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diff --git a/guides/source/2_2_release_notes.md b/guides/source/2_2_release_notes.md index 802455f612..7db4cf07e7 100644 --- a/guides/source/2_2_release_notes.md +++ b/guides/source/2_2_release_notes.md @@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ Active Record association proxies now respect the scope of methods on the proxie * More information: * [Rails 2.2 Change: Private Methods on Association Proxies are Private](http://afreshcup.com/2008/10/24/rails-22-change-private-methods-on-association-proxies-are-private/) -### Other ActiveRecord Changes +### Other Active Record Changes * `rake db:migrate:redo` now accepts an optional VERSION to target that specific migration to redo * Set `config.active_record.timestamped_migrations = false` to have migrations with numeric prefix instead of UTC timestamp. diff --git a/guides/source/2_3_release_notes.md b/guides/source/2_3_release_notes.md index 7aef566e40..3c08f148cf 100644 --- a/guides/source/2_3_release_notes.md +++ b/guides/source/2_3_release_notes.md @@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ Rails 2.3 will introduce the notion of _default scopes_ similar to named scopes, ### Batch Processing -You can now process large numbers of records from an ActiveRecord model with less pressure on memory by using `find_in_batches`: +You can now process large numbers of records from an Active Record model with less pressure on memory by using `find_in_batches`: ```ruby Customer.find_in_batches(:conditions => {:active => true}) do |customer_group| @@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ A lot of folks have adopted the notion of using try() to attempt operations on o ### Swappable Parsers for XMLmini -The support for XML parsing in ActiveSupport has been made more flexible by allowing you to swap in different parsers. By default, it uses the standard REXML implementation, but you can easily specify the faster LibXML or Nokogiri implementations for your own applications, provided you have the appropriate gems installed: +The support for XML parsing in Active Support has been made more flexible by allowing you to swap in different parsers. By default, it uses the standard REXML implementation, but you can easily specify the faster LibXML or Nokogiri implementations for your own applications, provided you have the appropriate gems installed: ```ruby XmlMini.backend = 'LibXML' diff --git a/guides/source/3_0_release_notes.md b/guides/source/3_0_release_notes.md index 388ba3fa30..d398cd680c 100644 --- a/guides/source/3_0_release_notes.md +++ b/guides/source/3_0_release_notes.md @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Creating a Rails 3.0 application -------------------------------- ```bash -# You should have the 'rails' rubygem installed +# You should have the 'rails' RubyGem installed $ rails new myapp $ cd myapp ``` @@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ Helpers that do something else, like `cache` or `content_for`, are not affected * Helpers now output HTML 5 by default. * Form label helper now pulls values from I18n with a single value, so `f.label :name` will pull the `:name` translation. * I18n select label on should now be :en.helpers.select instead of :en.support.select. -* You no longer need to place a minus sign at the end of a ruby interpolation inside an ERb template to remove the trailing carriage return in the HTML output. +* You no longer need to place a minus sign at the end of a Ruby interpolation inside an ERB template to remove the trailing carriage return in the HTML output. * Added `grouped_collection_select` helper to Action View. * `content_for?` has been added allowing you to check for the existence of content in a view before rendering. * passing `:value => nil` to form helpers will set the field's `value` attribute to nil as opposed to using the default value @@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ As well as the following deprecations: * `named_scope` in an Active Record class is deprecated and has been renamed to just `scope`. * In `scope` methods, you should move to using the relation methods, instead of a `:conditions => {}` finder method, for example `scope :since, lambda {|time| where("created_at > ?", time) }`. * `save(false)` is deprecated, in favor of `save(:validate => false)`. -* I18n error messages for ActiveRecord should be changed from :en.activerecord.errors.template to `:en.errors.template`. +* I18n error messages for Active Record should be changed from :en.activerecord.errors.template to `:en.errors.template`. * `model.errors.on` is deprecated in favor of `model.errors[]` * validates_presence_of => validates... :presence => true * `ActiveRecord::Base.colorize_logging` and `config.active_record.colorize_logging` are deprecated in favor of `Rails::LogSubscriber.colorize_logging` or `config.colorize_logging` @@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ Action Mailer has been given a new API with TMail being replaced out with the ne * All mailers are now in `app/mailers` by default. * Can now send email using new API with three methods: `attachments`, `headers` and `mail`. -* ActionMailer now has native support for inline attachments using the `attachments.inline` method. +* Action Mailer now has native support for inline attachments using the `attachments.inline` method. * Action Mailer emailing methods now return `Mail::Message` objects, which can then be sent the `deliver` message to send itself. * All delivery methods are now abstracted out to the Mail gem. * The mail delivery method can accept a hash of all valid mail header fields with their value pair. @@ -611,4 +611,3 @@ Credits See the [full list of contributors to Rails](http://contributors.rubyonrails.org/) for the many people who spent many hours making Rails 3. Kudos to all of them. Rails 3.0 Release Notes were compiled by [Mikel Lindsaar](http://lindsaar.net.) - diff --git a/guides/source/3_1_release_notes.md b/guides/source/3_1_release_notes.md index d3f8abe0c8..5c99892e39 100644 --- a/guides/source/3_1_release_notes.md +++ b/guides/source/3_1_release_notes.md @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ Creating a Rails 3.1 application -------------------------------- ```bash -# You should have the 'rails' rubygem installed +# You should have the 'rails' RubyGem installed $ rails new myapp $ cd myapp ``` diff --git a/guides/source/3_2_release_notes.md b/guides/source/3_2_release_notes.md index 68a47be14f..e036860de2 100644 --- a/guides/source/3_2_release_notes.md +++ b/guides/source/3_2_release_notes.md @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Creating a Rails 3.2 application -------------------------------- ```bash -# You should have the 'rails' rubygem installed +# You should have the 'rails' RubyGem installed $ rails new myapp $ cd myapp ``` @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ Rails 3.2 comes with a development mode that's noticeably faster. Inspired by [A ### Automatic Query Explains -Rails 3.2 comes with a nice feature that explains queries generated by ARel by defining an `explain` method in `ActiveRecord::Relation`. For example, you can run something like `puts Person.active.limit(5).explain` and the query ARel produces is explained. This allows to check for the proper indexes and further optimizations. +Rails 3.2 comes with a nice feature that explains queries generated by Arel by defining an `explain` method in `ActiveRecord::Relation`. For example, you can run something like `puts Person.active.limit(5).explain` and the query Arel produces is explained. This allows to check for the proper indexes and further optimizations. Queries that take more than half a second to run are *automatically* explained in the development mode. This threshold, of course, can be changed. @@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ Action Pack * form\_for is changed to use "#{action}\_#{as}" as the css class and id if `:as` option is provided. Earlier versions used "#{as}\_#{action}". -* `ActionController::ParamsWrapper` on ActiveRecord models now only wrap `attr_accessible` attributes if they were set. If not, only the attributes returned by the class method `attribute_names` will be wrapped. This fixes the wrapping of nested attributes by adding them to `attr_accessible`. +* `ActionController::ParamsWrapper` on Active Record models now only wrap `attr_accessible` attributes if they were set. If not, only the attributes returned by the class method `attribute_names` will be wrapped. This fixes the wrapping of nested attributes by adding them to `attr_accessible`. * Log "Filter chain halted as CALLBACKNAME rendered or redirected" every time a before callback halts. diff --git a/guides/source/4_0_release_notes.md b/guides/source/4_0_release_notes.md index 37afb25181..b9dbe820c8 100644 --- a/guides/source/4_0_release_notes.md +++ b/guides/source/4_0_release_notes.md @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Creating a Rails 4.0 application -------------------------------- ``` - You should have the 'rails' rubygem installed + You should have the 'rails' RubyGem installed $ rails new myapp $ cd myapp ``` @@ -59,15 +59,15 @@ Extraction of features to gems In Rails 4.0, several features have been extracted into gems. You can simply add the extracted gems to your `Gemfile` to bring the functionality back. -* Hash-based & Dynamic finder methods ([Github](https://github.com/rails/activerecord-deprecated_finders)) -* Mass assignment protection in Active Record models ([Github](https://github.com/rails/protected_attributes), [Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/7251)) -* ActiveRecord::SessionStore ([Github](https://github.com/rails/activerecord-session_store), [Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/7436)) -* Active Record Observers ([Github](https://github.com/rails/rails-observers), [Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/39e85b3b90c58449164673909a6f1893cba290b2)) -* Active Resource ([Github](https://github.com/rails/activeresource), [Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/572), [Blog](http://yetimedia.tumblr.com/post/35233051627/activeresource-is-dead-long-live-activeresource)) -* Action Caching ([Github](https://github.com/rails/actionpack-action_caching), [Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/7833)) -* Page Caching ([Github](https://github.com/rails/actionpack-page_caching), [Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/7833)) -* Sprockets ([Github](https://github.com/rails/sprockets-rails)) -* Performance tests ([Github](https://github.com/rails/rails-perftest), [Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/8876)) +* Hash-based & Dynamic finder methods ([GitHub](https://github.com/rails/activerecord-deprecated_finders)) +* Mass assignment protection in Active Record models ([GitHub](https://github.com/rails/protected_attributes), [Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/7251)) +* ActiveRecord::SessionStore ([GitHub](https://github.com/rails/activerecord-session_store), [Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/7436)) +* Active Record Observers ([GitHub](https://github.com/rails/rails-observers), [Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/39e85b3b90c58449164673909a6f1893cba290b2)) +* Active Resource ([GitHub](https://github.com/rails/activeresource), [Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/572), [Blog](http://yetimedia.tumblr.com/post/35233051627/activeresource-is-dead-long-live-activeresource)) +* Action Caching ([GitHub](https://github.com/rails/actionpack-action_caching), [Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/7833)) +* Page Caching ([GitHub](https://github.com/rails/actionpack-page_caching), [Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/7833)) +* Sprockets ([GitHub](https://github.com/rails/sprockets-rails)) +* Performance tests ([GitHub](https://github.com/rails/rails-perftest), [Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/8876)) Documentation ------------- @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Please refer to the [Changelog](https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/railt * New test locations `test/models`, `test/helpers`, `test/controllers`, and `test/mailers`. Corresponding rake tasks added as well. ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/7878)) -* Your app's executables now live in the `bin/` dir. Run `rake rails:update:bin` to get `bin/bundle`, `bin/rails`, and `bin/rake`. +* Your app's executables now live in the `bin/` directory. Run `rake rails:update:bin` to get `bin/bundle`, `bin/rails`, and `bin/rake`. * Threadsafe on by default @@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ Please refer to the [Changelog](https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/activ * Add `ActiveModel::ForbiddenAttributesProtection`, a simple module to protect attributes from mass assignment when non-permitted attributes are passed. -* Added `ActiveModel::Model`, a mixin to make Ruby objects work with AP out of box. +* Added `ActiveModel::Model`, a mixin to make Ruby objects work with + Action Pack out of box. ### Deprecations @@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ Please refer to the [Changelog](https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/activ * Deprecates the compatibility method Module#local_constant_names, use Module#local_constants instead (which returns symbols). -* BufferedLogger is deprecated. Use ActiveSupport::Logger, or the logger from Ruby stdlib. +* BufferedLogger is deprecated. Use ActiveSupport::Logger, or the logger from Ruby standard library. * Deprecate `assert_present` and `assert_blank` in favor of `assert object.blank?