Support defines `Time.current` to be today in the current time zone. That's like `Time.now`, except that it honors the user time zone, if defined. It also defines the instance predicates `past?`, `today?`, and `future?`, all of them relative to `Time.current`. -When making Time comparisons using methods which honor the user time zone, make sure to use `Time.current` and not `Time.now`. There are cases where the user time zone might be in the future compared to the system time zone, which `Time.today` uses by default. This means `Time.now` may equal `Time.yesterday`. +When making Time comparisons using methods which honor the user time zone, make sure to use `Time.current` instead of `Time.now`. There are cases where the user time zone might be in the future compared to the system time zone, which `Time.now` uses by default. This means `Time.now.to_date` may equal `Date.yesterday`. #### `all_day`, `all_week`, `all_month`, `all_quarter` and `all_year` diff --git a/guides/source/api_documentation_guidelines.md b/guides/source/api_documentation_guidelines.md index 7e9b288ffd..a2ebf55335 100644 --- a/guides/source/api_documentation_guidelines.md +++ b/guides/source/api_documentation_guidelines.md @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ used. Instead of: English ------- -Please use American English (<em>color</em>, <em>center</em>, <em>modularize</em>, etc). See [a list of American and British English spelling differences here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences). +Please use American English (*color*, *center*, *modularize*, etc). See [a list of American and British English spelling differences here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences). Example Code ------------ diff --git a/guides/source/asset_pipeline.md b/guides/source/asset_pipeline.md index 2d1548f252..c19c8e0bec 100644 --- a/guides/source/asset_pipeline.md +++ b/guides/source/asset_pipeline.md @@ -124,19 +124,22 @@ with a built-in helper. In the source the generated code looked like this: The query string strategy has several disadvantages: 1. **Not all caches will reliably cache content where the filename only differs by -query parameters**<br> +query parameters** + [Steve Souders recommends](http://www.stevesouders.com/blog/2008/08/23/revving-filenames-dont-use-querystring/), "...avoiding a querystring for cacheable resources". He found that in this case 5-20% of requests will not be cached. Query strings in particular do not work at all with some CDNs for cache invalidation. -2. **The file name can change between nodes in multi-server environments.**<br> +2. **The file name can change between nodes in multi-server environments.** + The default query string in Rails 2.x is based on the modification time of the files. When assets are deployed to a cluster, there is no guarantee that the timestamps will be the same, resulting in different values being used depending on which server handles the request. -3. **Too much cache invalidation**<br> +3. **Too much cache invalidation** + When static assets are deployed with each new release of code, the mtime (time of last modification) of _all_ these files changes, forcing all remote clients to fetch them again, even when the content of those assets has not changed. @@ -163,7 +166,8 @@ pipeline, the preferred location for these assets is now the `app/assets` directory. Files in this directory are served by the Sprockets middleware. Assets can still be placed in the `public` hierarchy. Any assets under `public` -will be served as static files by the application or web server. You should use +will be served as static files by the application or web server when +`config.serve_static_assets` is set to true. You should use `app/assets` for files that must undergo some pre-processing before they are served. @@ -204,9 +208,7 @@ precompiling works. NOTE: You must have an ExecJS supported runtime in order to use CoffeeScript. If you are using Mac OS X or Windows, you have a JavaScript runtime installed in -your operating system. Check -[ExecJS](https://github.com/sstephenson/execjs#readme) documentation to know all -supported JavaScript runtimes. +your operating system. Check [ExecJS](https://github.com/sstephenson/execjs#readme) documentation to know all supported JavaScript runtimes. You can also disable generation of controller specific asset files by adding the following to your `config/application.rb` configuration: @@ -490,14 +492,13 @@ The directives that work in JavaScript files also work in stylesheets one, requiring all stylesheets from the current directory. In this example, `require_self` is used. This puts the CSS contained within the -file (if any) at the precise location of the `require_self` call. If -`require_self` is called more than once, only the last call is respected. +file (if any) at the precise location of the `require_self` call. NOTE. If you want to use multiple Sass files, you should generally use the [Sass `@import` rule](http://sass-lang.com/docs/yardoc/file.SASS_REFERENCE.html#import) -instead of these Sprockets directives. Using Sprockets directives all Sass files exist within +instead of these Sprockets directives. When using Sprockets directives, Sass files exist within their own scope, making variables or mixins only available within the document they were defined in. -You can do file globbing as well using `@import "*"`, and `@import "**/*"` to add the whole tree -equivalent to how `require_tree` works. Check the [sass-rails documentation](https://github.com/rails/sass-rails#features) for more info and important caveats. + +You can do file globbing as well using `@import "*"`, and `@import "**/*"` to add the whole tree which is equivalent to how `require_tree` works. Check the [sass-rails documentation](https://github.com/rails/sass-rails#features) for more info and important caveats. You can have as many manifest files as you need. For example, the `admin.css` and `admin.js` manifest could contain the JS and CSS files that are used for the @@ -734,10 +735,10 @@ Rails.application.config.assets.precompile << Proc.new do |path| full_path = Rails.application.assets.resolve(path).to_path app_assets_path = Rails.root.join('app', 'assets').to_path if full_path.starts_with? app_assets_path - puts "including asset: " + full_path + logger.info "including asset: " + full_path true else - puts "excluding asset: " + full_path + logger.info "excluding asset: " + full_path false end else @@ -760,7 +761,7 @@ typical manifest file looks like: "digest":"12b3c7dd74d2e9df37e7cbb1efa76a6d"},"application-1c5752789588ac18d7e1a50b1f0fd4c2.css":{"logical_path":"application.css","mtime":"2013-07-26T22:56:17-07:00","size":1591, "digest":"1c5752789588ac18d7e1a50b1f0fd4c2"},"favicon-a9c641bf2b81f0476e876f7c5e375969.ico":{"logical_path":"favicon.ico","mtime":"2013-07-26T23:00:10-07:00","size":1406, "digest":"a9c641bf2b81f0476e876f7c5e375969"},"my_image-231a680f23887d9dd70710ea5efd3c62.png":{"logical_path":"my_image.png","mtime":"2013-07-26T23:00:27-07:00","size":6646, -"digest":"231a680f23887d9dd70710ea5efd3c62"}},"assets"{"application.js": +"digest":"231a680f23887d9dd70710ea5efd3c62"}},"assets":{"application.js": "application-723d1be6cc741a3aabb1cec24276d681.js","application.css": "application-1c5752789588ac18d7e1a50b1f0fd4c2.css", "favicon.ico":"favicona9c641bf2b81f0476e876f7c5e375969.ico","my_image.png": @@ -914,24 +915,207 @@ end ### CDNs -If your assets are being served by a CDN, ensure they don't stick around in your -cache forever. This can cause problems. If you use -`config.action_controller.perform_caching = true`, Rack::Cache will use -`Rails.cache` to store assets. This can cause your cache to fill up quickly. +CDN stands for [Content Delivery +Network](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_delivery_network), they are +primarily designed to cache assets all over the world so that when a browser +requests the asset, a cached copy will be geographically close to that browser. +If you are serving assets directly from your Rails server in production, the +best practice is to use a CDN in front of your application. + +A common pattern for using a CDN is to set your production application as the +"origin" server. This means when a browser requests an asset from the CDN and +there is a cache miss, it will grab the file from your server on the fly and +then cache it. For example if you are running a Rails application on +`example.com` and have a CDN configured at `mycdnsubdomain.fictional-cdn.com`, +then when a request is made to `mycdnsubdomain.fictional- +cdn.com/assets/smile.png`, the CDN will query your server once at +`example.com/assets/smile.png` and cache the request. The next request to the +CDN that comes in to the same URL will hit the cached copy. When the CDN can +serve an asset directly the request never touches your Rails server. Since the +assets from a CDN are geographically closer to the browser, the request is +faster, and since your server doesn't need to spend time serving assets, it can +focus on serving application code as fast as possible. + +#### Set up a CDN to Serve Static Assets + +To set up your CDN you have to have your application running in production on +the internet at a publically available URL, for example `example.com`. Next +you'll need to sign up for a CDN service from a cloud hosting provider. When you +do this you need to configure the "origin" of the CDN to point back at your +website `example.com`, check your provider for documentation on configuring the +origin server. + +The CDN you provisioned should give you a custom subdomain for your application +such as `mycdnsubdomain.fictional-cdn.com` (note fictional-cdn.com is not a +valid CDN provider at the time of this writing). Now that you have configured +your CDN server, you need to tell browsers to use your CDN to grab assets +instead of your Rails server directly. You can do this by configuring Rails to +set your CDN as the asset host instead of using a relative path. To set your +asset host in Rails, you need to set `config.action_controller.asset_host` in +`config/production.rb`: + +```ruby +config.action_controller.asset_host = 'mycdnsubdomain.fictional-cdn.com' +``` + +NOTE: You only need to provide the "host", this is the subdomain and root +domain, you do not need to specify a protocol or "scheme" such as `http://` or +`https://`. When a web page is requested, the protocol in the link to your asset +that is generated will match how the webpage is accessed by default. + +You can also set this value through an [environment +variable](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environment_variable) to make running a +staging copy of your site easier: + +``` +config.action_controller.asset_host = ENV['CDN_HOST'] +``` + + -Every cache is different, so evaluate how your CDN handles caching and make sure -that it plays nicely with the pipeline. You may find quirks related to your -specific set up, you may not. The defaults NGINX uses, for example, should give -you no problems when used as an HTTP cache. +Note: You would need to set `CDN_HOST` on your server to `mycdnsubdomain +.fictional-cdn.com` for this to work. -If you want to serve only some assets from your CDN, you can use custom -`:host` option of `asset_url` helper, which overwrites value set in +Once you have configured your server and your CDN when you serve a webpage that +has an asset: + +```erb +<%= asset_path('smile.png') %> +``` + +Instead of returning a path such as `/assets/smile.png` (digests are left out +for readability). The URL generated will have the full path to your CDN. + +``` +http://mycdnsubdomain.fictional-cdn.com/assets/smile.png +``` + +If the CDN has a copy of `smile.png` it will serve it to the browser and your +server doesn't even know it was requested. If the CDN does not have a copy it +will try to find it a the "origin" `example.com/assets/smile.png` and then store +it for future use. + +If you want to serve only some assets from your CDN, you can use custom `:host` +option your asset helper, which overwrites value set in `config.action_controller.asset_host`. -```ruby -asset_url 'image.png', :host => 'http://cdn.example.com' +```erb +<%= asset_path 'image.png', host: 'mycdnsubdomain.fictional-cdn.com' %> ``` +#### Customize CDN Caching Behavior + +A CDN works by caching content. If the CDN has stale or bad content, then it is +hurting rather than helping your application. The purpose of this section is to +describe general caching behavior of most CDNs, your specific provider may +behave slightly differently. + +##### CDN Request Caching + +While a CDN is described as being good for caching assets, in reality caches the +entire request. This includes the body of the asset as well as any headers. The +most important one being `Cache-Control` which tells the CDN (and web browsers) +how to cache contents. This means that if someone requests an asset that does +not exist `/assets/i-dont-exist.png` and your Rails application returns a 404, +then your CDN will likely cache the 404 page if a valid `Cache-Control` header +is present. + +##### CDN Header Debugging + +One way to check the headers are cached properly in your CDN is by using [curl]( +http://explainshell.com/explain?cmd=curl+-I+http%3A%2F%2Fwww.example.com). You +can request the headers from both your server and your CDN to verify they are +the same: + +``` +$ curl -I http://www.example/assets/application- +d0e099e021c95eb0de3615fd1d8c4d83.css +HTTP/1.1 200 OK +Server: Cowboy +Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 20:27:50 GMT +Connection: keep-alive +Last-Modified: Thu, 08 May 2014 01:24:14 GMT +Content-Type: text/css +Cache-Control: public, max-age=2592000 +Content-Length: 126560 +Via: 1.1 vegur +``` + +Versus the CDN copy. + +``` +$ curl -I http://mycdnsubdomain.fictional-cdn.com/application- +d0e099e021c95eb0de3615fd1d8c4d83.css +HTTP/1.1 200 OK Server: Cowboy Last- +Modified: Thu, 08 May 2014 01:24:14 GMT Content-Type: text/css +Cache-Control: +public, max-age=2592000 +Via: 1.1 vegur +Content-Length: 126560 +Accept-Ranges: +bytes +Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 20:28:45 GMT +Via: 1.1 varnish +Age: 885814 +Connection: keep-alive +X-Served-By: cache-dfw1828-DFW +X-Cache: HIT +X-Cache-Hits: +68 +X-Timer: S1408912125.211638212,VS0,VE0 +``` + +Check your CDN documentation for any additional information they may provide +such as `X-Cache` or for any additional headers they may add. + +##### CDNs and the Cache-Control Header + +The [cache control +header](http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html#sec14.9) is a W3C +specification that describes how a request can be cached. When no CDN is used, a +browser will use this information to cache contents. This is very helpful for +assets that are not modified so that a browser does not need to re-download a +website's CSS or javascript on every request. Generally we want our Rails server +to tell our CDN (and browser) that the asset is "public", that means any cache +can store the request. Also we commonly want to set `max-age` which is how long +the cache will store the object before invalidating the cache. The `max-age` +value is set to seconds with a maximum possible value of `31536000` which is one +year. You can do this in your rails application by setting + +``` +config.static_cache_control = "public, max-age=31536000" +``` + +Now when your application serves an asset in production, the CDN will store the +asset for up to a year. Since most CDNs also cache headers of the request, this +`Cache-Control` will be passed along to all future browsers seeking this asset, +the browser then knows that it can store this asset for a very long time before +needing to re-request it. + +##### CDNs and URL based Cache Invalidation + +Most CDNs will cache contents of an asset based on the complete URL. This means +that a request to + +``` +http://mycdnsubdomain.fictional-cdn.com/assets/smile-123.png +``` + +Will be a completely different cache from + +``` +http://mycdnsubdomain.fictional-cdn.com/assets/smile.png +``` + +If you want to set far future `max-age` in your `Cache-Control` (and you do), +then make sure when you change your assets that your cache is invalidated. For +example when changing the smiley face in an image from yellow to blue, you want +all visitors of your site to get the new blue face. When using a CDN with the +Rails asset pipeline `config.assets.digest` is set to true by default so that +each asset will have a different file name when it is changed. This way you +don't have to ever manually invalidate any items in your cache. By using a +different unique asset name instead, your users get the latest asset. + Customizing the Pipeline ------------------------ diff --git a/guides/source/association_basics.md b/guides/source/association_basics.md index 22f6f5e7d6..61490ceb54 100644 --- a/guides/source/association_basics.md +++ b/guides/source/association_basics.md @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class CreateOrders < ActiveRecord::Migration end create_table :orders do |t| - t.belongs_to :customer + t.belongs_to :customer, index: true t.datetime :order_date t.timestamps end @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class CreateSuppliers < ActiveRecord::Migration end create_table :accounts do |t| - t.belongs_to :supplier + t.belongs_to :supplier, index: true t.string :account_number t.timestamps end @@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class CreateCustomers < ActiveRecord::Migration end create_table :orders do |t| - t.belongs_to :customer + t.belongs_to :customer, index:true t.datetime :order_date t.timestamps end @@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ class CreateAppointments < ActiveRecord::Migration end create_table :appointments do |t| - t.belongs_to :physician - t.belongs_to :patient + t.belongs_to :physician, index: true + t.belongs_to :patient, index: true t.datetime :appointment_date t.timestamps end @@ -295,13 +295,13 @@ class CreateAccountHistories < ActiveRecord::Migration end create_table :accounts do |t| - t.belongs_to :supplier + t.belongs_to :supplier, index: true t.string :account_number t.timestamps end create_table :account_histories do |t| - t.belongs_to :account + t.belongs_to :account, index: true t.integer :credit_rating t.timestamps end @@ -341,8 +341,8 @@ class CreateAssembliesAndParts < ActiveRecord::Migration end create_table :assemblies_parts, id: false do |t| - t.belongs_to :assembly - t.belongs_to :part + t.belongs_to :assembly, index: true + t.belongs_to :part, index: true end end end @@ -379,6 +379,8 @@ class CreateSuppliers < ActiveRecord::Migration t.string :account_number t.timestamps end + + add_index :accounts, :supplier_id end end ``` @@ -455,6 +457,8 @@ class CreatePictures < ActiveRecord::Migration t.string :imageable_type t.timestamps end + + add_index :pictures, :imageable_id end end ``` @@ -466,7 +470,7 @@ class CreatePictures < ActiveRecord::Migration def change create_table :pictures do |t| t.string :name - t.references :imageable, polymorphic: true + t.references :imageable, polymorphic: true, index: true t.timestamps end end @@ -496,7 +500,7 @@ In your migrations/schema, you will add a references column to the model itself. class CreateEmployees < ActiveRecord::Migration def change create_table :employees do |t| - t.references :manager + t.references :manager, index: true t.timestamps end end @@ -561,6 +565,8 @@ class CreateOrders < ActiveRecord::Migration t.string :order_number t.integer :customer_id end + + add_index :orders, :customer_id end end ``` @@ -594,6 +600,9 @@ class CreateAssembliesPartsJoinTable < ActiveRecord::Migration t.integer :assembly_id t.integer :part_id end + + add_index :assemblies_parts, :assembly_id + add_index :assemblies_parts, :part_id end end ``` @@ -747,7 +756,7 @@ class Order < ActiveRecord::Base end ``` -Each instance of the order model will have these methods: +Each instance of the `Order` model will have these methods: ```ruby customer @@ -1131,7 +1140,7 @@ The `has_one` association supports these options: ##### `:as` -Setting the `:as` option indicates that this is a polymorphic association. Polymorphic associations were discussed in detail <a href="#polymorphic-associations">earlier in this guide</a>. +Setting the `:as` option indicates that this is a polymorphic association. Polymorphic associations were discussed in detail [earlier in this guide](#polymorphic-associations). ##### `:autosave` @@ -1203,7 +1212,7 @@ The `:source_type` option specifies the source association type for a `has_one : ##### `:through` -The `:through` option specifies a join model through which to perform the query. `has_one :through` associations were discussed in detail <a href="#the-has-one-through-association">earlier in this guide</a>. +The `:through` option specifies a join model through which to perform the query. `has_one :through` associations were discussed in detail [earlier in this guide](#the-has-one-through-association). ##### `:validate` @@ -1312,9 +1321,9 @@ When you declare a `has_many` association, the declaring class automatically gai * `collection<<(object, ...)