` and `assert object.present?` diff --git a/guides/source/action_controller_overview.md b/guides/source/action_controller_overview.md index e01d0d57ea..28939f307f 100644 --- a/guides/source/action_controller_overview.md +++ b/guides/source/action_controller_overview.md @@ -27,6 +27,16 @@ A controller can thus be thought of as a middle man between models and views. It NOTE: For more details on the routing process, see [Rails Routing from the Outside In](routing.html). +Controller Naming Convention +---------------------------- + +The naming convention of controllers in Rails favors pluralization of the last word in the controller's name, although it is not strictly required (e.g. `ApplicationController`). For example, `ClientsController` is preferable to `ClientController`, `SiteAdminsController` is preferable to `SiteAdminController` or `SitesAdminsController`, and so on. + +Following this convention will allow you to use the default route generators (e.g. `resources`, etc) without needing to qualify each `:path` or `:controller`, and keeps URL and path helpers' usage consistent throughout your application. See [Layouts & Rendering Guide](layouts_and_rendering.html) for more details. + +NOTE: The controller naming convention differs from the naming convention of models, which expected to be named in singular form. + + Methods and Actions ------------------- @@ -39,7 +49,7 @@ class ClientsController < ApplicationController end ``` -As an example, if a user goes to `/clients/new` in your application to add a new client, Rails will create an instance of `ClientsController` and run the `new` method. Note that the empty method from the example above could work just fine because Rails will by default render the `new.html.erb` view unless the action says otherwise. The `new` method could make available to the view a `@client` instance variable by creating a new `Client`: +As an example, if a user goes to `/clients/new` in your application to add a new client, Rails will create an instance of `ClientsController` and run the `new` method. Note that the empty method from the example above would work just fine because Rails will by default render the `new.html.erb` view unless the action says otherwise. The `new` method could make available to the view a `@client` instance variable by creating a new `Client`: ```ruby def new @@ -113,21 +123,21 @@ To send a hash you include the key name inside the brackets: </form> ``` -When this form is submitted, the value of `params[:client]` will be `{"name" => "Acme", "phone" => "12345", "address" => {"postcode" => "12345", "city" => "Carrot City"}}`. Note the nested hash in `params[:client][:address]`. +When this form is submitted, the value of `params[:client]` will be `{ "name" => "Acme", "phone" => "12345", "address" => { "postcode" => "12345", "city" => "Carrot City" } }`. Note the nested hash in `params[:client][:address]`. -Note that the `params` hash is actually an instance of `ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess`, which acts like a hash that lets you use symbols and strings interchangeably as keys. +Note that the `params` hash is actually an instance of `ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess`, which acts like a hash but lets you use symbols and strings interchangeably as keys. ### JSON parameters -If you're writing a web service application, you might find yourself more comfortable on accepting parameters in JSON format. Rails will automatically convert your parameters into `params` hash, which you'll be able to access like you would normally do with form data. +If you're writing a web service application, you might find yourself more comfortable accepting parameters in JSON format. Rails will automatically convert your parameters into the `params` hash, which you can access as you would normally. -So for example, if you are sending this JSON parameter: +So for example, if you are sending this JSON content: ```json { "company": { "name": "acme", "address": "123 Carrot Street" } } ``` -You'll get `params[:company]` as `{ :name => "acme", "address" => "123 Carrot Street" }`. +You'll get `params[:company]` as `{ "name" => "acme", "address" => "123 Carrot Street" }`. Also, if you've turned on `config.wrap_parameters` in your initializer or calling `wrap_parameters` in your controller, you can safely omit the root element in the JSON parameter. The parameters will be cloned and wrapped in the key according to your controller's name by default. So the above parameter can be written as: @@ -138,19 +148,19 @@ Also, if you've turned on `config.wrap_parameters` in your initializer or callin And assume that you're sending the data to `CompaniesController`, it would then be wrapped in `:company` key like this: ```ruby -{ :name => "acme", :address => "123 Carrot Street", :company => { :name => "acme", :address => "123 Carrot Street" }} +{ name: "acme", address: "123 Carrot Street", company: { name: "acme", address: "123 Carrot Street" } } ``` You can customize the name of the key or specific parameters you want to wrap by consulting the [API documentation](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionController/ParamsWrapper.html) -NOTE: A support for parsing XML parameters has been extracted into a gem named `actionpack-xml_parser` +NOTE: Support for parsing XML parameters has been extracted into a gem named `actionpack-xml_parser` ### Routing Parameters The `params` hash will always contain the `:controller` and `:action` keys, but you should use the methods `controller_name` and `action_name` instead to access these values. Any other parameters defined by the routing, such as `:id` will also be available. As an example, consider a listing of clients where the list can show either active or inactive clients. We can add a route which captures the `:status` parameter in a "pretty" URL: ```ruby -match '/clients/:status' => 'clients#index', foo: "bar" +match '/clients/:status' => 'clients#index', foo: 'bar' ``` In this case, when a user opens the URL `/clients/active`, `params[:status]` will be set to "active". When this route is used, `params[:foo]` will also be set to "bar" just like it was passed in the query string. In the same way `params[:action]` will contain "index". @@ -173,7 +183,7 @@ If you define `default_url_options` in `ApplicationController`, as in the exampl ### Strong Parameters -With strong parameters Action Controller parameters are forbidden to +With strong parameters, Action Controller parameters are forbidden to be used in Active Model mass assignments until they have been whitelisted. This means you'll have to make a conscious choice about which attributes to allow for mass updating and thus prevent @@ -232,15 +242,15 @@ The permitted scalar types are `String`, `Symbol`, `NilClass`, `StringIO`, `IO`, `ActionDispatch::Http::UploadedFile` and `Rack::Test::UploadedFile`. -To declare that the value in `params+ must be an array of permitted +To declare that the value in `params` must be an array of permitted scalar values map the key to an empty array: ```ruby -params.permit(:id => []) +params.permit(id: []) ``` -To whitelist an entire hash of parameters, the `permit!+ method can be -used +To whitelist an entire hash of parameters, the `permit!` method can be +used: ```ruby params.require(:log_entry).permit! @@ -256,9 +266,9 @@ mass-assigned. You can also use permit on nested parameters, like: ```ruby -params.permit(:name, {:emails => []}, - :friends => [ :name, - { :family => [ :name ], :hobbies => [] }]) +params.permit(:name, { emails: [] }, + friends: [ :name, + { family: [ :name ], hobbies: [] }]) ``` This declaration whitelists the `name`, `emails` and `friends` @@ -273,7 +283,7 @@ to having a `name` (any permitted scalar values allowed, too). You want to also use the permitted attributes in the `new` action. This raises the problem that you can't use `require` on the -root-key because normally it does not exist when calling `new`: +root key because normally it does not exist when calling `new`: ```ruby # using `fetch` you can supply a default and use @@ -281,7 +291,7 @@ root-key because normally it does not exist when calling `new`: params.fetch(:blog, {}).permit(:title, :author) ``` -`accepts_nested_attributes_for` allows you update and destroy the +`accepts_nested_attributes_for` allows you to update and destroy associated records. This is based on the `id` and `_destroy` parameters: @@ -291,7 +301,7 @@ params.require(:author).permit(:name, books_attributes: [:title, :id, :_destroy] ``` Hashes with integer keys are treated differently and you can declare -the attributes as if they were direct children. You get this kind of +the attributes as if they were direct children. You get these kinds of parameters when you use `accepts_nested_attributes_for` in combination with a `has_many` association: @@ -311,7 +321,7 @@ in mind. It is not meant as a silver bullet to handle all your whitelisting problems. However you can easily mix the API with your own code to adapt to your situation. -Imagine a situation where you want to whitelist an attribute +Imagine a scenario where you want to whitelist an attribute containing a hash with any keys. Using strong parameters you can't allow a hash with any keys but you can use a simple assignment to get the job done: @@ -558,10 +568,10 @@ end Note that while for session values you set the key to `nil`, to delete a cookie value you should use `cookies.delete(:key)`. -Rendering xml and json data +Rendering XML and JSON data --------------------------- -ActionController makes it extremely easy to render `xml` or `json` data. If you generate a controller using scaffolding then it would look something like this: +ActionController makes it extremely easy to render `XML` or `JSON` data. If you've generated a controller using scaffolding, it would look something like this: ```ruby class UsersController < ApplicationController @@ -576,7 +586,7 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController end ``` -Notice that in the above case code is `render xml: @users` and not `render xml: @users.to_xml`. That is because if the input is not string then rails automatically invokes `to_xml` . +You may notice in the above code that we're using `render xml: @users`, not `render xml: @users.to_xml`. If the object is not a String, then Rails will automatically invoke `to_xml` for us. Filters ------- @@ -599,15 +609,6 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base redirect_to new_login_url # halts request cycle end end - - # The logged_in? method simply returns true if the user is logged - # in and false otherwise. It does this by "booleanizing" the - # current_user method we created previously using a double ! operator. - # Note that this is not common in Ruby and is discouraged unless you - # really mean to convert something into true or false. - def logged_in? - !!current_user - end end ``` @@ -788,7 +789,7 @@ Rails comes with two built-in HTTP authentication mechanisms: HTTP basic authentication is an authentication scheme that is supported by the majority of browsers and other HTTP clients. As an example, consider an administration section which will only be available by entering a username and a password into the browser's HTTP basic dialog window. Using the built-in authentication is quite easy and only requires you to use one method, `http_basic_authenticate_with`. ```ruby -class AdminController < ApplicationController +class AdminsController < ApplicationController http_basic_authenticate_with name: "humbaba", password: "5baa61e4" end ``` @@ -800,7 +801,7 @@ With this in place, you can create namespaced controllers that inherit from `Adm HTTP digest authentication is superior to the basic authentication as it does not require the client to send an unencrypted password over the network (though HTTP basic authentication is safe over HTTPS). Using digest authentication with Rails is quite easy and only requires using one method, `authenticate_or_request_with_http_digest`. ```ruby -class AdminController < ApplicationController +class AdminsController < ApplicationController USERS = { "lifo" => "world" } before_action :authenticate diff --git a/guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md b/guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md index a0d962f9c4..c351339117 100644 --- a/guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md +++ b/guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md @@ -1,7 +1,9 @@ Action Mailer Basics ==================== -This guide should provide you with all you need to get started in sending and receiving emails from and to your application, and many internals of Action Mailer. It also covers how to test your mailers. +This guide provides you with all you need to get started in sending and +receiving emails from and to your application, and many internals of Action +Mailer. It also covers how to test your mailers. After reading this guide, you will know: @@ -9,17 +11,19 @@ After reading this guide, you will know: * How to generate and edit an Action Mailer class and mailer view. * How to configure Action Mailer for your environment. * How to test your Action Mailer classes. + -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ -Action Mailer allows you to send emails from your application using a mailer model and views. So, in Rails, emails are used by creating mailers that inherit from `ActionMailer::Base` and live in `app/mailers`. Those mailers have associated views that appear alongside controller views in `app/views`. +Action Mailer allows you to send emails from your application using mailer classes and views. Mailers work very similarly to controllers. They inherit from `ActionMailer::Base` and live in `app/mailers`, and they have associated views that appear in `app/views`. Sending Emails -------------- -This section will provide a step-by-step guide to creating a mailer and its views. +This section will provide a step-by-step guide to creating a mailer and its +views. ### Walkthrough to Generating a Mailer @@ -34,10 +38,25 @@ invoke test_unit create test/mailers/user_mailer_test.rb ``` -So we got the mailer, the views, and the tests. +As you can see, you can generate mailers just like you use other generators with +Rails. Mailers are conceptually similar to controllers, and so we get a mailer, +a directory for views, and a test. + +If you didn't want to use a generator, you could create your own file inside of +app/mailers, just make sure that it inherits from `ActionMailer::Base`: + +```ruby +class MyMailer < ActionMailer::Base +end +``` #### Edit the Mailer +Mailers are very similar to Rails controllers. They also have methods called +"actions" and use views to structure the content. Where a controller generates +content like HTML to send back to the client, a Mailer creates a message to be +delivered via email. + `app/mailers/user_mailer.rb` contains an empty mailer: ```ruby @@ -46,7 +65,8 @@ class UserMailer < ActionMailer::Base end ``` -Let's add a method called `welcome_email`, that will send an email to the user's registered email address: +Let's add a method called `welcome_email`, that will send an email to the user's +registered email address: ```ruby class UserMailer < ActionMailer::Base @@ -55,21 +75,25 @@ class UserMailer < ActionMailer::Base def welcome_email(user) @user = user @url = 'http://example.com/login' - mail(to: user.email, subject: 'Welcome to My Awesome Site') + mail(to: @user.email, subject: 'Welcome to My Awesome Site') end end ``` -Here is a quick explanation of the items presented in the preceding method. For a full list of all available options, please have a look further down at the Complete List of Action Mailer user-settable attributes section. +Here is a quick explanation of the items presented in the preceding method. For +a full list of all available options, please have a look further down at the +Complete List of Action Mailer user-settable attributes section. -* `default Hash` - This is a hash of default values for any email you send, in this case we are setting the `:from` header to a value for all messages in this class, this can be overridden on a per email basis +* `default Hash` - This is a hash of default values for any email you send from this mailer. In this case we are setting the `:from` header to a value for all messages in this class. This can be overridden on a per-email basis. * `mail` - The actual email message, we are passing the `:to` and `:subject` headers in. -Just like controllers, any instance variables we define in the method become available for use in the views. +Just like controllers, any instance variables we define in the method become +available for use in the views. #### Create a Mailer View -Create a file called `welcome_email.html.erb` in `app/views/user_mailer/`. This will be the template used for the email, formatted in HTML: +Create a file called `welcome_email.html.erb` in `app/views/user_mailer/`. This +will be the template used for the email, formatted in HTML: ```html+erb <!DOCTYPE html> @@ -91,7 +115,9 @@ Create a file called `welcome_email.html.erb` in `app/views/user_mailer/`. This </html> ``` -It is also a good idea to make a text part for this email. To do this, create a file called `welcome_email.text.erb` in `app/views/user_mailer/`: +Let's also make a text part for this email. Not all clients prefer HTML emails, +and so sending both is best practice. To do this, create a file called +`welcome_email.text.erb` in `app/views/user_mailer/`: ```erb Welcome to example.com, <%= @user.name %> @@ -105,22 +131,29 @@ To login to the site, just follow this link: <%= @url %>. Thanks for joining and have a great day! ``` -When you call the `mail` method now, Action Mailer will detect the two templates (text and HTML) and automatically generate a `multipart/alternative` email. +When you call the `mail` method now, Action Mailer will detect the two templates +(text and HTML) and automatically generate a `multipart/alternative` email. -#### Wire It Up So That the System Sends the Email When a User Signs Up +#### Calling the Mailer -There are several ways to do this, some people create Rails Observers to fire off emails, others do it inside of the User Model. However, mailers are really just another way to render a view. Instead of rendering a view and sending out the HTTP protocol, they are just sending it out through the Email protocols instead. Due to this, it makes sense to just have your controller tell the mailer to send an email when a user is successfully created. +Mailers are really just another way to render a view. Instead of rendering a +view and sending out the HTTP protocol, they are just sending it out through the +Email protocols instead. Due to this, it makes sense to just have your +controller tell the Mailer to send an email when a user is successfully created. Setting this up is painfully simple. -First off, we need to create a simple `User` scaffold: +First, let's create a simple `User` scaffold: ```bash $ rails generate scaffold user name email login $ 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: +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: ```ruby class UsersController < ApplicationController @@ -145,63 +178,50 @@ class UsersController < ApplicationController end ``` -This provides a much simpler implementation that does not require the registering of observers and the like. - -The method `welcome_email` returns a `Mail::Message` object which can then just be told `deliver` to send itself out. +The method `welcome_email` returns a `Mail::Message` object which can then just +be told `deliver` to send itself out. ### Auto encoding header values -Action Mailer now handles the auto encoding of multibyte characters inside of headers and bodies. - -If you are using UTF-8 as your character set, you do not have to do anything special, just go ahead and send in UTF-8 data to the address fields, subject, keywords, filenames or body of the email and Action Mailer will auto encode it into quoted printable for you in the case of a header field or Base64 encode any body parts that are non US-ASCII. +Action Mailer handles the auto encoding of multibyte characters inside of +headers and bodies. -For more complex examples such as defining alternate character sets or self-encoding text first, please refer to the Mail library. +For more complex examples such as defining alternate character sets or +self-encoding text first, please refer to the +[Mail](https://github.com/mikel/mail) library. ### Complete List of Action Mailer Methods -There are just three methods that you need to send pretty much any email message: - -* `headers` - Specifies any header on the email you want. You can pass a hash of header field names and value pairs, or you can call `headers[:field_name] = 'value'`. -* `attachments` - Allows you to add attachments to your email. For example, `attachments['file-name.jpg'] = File.read('file-name.jpg')`. -* `mail` - Sends the actual email itself. You can pass in headers as a hash to the mail method as a parameter, mail will then create an email, either plain text, or multipart, depending on what email templates you have defined. +There are just three methods that you need to send pretty much any email +message: -#### Custom Headers - -Defining custom headers are simple, you can do it one of three ways: - -* Defining a header field as a parameter to the `mail` method: - - ```ruby - mail('X-Spam' => value) - ``` - -* Passing in a key value assignment to the `headers` method: - - ```ruby - headers['X-Spam'] = value - ``` - -* Passing a hash of key value pairs to the `headers` method: - - ```ruby - headers {'X-Spam' => value, 'X-Special' => another_value} - ``` - -TIP: All `X-Value` headers per the RFC2822 can appear more than once. If you want to delete an `X-Value` header, you need to assign it a value of `nil`. +* `headers` - Specifies any header on the email you want. You can pass a hash of + header field names and value pairs, or you can call `headers[:field_name] = + 'value'`. +* `attachments` - Allows you to add attachments to your email. For example, + `attachments['file-name.jpg'] = File.read('file-name.jpg')`. +* `mail` - Sends the actual email itself. You can pass in headers as a hash to + the mail method as a parameter, mail will then create an email, either plain + text, or multipart, depending on what email templates you have defined. #### Adding Attachments -Adding attachments has been simplified in Action Mailer 3.0. +Action Mailer makes it very easy to add attachments. -* Pass the file name and content and Action Mailer and the Mail gem will automatically guess the mime_type, set the encoding and create the attachment. +* Pass the file name and content and Action Mailer and the + [Mail gem](https://github.com/mikel/mail) will automatically guess the + mime_type, set the encoding and create the attachment. ```ruby attachments['filename.jpg'] = File.read('/path/to/filename.jpg') ``` -NOTE: Mail will automatically Base64 encode an attachment. If you want something different, pre-encode your content and pass in the encoded content and encoding in a `Hash` to the `attachments` method. +NOTE: Mail will automatically Base64 encode an attachment. If you want something +different, encode your content and pass in the encoded content and encoding in a +`Hash` to the `attachments` method. -* Pass the file name and specify headers and content and Action Mailer and Mail will use the settings you pass in. +* Pass the file name and specify headers and content and Action Mailer and Mail + will use the settings you pass in. ```ruby encoded_content = SpecialEncode(File.read('/path/to/filename.jpg')) @@ -210,13 +230,14 @@ NOTE: Mail will automatically Base64 encode an attachment. If you want something content: encoded_content } ``` -NOTE: If you specify an encoding, Mail will assume that your content is already encoded and not try to Base64 encode it. +NOTE: If you specify an encoding, Mail will assume that your content is already +encoded and not try to Base64 encode it. #### Making Inline Attachments Action Mailer 3.0 makes inline attachments, which involved a lot of hacking in pre 3.0 versions, much simpler and trivial as they should be. -* Firstly, to tell Mail to turn an attachment into an inline attachment, you just call `#inline` on the attachments method within your Mailer: +* First, to tell Mail to turn an attachment into an inline attachment, you just call `#inline` on the attachments method within your Mailer: ```ruby def welcome @@ -224,7 +245,9 @@ Action Mailer 3.0 makes inline attachments, which involved a lot of hacking in p end ``` -* Then in your view, you can just reference `attachments[]` as a hash and specify which attachment you want to show, calling `url` on it and then passing the result into the `image_tag` method: +* Then in your view, you can just reference `attachments` as a hash and specify + which attachment you want to show, calling `url` on it and then passing the + result into the `image_tag` method: ```html+erb <p>Hello there, this is our image</p> @@ -232,7 +255,8 @@ Action Mailer 3.0 makes inline attachments, which involved a lot of hacking in p <%= image_tag attachments['image.jpg'].url %> ``` -* As this is a standard call to `image_tag` you can pass in an options hash after the attachment URL as you could for any other image: +* As this is a standard call to `image_tag` you can pass in an options hash + after the attachment URL as you could for any other image: ```html+erb <p>Hello there, this is our image</p> @@ -243,7 +267,10 @@ Action Mailer 3.0 makes inline attachments, which involved a lot of hacking in p #### Sending Email To Multiple Recipients -It is possible to send email to one or more recipients in one email (e.g., informing all admins of a new signup) by setting the list of emails to the `:to` key. The list of emails can be an array of email addresses or a single string with the addresses separated by commas. +It is possible to send email to one or more recipients in one email (e.g., +informing all admins of a new signup) by setting the list of emails to the `:to` +key. The list of emails can be an array of email addresses or a single string +with the addresses separated by commas. ```ruby class AdminMailer < ActionMailer::Base @@ -257,12 +284,14 @@ class AdminMailer < ActionMailer::Base end ``` -The same format can be used to set carbon copy (Cc:) and blind carbon copy (Bcc:) recipients, by using the `:cc` and `:bcc` keys respectively. +The same format can be used to set carbon copy (Cc:) and blind carbon copy +(Bcc:) recipients, by using the `:cc` and `:bcc` keys respectively. #### Sending Email With Name -Sometimes you wish to show the name of the person instead of just their email address when they receive the email. The trick to doing that is -to format the email address in the format `"Name <email>"`. +Sometimes you wish to show the name of the person instead of just their email +address when they receive the email. The trick to doing that is to format the +email address in the format `"Full Name <email>"`. ```ruby def welcome_email(user) @@ -274,7 +303,11 @@ end ### Mailer Views -Mailer views are located in the `app/views/name_of_mailer_class` directory. The specific mailer view is known to the class because its name is the same as the mailer method. In our example from above, our mailer view for the `welcome_email` method will be in `app/views/user_mailer/welcome_email.html.erb` for the HTML version and `welcome_email.text.erb` for the