` * `collection.delete(object, ...)` * `collection.destroy(object, ...)` -* `collection=objects` +* `collection=(objects)` * `collection_singular_ids` -* `collection_singular_ids=ids` +* `collection_singular_ids=(ids)` * `collection.clear` * `collection.empty?` * `collection.size` @@ -1333,16 +1342,16 @@ class Customer < ActiveRecord::Base end ``` -Each instance of the customer model will have these methods: +Each instance of the `Customer` model will have these methods: ```ruby orders(force_reload = false) orders<<(object, ...) orders.delete(object, ...) orders.destroy(object, ...) -orders=objects +orders=(objects) order_ids -order_ids=ids +order_ids=(ids) orders.clear orders.empty? orders.size @@ -1390,7 +1399,7 @@ The `collection.destroy` method removes one or more objects from the collection WARNING: Objects will _always_ be removed from the database, ignoring the `:dependent` option. -##### `collection=objects` +##### `collection=(objects)` The `collection=` method makes the collection contain only the supplied objects, by adding and deleting as appropriate. @@ -1402,7 +1411,7 @@ The `collection_singular_ids` method returns an array of the ids of the objects @order_ids = @customer.order_ids ``` -##### `collection_singular_ids=ids` +##### `collection_singular_ids=(ids)` The `collection_singular_ids=` method makes the collection contain only the objects identified by the supplied primary key values, by adding and deleting as appropriate. @@ -1497,7 +1506,7 @@ The `has_many` association supports these options: ##### `:as` -Setting the `:as` option indicates that this is a polymorphic association, as discussed <a href="#polymorphic-associations">earlier in this guide</a>. +Setting the `:as` option indicates that this is a polymorphic association, as discussed [earlier in this guide](#polymorphic-associations). ##### `:autosave` @@ -1579,7 +1588,7 @@ The `:source_type` option specifies the source association type for a `has_many ##### `:through` -The `:through` option specifies a join model through which to perform the query. `has_many :through` associations provide a way to implement many-to-many relationships, as discussed <a href="#the-has-many-through-association">earlier in this guide</a>. +The `:through` option specifies a join model through which to perform the query. `has_many :through` associations provide a way to implement many-to-many relationships, as discussed [earlier in this guide](#the-has-many-through-association). ##### `:validate` @@ -1632,7 +1641,7 @@ If you use a hash-style `where` option, then record creation via this associatio ##### `extending` -The `extending` method specifies a named module to extend the association proxy. Association extensions are discussed in detail <a href="#association-extensions">later in this guide</a>. +The `extending` method specifies a named module to extend the association proxy. Association extensions are discussed in detail [later in this guide](#association-extensions). ##### `group` @@ -1801,9 +1810,9 @@ When you declare a `has_and_belongs_to_many` association, the declaring class au * `collection<<(object, ...)` * `collection.delete(object, ...)` * `collection.destroy(object, ...)` -* `collection=objects` +* `collection=(objects)` * `collection_singular_ids` -* `collection_singular_ids=ids` +* `collection_singular_ids=(ids)` * `collection.clear` * `collection.empty?` * `collection.size` @@ -1822,16 +1831,16 @@ class Part < ActiveRecord::Base end ``` -Each instance of the part model will have these methods: +Each instance of the `Part` model will have these methods: ```ruby assemblies(force_reload = false) assemblies<<(object, ...) assemblies.delete(object, ...) assemblies.destroy(object, ...) -assemblies=objects +assemblies=(objects) assembly_ids -assembly_ids=ids +assembly_ids=(ids) assemblies.clear assemblies.empty? assemblies.size @@ -1886,7 +1895,7 @@ The `collection.destroy` method removes one or more objects from the collection @part.assemblies.destroy(@assembly1) ``` -##### `collection=objects` +##### `collection=(objects)` The `collection=` method makes the collection contain only the supplied objects, by adding and deleting as appropriate. @@ -1898,7 +1907,7 @@ The `collection_singular_ids` method returns an array of the ids of the objects @assembly_ids = @part.assembly_ids ``` -##### `collection_singular_ids=ids` +##### `collection_singular_ids=(ids)` The `collection_singular_ids=` method makes the collection contain only the objects identified by the supplied primary key values, by adding and deleting as appropriate. @@ -2082,7 +2091,7 @@ If you use a hash-style `where`, then record creation via this association will ##### `extending` -The `extending` method specifies a named module to extend the association proxy. Association extensions are discussed in detail <a href="#association-extensions">later in this guide</a>. +The `extending` method specifies a named module to extend the association proxy. Association extensions are discussed in detail [later in this guide](#association-extensions). ##### `group` diff --git a/guides/source/caching_with_rails.md b/guides/source/caching_with_rails.md index 3e39ecdad2..cbcd053950 100644 --- a/guides/source/caching_with_rails.md +++ b/guides/source/caching_with_rails.md @@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ end Cache Stores ------------ -Rails provides different stores for the cached data created by <b>action</b> and <b>fragment</b> caches. +Rails provides different stores for the cached data created by **action** and **fragment** caches. TIP: Page caches are always stored on disk. @@ -353,12 +353,17 @@ Instead of an options hash, you can also simply pass in a model, Rails will use class ProductsController < ApplicationController def show @product = Product.find(params[:id]) - respond_with(@product) if stale?(@product) + + if stale?(@product) + respond_to do |wants| + # ... normal response processing + end + end end end ``` -If you don't have any special response processing and are using the default rendering mechanism (i.e. you're not using respond_to or calling render yourself) then you've got an easy helper in fresh_when: +If you don't have any special response processing and are using the default rendering mechanism (i.e. you're not using `respond_to` or calling render yourself) then you've got an easy helper in `fresh_when`: ```ruby class ProductsController < ApplicationController diff --git a/guides/source/command_line.md b/guides/source/command_line.md index 7e60f929a1..b9014724bd 100644 --- a/guides/source/command_line.md +++ b/guides/source/command_line.md @@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ After reading this guide, you will know: * How to generate models, controllers, database migrations, and unit tests. * How to start a development server. * How to experiment with objects through an interactive shell. -* How to profile and benchmark your new creation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ With no further work, `rails server` will run our new shiny Rails app: $ cd commandsapp $ bin/rails server => Booting WEBrick -=> Rails 4.0.0 application starting in development on http://0.0.0.0:3000 +=> Rails 4.2.0 application starting in development on http://0.0.0.0:3000 => Call with -d to detach => Ctrl-C to shutdown server [2013-08-07 02:00:01] INFO WEBrick 1.3.1 @@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ Example: `rails generate controller CreditCards open debit credit close` Credit card controller with URLs like /credit_cards/debit. - Controller: app/controllers/credit_card_controller.rb + Controller: app/controllers/credit_cards_controller.rb Test: test/controllers/credit_cards_controller_test.rb Views: app/views/credit_cards/debit.html.erb [...] Helper: app/helpers/credit_cards_helper.rb @@ -150,8 +149,6 @@ $ bin/rails generate controller Greetings hello create test/controllers/greetings_controller_test.rb invoke helper create app/helpers/greetings_helper.rb - invoke test_unit - create test/helpers/greetings_helper_test.rb invoke assets invoke coffee create app/assets/javascripts/greetings.js.coffee @@ -237,8 +234,6 @@ $ bin/rails generate scaffold HighScore game:string score:integer create test/controllers/high_scores_controller_test.rb invoke helper create app/helpers/high_scores_helper.rb - invoke test_unit - create test/helpers/high_scores_helper_test.rb invoke jbuilder create app/views/high_scores/index.json.jbuilder create app/views/high_scores/show.json.jbuilder @@ -289,11 +284,36 @@ If you wish to test out some code without changing any data, you can do that by ```bash $ bin/rails console --sandbox -Loading development environment in sandbox (Rails 4.0.0) +Loading development environment in sandbox (Rails 4.2.0) Any modifications you make will be rolled back on exit irb(main):001:0> ``` +#### The app and helper objects + +Inside the `rails console` you have access to the `app` and `helper` instances. + +With the `app` method you can access url and path helpers, as well as do requests. + +```bash +>> app.root_path +=> "/" + +>> app.get _ +Started GET "/" for 127.0.0.1 at 2014-06-19 10:41:57 -0300 +... +``` + +With the `helper` method it is possible to access Rails and your application's helpers. + +```bash +>> helper.time_ago_in_words 30.days.ago +=> "about 1 month" + +>> helper.my_custom_helper +=> "my custom helper" +``` + ### `rails dbconsole` `rails dbconsole` figures out which database you're using and drops you into whichever command line interface you would use with it (and figures out the command line parameters to give to it, too!). It supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite and SQLite3. @@ -377,13 +397,13 @@ About your application's environment Ruby version 1.9.3 (x86_64-linux) RubyGems version 1.3.6 Rack version 1.3 -Rails version 4.1.1 +Rails version 4.2.0 JavaScript Runtime Node.js (V8) -Active Record version 4.1.1 -Action Pack version 4.1.1 -Action View version 4.1.1 -Action Mailer version 4.1.1 -Active Support version 4.1.1 +Active Record version 4.2.0 +Action Pack version 4.2.0 +Action View version 4.2.0 +Action Mailer version 4.2.0 +Active Support version 4.2.0 Middleware Rack::Sendfile, ActionDispatch::Static, Rack::Lock, #<ActiveSupport::Cache::Strategy::LocalCache::Middleware:0x007ffd131a7c88>, Rack::Runtime, Rack::MethodOverride, ActionDispatch::RequestId, Rails::Rack::Logger, ActionDispatch::ShowExceptions, ActionDispatch::DebugExceptions, ActionDispatch::RemoteIp, ActionDispatch::Reloader, ActionDispatch::Callbacks, ActiveRecord::Migration::CheckPending, ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::ConnectionManagement, ActiveRecord::QueryCache, ActionDispatch::Cookies, ActionDispatch::Session::CookieStore, ActionDispatch::Flash, ActionDispatch::ParamsParser, Rack::Head, Rack::ConditionalGet, Rack::ETag Application root /home/foobar/commandsapp Environment development diff --git a/guides/source/configuring.md b/guides/source/configuring.md index 3d6b2f79c6..58c3f217eb 100644 --- a/guides/source/configuring.md +++ b/guides/source/configuring.md @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ These configuration methods are to be called on a `Rails::Railtie` object, such * `config.autoload_paths` accepts an array of paths from which Rails will autoload constants. Default is all directories under `app`. -* `config.cache_classes` controls whether or not application classes and modules should be reloaded on each request. Defaults to false in development mode, and true in test and production modes. Can also be enabled with `threadsafe!`. +* `config.cache_classes` controls whether or not application classes and modules should be reloaded on each request. Defaults to false in development mode, and true in test and production modes. * `config.action_view.cache_template_loading` controls whether or not templates should be reloaded on each request. Defaults to whatever is set for `config.cache_classes`. @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ application. Accepts a valid week day symbol (e.g. `:monday`). end ``` -* `config.dependency_loading` is a flag that allows you to disable constant autoloading setting it to false. It only has effect if `config.cache_classes` is true, which it is by default in production mode. This flag is set to false by `config.threadsafe!`. +* `config.dependency_loading` is a flag that allows you to disable constant autoloading setting it to false. It only has effect if `config.cache_classes` is true, which it is by default in production mode. * `config.eager_load` when true, eager loads all registered `config.eager_load_namespaces`. This includes your application, engines, Rails frameworks and any other registered namespace. @@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ numbers. New applications filter out passwords by adding the following `config.f * `config.log_formatter` defines the formatter of the Rails logger. This option defaults to an instance of `ActiveSupport::Logger::SimpleFormatter` for all modes except production, where it defaults to `Logger::Formatter`. -* `config.log_level` defines the verbosity of the Rails logger. This option defaults to `:debug` for all modes except production, where it defaults to `:info`. +* `config.log_level` defines the verbosity of the Rails logger. This option defaults to `:debug` for all environments. * `config.log_tags` accepts a list of methods that the `request` object responds to. This makes it easy to tag log lines with debug information like subdomain and request id - both very helpful in debugging multi-user production applications. -* `config.logger` accepts a logger conforming to the interface of Log4r or the default Ruby `Logger` class. Defaults to an instance of `ActiveSupport::Logger`, with auto flushing off in production mode. +* `config.logger` accepts a logger conforming to the interface of Log4r or the default Ruby `Logger` class. Defaults to an instance of `ActiveSupport::Logger`. * `config.middleware` allows you to configure the application's middleware. This is covered in depth in the [Configuring Middleware](#configuring-middleware) section below. @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ numbers. New applications filter out passwords by adding the following `config.f * `config.assets.enabled` a flag that controls whether the asset pipeline is enabled. It is set to true by default. -*`config.assets.raise_runtime_errors`* Set this flag to `true` to enable additional runtime error checking. Recommended in `config/environments/development.rb` to minimize unexpected behavior when deploying to `production`. +* `config.assets.raise_runtime_errors` Set this flag to `true` to enable additional runtime error checking. Recommended in `config/environments/development.rb` to minimize unexpected behavior when deploying to `production`. * `config.assets.compress` a flag that enables the compression of compiled assets. It is explicitly set to true in `config/environments/production.rb`. @@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ pipeline is enabled. It is set to true by default. * `config.assets.prefix` defines the prefix where assets are served from. Defaults to `/assets`. +* `config.assets.manifest` defines the full path to be used for the asset precompiler's manifest file. Defaults to a file named `manifest-<random>.json` in the `config.assets.prefix` directory within the public folder. + * `config.assets.digest` enables the use of MD5 fingerprints in asset names. Set to `true` by default in `production.rb`. * `config.assets.debug` disables the concatenation and compression of assets. Set to `true` by default in `development.rb`. @@ -288,8 +290,6 @@ All these configuration options are delegated to the `I18n` library. * `config.active_record.partial_writes` is a boolean value and controls whether or not partial writes are used (i.e. whether updates only set attributes that are dirty). Note that when using partial writes, you should also use optimistic locking `config.active_record.lock_optimistically` since concurrent updates may write attributes based on a possibly stale read state. The default value is `true`. -* `config.active_record.attribute_types_cached_by_default` sets the attribute types that `ActiveRecord::AttributeMethods` will cache by default on reads. The default is `[:datetime, :timestamp, :time, :date]`. - * `config.active_record.maintain_test_schema` is a boolean value which controls whether Active Record should try to keep your test database schema up-to-date with `db/schema.rb` (or `db/structure.sql`) when you run your tests. The default is true. * `config.active_record.dump_schema_after_migration` is a flag which @@ -330,6 +330,8 @@ The schema dumper adds one additional configuration option: * `config.action_controller.action_on_unpermitted_parameters` enables logging or raising an exception if parameters that are not explicitly permitted are found. Set to `:log` or `:raise` to enable. The default value is `:log` in development and test environments, and `false` in all other environments. +* `config.action_controller.always_permitted_parameters` sets a list of whitelisted parameters that are permitted by default. The default values are `['controller', 'action']`. + ### Configuring Action Dispatch * `config.action_dispatch.session_store` sets the name of the store for session data. The default is `:cookie_store`; other valid options include `:active_record_store`, `:mem_cache_store` or the name of your own custom class. @@ -362,6 +364,30 @@ encrypted cookies salt value. Defaults to `'signed encrypted cookie'`. method should be performed on the parameters. See [Security Guide](security.html#unsafe-query-generation) for more information. It defaults to true. +* `config.action_dispatch.rescue_responses` configures what exceptions are assigned to