plain text version. +Mailer views are located in the `app/views/name_of_mailer_class` directory. The +specific mailer view is known to the class because its name is the same as the +mailer method. In our example from above, our mailer view for the +`welcome_email` method will be in `app/views/user_mailer/welcome_email.html.erb` +for the HTML version and `welcome_email.text.erb` for the plain text version. To change the default mailer view for your action you do something like: @@ -285,7 +318,7 @@ class UserMailer < ActionMailer::Base def welcome_email(user) @user = user @url = 'http://example.com/login' - mail(to: user.email, + mail(to: @user.email, subject: 'Welcome to My Awesome Site', template_path: 'notifications', template_name: 'another') @@ -293,9 +326,12 @@ class UserMailer < ActionMailer::Base end ``` -In this case it will look for templates at `app/views/notifications` with name `another`. You can also specify an array of paths for `template_path`, and they will be searched in order. +In this case it will look for templates at `app/views/notifications` with name +`another`. You can also specify an array of paths for `template_path`, and they +will be searched in order. -If you want more flexibility you can also pass a block and render specific templates or even render inline or text without using a template file: +If you want more flexibility you can also pass a block and render specific +templates or even render inline or text without using a template file: ```ruby class UserMailer < ActionMailer::Base @@ -304,23 +340,28 @@ class UserMailer < ActionMailer::Base def welcome_email(user) @user = user @url = 'http://example.com/login' - mail(to: user.email, + mail(to: @user.email, subject: 'Welcome to My Awesome Site') do |format| format.html { render 'another_template' } format.text { render text: 'Render text' } end end - end ``` -This will render the template 'another_template.html.erb' for the HTML part and use the rendered text for the text part. The render command is the same one used inside of Action Controller, so you can use all the same options, such as `:text`, `:inline` etc. +This will render the template 'another_template.html.erb' for the HTML part and +use the rendered text for the text part. The render command is the same one used +inside of Action Controller, so you can use all the same options, such as +`:text`, `:inline` etc. ### Action Mailer Layouts -Just like controller views, you can also have mailer layouts. The layout name needs to be the same as your mailer, such as `user_mailer.html.erb` and `user_mailer.text.erb` to be automatically recognized by your mailer as a layout. +Just like controller views, you can also have mailer layouts. The layout name +needs to be the same as your mailer, such as `user_mailer.html.erb` and +`user_mailer.text.erb` to be automatically recognized by your mailer as a +layout. -In order to use a different file just use: +In order to use a different file, call `layout` in your mailer: ```ruby class UserMailer < ActionMailer::Base @@ -328,9 +369,11 @@ class UserMailer < ActionMailer::Base end ``` -Just like with controller views, use `yield` to render the view inside the layout. +Just like with controller views, use `yield` to render the view inside the +layout. -You can also pass in a `layout: 'layout_name'` option to the render call inside the format block to specify different layouts for different actions: +You can also pass in a `layout: 'layout_name'` option to the render call inside +the format block to specify different layouts for different actions: ```ruby class UserMailer < ActionMailer::Base @@ -343,13 +386,37 @@ class UserMailer < ActionMailer::Base end ``` -Will render the HTML part using the `my_layout.html.erb` file and the text part with the usual `user_mailer.text.erb` file if it exists. +Will render the HTML part using the `my_layout.html.erb` file and the text part +with the usual `user_mailer.text.erb` file if it exists. ### Generating URLs in Action Mailer Views -URLs can be generated in mailer views using `url_for` or named routes. +Unlike controllers, the mailer instance doesn't have any context about the +incoming request so you'll need to provide the `:host` parameter yourself. + +As the `:host` usually is consistent across the application you can configure it +globally in `config/application.rb`: + +```ruby +config.action_mailer.default_url_options = { host: 'example.com' } +``` + +#### generating URLs with `url_for` + +You need to pass the `only_path: false` option when using `url_for`. This will +ensure that absolute URLs are generated because the `url_for` view helper will, +by default, generate relative URLs when a `:host` option isn't explicitly +provided. + +```erb +<%= url_for(controller: 'welcome', + action: 'greeting', + only_path: false) %> +``` + +If you did not configure the `:host` option globally make sure to pass it to +`url_for`. -Unlike controllers, the mailer instance doesn't have any context about the incoming request so you'll need to provide the `:host`, `:controller`, and `:action`: ```erb <%= url_for(host: 'example.com', @@ -357,27 +424,32 @@ Unlike controllers, the mailer instance doesn't have any context about the incom action: 'greeting') %> ``` -When using named routes you only need to supply the `:host`: +NOTE: When you explicitly pass the `:host` Rails will always generate absolute +URLs, so there is no need to pass `only_path: false`. -```erb -<%= user_url(@user, host: 'example.com') %> -``` +#### generating URLs with named routes -Email clients have no web context and so paths have no base URL to form complete web addresses. Thus, when using named routes only the "_url" variant makes sense. +Email clients have no web context and so paths have no base URL to form complete +web addresses. Thus, you should always use the "_url" variant of named route +helpers. -It is also possible to set a default host that will be used in all mailers by setting the `:host` option as a configuration option in `config/application.rb`: +If you did not configure the `:host` option globally make sure to pass it to the +url helper. -```ruby -config.action_mailer.default_url_options = { host: 'example.com' } +```erb +<%= user_url(@user, host: 'example.com') %> ``` -If you use this setting, you should pass the `only_path: false` option when using `url_for`. This will ensure that absolute URLs are generated because the `url_for` view helper will, by default, generate relative URLs when a `:host` option isn't explicitly provided. - ### Sending Multipart Emails -Action Mailer will automatically send multipart emails if you have different templates for the same action. So, for our UserMailer example, if you have `welcome_email.text.erb` and `welcome_email.html.erb` in `app/views/user_mailer`, Action Mailer will automatically send a multipart email with the HTML and text versions setup as different parts. +Action Mailer will automatically send multipart emails if you have different +templates for the same action. So, for our UserMailer example, if you have +`welcome_email.text.erb` and `welcome_email.html.erb` in +`app/views/user_mailer`, Action Mailer will automatically send a multipart email +with the HTML and text versions setup as different parts. -The order of the parts getting inserted is determined by the `:parts_order` inside of the `ActionMailer::Base.default` method. +The order of the parts getting inserted is determined by the `:parts_order` +inside of the `ActionMailer::Base.default` method. ### Sending Emails with Attachments @@ -389,38 +461,51 @@ class UserMailer < ActionMailer::Base @user = user @url = user_url(@user) attachments['terms.pdf'] = File.read('/path/terms.pdf') - mail(to: user.email, + mail(to: @user.email, subject: 'Please see the Terms and Conditions attached') end end ``` -The above will send a multipart email with an attachment, properly nested with the top level being `multipart/mixed` and the first part being a `multipart/alternative` containing the plain text and HTML email messages. +The above will send a multipart email with an attachment, properly nested with +the top level being `multipart/mixed` and the first part being a +`multipart/alternative` containing the plain text and HTML email messages. ### Sending Emails with Dynamic Delivery Options -If you wish to override the default delivery options (e.g. SMTP credentials) while delivering emails, you can do this using `delivery_method_options` in the mailer action. +If you wish to override the default delivery options (e.g. SMTP credentials) +while delivering emails, you can do this using `delivery_method_options` in the +mailer action. ```ruby class UserMailer < ActionMailer::Base def welcome_email(user, company) @user = user @url = user_url(@user) - delivery_options = { user_name: company.smtp_user, password: company.smtp_password, address: company.smtp_host } - mail(to: user.email, subject: "Please see the Terms and Conditions attached", delivery_method_options: delivery_options) + delivery_options = { user_name: company.smtp_user, + password: company.smtp_password, + address: company.smtp_host } + mail(to: @user.email, + subject: "Please see the Terms and Conditions attached", + delivery_method_options: delivery_options) end end ``` ### Sending Emails without Template Rendering -There may be cases in which you want to skip the template rendering step and supply the email body as a string. You can achieve this using the `:body` option. -In such cases don't forget to add the `:content_type` option. Rails will default to `text/plain` otherwise. +There may be cases in which you want to skip the template rendering step and +supply the email body as a string. You can achieve this using the `:body` +option. In such cases don't forget to add the `:content_type` option. Rails +will default to `text/plain` otherwise. ```ruby class UserMailer < ActionMailer::Base def welcome_email(user, email_body) - mail(to: user.email, body: email_body, content_type: "text/html", subject: "Already rendered!") + mail(to: user.email, + body: email_body, + content_type: "text/html", + subject: "Already rendered!") end end ``` @@ -428,13 +513,21 @@ end Receiving Emails ---------------- -Receiving and parsing emails with Action Mailer can be a rather complex endeavor. Before your email reaches your Rails app, you would have had to configure your system to somehow forward emails to your app, which needs to be listening for that. So, to receive emails in your Rails app you'll need to: +Receiving and parsing emails with Action Mailer can be a rather complex +endeavor. Before your email reaches your Rails app, you would have had to +configure your system to somehow forward emails to your app, which needs to be +listening for that. So, to receive emails in your Rails app you'll need to: * Implement a `receive` method in your mailer. -* Configure your email server to forward emails from the address(es) you would like your app to receive to `/path/to/app/bin/rails runner 'UserMailer.receive(STDIN.read)'`. +* Configure your email server to forward emails from the address(es) you would + like your app to receive to `/path/to/app/bin/rails runner + 'UserMailer.receive(STDIN.read)'`. -Once a method called `receive` is defined in any mailer, Action Mailer will parse the raw incoming email into an email object, decode it, instantiate a new mailer, and pass the email object to the mailer `receive` instance method. Here's an example: +Once a method called `receive` is defined in any mailer, Action Mailer will +parse the raw incoming email into an email object, decode it, instantiate a new +mailer, and pass the email object to the mailer `receive` instance +method. Here's an example: ```ruby class UserMailer < ActionMailer::Base @@ -460,17 +553,23 @@ end Action Mailer Callbacks --------------------------- -Action Mailer allows for you to specify a `before_action`, `after_action` and `around_action`. +Action Mailer allows for you to specify a `before_action`, `after_action` and +`around_action`. -* Filters can be specified with a block or a symbol to a method in the mailer class similar to controllers. +* Filters can be specified with a block or a symbol to a method in the mailer + class similar to controllers. -* You could use a `before_action` to prepopulate the mail object with defaults, delivery_method_options or insert default headers and attachments. +* You could use a `before_action` to populate the mail object with defaults, + delivery_method_options or insert default headers and attachments. -* You could use an `after_action` to do similar setup as a `before_action` but using instance variables set in your mailer action. +* You could use an `after_action` to do similar setup as a `before_action` but + using instance variables set in your mailer action. ```ruby class UserMailer < ActionMailer::Base - after_action :set_delivery_options, :prevent_delivery_to_guests, :set_business_headers + after_action :set_delivery_options, + :prevent_delivery_to_guests, + :set_business_headers def feedback_message(business, user) @business = business @@ -486,7 +585,8 @@ class UserMailer < ActionMailer::Base private def set_delivery_options - # You have access to the mail instance and @business and @user instance variables here + # You have access to the mail instance, + # @business and @user instance variables here if @business && @business.has_smtp_settings? mail.delivery_method.settings.merge!(@business.smtp_settings) end @@ -511,12 +611,14 @@ end Using Action Mailer Helpers --------------------------- -Action Mailer now just inherits from Abstract Controller, so you have access to the same generic helpers as you do in Action Controller. +Action Mailer now just inherits from `AbstractController`, so you have access to +the same generic helpers as you do in Action Controller. Action Mailer Configuration --------------------------- -The following configuration options are best made in one of the environment files (environment.rb, production.rb, etc...) +The following configuration options are best made in one of the environment +files (environment.rb, production.rb, etc...) | Configuration | Description | |---------------|-------------| @@ -529,9 +631,14 @@ The following configuration options are best made in one of the environment file |`deliveries`|Keeps an array of all the emails sent out through the Action Mailer with delivery_method :test. Most useful for unit and functional testing.| |`default_options`|Allows you to set default values for the `mail` method options (`:from`, `:reply_to`, etc.).| +For a complete writeup of possible configurations see the +[Action Mailer section](configuring.html#configuring-action-mailer) in +our Configuring Rails Applications guide. + ### Example Action Mailer Configuration -An example would be adding the following to your appropriate `config/environments/$RAILS_ENV.rb` file: +An example would be adding the following to your appropriate +`config/environments/$RAILS_ENV.rb` file: ```ruby config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :sendmail @@ -542,19 +649,20 @@ config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :sendmail # } config.action_mailer.perform_deliveries = true config.action_mailer.raise_delivery_errors = true -config.action_mailer.default_options = {from: 'no-replay@example.org'} +config.action_mailer.default_options = {from: 'no-replay@example.com'} ``` -### Action Mailer Configuration for GMail +### Action Mailer Configuration for Gmail -As Action Mailer now uses the Mail gem, this becomes as simple as adding to your `config/environments/$RAILS_ENV.rb` file: +As Action Mailer now uses the Mail gem, this becomes as simple as adding to your +`config/environments/$RAILS_ENV.rb` file: ```ruby config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :smtp config.action_mailer.smtp_settings = { address: 'smtp.gmail.com', port: 587, - domain: 'baci.lindsaar.net', + domain: 'example.com', user_name: '<username>', password: '<password>', authentication: 'plain', @@ -564,12 +672,15 @@ config.action_mailer.smtp_settings = { Mailer Testing -------------- -You can find detailed instructions on how to test your mailers in our +You can find detailed instructions on how to test your mailers in the [testing guide](testing.html#testing-your-mailers). Intercepting Emails ------------------- -There are situations where you need to edit an email before it's delivered. Fortunately Action Mailer provides hooks to intercept every email. You can register an interceptor to make modifications to mail messages right before they are handed to the delivery agents. +There are situations where you need to edit an email before it's +delivered. Fortunately Action Mailer provides hooks to intercept every +email. You can register an interceptor to make modifications to mail messages +right before they are handed to the delivery agents. ```ruby class SandboxEmailInterceptor @@ -579,10 +690,15 @@ class SandboxEmailInterceptor end ``` -Before the interceptor can do its job you need to register it with the Action Mailer framework. You can do this in an initializer file `config/initializers/sandbox_email_interceptor.rb` +Before the interceptor can do its job you need to register it with the Action +Mailer framework. You can do this in an initializer file +`config/initializers/sandbox_email_interceptor.rb` ```ruby ActionMailer::Base.register_interceptor(SandboxEmailInterceptor) if Rails.env.staging? ``` -NOTE: The example above uses a custom environment called "staging" for a production like server but for testing purposes. You can read [Creating Rails environments](./configuring.html#creating-rails-environments) for more information about custom Rails environments. +NOTE: The example above uses a custom environment called "staging" for a +production like server but for testing purposes. You can read +[Creating Rails environments](./configuring.html#creating-rails-environments) +for more information about custom Rails environments. diff --git a/guides/source/action_view_overview.md b/guides/source/action_view_overview.md index 4cdac43a7e..dea1ddef71 100644 --- a/guides/source/action_view_overview.md +++ b/guides/source/action_view_overview.md @@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ That code will pull in the partial from `app/views/shared/_menu.html.erb`. #### Using Partials to simplify Views -One way to use partials is to treat them as the equivalent of subroutines: as a way to move details out of a view so that you can grasp what's going on more easily. For example, you might have a view that looked like this: +One way to use partials is to treat them as the equivalent of subroutines; a way to move details out of a view so that you can grasp what's going on more easily. For example, you might have a view that looks like this: ```html+erb <%= render "shared/ad_banner" %> @@ -269,12 +269,7 @@ Rails will render the `_product_ruler` partial (with no data passed to it) betwe ### Layouts -TODO... - -Using Templates, Partials and Layouts "The Rails Way" --------------------------------------------------------- - -TODO... +Layouts can be used to render a common view template around the results of Rails controller actions. Typically, every Rails 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. Partial Layouts --------------- @@ -492,7 +487,7 @@ image_path("edit.png") # => /assets/edit-2d1a2db63fc738690021fedb5a65b68e.png #### image_url -Computes the url to an image asset in the `app/asset/images` directory. This will call `image_path` internally and merge with your current host or your asset host. +Computes the url to an image asset in the `app/assets/images` directory. This will call `image_path` internally and merge with your current host or your asset host. ```ruby image_url("edit.png") # => http://www.example.com/assets/edit.png diff --git a/guides/source/active_model_basics.md b/guides/source/active_model_basics.md index 68ac26c681..1d87646e49 100644 --- a/guides/source/active_model_basics.md +++ b/guides/source/active_model_basics.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Active Model is a library containing various modules used in developing framewor ### AttributeMethods -The AttributeMethods module can add custom prefixes and suffixes on methods of a class. It is used by defining the prefixes and suffixes, which methods on the object will use them. +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. ```ruby class Person @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ person.age_highest? # false ### Callbacks -Callbacks gives Active Record style callbacks. This provides the ability to define the callbacks and those will run at appropriate time. After defining a callbacks you can wrap with before, after and around custom methods. +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 @@ -57,19 +57,19 @@ class Person def update run_callbacks(:update) do - # This will call when we are trying to call update on object. + # This method is called when update is called on an object. end end def reset_me - # This method will call when you are calling update on object as a before_update callback as defined. + # This method is called when update is called on an object as a before_update callback is defined. end end ``` ### Conversion -If a class defines `persisted?` and `id` methods then you can include `Conversion` module in that class and you can able to call Rails conversion methods to objects of that class. +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. ```ruby class Person diff --git a/guides/source/active_record_basics.md b/guides/source/active_record_basics.md index 69d7333e6f..fc8fac4651 100644 --- a/guides/source/active_record_basics.md +++ b/guides/source/active_record_basics.md @@ -1,14 +1,14 @@ Active Record Basics ==================== - + This guide is an introduction to Active Record. After reading this guide, you will know: -* What Object Relational Mapping and Active Record are and how they are used in +* What Object Relational Mapping and Active Record are and how they are used in Rails. * How Active Record fits into the Model-View-Controller paradigm. -* How to use Active Record models to manipulate data stored in a relational +* How to use Active Record models to manipulate data stored in a relational database. * Active Record schema naming conventions. * The concepts of database migrations, validations and callbacks. @@ -18,33 +18,34 @@ After reading this guide, you will know: What is Active Record? ---------------------- -Active Record is the M in [MVC](getting_started.html#the-mvc-architecture) - the -model - which is the layer of the system responsible for representing business -data and logic. Active Record facilitates the creation and use of business -objects whose data requires persistent storage to a database. It is an -implementation of the Active Record pattern which itself is a description of an +Active Record is the M in [MVC](getting_started.html#the-mvc-architecture) - the +model - which is the layer of the system responsible for representing business +data and logic. Active Record facilitates the creation and use of business +objects whose data requires persistent storage to a database. It is an +implementation of the Active Record pattern which itself is a description of an Object Relational Mapping system. ### The Active Record Pattern -Active Record was described by Martin Fowler in his book _Patterns of Enterprise -Application Architecture_. In Active Record, objects carry both persistent data -and behavior which operates on that data. Active Record takes the opinion that -ensuring data access logic is part of the object will educate users of that +[Active Record was described by Martin Fowler](http://www.martinfowler.com/eaaCatalog/activeRecord.html) +in his book _Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture_. In +Active Record, objects carry both persistent data and behavior which +operates on that data. Active Record takes the opinion that ensuring +data access logic is part of the object will educate users of that object on how to write to and read from the database. ### Object Relational Mapping -Object-Relational Mapping, commonly referred to as its abbreviation ORM, is -a technique that connects the rich objects of an application to tables in -a relational database management system. Using ORM, the properties and -relationships of the objects in an application can be easily stored and -retrieved from a database without writing SQL statements directly and with less +Object-Relational Mapping, commonly referred to as its abbreviation ORM, is +a technique that connects the rich objects of an application to tables in +a relational database management system. Using ORM, the properties and +relationships of the objects in an application can be easily stored and +retrieved from a database without writing SQL statements directly and with less overall database access code. ### Active Record as an ORM Framework -Active Record gives us several mechanisms, the most important being the ability +Active Record gives us several mechanisms, the most important being the ability to: * Represent models and their data @@ -56,29 +57,29 @@ to: Convention over Configuration in Active Record ---------------------------------------------- -When writing applications using other programming languages or frameworks, it -may be necessary to write a lot of configuration code. This is particularly true -for ORM frameworks in general. However, if you follow the conventions adopted by -Rails, you'll need to write very little configuration (in some case no -configuration at all) when creating Active Record models. The idea is that if -you configure your applications in the very same way most of the times then this -should be the default way. In this cases, explicit configuration would be needed +When writing applications using other programming languages or frameworks, it +may be necessary to write a lot of configuration code. This is particularly true +for ORM frameworks in general. However, if you follow the conventions adopted by +Rails, you'll need to write very little configuration (in some case no +configuration at all) when creating Active Record models. The idea is that if +you configure your applications in the very same way most of the times then this +should be the default way. In this cases, explicit configuration would be needed only in those cases where you can't follow the conventions for any reason. ### Naming Conventions -By default, Active Record uses some naming conventions to find out how the -mapping between models and database tables should be created. Rails will -pluralize your class names to find the respective database table. So, for -a class `Book`, you should have a database table called **books**. The Rails -pluralization mechanisms are very powerful, being capable to pluralize (and -singularize) both regular and irregular words. When using class names composed -of two or more words, the model class name should follow the Ruby conventions, -using the CamelCase form, while the table name must contain the words separated +By default, Active Record uses some naming conventions to find out how the +mapping between models and database tables should be created. Rails will +pluralize your class names to find the respective database table. So, for +a class `Book`, you should have a database table called **books**. The Rails +pluralization mechanisms are very powerful, being capable to pluralize (and +singularize) both regular and irregular words. When