an HTTP status. It accepts a hash and you can specify pairs of exception/status. By default, this is defined as: + + ```ruby + config.action_dispatch.rescue_responses = { + 'ActionController::RoutingError' => :not_found, + 'AbstractController::ActionNotFound' => :not_found, + 'ActionController::MethodNotAllowed' => :method_not_allowed, + 'ActionController::UnknownHttpMethod' => :method_not_allowed, + 'ActionController::NotImplemented' => :not_implemented, + 'ActionController::UnknownFormat' => :not_acceptable, + 'ActionController::InvalidAuthenticityToken' => :unprocessable_entity, + 'ActionController::InvalidCrossOriginRequest' => :unprocessable_entity, + 'ActionDispatch::ParamsParser::ParseError' => :bad_request, + 'ActionController::BadRequest' => :bad_request, + 'ActionController::ParameterMissing' => :bad_request, + 'ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound' => :not_found, + 'ActiveRecord::StaleObjectError' => :conflict, + 'ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid' => :unprocessable_entity, + 'ActiveRecord::RecordNotSaved' => :unprocessable_entity + } + ``` + + Any exceptions that are not configured will be mapped to 500 Internal Server Error. + * `ActionDispatch::Callbacks.before` takes a block of code to run before the request. * `ActionDispatch::Callbacks.to_prepare` takes a block to run after `ActionDispatch::Callbacks.before`, but before the request. Runs for every request in `development` mode, but only once for `production` or environments with `cache_classes` set to `true`. @@ -451,12 +477,26 @@ There are a number of settings available on `config.action_mailer`: config.action_mailer.interceptors = ["MailInterceptor"] ``` +* `config.action_mailer.preview_path` specifies the location of mailer previews. + + ```ruby + config.action_mailer.preview_path = "#{Rails.root}/lib/mailer_previews" + ``` + +* `config.action_mailer.show_previews` enable or disable mailer previews. By default this is `true` in development. + + ```ruby + config.action_mailer.show_previews = false + ``` + ### Configuring Active Support There are a few configuration options available in Active Support: * `config.active_support.bare` enables or disables the loading of `active_support/all` when booting Rails. Defaults to `nil`, which means `active_support/all` is loaded. +* `config.active_support.test_order` sets the order that test cases are executed. Possible values are `:sorted` and `:random`. Currently defaults to `:sorted`. In Rails 5.0, the default will be changed to `:random` instead. + * `config.active_support.escape_html_entities_in_json` enables or disables the escaping of HTML entities in JSON serialization. Defaults to `false`. * `config.active_support.use_standard_json_time_format` enables or disables serializing dates to ISO 8601 format. Defaults to `true`. @@ -982,3 +1022,24 @@ If you get the above error, you might want to increase the size of connection pool by incrementing the `pool` option in `database.yml` NOTE. If you are running in a multi-threaded environment, there could be a chance that several threads may be accessing multiple connections simultaneously. So depending on your current request load, you could very well have multiple threads contending for a limited amount of connections. + + +Custom configuration +-------------------- + +You can configure your own code through the Rails configuration object with custom configuration. It works like this: + + ```ruby + config.x.payment_processing.schedule = :daily + config.x.payment_processing.retries = 3 + config.x.super_debugger = true + ``` + +These configuration points are then available through the configuration object: + + ```ruby + Rails.configuration.x.payment_processing.schedule # => :daily + Rails.configuration.x.payment_processing.retries # => 3 + Rails.configuration.x.super_debugger # => true + Rails.configuration.x.super_debugger.not_set # => nil + ``` diff --git a/guides/source/contributing_to_ruby_on_rails.md b/guides/source/contributing_to_ruby_on_rails.md index 133ef58fd6..302c4ca9c0 100644 --- a/guides/source/contributing_to_ruby_on_rails.md +++ b/guides/source/contributing_to_ruby_on_rails.md @@ -109,9 +109,7 @@ After applying their branch, test it out! Here are some things to think about: Once you're happy that the pull request contains a good change, comment on the GitHub issue indicating your approval. Your comment should indicate that you like the change and what you like about it. Something like: -<blockquote> -I like the way you've restructured that code in generate_finder_sql - much nicer. The tests look good too. -</blockquote> +>I like the way you've restructured that code in generate_finder_sql - much nicer. The tests look good too. If your comment simply says "+1", then odds are that other reviewers aren't going to take it too seriously. Show that you took the time to review the pull request. @@ -320,6 +318,12 @@ You can also run any single test separately: $ ARCONN=sqlite3 ruby -Itest test/cases/associations/has_many_associations_test.rb ``` +To run a single test against all adapters, use: + +```bash +$ bundle exec rake TEST=test/cases/associations/has_many_associations_test.rb +``` + You can invoke `test_jdbcmysql`, `test_jdbcsqlite3` or `test_jdbcpostgresql` also. See the file `activerecord/RUNNING_UNIT_TESTS.rdoc` for information on running more targeted database tests, or the file `ci/travis.rb` for the test suite run by the continuous integration server. ### Warnings @@ -393,7 +397,7 @@ inside, just indent it with 4 spaces: class ArticlesController def index - respond_with Article.limit(10) + render json: Article.limit(10) end end @@ -555,6 +559,23 @@ $ git push origin my_pull_request -f You should be able to refresh the pull request on GitHub and see that it has been updated. +#### Updating pull request + +Sometimes you will be asked to make some changes to the code you have +already committed. This can include amending existing commits. In this +case Git will not allow you to push the changes as the pushed branch +and local branch do not match. Instead of opening a new pull request, +you can force push to your branch on GitHub as described earlier in +squashing commits section: + +```bash +$ git push origin my_pull_request -f +``` + +This will update the branch and pull request on GitHub with your new code. Do +note that using force push may result in commits being lost on the remote branch; use it with care. + + ### Older Versions of Ruby on Rails If you want to add a fix to older versions of Ruby on Rails, you'll need to set up and switch to your own local tracking branch. Here is an example to switch to the 4-0-stable branch: diff --git a/guides/source/credits.html.erb b/guides/source/credits.html.erb index 8767fbecce..61ea0b44ef 100644 --- a/guides/source/credits.html.erb +++ b/guides/source/credits.html.erb @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Oscar Del Ben is a software engineer at <a href="http://www.wildfireapp.com/">Wi <% end %> <%= author('Tore Darell', 'toretore') do %> - Tore Darell is an independent developer based in Menton, France who specialises in cruft-free web applications using Ruby, Rails and unobtrusive JavaScript. His home on the Internet is his blog <a href="http://tore.darell.no">Sneaky Abstractions</a>. + Tore Darell is an independent developer based in Menton, France who specialises in cruft-free web applications using Ruby, Rails and unobtrusive JavaScript. You can follow him on <a href="http://twitter.com/toretore">Twitter</a>. <% end %> <%= author('Jeff Dean', 'zilkey') do %> diff --git a/guides/source/debugging_rails_applications.md b/guides/source/debugging_rails_applications.md index 5f738b76af..1a647f8375 100644 --- a/guides/source/debugging_rails_applications.md +++ b/guides/source/debugging_rails_applications.md @@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ Rails.logger.level = 0 # at any time This is useful when you want to log under development or staging, but you don't want to flood your production log with unnecessary information. -TIP: The default Rails log level is `info` in production mode and `debug` in development and test mode. +TIP: The default Rails log level is `debug` in all environments. ### Sending Messages @@ -159,10 +159,10 @@ class ArticlesController < ApplicationController def create @article = Article.new(params[:article]) logger.debug "New article: #{@article.attributes.inspect}" - logger.debug Article should be valid: #{@article.valid?}" + logger.debug "Article should be valid: #{@article.valid?}" if @article.save - flash[:notice] = Article was successfully created.' + flash[:notice] = 'Article was successfully created.' logger.debug "The article was saved and now the user is going to be redirected..." redirect_to(@article) else @@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ vbkNvbnRyb2xsZXI6OkZsYXNoOjpGbGFzaEhhc2h7AAY6CkB1c2VkewA=--b18cd92fba90eacf8137e "body"=>"I'm learning how to print in logs!!!", "published"=>"0"}, "authenticity_token"=>"2059c1286e93402e389127b1153204e0d1e275dd", "action"=>"create", "controller"=>"articles"} New article: {"updated_at"=>nil, "title"=>"Debugging Rails", "body"=>"I'm learning how to print in logs!!!", - "published"=>false, "created_at"=>nil} Article should be valid: true + "published"=>false, "created_at"=>nil} +Article should be valid: true Article Create (0.000443) INSERT INTO "articles" ("updated_at", "title", "body", "published", "created_at") VALUES('2008-09-08 14:52:54', 'Debugging Rails', 'I''m learning how to print in logs!!!', 'f', '2008-09-08 14:52:54') @@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ logger.tagged("BCX") { logger.tagged("Jason") { logger.info "Stuff" } } # Logs " ### Impact of Logs on Performance Logging will always have a small impact on performance of your rails app, - particularly when logging to disk.However, there are a few subtleties: + particularly when logging to disk. However, there are a few subtleties: Using the `:debug` level will have a greater performance penalty than `:fatal`, as a far greater number of strings are being evaluated and written to the @@ -308,7 +309,7 @@ For example: ```bash => Booting WEBrick -=> Rails 4.1.1 application starting in development on http://0.0.0.0:3000 +=> Rails 4.2.0 application starting in development on http://0.0.0.0:3000 => Run `rails server -h` for more startup options => Notice: server is listening on all interfaces (0.0.0.0). Consider using 127.0.0.1 (--binding option) => Ctrl-C to shutdown server @@ -421,11 +422,11 @@ then `backtrace` will supply the answer. --> #0 ArticlesController.index at /PathTo/project/test_app/app/controllers/articles_controller.rb:8 #1 ActionController::ImplicitRender.send_action(method#String, *args#Array) - at /PathToGems/actionpack-4.1.1/lib/action_controller/metal/implicit_render.rb:4 + at /PathToGems/actionpack-4.2.0/lib/action_controller/metal/implicit_render.rb:4 #2 AbstractController::Base.process_action(action#NilClass, *args#Array) - at /PathToGems/actionpack-4.1.1/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:189 + at /PathToGems/actionpack-4.2.0/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:189 #3 ActionController::Rendering.process_action(action#NilClass, *args#NilClass) - at /PathToGems/actionpack-4.1.1/lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:10 + at /PathToGems/actionpack-4.2.0/lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:10 ... ``` @@ -437,7 +438,7 @@ context. ``` (byebug) frame 2 -[184, 193] in /PathToGems/actionpack-4.1.1/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb +[184, 193] in /PathToGems/actionpack-4.2.0/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb 184: # is the intended way to override action dispatching. 185: # 186: # Notice that the first argument is the method to be dispatched @@ -654,7 +655,7 @@ instruction to be executed. In this case, the activesupport's `week` method. ``` (byebug) step -[50, 59] in /PathToGems/activesupport-4.1.1/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/time.rb +[50, 59] in /PathToGems/activesupport-4.2.0/lib/active_support/core_ext/numeric/time.rb 50: ActiveSupport::Duration.new(self * 24.hours, [[:days, self]]) 51: end 52: alias :day :days diff --git a/guides/source/development_dependencies_install.md b/guides/source/development_dependencies_install.md index b134c9d2d0..3d9ec578ae 100644 --- a/guides/source/development_dependencies_install.md +++ b/guides/source/development_dependencies_install.md @@ -45,36 +45,14 @@ $ cd rails The test suite must pass with any submitted code. No matter whether you are writing a new patch, or evaluating someone else's, you need to be able to run the tests. -Install first libxml2 and libxslt together with their development files for Nokogiri. In Ubuntu that's +Install first SQLite3 and its development files for the `sqlite3` gem. Mac OS X +users are done with: ```bash -$ sudo apt-get install libxml2 libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev +$ brew install sqlite3 ``` -If you are on Fedora or CentOS, you can run - -```bash -$ sudo yum install libxml2 libxml2-devel libxslt libxslt-devel -``` - -If you are running Arch Linux, you're done with: - -```bash -$ sudo pacman -S libxml2 libxslt -``` - -On FreeBSD, you just have to run: - -```bash -# pkg_add -r libxml2 libxslt -``` - -Alternatively, you can install the `textproc/libxml2` and `textproc/libxslt` -ports. - -If you have any problems with these libraries, you can install them manually by compiling the source code. Just follow the instructions at the [Red Hat/CentOS section of the Nokogiri tutorials](http://nokogiri.org/tutorials/installing_nokogiri.html#red_hat__centos) . - -Also, SQLite3 and its development files for the `sqlite3-ruby` gem - in Ubuntu you're done with just +In Ubuntu you're done with just: ```bash $ sudo apt-get install sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev @@ -95,12 +73,12 @@ $ sudo pacman -S sqlite For FreeBSD users, you're done with: ```bash -# pkg_add -r sqlite3 +# pkg install sqlite3 ``` Or compile the `databases/sqlite3` port. -Get a recent version of [Bundler](http://gembundler.com/) +Get a recent version of [Bundler](http://bundler.io/) ```bash $ gem install bundler @@ -117,7 +95,7 @@ This command will install all dependencies except the MySQL and PostgreSQL Ruby NOTE: If you would like to run the tests that use memcached, you need to ensure that you have it installed and running. -You can use [Homebrew](http://brew.sh/) to install memcached on OSX: +You can use [Homebrew](http://brew.sh/) to install memcached on OS X: ```bash $ brew install memcached @@ -135,6 +113,20 @@ Or use yum on Fedora or CentOS: $ sudo yum install memcached ``` +If you are running on Arch Linux: + +```bash +$ sudo pacman -S memcached +``` + +For FreeBSD users, you're done with: + +```bash +# pkg install memcached +``` + +Alternatively, you can compile the `databases/memcached` port. + With the dependencies now installed, you can run the test suite with: ```bash @@ -181,7 +173,19 @@ The Active Record test suite requires a custom config file: `activerecord/test/c #### MySQL and PostgreSQL -To be able to run the suite for MySQL and PostgreSQL we need their gems. Install first the servers, their client libraries, and their development files. In Ubuntu just run +To be able to run the suite for MySQL and PostgreSQL we need their gems. Install +first the servers, their client libraries, and their development files. + +On OS X, you can run: + +```bash +$ brew install mysql +$ brew install postgresql +``` + +Follow the instructions given by Homebrew to start these. + +In Ubuntu just run: ```bash $ sudo apt-get install mysql-server libmysqlclient15-dev @@ -206,17 +210,9 @@ $ sudo pacman -S postgresql postgresql-libs FreeBSD users will have to run the following: ```bash -# pkg_add -r mysql56-client mysql56-server -# pkg_add -r postgresql92-client postgresql92-server -``` - -You can use [Homebrew](http://brew.sh/) to install MySQL and PostgreSQL on OSX: - -```bash -$ brew install mysql -$ brew install postgresql +# pkg install mysql56-client mysql56-server +# pkg install postgresql93-client postgresql93-server ``` -Follow instructions given by [Homebrew](http://brew.sh/) to start these. Or install them through ports (they are located under the `databases` folder). If you run into troubles during the installation of MySQL, please see @@ -252,18 +248,20 @@ $ cd activerecord $ bundle exec rake db:mysql:build ``` -PostgreSQL's authentication works differently. A simple way to set up the development environment for example is to run with your development account -This is not needed when installed via [Homebrew](http://brew.sh). +PostgreSQL's authentication works differently. To setup the development environment +with your development account, on Linux or BSD, you just have to run: ```bash $ sudo -u postgres createuser --superuser $USER ``` -And for OS X (when installed via [Homebrew](http://brew.sh)) + +and for OS X: + ```bash $ createuser --superuser $USER ``` -and then create the test databases with +Then you need to create the test databases with ```bash $ cd activerecord diff --git a/guides/source/documents.yaml b/guides/source/documents.yaml index 82e248ee38..4c98d3e1d5 100644 --- a/guides/source/documents.yaml +++ b/guides/source/documents.yaml @@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ name: Active Record Query Interface url: active_record_querying.html description: This guide covers the database query interface provided by Active Record. + - + name: Active Model basics + url: active_model_basics.html + description: This guide covers the use of model classes without Active Record. + work_in_progress: true - name: Views documents: @@ -75,6 +80,10 @@ url: action_mailer_basics.html description: This guide describes how to use Action Mailer to send and receive emails. - + name: Active Job Basics + url: active_job_basics.html + description: This guide provides you with all you need to get started in creating, enqueueing and executing background jobs. + - name: Testing Rails Applications url: testing.html work_in_progress: true @@ -159,6 +168,11 @@ url: upgrading_ruby_on_rails.html description: This guide helps in upgrading applications to latest Ruby on Rails versions. - + name: Ruby on Rails 4.2 Release Notes + url: 4_2_release_notes.html + description: Release notes for Rails 4.2. + work_in_progress: true + - name: Ruby on Rails 4.1 Release Notes url: 4_1_release_notes.html description: Release notes for Rails 4.1. diff --git a/guides/source/engines.md b/guides/source/engines.md index 4041cd7d55..21ac941ac0 100644 --- a/guides/source/engines.md +++ b/guides/source/engines.md @@ -31,10 +31,12 @@ Engines are also closely related to plugins. The two share a common `lib` directory structure, and are both generated using the `rails plugin new` generator. The difference is that an engine is considered a "full plugin" by Rails (as indicated by the `--full` option that's passed to the generator -command). This guide will refer to them simply as "engines" throughout. An -engine **can** be a plugin, and a plugin **can** be an engine. +command). We'll actually be using the `--mountable` option here, which includes +all the features of `--full`, and then some. This guide will refer to these +"full plugins" simply as "engines" throughout. An engine **can** be a plugin, +and a plugin **can** be an engine. -The engine that will be created in this guide will be called "blorgh". The +The