using class names composed +of two or more words, the model class name should follow the Ruby conventions, +using the CamelCase form, while the table name must contain the words separated by underscores. Examples: * Database Table - Plural with underscores separating words (e.g., `book_clubs`) -* Model Class - Singular with the first letter of each word capitalized (e.g., +* Model Class - Singular with the first letter of each word capitalized (e.g., `BookClub`) | Model / Class | Table / Schema | @@ -92,33 +93,35 @@ by underscores. Examples: ### Schema Conventions -Active Record uses naming conventions for the columns in database tables, +Active Record uses naming conventions for the columns in database tables, depending on the purpose of these columns. -* **Foreign keys** - These fields should be named following the pattern - `singularized_table_name_id` (e.g., `item_id`, `order_id`). These are the - fields that Active Record will look for when you create associations between +* **Foreign keys** - These fields should be named following the pattern + `singularized_table_name_id` (e.g., `item_id`, `order_id`). These are the + fields that Active Record will look for when you create associations between your models. -* **Primary keys** - By default, Active Record will use an integer column named - `id` as the table's primary key. When using [Rails - Migrations](migrations.html) to create your tables, this column will be +* **Primary keys** - By default, Active Record will use an integer column named + `id` as the table's primary key. When using [Rails + Migrations](migrations.html) to create your tables, this column will be automatically created. -There are also some optional column names that will create additional features +There are also some optional column names that will create additional features to Active Record instances: -* `created_at` - Automatically gets set to the current date and time when the +* `created_at` - Automatically gets set to the current date and time when the record is first created. -* `updated_at` - Automatically gets set to the current date and time whenever +* `updated_at` - Automatically gets set to the current date and time whenever the record is updated. -* `lock_version` - Adds [optimistic - locking](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Locking.html) to +* `lock_version` - Adds [optimistic + locking](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Locking.html) to a model. -* `type` - Specifies that the model uses [Single Table +* `type` - Specifies that the model uses [Single Table Inheritance](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Base.html) -* `(table_name)_count` - Used to cache the number of belonging objects on - associations. For example, a `comments_count` column in a `Post` class that - has many instances of `Comment` will cache the number of existent comments +* `(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 + associations. For example, a `comments_count` column in a `Post` class that + has many instances of `Comment` will cache the number of existent comments for each post. NOTE: While these column names are optional, they are in fact reserved by Active Record. Steer clear of reserved keywords unless you want the extra functionality. For example, `type` is a reserved keyword used to designate a table using Single Table Inheritance (STI). If you are not using STI, try an analogous keyword like "context", that may still accurately describe the data you are modeling. @@ -126,7 +129,7 @@ NOTE: While these column names are optional, they are in fact reserved by Active Creating Active Record Models ----------------------------- -It is very easy to create Active Record models. All you have to do is to +It is very easy to create Active Record models. All you have to do is to subclass the `ActiveRecord::Base` class and you're good to go: ```ruby @@ -134,9 +137,9 @@ class Product < ActiveRecord::Base end ``` -This will create a `Product` model, mapped to a `products` table at the -database. By doing this you'll also have the ability to map the columns of each -row in that table with the attributes of the instances of your model. Suppose +This will create a `Product` model, mapped to a `products` table at the +database. By doing this you'll also have the ability to map the columns of each +row in that table with the attributes of the instances of your model. Suppose that the `products` table was created using an SQL sentence like: ```sql @@ -147,7 +150,7 @@ CREATE TABLE products ( ); ``` -Following the table schema above, you would be able to write code like the +Following the table schema above, you would be able to write code like the following: ```ruby @@ -159,11 +162,11 @@ puts p.name # "Some Book" Overriding the Naming Conventions --------------------------------- -What if you need to follow a different naming convention or need to use your -Rails application with a legacy database? No problem, you can easily override +What if you need to follow a different naming convention or need to use your +Rails application with a legacy database? No problem, you can easily override the default conventions. -You can use the `ActiveRecord::Base.table_name=` method to specify the table +You can use the `ActiveRecord::Base.table_name=` method to specify the table name that should be used: ```ruby @@ -172,8 +175,8 @@ class Product < ActiveRecord::Base end ``` -If you do so, you will have to define manually the class name that is hosting -the fixtures (class_name.yml) using the `set_fixture_class` method in your test +If you do so, you will have to define manually the class name that is hosting +the fixtures (class_name.yml) using the `set_fixture_class` method in your test definition: ```ruby @@ -184,7 +187,7 @@ class FunnyJoke < ActiveSupport::TestCase end ``` -It's also possible to override the column that should be used as the table's +It's also possible to override the column that should be used as the table's primary key using the `ActiveRecord::Base.set_primary_key` method: ```ruby @@ -196,17 +199,17 @@ end CRUD: Reading and Writing Data ------------------------------ -CRUD is an acronym for the four verbs we use to operate on data: **C**reate, -**R**ead, **U**pdate and **D**elete. Active Record automatically creates methods +CRUD is an acronym for the four verbs we use to operate on data: **C**reate, +**R**ead, **U**pdate and **D**elete. Active Record automatically creates methods to allow an application to read and manipulate data stored within its tables. ### Create -Active Record objects can be created from a hash, a block or have their -attributes manually set after creation. The `new` method will return a new +Active Record objects can be created from a hash, a block or have their +attributes manually set after creation. The `new` method will return a new object while `create` will return the object and save it to the database. -For example, given a model `User` with attributes of `name` and `occupation`, +For example, given a model `User` with attributes of `name` and `occupation`, the `create` method call will create and save a new record into the database: ```ruby @@ -223,7 +226,7 @@ user.occupation = "Code Artist" A call to `user.save` will commit the record to the database. -Finally, if a block is provided, both `create` and `new` will yield the new +Finally, if a block is provided, both `create` and `new` will yield the new object to that block for initialization: ```ruby @@ -235,7 +238,7 @@ end ### Read -Active Record provides a rich API for accessing data within a database. Below +Active Record provides a rich API for accessing data within a database. Below are a few examples of different data access methods provided by Active Record. ```ruby @@ -258,12 +261,12 @@ david = User.find_by_name('David') users = User.where(name: 'David', occupation: 'Code Artist').order('created_at DESC') ``` -You can learn more about querying an Active Record model in the [Active Record +You can learn more about querying an Active Record model in the [Active Record Query Interface](active_record_querying.html) guide. ### Update -Once an Active Record object has been retrieved, its attributes can be modified +Once an Active Record object has been retrieved, its attributes can be modified and it can be saved to the database. ```ruby @@ -272,7 +275,7 @@ user.name = 'Dave' user.save ``` -A shorthand for this is to use a hash mapping attribute names to the desired +A shorthand for this is to use a hash mapping attribute names to the desired value, like so: ```ruby @@ -280,8 +283,8 @@ user = User.find_by_name('David') user.update(name: 'Dave') ``` -This is most useful when updating several attributes at once. If, on the other -hand, you'd like to update several records in bulk, you may find the +This is most useful when updating several attributes at once. If, on the other +hand, you'd like to update several records in bulk, you may find the `update_all` class method useful: ```ruby @@ -290,7 +293,7 @@ User.update_all "max_login_attempts = 3, must_change_password = 'true'" ### Delete -Likewise, once retrieved an Active Record object can be destroyed which removes +Likewise, once retrieved an Active Record object can be destroyed which removes it from the database. ```ruby @@ -301,46 +304,46 @@ user.destroy Validations ----------- -Active Record allows you to validate the state of a model before it gets written -into the database. There are several methods that you can use to check your -models and validate that an attribute value is not empty, is unique and not +Active Record allows you to validate the state of a model before it gets written +into the database. There are several methods that you can use to check your +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 database, so -the methods `create`, `save` and `update` take it into account when -running: they return `false` when validation fails and they didn't actually -perform any operation on database. All of these have a bang counterpart (that -is, `create!`, `save!` and `update!`), which are stricter in that -they raise the exception `ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid` if validation fails. +Validation is a very important issue to consider when persisting to database, so +the methods `create`, `save` and `update` take it into account when +running: they return `false` when validation fails and they didn't actually +perform any operation on database. All of these have a bang counterpart (that +is, `create!`, `save!` and `update!`), which are stricter in that +they raise the exception `ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid` if validation fails. A quick example to illustrate: ```ruby class User < ActiveRecord::Base - validates_presence_of :name + validates :name, presence: true end User.create # => false User.create! # => ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid: Validation failed: Name can't be blank ``` -You can learn more about validations in the [Active Record Validations +You can learn more about validations in the [Active Record Validations guide](active_record_validations.html). Callbacks --------- -Active Record callbacks allow you to attach code to certain events in the -life-cycle of your models. This enables you to add behavior to your models by -transparently executing code when those events occur, like when you create a new -record, update it, destroy it and so on. You can learn more about callbacks in +Active Record callbacks allow you to attach code to certain events in the +life-cycle of your models. This enables you to add behavior to your models by +transparently executing code when those events occur, like when you create a new +record, update it, destroy it and so on. You can learn more about callbacks in the [Active Record Callbacks guide](active_record_callbacks.html). Migrations ---------- -Rails provides a domain-specific language for managing a database schema called -migrations. Migrations are stored in files which are executed against any -database that Active Record support using `rake`. Here's a migration that +Rails provides a domain-specific language for managing a database schema called +migrations. Migrations are stored in files which are executed against any +database that Active Record support using `rake`. Here's a migration that creates a table: ```ruby @@ -361,10 +364,10 @@ class CreatePublications < ActiveRecord::Migration end ``` -Rails keeps track of which files have been committed to the database and +Rails keeps track of which files have been committed to the database and provides rollback features. To actually create the table, you'd run `rake db:migrate` and to roll it back, `rake db:rollback`. -Note that the above code is database-agnostic: it will run in MySQL, postgresql, -Oracle and others. You can learn more about migrations in the [Active Record +Note that the above code is database-agnostic: it will run in MySQL, postgresql, +Oracle and others. You can learn more about migrations in the [Active Record Migrations guide](migrations.html) diff --git a/guides/source/active_record_querying.md b/guides/source/active_record_querying.md index 7355f6816c..c4d69908ed 100644 --- a/guides/source/active_record_querying.md +++ b/guides/source/active_record_querying.md @@ -506,19 +506,15 @@ This code will generate SQL like this: SELECT * FROM clients WHERE (clients.orders_count IN (1,3,5)) ``` -### NOT, LIKE, and NOT LIKE Conditions +### NOT Conditions -`NOT`, `LIKE`, and `NOT LIKE` SQL queries can be built by `where.not`, `where.like`, and `where.not_like` respectively. +`NOT` SQL queries can be built by `where.not`. ```ruby Post.where.not(author: author) - -Author.where.like(name: 'Nari%') - -Developer.where.not_like(name: 'Tenderl%') ``` -In other words, these sort of queries can be generated by calling `where` with no argument, then immediately chain with `not`, `like`, or `not_like` passing `where` conditions. +In other words, this query can be generated by calling `where` with no argument, then immediately chain with `not` passing `where` conditions. Ordering -------- @@ -711,7 +707,7 @@ Post.order('id DESC').limit(20).unscope(:order, :limit) = Post.all You can additionally unscope specific where clauses. For example: ```ruby -Post.where(:id => 10).limit(1).unscope(:where => :id, :limit).order('id DESC') = Post.order('id DESC') +Post.where(:id => 10).limit(1).unscope(where: :id, :limit).order('id DESC') = Post.order('id DESC') ``` ### `only` @@ -736,7 +732,7 @@ The `reorder` method overrides the default scope order. For example: class Post < ActiveRecord::Base .. .. - has_many :comments, order: 'posted_at DESC' + has_many :comments, -> { order('posted_at DESC') } end Post.find(10).comments.reorder('name') @@ -971,7 +967,7 @@ SELECT categories.