engine that will be created in this guide will be called "blorgh". This engine will provide blogging functionality to its host applications, allowing for new articles and comments to be created. At the beginning of this guide, you will be working solely within the engine itself, but in later sections you'll @@ -49,9 +51,8 @@ guide. It's important to keep in mind at all times that the application should **always** take precedence over its engines. An application is the object that -has final say in what goes on in the universe (with the universe being the -application's environment) where the engine should only be enhancing it, rather -than changing it drastically. +has final say in what goes on in its environment. The engine should +only be enhancing it, rather than changing it drastically. To see demonstrations of other engines, check out [Devise](https://github.com/plataformatec/devise), an engine that provides @@ -73,17 +74,20 @@ options as appropriate to the need. For the "blorgh" example, you will need to create a "mountable" engine, running this command in a terminal: ```bash -$ bin/rails plugin new blorgh --mountable +$ rails plugin new blorgh --mountable ``` The full list of options for the plugin generator may be seen by typing: ```bash -$ bin/rails plugin --help +$ rails plugin --help ``` -The `--full` option tells the generator that you want to create an engine, -including a skeleton structure that provides the following: +The `--mountable` option tells the generator that you want to create a +"mountable" and namespace-isolated engine. This generator will provide the same +skeleton structure as would the `--full` option. The `--full` option tells the +generator that you want to create an engine, including a skeleton structure +that provides the following: * An `app` directory tree * A `config/routes.rb` file: @@ -103,9 +107,7 @@ including a skeleton structure that provides the following: end ``` -The `--mountable` option tells the generator that you want to create a -"mountable" and namespace-isolated engine. This generator will provide the same -skeleton structure as would the `--full` option, and will add: +The `--mountable` option will add to the `--full` option: * Asset manifest files (`application.js` and `application.css`) * A namespaced `ApplicationController` stub @@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ following to the dummy application's routes file at `test/dummy/config/routes.rb`: ```ruby -mount Blorgh::Engine, at: "blorgh" +mount Blorgh::Engine => "/blorgh" ``` ### Inside an Engine @@ -171,7 +173,7 @@ Within `lib/blorgh/engine.rb` is the base class for the engine: ```ruby module Blorgh - class Engine < Rails::Engine + class Engine < ::Rails::Engine isolate_namespace Blorgh end end @@ -320,8 +322,6 @@ invoke test_unit create test/controllers/blorgh/articles_controller_test.rb invoke helper create app/helpers/blorgh/articles_helper.rb -invoke test_unit -create test/helpers/blorgh/articles_helper_test.rb invoke assets invoke js create app/assets/javascripts/blorgh/articles.js @@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ end ``` This helps prevent conflicts with any other engine or application that may have -a article resource as well. +an article resource as well. Finally, the assets for this resource are generated in two files: `app/assets/javascripts/blorgh/articles.js` and @@ -505,8 +505,8 @@ NOTE: Because the `has_many` is defined inside a class that is inside the model for these objects, so there's no need to specify that using the `:class_name` option here. -Next, there needs to be a form so that comments can be created on a article. To add -this, put this line underneath the call to `render @article.comments` in +Next, there needs to be a form so that comments can be created on an article. To +add this, put this line underneath the call to `render @article.comments` in `app/views/blorgh/articles/show.html.erb`: ```erb @@ -558,8 +558,6 @@ invoke test_unit create test/controllers/blorgh/comments_controller_test.rb invoke helper create app/helpers/blorgh/comments_helper.rb -invoke test_unit -create test/helpers/blorgh/comments_helper_test.rb invoke assets invoke js create app/assets/javascripts/blorgh/comments.js @@ -738,13 +736,15 @@ the application. In the case of the `blorgh` engine, making articles and comment have authors would make a lot of sense. A typical application might have a `User` class that would be used to represent -authors for a article or a comment. But there could be a case where the application -calls this class something different, such as `Person`. For this reason, the -engine should not hardcode associations specifically for a `User` class. +authors for an article or a comment. But there could be a case where the +application calls this class something different, such as `Person`. For this +reason, the engine should not hardcode associations specifically for a `User` +class. To keep it simple in this case, the application will have a class called `User` -that represents the users of the application. It can be generated using this -command inside the application: +that represents the users of the application (we'll get into making this +configurable further on). It can be generated using this command inside the +application: ```bash rails g model user name:string diff --git a/guides/source/form_helpers.md b/guides/source/form_helpers.md index 048eb9a6e3..16fa23c129 100644 --- a/guides/source/form_helpers.md +++ b/guides/source/form_helpers.md @@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ The name passed to `form_for` controls the key used in `params` to access the fo The helper methods called on the form builder are identical to the model object helpers except that it is not necessary to specify which object is being edited since this is already managed by the form builder. -You can create a similar binding without actually creating `<form>` tags with the `fields_for` helper. This is useful for editing additional model objects with the same form. For example if you had a `Person` model with an associated `ContactDetail` model you could create a form for creating both like so: +You can create a similar binding without actually creating `<form>` tags with the `fields_for` helper. This is useful for editing additional model objects with the same form. For example, if you had a `Person` model with an associated `ContactDetail` model, you could create a form for creating both like so: ```erb <%= form_for @person, url: {action: "create"} do |person_form| %> @@ -506,6 +506,12 @@ As the name implies, this only generates option tags. To generate a working sele <%= collection_select(:person, :city_id, City.all, :id, :name) %> ``` +As with other helpers, if you were to use the collection_select helper on a form builder scoped to the @person object, the syntax would be: + +```erb +<%= f.collection_select(:city_id, City.all, :id, :name) %> +``` + To recap, `options_from_collection_for_select` is to `collection_select` what `options_for_select` is to `select`. NOTE: Pairs passed to `options_for_select` should have the name first and the id second, however with `options_from_collection_for_select` the first argument is the value method and the second the text method. @@ -534,7 +540,7 @@ Both of these families of helpers will create a series of select boxes for the d ### Barebones Helpers -The `select_*` family of helpers take as their first argument an instance of `Date`, `Time` or `DateTime` that is used as the currently selected value. You may omit this parameter, in which case the current date is used. For example +The `select_*` family of helpers take as their first argument an instance of `Date`, `Time` or `DateTime` that is used as the currently selected value. You may omit this parameter, in which case the current date is used. For example: ```erb <%= select_date Date.today, prefix: :start_date %> @@ -548,7 +554,7 @@ outputs (with actual option values omitted for brevity) <select id="start_date_day" name="start_date[day]"> ... </select> ``` -The above inputs would result in `params[:start_date]` being a hash with keys `:year`, `:month`, `:day`. To get an actual `Date`, `Time` or `DateTime` object you would have to extract these values and pass them to the appropriate constructor, for example +The above inputs would result in `params[:start_date]` being a hash with keys `:year`, `:month`, `:day`. To get an actual `Date`, `Time` or `DateTime` object you would have to extract these values and pass them to the appropriate constructor, for example: ```ruby Date.civil(params[:start_date][:year].to_i, params[:start_date][:month].to_i, params[:start_date][:day].to_i) @@ -591,9 +597,9 @@ NOTE: In many cases the built-in date pickers are clumsy as they do not aid the ### Individual Components -Occasionally you need to display just a single date component such as a year or a month. Rails provides a series of helpers for this, one for each component `select_year`, `select_month`, `select_day`, `select_hour`, `select_minute`, `select_second`. These helpers are fairly straightforward. By default they will generate an input field named after the time component (for example "year" for `select_year`, "month" for `select_month` etc.) although this can be overridden with the `:field_name` option. The `:prefix` option works in the same way that it does for `select_date` and `select_time` and has the same default value. +Occasionally you need to display just a single date component such as a year or a month. Rails provides a series of helpers for this, one for each component `select_year`, `select_month`, `select_day`, `select_hour`, `select_minute`, `select_second`. These helpers are fairly straightforward. By default they will generate an input field named after the time component (for example, "year" for `select_year`, "month" for `select_month` etc.) although this can be overridden with the `:field_name` option. The `:prefix` option works in the same way that it does for `select_date` and `select_time` and has the same default value. -The first parameter specifies which value should be selected and can either be an instance of a `Date`, `Time` or `DateTime`, in which case the relevant component will be extracted, or a numerical value. For example +The first parameter specifies which value should be selected and can either be an instance of a `Date`, `Time` or `DateTime`, in which case the relevant component will be extracted, or a numerical value. For example: ```erb <%= select_year(2009) %> @@ -623,7 +629,7 @@ Rails provides the usual pair of helpers: the barebones `file_field_tag` and the ### What Gets Uploaded -The object in the `params` hash is an instance of a subclass of `IO`. Depending on the size of the uploaded file it may in fact be a StringIO or an instance of `File` backed by a temporary file. In both cases the object will have an `original_filename` attribute containing the name the file had on the user's computer and a `content_type` attribute containing the MIME type of the uploaded file. The following snippet saves the uploaded content in `#{Rails.root}/public/uploads` under the same name as the original file (assuming the form was the one in the previous example). +The object in the `params` hash is an instance of a subclass of `IO`. Depending on the size of the uploaded file it may in fact be a `StringIO` or an instance of `File` backed by a temporary file. In both cases the object will have an `original_filename` attribute containing the name the file had on the user's computer and a `content_type` attribute containing the MIME type of the uploaded file. The following snippet saves the uploaded content in `#{Rails.root}/public/uploads` under the same name as the original file (assuming the form was the one in the previous example). ```ruby def upload @@ -645,7 +651,7 @@ Unlike other forms making an asynchronous file upload form is not as simple as p Customizing Form Builders ------------------------- -As mentioned previously the object yielded by `form_for` and `fields_for` is an instance of `FormBuilder` (or a subclass thereof). Form builders encapsulate the notion of displaying form elements for a single object. While you can of course write helpers for your forms in the usual way, you can also subclass `FormBuilder` and add the helpers there. For example +As mentioned previously the object yielded by `form_for` and `fields_for` is an instance of `FormBuilder` (or a subclass thereof). Form builders encapsulate the notion of displaying form elements for a single object. While you can of course write helpers for your forms in the usual way, you can also subclass `FormBuilder` and add the helpers there. For example: ```erb <%= form_for @person do |f| %> @@ -684,12 +690,12 @@ If `f` is an instance of `FormBuilder` then this will render the `form` partial, Understanding Parameter Naming Conventions ------------------------------------------ -As you've seen in the previous sections, values from forms can be at the top level of the `params` hash or nested in another hash. For example in a standard `create` +As you've seen in the previous sections, values from forms can be at the top level of the `params` hash or nested in another hash. For example, in a standard `create` action for a Person model, `params[:person]` would usually be a hash of all the attributes for the person to create. The `params` hash can also contain arrays, arrays of hashes and so on. Fundamentally HTML forms don't know about any sort of structured data, all they generate is name-value pairs, where pairs are just plain strings. The arrays and hashes you see in your application are the result of some parameter naming conventions that Rails uses. -TIP: You may find you can try out examples in this section faster by using the console to directly invoke Racks' parameter parser. For example, +TIP: You may find you can try out examples in this section faster by using the console to directly invoke Rack's parameter parser. For example, ```ruby Rack::Utils.parse_query "name=fred&phone=0123456789" @@ -698,7 +704,7 @@ Rack::Utils.parse_query "name=fred&phone=0123456789" ### Basic Structures -The two basic structures are arrays and hashes. Hashes mirror the syntax used for accessing the value in `params`. For example if a form contains +The two basic structures are arrays and hashes. Hashes mirror the syntax used for accessing the value in `params`. For example, if a form contains: ```html <input id="person_name" name="person[name]" type="text" value="Henry"/> @@ -712,7 +718,7 @@ the `params` hash will contain and `params[:person][:name]` will retrieve the submitted value in the controller. -Hashes can be nested as many levels as required, for example +Hashes can be nested as many levels as required, for example: ```html <input id="person_address_city" name="person[address][city]" type="text" value="New York"/> @@ -724,7 +730,7 @@ will result in the `params` hash being {'person' => {'address' => {'city' => 'New York'}}} ``` -Normally Rails ignores duplicate parameter names. If the parameter name contains an empty set of square brackets [] then they will be accumulated in an array. If you wanted people to be able to input multiple phone numbers, you could place this in the form: +Normally Rails ignores duplicate parameter names. If the parameter name contains an empty set of square brackets `[]` then they will be accumulated in an array. If you wanted users to be able to input multiple phone numbers, you could place this in the form: ```html <input name="person[phone_number][]" type="text"/> @@ -732,11 +738,11 @@ Normally Rails ignores duplicate parameter names. If the parameter name contains <input name="person[phone_number][]" type="text"/> ``` -This would result in `params[:person][:phone_number]` being an array. +This would result in `params[:person][:phone_number]` being an array containing the inputted phone numbers. ### Combining Them -We can mix and match these two concepts. For example, one element of a hash might be an array as in the previous example, or you can have an array of hashes. For example a form might let you create any number of addresses by repeating the following form fragment +We can mix and match these two concepts. One element of a hash might be an array as in the previous example, or you can have an array of hashes. For example, a form might let you create any number of addresses by repeating the following form fragment ```html <input name="addresses[][line1]" type="text"/> @@ -746,7 +752,7 @@ We can mix and match these two concepts. For example, one element of a hash migh This would result in `params[:addresses]` being an array of hashes with keys `line1`, `line2` and `city`. Rails decides to start accumulating values in a new hash whenever it encounters an input name that already exists in the current hash. -There's a restriction, however, while hashes can be nested arbitrarily, only one level of "arrayness" is allowed. Arrays can be usually replaced by hashes, for example instead of having an array of model objects one can have a hash of model objects keyed by their id, an array index or some other parameter. +There's a restriction, however, while hashes can be nested arbitrarily, only one level of "arrayness" is allowed. Arrays can usually be replaced by hashes; for example, instead of having an array of model objects, one can have a hash of model objects keyed by their id, an array index or some other parameter. WARNING: Array parameters do not play well with the `check_box` helper. According to the HTML specification unchecked checkboxes submit no value. However it is often convenient for a checkbox to always submit a value. The `check_box` helper fakes this by creating an auxiliary hidden input with the same name. If the checkbox is unchecked only the hidden input is submitted and if it is checked then both are submitted but the value submitted by the checkbox takes precedence. When working with array parameters this duplicate submission will confuse Rails since duplicate input names are how it decides when to start a new array element. It is preferable to either use `check_box_tag` or to use hashes instead of arrays. @@ -856,7 +862,7 @@ Or if you don't want to render an `authenticity_token` field: Building Complex Forms ---------------------- -Many apps grow beyond simple forms editing a single object. For example when creating a `Person` you might want to allow the user to (on the same form) create multiple address records (home, work, etc.). When later editing that person the user should be able to add, remove or amend addresses as necessary. +Many apps grow beyond simple forms editing a single object. For example, when creating a `Person` you might want to allow the user to (on the same form) create multiple address records (home, work, etc.). When later editing that person the user should be able to add, remove or amend addresses as necessary. ### Configuring the Model @@ -908,7 +914,7 @@ end ``` The `fields_for` yields a form builder. The parameters' name will be what -`accepts_nested_attributes_for` expects. For example when creating a user with +`accepts_nested_attributes_for` expects. For example, when creating a user with 2 addresses, the submitted parameters would look like: ```ruby diff --git a/guides/source/generators.md b/guides/source/generators.md index 25c67de993..f5d2c67cb4 100644 --- a/guides/source/generators.md +++ b/guides/source/generators.md @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ After reading this guide, you will know: * How to see which generators are available in your application. * How to create a generator using templates. * How Rails searches for generators before invoking them. +* How Rails internally generates Rails code from the templates. * How to customize your scaffold by creating new generators. * How to customize your scaffold by changing generator templates. * How to use fallbacks to avoid overwriting a huge set of generators. @@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ $ bin/rails generate helper --help Creating Your First Generator ----------------------------- -Since Rails 3.0, generators are built on top of [Thor](https://github.com/erikhuda/thor). Thor provides powerful options parsing and a great API for manipulating files. For instance, let's build a generator that creates an initializer file named `initializer.rb` inside `config/initializers`. +Since Rails 3.0, generators are built on top of [Thor](https://github.com/erikhuda/thor). Thor provides powerful options for parsing and a great API for manipulating files. For instance, let's build a generator that creates an initializer file named `initializer.rb` inside `config/initializers`. The first step is to create a file at `lib/generators/initializer_generator.rb` with the following content: @@ -191,8 +192,6 @@ $ bin/rails generate scaffold User name:string create test/controllers/users_controller_test.rb invoke helper create app/helpers/users_helper.rb - invoke test_unit - create test/helpers/users_helper_test.rb invoke jbuilder create app/views/users/index.json.jbuilder create app/views/users/show.json.jbuilder @@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ $ bin/rails generate scaffold User name:string Looking at this output, it's easy to understand how generators work in Rails 3.0 and above. The scaffold generator doesn't actually generate anything, it just invokes others to do the work. This allows us to add/replace/remove any of those invocations. For instance, the scaffold generator invokes the scaffold_controller generator, which invokes erb, test_unit and helper generators. Since each generator has a single responsibility, they are easy to reuse, avoiding code duplication. -Our first customization on the workflow will be to stop generating stylesheets, javascripts and test fixtures for scaffolds. We can achieve that by changing our configuration to the following: +Our first customization on the workflow will be to stop generating stylesheet, JavaScript and test fixture files for scaffolds. We can achieve that by changing our configuration to the following: ```ruby config.generators do |g| @@ -219,7 +218,7 @@ config.generators do |g| end ``` -If we generate another resource with the scaffold generator, we can see that stylesheets, javascripts and fixtures are not created anymore. If you want to customize it further, for example to use DataMapper and RSpec instead of Active Record and TestUnit, it's just a matter of adding their gems to your application and configuring your generators. +If we generate another resource with the scaffold generator, we can see that stylesheet, JavaScript and fixture files are not created anymore. If you want to customize it further, for example to use DataMapper and RSpec instead of Active Record and TestUnit, it's just a matter of adding their gems to your application and configuring your generators. To demonstrate this, we are going to create a new helper generator that simply adds some instance variable readers. First, we create a generator within the rails namespace, as this is where rails searches for generators used as hooks: @@ -342,6 +341,22 @@ end If you generate another resource, you can see that we get exactly the same result! This is useful if you want to customize your scaffold templates and/or layout by just creating `edit.html.erb`, `index.html.erb` and so on inside `lib/templates/erb/scaffold`. +Scaffold templates in Rails frequently use ERB tags; these tags need to be +escaped so that the generated output is valid ERB code. + +For example, the following escaped ERB tag would be needed in the template +(note the extra `%`)... + +```ruby +<%%= stylesheet_include_tag :application %> +``` + +...to generate the following output: + +```ruby +<%= stylesheet_include_tag :application %> +``` + Adding Generators Fallbacks --------------------------- @@ -387,8 +402,6 @@ $ bin/rails generate scaffold Comment body:text create test/controllers/comments_controller_test.rb invoke my_helper create app/helpers/comments_helper.rb - invoke shoulda - create test/helpers/comments_helper_test.rb invoke jbuilder create app/views/comments/index.json.jbuilder create app/views/comments/show.json.jbuilder diff --git a/guides/source/getting_started.md b/guides/source/getting_started.md index ea6c8cdd55..1769448531 100644 --- a/guides/source/getting_started.md +++ b/guides/source/getting_started.md @@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ application from scratch. It does not assume that you have any prior experience with Rails. However, to get the most out of it, you need to have some prerequisites installed: -* The [Ruby](http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads) language version 1.9.3 or newer. -* The [RubyGems](http://rubygems.org) packaging system, which is installed with Ruby +* The [Ruby](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads) language version 1.9.3 or newer. +* The [RubyGems](https://rubygems.org) packaging system, which is installed with Ruby versions 1.9 and later. To learn more about RubyGems, please read the [RubyGems Guides](http://guides.rubygems.org). -* A working installation of the [SQLite3 Database](http://www.sqlite.org). +* A working installation of the [SQLite3 Database](https://www.sqlite.org). Rails is a web application framework running on the Ruby programming language. If you have no prior experience with Ruby, you will find a very steep learning @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ If you don't have Ruby installed have a look at install Ruby on your platform. Many popular UNIX-like OSes ship with an acceptable version of SQLite3. Windows -users and others can find installation instructions at [the SQLite3 website](http://www.sqlite.org). +users and others can find installation instructions at [the SQLite3 website](https://www.sqlite.org). Verify that it is correctly installed and in your PATH: ```bash @@ -120,10 +120,10 @@ To verify that you have everything installed correctly, you should be able to run the following: ```bash -$ bin/rails --version +$ rails --version ``` -If it says something like "Rails 4.1.1", you are ready to continue. +If it says something like "Rails 4.2.0", you are ready to continue. ### Creating the Blog Application @@ -191,14 +191,15 @@ following in the `blog` directory: $ bin/rails server ``` -TIP: Compiling CoffeeScript to JavaScript requires a JavaScript runtime and the -absence of a runtime will give you an `execjs` error. Usually Mac OS X and -Windows come with a JavaScript runtime installed. Rails adds the `therubyracer` -gem to the generated `Gemfile` in a commented line for new apps and you can -uncomment if you need it. `therubyrhino` is the recommended runtime for JRuby -users and is added by default to the `Gemfile` in apps generated under JRuby. -You can investigate about all the supported runtimes at -[ExecJS](https://github.com/sstephenson/execjs#readme). +TIP: Compiling CoffeeScript and JavaScript asset compression requires you +have a JavaScript runtime available on your system, in the absence +of a runtime you will see an `execjs` error during asset compilation. +Usually Mac OS X and Windows come with a JavaScript runtime installed. +Rails adds the `therubyracer` gem to the generated `Gemfile` in a +commented line for new apps and you can uncomment if you need it. +`therubyrhino` is the recommended runtime for JRuby users and is added by +default to the `Gemfile` in apps generated under JRuby. You can investigate +all the supported runtimes at [ExecJS](https://github.com/sstephenson/execjs#readme). This will fire up WEBrick, a web server distributed with Ruby by default. To see your application in action, open a browser window and navigate to @@ -256,8 +257,6 @@ invoke test_unit create test/controllers/welcome_controller_test.rb invoke helper create app/helpers/welcome_helper.rb -invoke test_unit -create test/helpers/welcome_helper_test.rb invoke assets invoke coffee create app/assets/javascripts/welcome.js.coffee @@ -450,9 +449,7 @@ available, Rails errors out. In the above image, the bottom line has been truncated. Let's see what the full thing looks like: -<blockquote> -Missing template articles/new, application/new with {locale:[:en], formats:[:html], handlers:[:erb, :builder, :coffee]}. Searched in: * "/path/to/blog/app/views" -</blockquote> +>Missing template articles/new, application/new with {locale:[:en], formats:[:html], handlers:[:erb, :builder, :coffee]}. Searched in: * "/path/to/blog/app/views" That's quite a lot of text! Let's quickly go through and understand what each part of it does. @@ -498,8 +495,8 @@ harmoniously! It's time to create the form for a new article. ### The first form -To create a form within this template, you will use a <em>form -builder</em>. The primary form builder for Rails is provided by a helper +To create a form within this template, you will use a *form +builder*. The primary form builder for Rails is provided by a helper method called `form_for`. To use this method, add this code into `app/views/articles/new.html.erb`: @@ -751,8 +748,7 @@ to create an article. Try it! You should get an error that looks like this: (images/getting_started/forbidden_attributes_for_new_article.png) Rails has several security features that help you write secure applications, -and you're running into one of them now. This one is called `[strong_parameters] -(http://guides.rubyonrails.org/action_controller_overview.html#strong-parameters)`, +and you're running into one of them now. This one is called [strong parameters](action_controller_overview.html#strong-parameters), which requires us to tell Rails exactly which parameters are allowed into our controller actions. @@ -912,7 +908,7 @@ And then finally, add the view for this action, located at </table> ``` -Now if you go to `http://localhost:3000/articles` you will see a list of all the +Now if you go to <http://localhost:3000/articles> you will see a list of all the articles that you have created. ### Adding links @@ -1007,7 +1003,7 @@ These changes will ensure that all articles have a title that is at least five characters long. Rails can validate a variety of conditions in a model, including the presence or uniqueness of columns, their format, and the existence of associated objects. Validations are covered in detail in [Active -Record Validations](active_record_validations.html) +Record Validations](active_record_validations.html). With the validation now in place, when you call `@article.save` on an invalid article, it will return `false`. If you open @@ -1108,7 +1104,7 @@ standout. Now you'll get a nice error message when saving an article without title when you attempt to do just that on the new article form -[(http://localhost:3000/articles/new)](http://localhost:3000/articles/new). +<http://localhost:3000/articles/new>:  @@ -1631,7 +1627,7 @@ controller. Again, we'll use the same generator we used before: $ bin/rails generate controller Comments ``` -This creates six files and one empty directory: +This creates five files and one empty directory: | File/Directory | Purpose | | -------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | @@ -1639,7 +1635,6 @@ This creates six files and one empty directory: | app/views/comments/ | Views of the controller are stored here | | test/controllers/comments_controller_test.rb | The test for the controller | | app/helpers/comments_helper.rb | A view helper file | -| test/helpers/comments_helper_test.rb | The test for the helper | | app/assets/javascripts/comment.js.coffee | CoffeeScript for the controller | | app/assets/stylesheets/comment.css.scss | Cascading style sheet for the controller | @@ -1873,7 +1868,7 @@ Then you make the `app/views/articles/show.html.erb` look like the following: <%= render @article.comments %> <h2>Add a comment:</h2> -<%= render "comments/form" %> +<%= render 'comments/form' %> <%= link_to 'Edit Article', edit_article_path(@article) %> | <%= link_to 'Back to Articles', articles_path %> @@ -2012,7 +2007,7 @@ class CommentsController < ApplicationController ``` Now if you try to create a new article, you will be greeted with a basic HTTP -Authentication challenge +Authentication challenge:  @@ -2027,7 +2022,7 @@ along with a number of others. Security, especially in web applications, is a broad and detailed area. Security in your Rails application is covered in more depth in -The [Ruby on Rails Security Guide](security.html) +the [Ruby on Rails Security Guide](security.html). What's Next? @@ -2038,7 +2033,7 @@ update it and experiment on your own. But you don't have to do everything without help. As you need assistance getting up and running with Rails, feel free to consult these support resources: -* The [Ruby on Rails guides](index.html) +* The [Ruby on Rails Guides](index.html) * The [Ruby on Rails Tutorial](http://railstutorial.org/book) * The [Ruby on Rails mailing list](http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk) * The [#rubyonrails](irc://irc.freenode.net/#rubyonrails) channel on irc.freenode.net diff --git a/guides/source/i18n.md b/guides/source/i18n.md index 8340d6807f..f6cbc1823a 100644 --- a/guides/source/i18n.md +++ b/guides/source/i18n.md @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ After reading this guide, you will know: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -NOTE: The Ruby I18n framework provides you with all necessary means for internationalization/localization of your Rails application. You may, however, use any of various plugins and extensions available, which add additional functionality or features. See the Ruby [I18n Wiki](http://ruby-i18n.org/wiki) for more information. +NOTE: The Ruby I18n framework provides you with all necessary means for internationalization/localization of your Rails application. You may, also use various gems available to add additional functionality or features. See the [rails-i18n gem](https://github.com/svenfuchs/rails-i18n) for more information. How I18n in Ruby on Rails Works ------------------------------- @@ -101,13 +101,13 @@ This means, that in the `:en` locale, the key _hello_ will map to the _Hello wor The I18n library will use **English** as a **default locale**, i.e. if you don't set a different locale, `:en` will be used for looking up translations. -NOTE: The i18n library takes a **pragmatic approach** to locale keys (after [some discussion](http://groups.google.com/group/rails-i18n/browse_thread/thread/14dede2c7dbe9470/80eec34395f64f3c?hl=en)), including only the _locale_ ("language") part, like `:en`, `:pl`, not the _region_ part, like `:en-US` or `:en-GB`, which are traditionally used for separating "languages" and "regional setting" or "dialects". Many international applications use only the "language" element of a locale such as `:cs`, `:th` or `:es` (for Czech, Thai and Spanish). However, there are also regional differences within different language groups that may be important. For instance, in the `:en-US` locale you would have $ as a currency symbol, while in `:en-GB`, you would have £. Nothing stops you from separating regional and other settings in this way: you just have to provide full "English - United Kingdom" locale in a `:en-GB` dictionary. Various [Rails I18n plugins](http://rails-i18n.org/wiki) such as [Globalize3](https://github.com/globalize/globalize) may help you implement it. +NOTE: The i18n library takes a **pragmatic approach** to locale keys (after [some discussion](http://groups.google.com/group/rails-i18n/browse_thread/thread/14dede2c7dbe9470/80eec34395f64f3c?hl=en)), including only the _locale_ ("language") part, like `:en`, `:pl`, not the _region_ part, like `:en-US` or `:en-GB`, which are traditionally used for separating "languages" and "regional setting" or "dialects". Many international applications use only the "language" element of a locale such as `:cs`, `:th` or `:es` (for Czech, Thai and Spanish). However, there are also regional differences within different language groups that may be important. For instance, in the `:en-US` locale you would have $ as a currency symbol, while in `:en-GB`, you would have £. Nothing stops you from separating regional and other settings in this way: you just have to provide full "English - United Kingdom" locale in a `:en-GB` dictionary. Few gems such as [Globalize3](https://github.com/globalize/globalize) may help you implement it. The **translations load path** (`I18n.load_path`) is just a Ruby Array of paths to your translation files that will be loaded automatically and available in your application. You can pick whatever directory and translation file naming scheme makes sense for you. NOTE: The backend will lazy-load these translations when a translation is looked up for the first time. This makes it possible to just swap the backend with something else even after translations have already been announced. -The default `application.rb` files has instructions on how to add locales from another directory and how to set a different default locale. Just uncomment and edit the specific lines. +The default `application.rb` file has instructions on how to add locales from another directory and how to set a different default locale. Just uncomment and edit the specific lines. ```ruby # The default locale is :en and all translations from config/locales/*.rb,yml are auto loaded. @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ If you want to translate your Rails application to a **single language other tha However, you would probably like to **provide support for more locales** in your application. In such case, you need to set and pass the locale between requests. -WARNING: You may be tempted to store the chosen locale in a _session_ or a <em>cookie</em>. However, **do not do this**. The locale should be transparent and a part of the URL. This way you won't break people's basic assumptions about the web itself: if you send a URL to a friend, they should see the same page and content as you. A fancy word for this would be that you're being [<em>RESTful</em>](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_State_Transfer). Read more about the RESTful approach in [Stefan Tilkov's articles](http://www.infoq.com/articles/rest-introduction). Sometimes there are exceptions to this rule and those are discussed below. +WARNING: You may be tempted to store the chosen locale in a _session_ or a *cookie*. However, **do not do this**. The locale should be transparent and a part of the URL. This way you won't break people's basic assumptions about the web itself: if you send a URL to a friend, they should see the same page and content as you. A fancy word for this would be that you're being [*RESTful*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_State_Transfer). Read more about the RESTful approach in [Stefan Tilkov's articles](http://www.infoq.com/articles/rest-introduction). Sometimes there are exceptions to this rule and those are discussed below. The _setting part_ is easy. You can set the locale in a `before_action` in the `ApplicationController` like this: @@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ get '/:locale' => 'dashboard#index' Do take special care about the **order of your routes**, so this route declaration does not "eat" other ones. (You may want to add it directly before the `root :to` declaration.) -NOTE: Have a look at two plugins which simplify work with routes in this way: Sven Fuchs's [routing_filter](https://github.com/svenfuchs/routing-filter/tree/master) and Raul Murciano's [translate_routes](https://github.com/raul/translate_routes/tree/master). +NOTE: Have a look at various gems which simplify working with routes: [routing_filter](https://github.com/svenfuchs/routing-filter/tree/master), [rails-translate-routes](https://github.com/francesc/rails-translate-routes), [route_translator](https://github.com/enriclluelles/route_translator). ### Setting the Locale from the Client Supplied Information @@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ private end ``` -Of course, in a production environment you would need much more robust code, and could use a plugin such as Iain Hecker's [http_accept_language](https://github.com/iain/http_accept_language/tree/master) or even Rack middleware such as Ryan Tomayko's [locale](https://github.com/rack/rack-contrib/blob/master/lib/rack/contrib/locale.rb). +Of course, in a production environment you would need much more robust code, and could use a gem such as Iain Hecker's [http_accept_language](https://github.com/iain/http_accept_language/tree/master) or even Rack middleware such as Ryan Tomayko's [locale](https://github.com/rack/rack-contrib/blob/master/lib/rack/contrib/locale.rb). #### Using GeoIP (or Similar) Database @@ -437,11 +437,11 @@ TIP: Right now you might need to add some more date/time formats in order to mak ### Inflection Rules For Other Locales -Rails 4.0 allows you to define inflection rules (such as rules for singularization and pluralization) for locales other than English. In `config/initializers/inflections.rb`, you can define these rules for multiple locales. The initializer contains a default example for specifying additional rules for English; follow that format for other locales as you see fit. +Rails allows you to define inflection rules (such as rules for singularization and pluralization) for locales other than English. In `config/initializers/inflections.rb`, you can define these rules for multiple locales. The initializer contains a default example for specifying additional rules for English; follow that format for other locales as you see fit. ### Localized Views -Rails 2.3 introduces another convenient localization feature: localized views (templates). Let's say you have a _BooksController_ in your application. Your _index_ action renders content in `app/views/books/index.html.erb` template. When you put a _localized variant_ of this template: `index.es.html.erb` in the same directory, Rails will render content in this template, when the locale is set to `:es`. When the locale is set to the default locale, the generic `index.html.erb` view will be used. (Future Rails versions may well bring this _automagic_ localization to assets in `public`, etc.) +Let's say you have a _BooksController_ in your application. Your _index_ action renders content in `app/views/books/index.html.erb` template. When you put a _localized variant_ of this template: `index.es.html.erb` in the same directory, Rails will render content in this template, when the locale is set to `:es`. When the locale is set to the default locale, the generic `index.html.erb` view will be used. (Future Rails versions may well bring this _automagic_ localization to assets in `public`, etc.) You can make use of this feature, e.g. when working with a large amount of static content, which would be clumsy to put inside YAML or Ruby dictionaries. Bear in mind, though, that any change you would like to do later to the template must be propagated to all of them. @@ -484,8 +484,6 @@ NOTE: The default locale loading mechanism in Rails does not load locale files i ``` -Do check the [Rails i18n Wiki](http://rails-i18n.org/wiki) for list of tools available for managing translations. - Overview of the I18n API Features --------------------------------- @@ -676,6 +674,22 @@ en: <div><%= t('title.html') %></div> ``` +Interpolation escapes as needed though. For example, given: + +```yaml +en: + welcome_html: "<b>Welcome %{username}!</b>" +``` + +you can safely pass the username as set by the user: + +```erb +<%# This is safe, it is going to be escaped if needed. %> +<%= t('welcome_html', username: @current_user.username %> +``` + +Safe strings on the other hand are interpolated verbatim. + NOTE: Automatic conversion to HTML safe translate text is only available from the `translate` view helper method.  @@ -1036,9 +1050,9 @@ If you find anything missing or wrong in this guide, please file a ticket on our Contributing to Rails I18n -------------------------- -I18n support in Ruby on Rails was introduced in the release 2.2 and is still evolving. The project follows the good Ruby on Rails development tradition of evolving solutions in plugins and real applications first, and only then cherry-picking the best-of-breed of most widely useful features for inclusion in the core. +I18n support in Ruby on Rails was introduced in the release 2.2 and is still evolving. The project follows the good Ruby on Rails development tradition of evolving solutions in gems and real applications first, and only then cherry-picking the best-of-breed of most widely useful features for inclusion in the core. -Thus we encourage everybody to experiment with new ideas and features in plugins or other libraries and make them available to the community. (Don't forget to announce your work on our [mailing list](http://groups.google.com/group/rails-i18n!)) +Thus we encourage everybody to experiment with new ideas and features in gems or other libraries and make them available to the community. (Don't forget to announce your work on our [mailing list](http://groups.google.com/group/rails-i18n!)) If you find your own locale (language) missing from our [example translations data](https://github.com/svenfuchs/rails-i18n/tree/master/rails/locale) repository for Ruby on Rails, please [_fork_](https://github.com/guides/fork-a-project-and-submit-your-modifications) the repository, add your data and send a [pull request](https://github.com/guides/pull-requests). @@ -1046,7 +1060,6 @@ If you find your own locale (language) missing from our [example translations da Resources --------- -* [rails-i18n.org](http://rails-i18n.org) - Homepage of the rails-i18n project. You can find lots of useful resources on the [wiki](http://rails-i18n.org/wiki). * [Google group: rails-i18n](http://groups.google.com/group/rails-i18n) - The project's mailing list. * [GitHub: rails-i18n](https://github.com/svenfuchs/rails-i18n/tree/master) - Code repository for the rails-i18n project. Most importantly you can find lots of [example translations](https://github.com/svenfuchs/rails-i18n/tree/master/rails/locale) for Rails that should work for your application in most cases. * [GitHub: i18n](https://github.com/svenfuchs/i18n/tree/master) - Code repository for the i18n gem. diff --git a/guides/source/initialization.md b/guides/source/initialization.md index 00b2761716..53bf3039fa 100644 --- a/guides/source/initialization.md +++ b/guides/source/initialization.md @@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ configure the load path for your Gemfile's dependencies. A standard Rails application depends on several gems, specifically: -* abstract * actionmailer * actionpack +* actionview * activemodel * activerecord * activesupport @@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ A standard Rails application depends on several gems, specifically: * i18n * mail * mime-types -* polyglot * rack * rack-cache * rack-mount @@ -119,9 +118,8 @@ A standard Rails application depends on several gems, specifically: * rails * railties * rake -* sqlite3-ruby +* sqlite3 * thor -* treetop * tzinfo ### `rails/commands.rb` @@ -301,7 +299,7 @@ def default_options end ``` -There is no `REQUEST_METHOD` key in `ENV` so we can skip over that line. The next line merges in the options from `opt_parser` which is defined plainly in `Rack::Server` +There is no `REQUEST_METHOD` key in `ENV` so we can skip over that line. The next line merges in the options from `opt_parser` which is defined plainly in `Rack::Server`: ```ruby def opt_parser @@ -559,7 +557,7 @@ initialized. When `config/application.rb` has finished loading Rails and defined the application namespace, we go back to `config/environment.rb`, where the application is initialized. For example, if the application was called `Blog`, here we would find `Rails.application.initialize!`, which is -defined in `rails/application.rb` +defined in `rails/application.rb`. ### `railties/lib/rails/application.rb` @@ -575,7 +573,7 @@ end ``` As you can see, you can only initialize an app once. The initializers are run through -the `run_initializers` method which is defined in `railties/lib/rails/initializable.rb` +the `run_initializers` method which is defined in `railties/lib/rails/initializable.rb`: ```ruby def run_initializers(group=:default, *args) @@ -703,4 +701,4 @@ the last piece of our journey in the Rails initialization process. This high level overview will help you understand when your code is executed and how, and overall become a better Rails developer. If you still want to know more, the Rails source code itself is probably the -best place to go next.
\ No newline at end of file +best place to go next. diff --git a/guides/source/layouts_and_rendering.md b/guides/source/layouts_and_rendering.md index 5b75540c05..ae16ad86cd 100644 --- a/guides/source/layouts_and_rendering.md +++ b/guides/source/layouts_and_rendering.md @@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ render file: "/u/apps/warehouse_app/current/app/views/products/show" The `:file` option takes an absolute file-system path. Of course, you need to have rights to the view that you're using to render the content. -NOTE: By default, the file is rendered without using the current layout. If you want Rails to put the file into the current layout, you need to add the `layout: true` option. +NOTE: By default, the file is rendered using the current layout. TIP: If you're running Rails on Microsoft Windows, you should use the `:file` option to render a file, because Windows filenames do not have the same format as Unix filenames. @@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ service requests that are expecting something other than proper HTML. NOTE: By default, if you use the `:plain` option, the text is rendered without using the current layout. If you want Rails to put the text into the current -layout, you need to add the `layout: true` option. +layout, you need to add the `layout: true` option and use the `.txt.erb` +extension for the layout file. #### Rendering HTML @@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ TIP: This is useful when you're rendering a small snippet of HTML code. However, you might want to consider moving it to a template file if the markup is complex. -NOTE: This option will escape HTML entities if the string is not html safe. +NOTE: This option will escape HTML entities if the string is not HTML safe. #### Rendering JSON @@ -308,7 +309,7 @@ TIP: This option should be used only if you don't care about the content type of the response. Using `:plain` or `:html` might be more appropriate in most of the time. -NOTE: Unless overriden, your response returned from this render option will be +NOTE: Unless overridden, your response returned from this render option will be `text/html`, as that is the default content type of Action Dispatch response. #### Options for `render` @@ -903,7 +904,7 @@ You can also specify multiple videos to play by passing an array of videos to th This will produce: ```erb -<video><source src="trailer.ogg" /><source src="movie.ogg" /></video> +<video><source src="/videos/trailer.ogg" /><source src="/videos/trailer.flv" /></video> ``` #### Linking to Audio Files with the `audio_tag` diff --git a/guides/source/maintenance_policy.md b/guides/source/maintenance_policy.md index 6f8584b3b7..050a64ddf3 100644 --- a/guides/source/maintenance_policy.md +++ b/guides/source/maintenance_policy.md @@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ Only the latest release series will receive bug fixes. When enough bugs are fixed and its deemed worthy to release a new gem, this is the branch it happens from. -**Currently included series:** `4.1.Z`, `4.0.Z`. +In special situations, where someone from the Core Team agrees to support more series, +they are included in the list of supported series. + +**Currently included series:** `4.2.Z`, `4.1.Z` (Supported by Rafael França). Security Issues --------------- @@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ be built from 1.2.2, and then added to the end of 1-2-stable. This means that security releases are easy to upgrade to if you're running the latest version of Rails. -**Currently included series:** `4.1.Z`, `4.0.Z`. +**Currently included series:** `4.2.Z`, `4.1.Z`. Severe Security Issues ---------------------- @@ -63,7 +66,7 @@ For severe security issues we will provide new versions as above, and also the last major release series will receive patches and new versions. The classification of the security issue is judged by the core team. -**Currently included series:** `4.1.Z`, `4.0.Z`, `3.2.Z`. +**Currently included series:** `4.2.Z`, `4.1.Z`, `3.2.Z`. Unsupported Release Series -------------------------- diff --git a/guides/source/nested_model_forms.md b/guides/source/nested_model_forms.md index 4f0634d955..f0ee34cfb1 100644 --- a/guides/source/nested_model_forms.md +++ b/guides/source/nested_model_forms.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -Rails nested model forms +Rails Nested Model Forms ======================== Creating a form for a model _and_ its associations can become quite tedious. Therefore Rails provides helpers to assist in dealing with the complexities of generating these forms _and_ the required CRUD operations to create, update, and destroy associations. @@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ class Person < ActiveRecord::Base end ``` +NOTE: For greater detail on associations see [Active Record Associations](association_basics.html). +For a complete reference on associations please visit the API documentation for [ActiveRecord::Associations::ClassMethods](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Associations/ClassMethods.html). + ### Custom model As you might have inflected from this explanation, you _don't_ necessarily need an ActiveRecord::Base model to use this functionality. The following examples are sufficient to enable the nested model form behavior: diff --git a/guides/source/plugins.md b/guides/source/plugins.md index a35648d341..7b7eb80081 100644 --- a/guides/source/plugins.md +++ b/guides/source/plugins.md @@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ 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 +57,7 @@ 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 +85,9 @@ 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 +118,7 @@ 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 +196,16 @@ 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. @@ -270,18 +270,18 @@ You can then return to the root directory (`cd ../..`) of your plugin and rerun ``` 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 ``` @@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ ActiveRecord::Base.send :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 @@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ ActiveRecord::Base.send :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: @@ -440,5 +440,5 @@ $ bin/rake rdoc * [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) +* [Gemspec Reference](http://guides.rubygems.org/specification-reference/) * [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) diff --git a/guides/source/rails_application_templates.md b/guides/source/rails_application_templates.md index 0bd608c007..6512b14e60 100644 --- a/guides/source/rails_application_templates.md +++ b/guides/source/rails_application_templates.md @@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ generate(:scaffold, "person name:string") route "root to: 'people#index'" rake("db:migrate") -git :init -git add: "." -git commit: %Q{ -m 'Initial commit' } +after_bundle do + git :init + git add: "." + git commit: %Q{ -m 'Initial commit' } +end ``` The following sections outline the primary methods provided by the API: @@ -228,6 +230,22 @@ git add: "." git commit: "-a -m 'Initial commit'" ``` +### after_bundle(&block) + +Registers a callback to be executed after the gems are bundled and binstubs +are generated. Useful for all generated files to version control: + +```ruby +after_bundle do + git :init + git add: '.' + git commit: "-a -m 'Initial commit'" +end +``` + +The callbacks gets executed even if `--skip-bundle` and/or `--skip-spring` has +been passed. + Advanced Usage -------------- diff --git a/guides/source/rails_on_rack.md b/guides/source/rails_on_rack.md index 01941fa338..8bc2678d8f 100644 --- a/guides/source/rails_on_rack.md +++ b/guides/source/rails_on_rack.md @@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ To find out more about different `rackup` options: $ rackup --help ``` +### Development and auto-reloading + +Middlewares are loaded once and are not monitored for changes. You will have to restart the server for changes to be reflected in the running application. + Action Dispatcher Middleware Stack ---------------------------------- diff --git a/guides/source/routing.md b/guides/source/routing.md index c8f8ba3044..b1a287f53a 100644 --- a/guides/source/routing.md +++ b/guides/source/routing.md @@ -645,6 +645,8 @@ match 'photos', to: 'photos#show', via: :all NOTE: Routing both `GET` and `POST` requests to a single action has security implications. In general, you should avoid routing all verbs to an action unless you have a good reason to. +NOTE: 'GET' in Rails won't check for CSRF token. You should never write to the database from 'GET' requests, for more information see the [security guide](security.html#csrf-countermeasures) on CSRF countermeasures. + ### Segment Constraints You can use the `:constraints` option to enforce a format for a dynamic segment: @@ -681,7 +683,7 @@ You can also constrain a route based on any method on the [Request object](actio You specify a request-based constraint the same way that you specify a segment constraint: ```ruby -get 'photos', constraints: { subdomain: 'admin' } +get 'photos', to: 'photos#index', constraints: { subdomain: 'admin' } ``` You can also specify constraints in a block form: @@ -754,7 +756,7 @@ get '*a/foo/*b', to: 'test#index' would match `zoo/woo/foo/bar/baz` with `params[:a]` equals `'zoo/woo'`, and `params[:b]` equals `'bar/baz'`. -NOTE: By requesting `'/foo/bar.json'`, your `params[:pages]` will be equals to `'foo/bar'` with the request format of JSON. If you want the old 3.0.x behavior back, you could supply `format: false` like this: +NOTE: By requesting `'/foo/bar.json'`, your `params[:pages]` will be equal to `'foo/bar'` with the request format of JSON. If you want the old 3.0.x