* FROM categories INNER JOIN posts ON posts.category_id = categories.id ``` -Or, in English: "return a Category object for all categories with posts". Note that you will see duplicate categories if more than one post has the same category. If you want unique categories, you can use `Category.joins(:posts).select("distinct(categories.id)")`. +Or, in English: "return a Category object for all categories with posts". Note that you will see duplicate categories if more than one post has the same category. If you want unique categories, you can use `Category.joins(:posts).uniq`. #### Joining Multiple Associations @@ -1206,6 +1202,7 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base scope :active, -> { where state: 'active' } scope :inactive, -> { where state: 'inactive' } end +``` ```ruby User.active.inactive @@ -1298,13 +1295,18 @@ recommended that you use the block form of `unscoped`: ```ruby Client.unscoped { - Client.created_before(Time.zome.now) + Client.created_before(Time.zone.now) } ``` Dynamic Finders --------------- +NOTE: Dynamic finders have been deprecated in Rails 4.0 and will be +removed in Rails 4.1. The best practice is to use Active Record scopes +instead. You can find the deprecation gem at +https://github.com/rails/activerecord-deprecated_finders + For every field (also known as an attribute) you define in your table, Active Record provides a finder method. If you have a field called `first_name` on your `Client` model for example, you get `find_by_first_name` for free from Active Record. If you have a `locked` field on the `Client` model, you also get `find_by_locked` and methods. You can specify an exclamation point (`!`) on the end of the dynamic finders to get them to raise an `ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound` error if they do not return any records, like `Client.find_by_name!("Ryan")` diff --git a/guides/source/active_record_validations.md b/guides/source/active_record_validations.md index 32641d04c1..621d2222ff 100644 --- a/guides/source/active_record_validations.md +++ b/guides/source/active_record_validations.md @@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ Person.create(name: nil).valid? # => false ``` After Active Record has performed validations, any errors found can be accessed -through the `errors` instance method, which returns a collection of errors. By -definition, an object is valid if this collection is empty after running +through the `errors.messages` instance method, which returns a collection of errors. +By definition, an object is valid if this collection is empty after running validations. Note that an object instantiated with `new` will not report errors even if it's @@ -176,17 +176,17 @@ end >> p = Person.new #=> #<Person id: nil, name: nil> ->> p.errors +>> p.errors.messages #=> {} >> p.valid? #=> false ->> p.errors +>> p.errors.messages #=> {name:["can't be blank"]} >> p = Person.create #=> #<Person id: nil, name: nil> ->> p.errors +>> p.errors.messages #=> {name:["can't be blank"]} >> p.save @@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ end Note that the default error messages are plural (e.g., "is too short (minimum is %{count} characters)"). For this reason, when `:minimum` is 1 you should -provide a personalized message or use `validates_presence_of` instead. When +provide a personalized message or use `presence: true` instead. When `:in` or `:within` have a lower limit of 1, you should either provide a personalized message or call `presence` prior to `length`. @@ -530,6 +530,47 @@ field you should use `validates :field_name, inclusion: { in: [true, false] }`. The default error message is _"can't be empty"_. +### `absence` + +This helper validates that the specified attributes are absent. It uses the +`present?` method to check if the value is not either nil or a blank string, that +is, a string that is either empty or consists of whitespace. + +```ruby +class Person < ActiveRecord::Base + validates :name, :login, :email, absence: true +end +``` + +If you want to be sure that an association is absent, you'll need to test +whether the associated object itself is absent, and not the foreign key used +to map the association. + +```ruby +class LineItem < ActiveRecord::Base + belongs_to :order + validates :order, absence: true +end +``` + +In order to validate associated records whose absence is required, you must +specify the `:inverse_of` option for the association: + +```ruby +class Order < ActiveRecord::Base + has_many :line_items, inverse_of: :order +end +``` + +If you validate the absence of an object associated via a `has_one` or +`has_many` relationship, it will check that the object is neither `present?` nor +`marked_for_destruction?`. + +Since `false.present?` is false, if you want to validate the absence of a boolean +field you should use `validates :field_name, exclusion: { in: [true, false] }`. + +The default error message is _"must be blank"_. + ### `uniqueness` This helper validates that the attribute's value is unique right before the @@ -727,6 +768,7 @@ class Person < ActiveRecord::Base validates :name, presence: true, on: :save end ``` +The last line is in review state and as of now, it is not running in any version of Rails 3.2.x as discussed in this [issue](https://github.com/rails/rails/issues/10248) Strict Validations ------------------ @@ -951,12 +993,12 @@ end person = Person.new person.valid? # => false -person.errors +person.errors.messages # => {:name=>["can't be blank", "is too short (minimum is 3 characters)"]} person = Person.new(name: "John Doe") person.valid? # => true -person.errors # => [] +person.errors.messages # => {} ``` ### `errors[]` diff --git a/guides/source/active_support_core_extensions.md b/guides/source/active_support_core_extensions.md index 517db0d222..c012ded888 100644 --- a/guides/source/active_support_core_extensions.md +++ b/guides/source/active_support_core_extensions.md @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ After reading this guide, you will know: * What Core Extensions are. * How to load all extensions. * How to cherry-pick just the extensions you want. -* What extensions ActiveSupport provides. +* What extensions Active Support provides. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ NOTE: Defined in `active_support/core_ext/object/duplicable.rb`. ### `deep_dup` -The `deep_dup` method returns deep copy of a given object. Normally, when you `dup` an object that contains other objects, ruby does not `dup` them, so it creates a shallow copy of the object. If you have an array with a string, for example, it will look like this: +The `deep_dup` method returns deep copy of a given object. Normally, when you `dup` an object that contains other objects, Ruby does not `dup` them, so it creates a shallow copy of the object. If you have an array with a string, for example, it will look like this: ```ruby array = ['string'] @@ -476,12 +476,11 @@ NOTE: Defined in `active_support/core_ext/kernel/reporting.rb`. ### `in?` -The predicate `in?` tests if an object is included in another object or a list of objects. An `ArgumentError` exception will be raised if a single argument is passed and it does not respond to `include?`. +The predicate `in?` tests if an object is included in another object. An `ArgumentError` exception will be raised if the argument passed does not respond to `include?`. Examples of `in?`: ```ruby -1.in?(1,2) # => true 1.in?([1,2]) # => true "lo".in?("hello") # => true 25.in?(30..50) # => false @@ -1039,6 +1038,8 @@ For convenience `class_attribute` also defines an instance predicate which is th When `:instance_reader` is `false`, the instance predicate returns a `NoMethodError` just like the reader method. +If you do not want the instance predicate, pass `instance_predicate: false` and it will not be defined. + NOTE: Defined in `active_support/core_ext/class/attribute.rb` #### `cattr_reader`, `cattr_writer`, and `cattr_accessor` @@ -1344,7 +1345,7 @@ The second argument, `indent_string`, specifies which indent string to use. The "foo".indent(2, "\t") # => "\t\tfoo" ``` -While `indent_string` is tipically one space or tab, it may be any string. +While `indent_string` is typically one space or tab, it may be any string. The third argument, `indent_empty_lines`, is a flag that says whether empty lines should be indented. Default is false. @@ -2198,7 +2199,7 @@ This method accepts three options: * `:words_connector`: What is used to join the elements of arrays with 3 or more elements, except for the last two. Default is ", ". * `:last_word_connector`: What is used to join the last items of an array with 3 or more elements. Default is ", and ". -The defaults for these options can be localised, their keys are: +The defaults for these options can be localized, their keys are: | Option | I18n key | | ---------------------- | ----------------------------------- | @@ -2214,7 +2215,9 @@ NOTE: Defined in `active_support/core_ext/array/conversions.rb`. The method `to_formatted_s` acts like `to_s` by default. -If the array contains items that respond to `id`, however, it may be passed the symbol `:db` as argument. That's typically used with collections of ARs. Returned strings are: +If the array contains items that respond to `id`, however, the symbol +`:db` may be passed as argument. That's typically used with +collections of Active Record objects. Returned strings are: ```ruby [].to_formatted_s(:db) # => "null" @@ -2370,7 +2373,8 @@ NOTE: Defined in `active_support/core_ext/array/wrap.rb`. ### Duplicating -The method `Array.deep_dup` duplicates itself and all objects inside recursively with ActiveSupport method `Object#deep_dup`. It works like `Array#map` with sending `deep_dup` method to each object inside. +The method `Array.deep_dup` duplicates itself and all objects inside +recursively with Active Support method `Object#deep_dup`. It works like `Array#map` with sending `deep_dup` method to each object inside. ```ruby array = [1, [2, 3]] @@ -2591,7 +2595,8 @@ NOTE: Defined in `active_support/core_ext/hash/deep_merge.rb`. ### Deep duplicating -The method `Hash.deep_dup` duplicates itself and all keys and values inside recursively with ActiveSupport method `Object#deep_dup`. It works like `Enumerator#each_with_object` with sending `deep_dup` method to each pair inside. +The method `Hash.deep_dup` duplicates itself and all keys and values +inside recursively with Active Support method `Object#deep_dup`. It works like `Enumerator#each_with_object` with sending `deep_dup` method to each pair inside. ```ruby hash = { a: 1, b: { c: 2, d: [3, 4] } } diff --git a/guides/source/active_support_instrumentation.md b/guides/source/active_support_instrumentation.md index d08000eb69..38dbfd3152 100644 --- a/guides/source/active_support_instrumentation.md +++ b/guides/source/active_support_instrumentation.md @@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ Action Mailer to: ["users@rails.com", "ddh@rails.com"], from: ["me@rails.com"], date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 14:18:09 +0100, - mail: "..." # ommitted for beverity + mail: "..." # omitted for brevity } ``` @@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ Action Mailer to: ["users@rails.com", "ddh@rails.com"], from: ["me@rails.com"], date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 14:18:09 +0100, - mail: "..." # ommitted for beverity + mail: "..." # omitted for brevity } ``` @@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ end ``` Defining all those block arguments each time can be tedious. You can easily create an `ActiveSupport::Notifications::Event` -from block args like this: +from block arguments like this: ```ruby ActiveSupport::Notifications.subscribe "process_action.action_controller" do |*args| @@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ ActiveSupport::Notifications.subscribe "process_action.action_controller" do |*a end ``` -Most times you only care about the data itself. Here is a shortuct to just get the data. +Most times you only care about the data itself. Here is a shortcut to just get the data. ```ruby ActiveSupport::Notifications.subscribe "process_action.action_controller" do |*args| @@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ Creating custom events Adding your own events is easy as well. `ActiveSupport::Notifications` will take care of all the heavy lifting for you. Simply call `instrument` with a `name`, `payload` and a block. The notification will be sent after the block returns. `ActiveSupport` will generate the start and end times -as well as the unique ID. All data passed into the `insturment` call will make it into the payload. +as well as the unique ID. All data passed into the `instrument` call will make it into the payload. Here's an example: diff --git a/guides/source/asset_pipeline.md b/guides/source/asset_pipeline.md index e939606c88..3b3707d9e5 100644 --- a/guides/source/asset_pipeline.md +++ b/guides/source/asset_pipeline.md @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ The query string strategy has several disadvantages: 2. **The file name can change between nodes in multi-server environments.