behavior back, you could supply `format: false` like this: ```ruby get '*pages', to: 'pages#show', format: false diff --git a/guides/source/ruby_on_rails_guides_guidelines.md b/guides/source/ruby_on_rails_guides_guidelines.md index f0230b428b..6206b3c715 100644 --- a/guides/source/ruby_on_rails_guides_guidelines.md +++ b/guides/source/ruby_on_rails_guides_guidelines.md @@ -13,17 +13,17 @@ After reading this guide, you will know: Markdown ------- -Guides are written in [GitHub Flavored Markdown](https://help.github.com/articles/github-flavored-markdown). There is comprehensive [documentation for Markdown](http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax), a [cheatsheet](http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/basics). +Guides are written in [GitHub Flavored Markdown](https://help.github.com/articles/github-flavored-markdown). There is comprehensive [documentation for Markdown](http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax), as well as a [cheatsheet](http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/basics). Prologue -------- -Each guide should start with motivational text at the top (that's the little introduction in the blue area). The prologue should tell the reader what the guide is about, and what they will learn. See for example the [Routing Guide](routing.html). +Each guide should start with motivational text at the top (that's the little introduction in the blue area). The prologue should tell the reader what the guide is about, and what they will learn. As an example, see the [Routing Guide](routing.html). -Titles +Headings ------ -The title of every guide uses `h1`; guide sections use `h2`; subsections `h3`; etc. However, the generated HTML output will have the heading tag starting from `<h2>`. +The title of every guide uses an `h1` heading; guide sections use `h2` headings; subsections use `h3` headings; etc. Note that the generated HTML output will use heading tags starting with `<h2>`. ``` Guide Title @@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ Section ### Sub Section ``` -Capitalize all words except for internal articles, prepositions, conjunctions, and forms of the verb to be: +When writing headings, capitalize all words except for prepositions, conjunctions, internal articles, and forms of the verb "to be": ``` #### Middleware Stack is an Array #### When are Objects Saved? ``` -Use the same typography as in regular text: +Use the same inline formatting as regular text: ``` ##### The `:content_type` Option @@ -51,25 +51,23 @@ Use the same typography as in regular text: API Documentation Guidelines ---------------------------- -The guides and the API should be coherent and consistent where appropriate. Please have a look at these particular sections of the [API Documentation Guidelines](api_documentation_guidelines.html): +The guides and the API should be coherent and consistent where appropriate. In particular, these sections of the [API Documentation Guidelines](api_documentation_guidelines.html) also apply to the guides: * [Wording](api_documentation_guidelines.html#wording) * [Example Code](api_documentation_guidelines.html#example-code) -* [Filenames](api_documentation_guidelines.html#filenames) +* [Filenames](api_documentation_guidelines.html#file-names) * [Fonts](api_documentation_guidelines.html#fonts) -Those guidelines apply also to guides. - HTML Guides ----------- Before generating the guides, make sure that you have the latest version of Bundler installed on your system. As of this writing, you must install Bundler 1.3.5 on your device. -To install the latest version of Bundler, simply run the `gem install bundler` command +To install the latest version of Bundler, run `gem install bundler`. ### Generation -To generate all the guides, just `cd` into the `guides` directory, run `bundle install` and execute: +To generate all the guides, just `cd` into the `guides` directory, run `bundle install`, and execute: ``` bundle exec rake guides:generate diff --git a/guides/source/security.md b/guides/source/security.md index 7e39986f8b..125dd82666 100644 --- a/guides/source/security.md +++ b/guides/source/security.md @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ The Gartner Group however estimates that 75% of attacks are at the web applicati The threats against web applications include user account hijacking, bypass of access control, reading or modifying sensitive data, or presenting fraudulent content. Or an attacker might be able to install a Trojan horse program or unsolicited e-mail sending software, aim at financial enrichment or cause brand name damage by modifying company resources. In order to prevent attacks, minimize their impact and remove points of attack, first of all, you have to fully understand the attack methods in order to find the correct countermeasures. That is what this guide aims at. -In order to develop secure web applications you have to keep up to date on all layers and know your enemies. To keep up to date subscribe to security mailing lists, read security blogs and make updating and security checks a habit (check the <a href="#additional-resources">Additional Resources</a> chapter). It is done manually because that's how you find the nasty logical security problems. +In order to develop secure web applications you have to keep up to date on all layers and know your enemies. To keep up to date subscribe to security mailing lists, read security blogs and make updating and security checks a habit (check the [Additional Resources](#additional-resources) chapter). It is done manually because that's how you find the nasty logical security problems. Sessions -------- @@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ Hence, the cookie serves as temporary authentication for the web application. An * Most people don't clear out the cookies after working at a public terminal. So if the last user didn't log out of a web application, you would be able to use it as this user. Provide the user with a _log-out button_ in the web application, and _make it prominent_. -* Many cross-site scripting (XSS) exploits aim at obtaining the user's cookie. You'll read <a href="#cross-site-scripting-xss">more about XSS</a> later. +* Many cross-site scripting (XSS) exploits aim at obtaining the user's cookie. You'll read [more about XSS](#cross-site-scripting-xss) later. * Instead of stealing a cookie unknown to the attacker, they fix a user's session identifier (in the cookie) known to them. Read more about this so-called session fixation later. @@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ It works like this: * A user receives credits, the amount is stored in a session (which is a bad idea anyway, but we'll do this for demonstration purposes). * The user buys something. -* Their new, lower credit will be stored in the session. -* The dark side of the user forces them to take the cookie from the first step (which they copied) and replace the current cookie in the browser. -* The user has their credit back. +* The new adjusted credit value is stored in the session. +* The user takes the cookie from the first step (which they previously copied) and replaces the current cookie in the browser. +* The user has their original credit back. Including a nonce (a random value) in the session solves replay attacks. A nonce is valid only once, and the server has to keep track of all the valid nonces. It gets even more complicated if you have several application servers (mongrels). Storing nonces in a database table would defeat the entire purpose of CookieStore (avoiding accessing the database). @@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ This attack method works by including malicious code or a link in a page that ac  -In the <a href="#sessions">session chapter</a> you have learned that most Rails applications use cookie-based sessions. Either they store the session id in the cookie and have a server-side session hash, or the entire session hash is on the client-side. In either case the browser will automatically send along the cookie on every request to a domain, if it can find a cookie for that domain. The controversial point is, that it will also send the cookie, if the request comes from a site of a different domain. Let's start with an example: +In the [session chapter](#sessions) you have learned that most Rails applications use cookie-based sessions. Either they store the session id in the cookie and have a server-side session hash, or the entire session hash is on the client-side. In either case the browser will automatically send along the cookie on every request to a domain, if it can find a cookie for that domain. The controversial point is, that it will also send the cookie, if the request comes from a site of a different domain. Let's start with an example: * Bob browses a message board and views a post from a hacker where there is a crafted HTML image element. The element references a command in Bob's project management application, rather than an image file. * `<img src="http://www.webapp.com/project/1/destroy">` @@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ end The above method can be placed in the `ApplicationController` and will be called when a CSRF token is not present or is incorrect on a non-GET request. -Note that _cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities bypass all CSRF protections_. XSS gives the attacker access to all elements on a page, so they can read the CSRF security token from a form or directly submit the form. Read <a href="#cross-site-scripting-xss">more about XSS</a> later. +Note that _cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities bypass all CSRF protections_. XSS gives the attacker access to all elements on a page, so they can read the CSRF security token from a form or directly submit the form. Read [more about XSS](#cross-site-scripting-xss) later. Redirection and Files --------------------- @@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ config.filter_parameters << :password INFO: _Do you find it hard to remember all your passwords? Don't write them down, but use the initial letters of each word in an easy to remember sentence._ -Bruce Schneier, a security technologist, [has analyzed](http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/12/realworld_passw.html) 34,000 real-world user names and passwords from the MySpace phishing attack mentioned <a href="#examples-from-the-underground">below</a>. It turns out that most of the passwords are quite easy to crack. The 20 most common passwords are: +Bruce Schneier, a security technologist, [has analyzed](http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/12/realworld_passw.html) 34,000 real-world user names and passwords from the MySpace phishing attack mentioned [below](#examples-from-the-underground). It turns out that most of the passwords are quite easy to crack. The 20 most common passwords are: password1, abc123, myspace1, password, blink182, qwerty1, ****you, 123abc, baseball1, football1, 123456, soccer, monkey1, liverpool1, princess1, jordan23, slipknot1, superman1, iloveyou1, and monkey. @@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ Also, the second query renames some columns with the AS statement so that the we #### Countermeasures -Ruby on Rails has a built-in filter for special SQL characters, which will escape ' , " , NULL character and line breaks. <em class="highlight">Using `Model.find(id)` or `Model.find_by_some thing(something)` automatically applies this countermeasure</em>. But in SQL fragments, especially <em class="highlight">in conditions fragments (`where("...")`), the `connection.execute()` or `Model.find_by_sql()` methods, it has to be applied manually</em>. +Ruby on Rails has a built-in filter for special SQL characters, which will escape ' , " , NULL character and line breaks. *Using `Model.find(id)` or `Model.find_by_some thing(something)` automatically applies this countermeasure*. But in SQL fragments, especially *in conditions fragments (`where("...")`), the `connection.execute()` or `Model.find_by_sql()` methods, it has to be applied manually*. Instead of passing a string to the conditions option, you can pass an array to sanitize tainted strings like this: @@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ It is recommended to _use RedCloth in combination with a whitelist input filter_ NOTE: _The same security precautions have to be taken for Ajax actions as for "normal" ones. There is at least one exception, however: The output has to be escaped in the controller already, if the action doesn't render a view._ -If you use the [in_place_editor plugin](http://dev.rubyonrails.org/browser/plugins/in_place_editing), or actions that return a string, rather than rendering a view, _you have to escape the return value in the action_. Otherwise, if the return value contains a XSS string, the malicious code will be executed upon return to the browser. Escape any input value using the h() method. +If you use the [in_place_editor plugin](https://rubygems.org/gems/in_place_editing), or actions that return a string, rather than rendering a view, _you have to escape the return value in the action_. Otherwise, if the return value contains a XSS string, the malicious code will be executed upon return to the browser. Escape any input value using the h() method. ### Command Line Injection diff --git a/guides/source/testing.md b/guides/source/testing.md index c01b2e575a..b784098fbb 100644 --- a/guides/source/testing.md +++ b/guides/source/testing.md @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ one: Note: For associations to reference one another by name, you cannot specify the `id:` attribute on the fixtures. Rails will auto assign a primary key to be consistent between runs. If you manually specify an `id:` attribute, this behavior will not work. For more - information on this assocation behavior please read the + information on this association behavior please read the [fixture api documentation](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/FixtureSet.html). #### ERB'in It Up @@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ In Rails, models tests are what you write to test your models. For this guide we will be using Rails _scaffolding_. It will create the model, a migration, controller and views for the new resource in a single operation. It will also create a full test suite following Rails best practices. We will be using examples from this generated code and will be supplementing it with additional examples where necessary. -NOTE: For more information on Rails <i>scaffolding</i>, refer to [Getting Started with Rails](getting_started.html) +NOTE: For more information on Rails _scaffolding_, refer to [Getting Started with Rails](getting_started.html) When you use `rails generate scaffold`, for a resource among other things it creates a test stub in the `test/models` folder: @@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ Ideally, you would like to include a test for everything which could possibly br By now you've caught a glimpse of some of the assertions that are available. Assertions are the worker bees of testing. They are the ones that actually perform the checks to ensure that things are going as planned. There are a bunch of different types of assertions you can use. -Here's an extract of the assertions you can use with `minitest`, the default testing library used by Rails. The `[msg]` parameter is an optional string message you can specify to make your test failure messages clearer. It's not required. +Here's an extract of the assertions you can use with [`Minitest`](https://github.com/seattlerb/minitest), the default testing library used by Rails. The `[msg]` parameter is an optional string message you can specify to make your test failure messages clearer. It's not required. | Assertion | Purpose | | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | @@ -377,8 +377,12 @@ Here's an extract of the assertions you can use with `minitest`, the default tes | `assert_not_same( expected, actual, [msg] )` | Ensures that `expected.equal?(actual)` is false.| | `assert_nil( obj, [msg] )` | Ensures that `obj.nil?` is true.| | `assert_not_nil( obj, [msg] )` | Ensures that `obj.nil?` is false.| +| `assert_empty( obj, [msg] )` | Ensures that `obj` is `empty?`.| +| `assert_not_empty( obj, [msg] )` | Ensures that `obj` is not `empty?`.| | `assert_match( regexp, string, [msg] )` | Ensures that a string matches the regular expression.| | `assert_no_match( regexp, string, [msg] )` | Ensures that a string doesn't match the regular expression.| +| `assert_includes( collection, obj, [msg] )` | Ensures that `obj` is in `collection`.| +| `assert_not_includes( collection, obj, [msg] )` | Ensures that `obj` is not in `collection`.| | `assert_in_delta( expecting, actual, [delta], [msg] )` | Ensures that the numbers `expected` and `actual` are within `delta` of each other.| | `assert_not_in_delta( expecting, actual, [delta], [msg] )` | Ensures that the numbers `expected` and `actual` are not within `delta` of each other.| | `assert_throws( symbol, [msg] ) { block }` | Ensures that the given block throws the symbol.| @@ -392,9 +396,13 @@ Here's an extract of the assertions you can use with `minitest`, the default tes | `assert_not_respond_to( obj, symbol, [msg] )` | Ensures that `obj` does not respond to `symbol`.| | `assert_operator( obj1, operator, [obj2], [msg] )` | Ensures that `obj1.operator(obj2)` is true.| | `assert_not_operator( obj1, operator, [obj2], [msg] )` | Ensures that `obj1.operator(obj2)` is false.| +| `assert_predicate ( obj, predicate, [msg] )` | Ensures that `obj.predicate` is true, e.g. `assert_predicate str, :empty?`| +| `assert_not_predicate ( obj, predicate, [msg] )` | Ensures that `obj.predicate` is false, e.g. `assert_not_predicate str, :empty?`| | `assert_send( array, [msg] )` | Ensures that executing the method listed in `array[1]` on the object in `array[0]` with the parameters of `array[2 and up]` is true. This one is weird eh?| | `flunk( [msg] )` | Ensures failure. This is useful to explicitly mark a test that isn't finished yet.| +The above are subset of assertions that minitest supports. For an exhaustive & more up-to-date list, please check [Minitest API documentation](http://docs.seattlerb.org/minitest/), specifically [`Minitest::Assertions`](http://docs.seattlerb.org/minitest/Minitest/Assertions.html) + Because of the modular nature of the testing framework, it is possible to create your own assertions. In fact, that's exactly what Rails does. It includes some specialized assertions to make your life easier. NOTE: Creating your own assertions is an advanced topic that we won't cover in this tutorial. @@ -585,7 +593,7 @@ Here's another example that uses `flash`, `assert_redirected_to`, and `assert_di ```ruby test "should create article" do - assert_difference('article.count') do + assert_difference('Article.count') do post :create, article: {title: 'Hi', body: 'This is my first article.'} end assert_redirected_to article_path(assigns(:article)) @@ -597,13 +605,13 @@ end Testing the response to your request by asserting the presence of key HTML elements and their content is a useful way to test the views of your application. The `assert_select` assertion allows you to do this by using a simple yet powerful syntax. -NOTE: You may find references to `assert_tag` in other documentation, but this is now deprecated in favor of `assert_select`. +NOTE: You may find references to `assert_tag` in other documentation. This has been removed in 4.2. Use `assert_select` instead. There are two forms of `assert_select`: -`assert_select(selector, [equality], [message])` ensures that the equality condition is met on the selected elements through the selector. The selector may be a CSS selector expression (String), an expression with substitution values, or an `HTML::Selector` object. +`assert_select(selector, [equality], [message])` ensures that the equality condition is met on the selected elements through the selector. The selector may be a CSS selector expression (String) or an expression with substitution values. -`assert_select(element, selector, [equality], [message])` ensures that the equality condition is met on all the selected elements through the selector starting from the _element_ (instance of `HTML::Node`) and its descendants. +`assert_select(element, selector, [equality], [message])` ensures that the equality condition is met on all the selected elements through the selector starting from the _element_ (instance of `Nokogiri::XML::Node` or `Nokogiri::XML::NodeSet`) and its descendants. For example, you could verify the contents on the title element in your response with: @@ -633,7 +641,7 @@ assert_select "ol" do end ``` -The `assert_select` assertion is quite powerful. For more advanced usage, refer to its [documentation](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionDispatch/Assertions/SelectorAssertions.html). +The `assert_select` assertion is quite powerful. For more advanced usage, refer to its [documentation](https://github.com/rails/rails-dom-testing/blob/master/lib/rails/dom/testing/assertions/selector_assertions.rb). #### Additional View-Based Assertions @@ -789,6 +797,7 @@ when you initiate a Rails project. | `rake test:functionals` | Runs all the functional tests from `test/controllers`, `test/mailers`, and `test/functional` | | `rake test:helpers` | Runs all the helper tests from `test/helpers` | | `rake test:integration` | Runs all the integration tests from `test/integration` | +| `rake test:jobs` | Runs all the job tests from `test/jobs` | | `rake test:mailers` | Runs all the mailer tests from `test/mailers` | | `rake test:models` | Runs all the model tests from `test/models` | | `rake test:units` | Runs all the unit tests from `test/models`, `test/helpers`, and `test/unit` | @@ -941,7 +950,7 @@ class UserMailerTest < ActionMailer::TestCase test "invite" do # Send the email, then test that it got queued email = UserMailer.create_invite('me@example.com', - 'friend@example.com', Time.now).deliver + 'friend@example.com', Time.now).deliver_now assert_not ActionMailer::Base.deliveries.empty? # Test the body of the sent email contains what we expect it to @@ -996,7 +1005,7 @@ class UserControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase assert_equal "You have been invited by me@example.com", invite_email.subject assert_equal 'friend@example.com', invite_email.to[0] - assert_match(/Hi friend@example.com/, invite_email.body) + assert_match(/Hi friend@example.com/, invite_email.body.to_s) end end ``` @@ -1006,17 +1015,9 @@ Testing helpers In order to test helpers, all you need to do is check that the output of the helper method matches what you'd expect. Tests related to the helpers are -located under the `test/helpers` directory. Rails provides a generator which -generates both the helper and the test file: - -```bash -$ bin/rails generate helper User - create app/helpers/user_helper.rb - invoke test_unit - create test/helpers/user_helper_test.rb -``` +located under the `test/helpers` directory. -The generated test file contains the following code: +A helper test looks like so: ```ruby require 'test_helper' @@ -1049,7 +1050,6 @@ The built-in `minitest` based testing is not the only way to test Rails applicat * [NullDB](http://avdi.org/projects/nulldb/), a way to speed up testing by avoiding database use. * [Factory Girl](https://github.com/thoughtbot/factory_girl/tree/master), a replacement for fixtures. -* [Machinist](https://github.com/notahat/machinist/tree/master), another replacement for fixtures. * [Fixture Builder](https://github.com/rdy/fixture_builder), a tool that compiles Ruby factories into fixtures before a test run. * [MiniTest::Spec Rails](https://github.com/metaskills/minitest-spec-rails), use the MiniTest::Spec DSL within your rails tests. * [Shoulda](http://www.thoughtbot.com/projects/shoulda), an extension to `test/unit` with additional helpers, macros, and assertions. diff --git a/guides/source/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.md b/guides/source/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.md index d7dbfccb76..8a1d7af923 100644 --- a/guides/source/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.md +++ b/guides/source/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.md @@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ A Guide for Upgrading Ruby on Rails This guide provides steps to be followed when you upgrade your applications to a newer version of Ruby on Rails. These steps are also available in individual release guides. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + General Advice -------------- -Before attempting to upgrade an existing application, you should be sure you have a good reason to upgrade. You need to balance out several factors: the need for new features, the increasing difficulty of finding support for old code, and your available time and skills, to name a few. +Before attempting to upgrade an existing application, you should be sure you have a good reason to upgrade. You need to balance several factors: the need for new features, the increasing difficulty of finding support for old code, and your available time and skills, to name a few. ### Test Coverage @@ -22,11 +24,191 @@ 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. +### The Rake Task + +Rails provides the `rails:update` rake task. After updating the Rails version +in the Gemfile, run this rake task. +This will help you with the creation of new files and changes of old files in an +interactive session. + +```bash +$ rake rails:update + identical config/boot.rb + exist config + conflict config/routes.rb +Overwrite /myapp/config/routes.rb? (enter "h" for help) [Ynaqdh] + force config/routes.rb + conflict config/application.rb +Overwrite /myapp/config/application.rb? (enter "h" for help) [Ynaqdh] + force config/application.rb + conflict config/environment.rb +... +``` + +Don't forget to review the difference, to see if there were any unexpected changes. + Upgrading from Rails 4.1 to Rails 4.2 ------------------------------------- -NOTE: This section is a work in progress. +NOTE: This section is a work in progress, please help to improve this by sending +a [pull request](https://github.com/rails/rails/edit/master/guides/source/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.md). + +### Web Console + +First, add `gem 'web-console', '~> 2.0'` to the `:development` group in your Gemfile and run `bundle install` (it won't have been included when you upgraded Rails). Once it's been installed, you can simply drop a reference to the console helper (i.e., `<%= console %>`) into any view you want to enable it for. A console will also be provided on any error page you view in your development environment. + +Additionally, you can tell Rails to automatically mount a VT100-compatible console on a predetermined path by setting the appropriate configuration flags in your development config: + +```ruby +# config/environments/development.rb + +config.web_console.automount = true +config.web_console.default_mount_path = '/terminal' # Optional, defaults to /console +``` + +### Responders + +`respond_with` and the class-level `respond_to` methods have been extracted to the `responders` gem. To use them, simply add `gem 'responders', '~> 2.0'` to your Gemfile. Calls to `respond_with` and `respond_to` (again, at the class level) will no longer work without having included the `responders` gem in your dependencies: + +```ruby +# app/controllers/users_controller.rb + +class UsersController < ApplicationController + respond_to :html, :json + + def show + @user = User.find(params[:id]) + respond_with @user + end +end +``` + +Instance-level `respond_to` is unaffected and does not require the additional gem: + +```ruby +# app/controllers/users_controller.rb + +class UsersController < ApplicationController + def show + @user = User.find(params[:id]) + respond_to do |format| + format.html + format.json { render json: @user } + end + end +end +``` + +See [#16526](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/16526) for more details. + +### Error handling in transaction callbacks + +Currently, Active Record suppresses errors raised +within `after_rollback` or `after_commit` callbacks and only prints them to +the logs. In the next version, these errors will no longer be suppressed. +Instead, the errors will propagate normally just like in other Active +Record callbacks. + +When you define a `after_rollback` or `after_commit` callback, you +will receive a deprecation warning about this upcoming change. When +you are ready, you can opt into the new behavior and remove the +deprecation warning by adding following configuration to your +`config/application.rb`: + + config.active_record.raise_in_transactional_callbacks = true + +See [#14488](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14488) and +[#16537](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/16537) for more details. + +### Ordering of test cases + +In Rails 5.0, test cases will be executed in random order by default. In +anticipation of this change, Rails 4.2 introduced a new configuration option +`active_support.test_order` for explicitly specifying the test ordering. This +allows you to either lock down the current behavior by setting the option to +`:sorted`, or opt into the future behavior by setting the option to `:random`. +If you do not specify a value for this option, a deprecation warning will be +emitted. To avoid this, add the following line to your test environment: + +```ruby +# config/environments/test.rb +Rails.application.configure do + config.active_support.test_order = :sorted # or `:random` if you prefer +end +``` + +### Serialized attributes + +When using a custom coder (e.g. `serialize :metadata, JSON`), +assigning `nil` to a serialized attribute will save it to the database +as `NULL` instead of passing the `nil` value through the coder (e.g. `"null"` +when using the `JSON` coder). + +### `after_bundle` in Rails templates + +If you have a Rails template that adds all the files in version control, it +fails to add the generated binstubs because it gets executed before Bundler: + +```ruby +# template.rb +generate(:scaffold, "person name:string") +route "root to: 'people#index'" +rake("db:migrate") + +git :init +git add: "." +git commit: %Q{ -m 'Initial commit' } +``` + +You can now wrap the `git` calls in an `after_bundle` block. It will be run +after the binstubs have been generated. + +```ruby +# template.rb +generate(:scaffold, "person name:string") +route "root to: 'people#index'" +rake("db:migrate") + +after_bundle do + git :init + git add: "." + git commit: %Q{ -m 'Initial commit' } +end +``` + +### Rails Html Sanitizer + +There's a new choice for sanitizing HTML fragments in your applications. The +venerable html-scanner approach is now officially being deprecated in favor of +[`Rails Html Sanitizer`](https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer). + +This means the methods `sanitize`, `sanitize_css`, `strip_tags` and +`strip_links` are backed by a new implementation. + +This new sanitizer uses [Loofah](https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah) internally. Loofah in turn uses Nokogiri, which +wraps XML parsers written in both C and Java, so sanitization should be faster +no matter which Ruby version you run. + +The new version updates `sanitize`, so it can take a `Loofah::Scrubber` for +powerful scrubbing. +[See some examples of scrubbers here](https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah#loofahscrubber). + +Two new scrubbers have also been added: `PermitScrubber` and `TargetScrubber`. +Read the [gem's readme](https://github.com/rails/rails-html-sanitizer) for more information. + +The documentation for `PermitScrubber` and `TargetScrubber` explains how you +can gain complete control over when and how elements should be stripped. + +If your application needs to use the old behaviour, include `rails-deprecated_sanitizer` in your Gemfile: + +```ruby +gem 'rails-deprecated_sanitizer' +``` + +### Rails DOM Testing + +TODO: Mention https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/4e97d7585a2f4788b9eed98c6cdaf4bb6f2cf5ce Upgrading from Rails 4.0 to Rails 4.1 ------------------------------------- @@ -36,7 +218,7 @@ Upgrading from Rails 4.0 to Rails 4.1 Or, "whaaat my tests are failing!!!?" Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection now covers GET requests with -JavaScript responses, too. That prevents a third-party site from referencing +JavaScript responses, too. This prevents a third-party site from referencing your JavaScript URL and attempting to run it to extract sensitive data. This means that your functional and integration tests that use @@ -87,8 +269,8 @@ secrets, you need to: ``` 2. Use your existing `secret_key_base` from the `secret_token.rb` initializer to - set the SECRET_KEY_BASE environment variable for whichever users run the Rails - app in production mode. Alternately, you can simply copy the existing + set the SECRET_KEY_BASE environment variable for whichever users running the + Rails application in production mode. Alternatively, you can simply copy the existing `secret_key_base` from the `secret_token.rb` initializer to `secrets.yml` under the `production` section, replacing '<%= ENV["SECRET_KEY_BASE"] %>'. @@ -102,7 +284,7 @@ secrets, you need to: If your test helper contains a call to `ActiveRecord::Migration.check_pending!` this can be removed. The check -is now done automatically when you `require 'test_help'`, although +is now done automatically when you `require 'rails/test_help'`, although leaving this line in your helper is not harmful in any way. ### Cookies serializer @@ -216,6 +398,16 @@ If your application depends on one of these features, you can get them back by adding the [`activesupport-json_encoder`](https://github.com/rails/activesupport-json_encoder) gem to your Gemfile. +#### JSON representation of Time objects + +`#as_json` for objects with time component (`Time`, `DateTime`, `ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone`) +now returns millisecond precision by default. If you need to keep old behavior with no millisecond +precision, set the following in an initializer: + +``` +ActiveSupport::JSON::Encoding.time_precision = 0 +``` + ### Usage of `return` within inline callback blocks Previously, Rails allowed inline callback blocks to use `return` this way: @@ -271,7 +463,7 @@ included in the newly introduced `ActiveRecord::FixtureSet.context_class`, in `test_helper.rb`. ```ruby -class FixtureFileHelpers +module FixtureFileHelpers def file_sha(path) Digest::SHA2.hexdigest(File.read(Rails.root.join('test/fixtures', path))) end @@ -281,8 +473,8 @@ ActiveRecord::FixtureSet.context_class.send :include, FixtureFileHelpers ### I18n enforcing available locales -Rails 4.1 now defaults the I18n option `enforce_available_locales` to `true`, -meaning that it will make sure that all locales passed to it must be declared in +Rails 4.1 now defaults the I18n option `enforce_available_locales` to `true`. This +means that it will make sure that all locales passed to it must be declared in the `available_locales` list. To disable it (and allow I18n to accept *any* locale option) add the following @@ -292,9 +484,10 @@ configuration to your application: config.i18n.enforce_available_locales = false ``` -Note that this option was added as a security measure, to ensure user input could -not be used as locale information unless previously known, so it's recommended not -to disable this option unless you have a strong reason for doing so. +Note that this option was added as a security measure, to ensure user input +cannot be used as locale information unless it is previously known. Therefore, +it's recommended not to disable this option unless you have a strong reason for +doing so. ### Mutator methods called on Relation @@ -315,10 +508,10 @@ authors.compact! ### Changes on Default Scopes -Default scopes are no longer overriden by chained conditions. +Default scopes are no longer overridden by chained conditions. In previous versions when you defined a `default_scope` in a model -it was overriden by chained conditions in the same field. Now it +it was overridden by chained conditions in the same field. Now it is merged like any other scope. Before: @@ -402,11 +595,25 @@ Using `render :text` may pose a security risk, as the content is sent as ### PostgreSQL json and hstore datatypes Rails 4.1 will map `json` and `hstore` columns to a string-keyed Ruby `Hash`. -In earlier versions a `HashWithIndifferentAccess` was used. This means that +In earlier versions, a `HashWithIndifferentAccess` was used. This means that symbol access is no longer supported. This is also the case for `store_accessors` based on top of `json` or `hstore` columns. Make sure to use string keys consistently. +### Explicit block use for `ActiveSupport::Callbacks` + +Rails 4.1 now expects an explicit block to be passed when calling +`ActiveSupport::Callbacks.set_callback`. This change stems from +`ActiveSupport::Callbacks` being largely rewritten for the 4.1 release. + +```ruby +# Previously in Rails 4.0 +set_callback :save, :around, ->(r, &block) { stuff; result = block.call; stuff } + +# Now in Rails 4.1 +set_callback :save, :around, ->(r, block) { stuff; result = block.call; stuff } +``` + Upgrading from Rails 3.2 to Rails 4.0 ------------------------------------- @@ -478,7 +685,7 @@ being used, you can update your form to use the `PUT` method instead: <%= form_for [ :update_name, @user ], method: :put do |f| %> ``` -For more on PATCH and why this change was made, see [this post](http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2012/2/25/edge-rails-patch-is-the-new-primary-http-method-for-updates/) +For more on PATCH and why this change was made, see [this post](http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2012/2/26/edge-rails-patch-is-the-new-primary-http-method-for-updates/) on the Rails blog. #### A note about media types @@ -538,6 +745,9 @@ Rails 4.0 no longer supports loading plugins from `vendor/plugins`. You must rep * Rails 4.0 has changed `serialized_attributes` and `attr_readonly` to class methods only. You shouldn't use instance methods since it's now deprecated. You should change them to use class methods, e.g. `self.serialized_attributes` to `self.class.serialized_attributes`. +* When using the default coder, assigning `nil` to a serialized attribute will save it +to the database as `NULL` instead of passing the `nil` value through YAML (`"--- \n...\n"`). + * Rails 4.0 has removed `attr_accessible` and `attr_protected` feature in favor of Strong Parameters. You can use the [Protected Attributes gem](https://github.com/rails/protected_attributes) for a smooth upgrade path. * If you are not using Protected Attributes, you can remove any options related to |