**<br /> 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 /> - When static assets are deployed with each new release of code, the mtime of _all_ these files changes, forcing all remote clients to fetch them again, even when the content of those assets has not changed. + 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. Fingerprinting fixes these problems by avoiding query strings, and by ensuring that filenames are consistent based on their content. @@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ You can call this task on the server during deployment to create compiled versio The rake task is: ```bash -$ bundle exec rake assets:precompile +$ RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake assets:precompile ``` For faster asset precompiles, you can partially load your application by setting @@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ in scope in development mode regardless of the value of this flag. Changing this engines. Engines can define assets for precompilation as well. Since the complete environment is not loaded, engines (or other gems) will not be loaded, which can cause missing assets. -Capistrano (v2.8.0 and above) includes a recipe to handle this in deployment. Add the following line to `Capfile`: +Capistrano (v2.15.1 and above) includes a recipe to handle this in deployment. Add the following line to `Capfile`: ```ruby load 'deploy/assets' @@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ The default matcher for compiling files includes `application.js`, `application. NOTE. The matcher (and other members of the precompile array; see below) is applied to final compiled file names. This means that anything that compiles to JS/CSS is excluded, as well as raw JS/CSS files; for example, `.coffee` and `.scss` files are **not** automatically included as they compile to JS/CSS. -If you have other manifests or individual stylesheets and JavaScript files to include, you can add them to the `precompile` array: +If you have other manifests or individual stylesheets and JavaScript files to include, you can add them to the `precompile` array in `config/application.rb`: ```ruby config.assets.precompile += ['admin.js', 'admin.css', 'swfObject.js'] @@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ config.assets.precompile += ['admin.js', 'admin.css', 'swfObject.js'] Or you can opt to precompile all assets with something like this: ```ruby -# config/environments/production.rb +# config/application.rb config.assets.precompile << Proc.new do |path| if path =~ /\.(css|js)\z/ full_path = Rails.application.assets.resolve(path).to_path @@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ config.assets.cache_store = :memory_store The options accepted by the assets cache store are the same as the application's cache store. ```ruby -config.assets.cache_store = :memory_store, { :size => 32.megabytes } +config.assets.cache_store = :memory_store, { size: 32.megabytes } ``` Adding Assets to Your Gems @@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ end ``` Now that you have a `Template` class, it's time to associate it with an -extenstion for template files: +extension for template files: ```ruby Sprockets.register_engine '.bang', BangBang::Template @@ -815,18 +815,16 @@ end If you use the `assets` group with Bundler, please make sure that your `config/application.rb` has the following Bundler require statement: ```ruby -if defined?(Bundler) - # If you precompile assets before deploying to production, use this line - Bundler.require *Rails.groups(:assets => %w(development test)) - # If you want your assets lazily compiled in production, use this line - # Bundler.require(:default, :assets, Rails.env) -end +# If you precompile assets before deploying to production, use this line +Bundler.require *Rails.groups(:assets => %w(development test)) +# If you want your assets lazily compiled in production, use this line +# Bundler.require(:default, :assets, Rails.env) ``` -Instead of the old Rails 3.0 version: +Instead of the generated version: ```ruby -# If you have a Gemfile, require the gems listed there, including any gems +# Require the gems listed in Gemfile, including any gems # you've limited to :test, :development, or :production. -Bundler.require(:default, Rails.env) if defined?(Bundler) +Bundler.require(:default, Rails.env) ``` diff --git a/guides/source/association_basics.md b/guides/source/association_basics.md index 65c8154064..16a5241319 100644 --- a/guides/source/association_basics.md +++ b/guides/source/association_basics.md @@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ end These need to be backed up by a migration to create the `assemblies_parts` table. This table should be created without a primary key: ```ruby -class CreateAssemblyPartJoinTable < ActiveRecord::Migration +class CreateAssembliesPartsJoinTable < ActiveRecord::Migration def change create_table :assemblies_parts, id: false do |t| t.integer :assembly_id @@ -693,6 +693,17 @@ There are a few limitations to `inverse_of` support: * They do not work with `:as` associations. * For `belongs_to` associations, `has_many` inverse associations are ignored. +Every association will attempt to automatically find the inverse association +and set the `:inverse_of` option heuristically (based on the association name). +Most associations with standard names will be supported. However, associations +that contain the following options will not have their inverses set +automatically: + +* :conditions +* :through +* :polymorphic +* :foreign_key + Detailed Association Reference ------------------------------ @@ -1648,9 +1659,10 @@ The `select` method lets you override the SQL `SELECT` clause that is used to re WARNING: If you specify your own `select`, be sure to include the primary key and foreign key columns of the associated model. If you do not, Rails will throw an error. -##### `uniq` +##### `distinct` -Use the `uniq` method to keep the collection free of duplicates. This is mostly useful together with the `:through` option. +Use the `distinct` method to keep the collection free of duplicates. This is +mostly useful together with the `:through` option. ```ruby class Person < ActiveRecord::Base @@ -1666,14 +1678,15 @@ person.posts.inspect # => [#<Post id: 5, name: "a1">, #<Post id: 5, name: "a1">] Reading.all.inspect # => [#<Reading id: 12, person_id: 5, post_id: 5>, #<Reading id: 13, person_id: 5, post_id: 5>] ``` -In the above case there are two readings and `person.posts` brings out both of them even though these records are pointing to the same post. +In the above case there are two readings and `person.posts` brings out both of +them even though these records are pointing to the same post. -Now let's set `uniq`: +Now let's set `distinct`: ```ruby class Person has_many :readings - has_many :posts, -> { uniq }, through: :readings + has_many :posts, -> { distinct }, through: :readings end person = Person.create(name: 'Honda') @@ -1684,7 +1697,29 @@ person.posts.inspect # => [#<Post id: 7, name: "a1">] Reading.all.inspect # => [#<Reading id: 16, person_id: 7, post_id: 7>, #<Reading id: 17, person_id: 7, post_id: 7>] ``` -In the above case there are still two readings. However `person.posts` shows only one post because the collection loads only unique records. +In the above case there are still two readings. However `person.posts` shows +only one post because the collection loads only unique records. + +If you want to make sure that, upon insertion, all of the records in the +persisted association are distinct (so that you can be sure that when you +inspect the association that you will never find duplicate records), you should +add a unique index on the table itself. For example, if you have a table named +``person_posts`` and you want to make sure all the posts are unique, you could +add the following in a migration: + +```ruby +add_index :person_posts, :post, :unique => true +``` + +Note that checking for uniqueness using something like ``include?`` is subject +to race conditions. Do not attempt to use ``include?`` to enforce distinctness +in an association. For instance, using the post example from above, the +following code would be racy because multiple users could be attempting this +at the same time: + +```ruby +person.posts << post unless person.posts.include?(post) +``` #### When are Objects Saved? diff --git a/guides/source/caching_with_rails.md b/guides/source/caching_with_rails.md index abab3dd983..456abaf612 100644 --- a/guides/source/caching_with_rails.md +++ b/guides/source/caching_with_rails.md @@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ This guide will teach you what you need to know about avoiding that expensive ro After reading this guide, you will know: -* Page, action, and fragment caching. -* Sweepers. +* Page and action caching (moved to separate gems as of Rails 4). +* Fragment caching. * Alternative cache stores. * Conditional GET support. @@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ config.action_controller.perform_caching = true Page caching is a Rails mechanism which allows the request for a generated page to be fulfilled by the webserver (i.e. Apache or nginx), without ever having to go through the Rails stack at all. Obviously, this is super-fast. Unfortunately, it can't be applied to every situation (such as pages that need authentication) and since the webserver is literally just serving a file from the filesystem, cache expiration is an issue that needs to be dealt with. -INFO: Page Caching has been removed from Rails 4. See the [actionpack-page_caching gem](https://github.com/rails/actionpack-page_caching) +INFO: Page Caching has been removed from Rails 4. See the [actionpack-page_caching gem](https://github.com/rails/actionpack-page_caching). See [DHH's key-based cache expiration overview](http://37signals.com/svn/posts/3113-how-key-based-cache-expiration-works) for the newly-preferred method. ### Action Caching Page Caching cannot be used for actions that have before filters - for example, pages that require authentication. This is where Action Caching comes in. Action Caching works like Page Caching except the incoming web request hits the Rails stack so that before filters can be run on it before the cache is served. This allows authentication and other restrictions to be run while still serving the result of the output from a cached copy. -INFO: Action Caching has been removed from Rails 4. See the [actionpack-action_caching gem](https://github.com/rails/actionpack-action_caching) +INFO: Action Caching has been removed from Rails 4. See the [actionpack-action_caching gem](https://github.com/rails/actionpack-action_caching). See [DHH's key-based cache expiration overview](http://37signals.com/svn/posts/3113-how-key-based-cache-expiration-works) for the newly-preferred method. ### Fragment Caching diff --git a/guides/source/command_line.md b/guides/source/command_line.md index 9d1fb03fab..e0b44bbf93 100644 --- a/guides/source/command_line.md +++ b/guides/source/command_line.md @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ The server can be run on a different port using the `-p` option. The default dev $ rails server -e production -p 4000 ``` -The `-b` option binds Rails to the specified ip, by default it is 0.0.0.0. You can run a server as a daemon by passing a `-d` option. +The `-b` option binds Rails to the specified IP, by default it is 0.0.0.0. You can run a server as a daemon by passing a `-d` option. ### `rails generate` @@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ Usage: ... -ActiveRecord options: +Active Record options: [--migration] # Indicates when to generate migration # Default: true @@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ app/controllers/admin/users_controller.rb: * [ 20] [TODO] any other way to do this? * [132] [FIXME] high priority for next deploy -app/model/school.rb: +app/models/school.rb: * [ 13] [OPTIMIZE] refactor this code to make it faster * [ 17] [FIXME] ``` @@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ $ rake notes:fixme app/controllers/admin/users_controller.rb: * [132] high priority for next deploy -app/model/school.rb: +app/models/school.rb: * [ 17] ``` @@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ You can also use custom annotations in your code and list them using `rake notes ```bash $ rake notes:custom ANNOTATION=BUG (in /home/foobar/commandsapp) -app/model/post.rb: +app/models/post.rb: * [ 23] Have to fix this one before pushing! ``` @@ -445,12 +445,12 @@ NOTE. When using specific annotations and custom annotations, the annotation nam By default, `rake notes` will look in the `app`, `config`, `lib`, `bin` and `test` directories. If you would like to search other directories, you can provide them as a comma separated list in an environment variable `SOURCE_ANNOTATION_DIRECTORIES`. ```bash -$ export SOURCE_ANNOTATION_DIRECTORIES='rspec,vendor' +$ export SOURCE_ANNOTATION_DIRECTORIES='spec,vendor' $ rake notes (in /home/foobar/commandsapp) -app/model/user.rb: +app/models/user.rb: * [ 35] [FIXME] User should have a subscription at this point -rspec/model/user_spec.rb: +spec/models/user_spec.rb: * [122] [TODO] Verify the user that has a subscription works ``` diff --git a/guides/source/configuring.md b/guides/source/configuring.md index dbbeec7126..9e40165d15 100644 --- a/guides/source/configuring.md +++ b/guides/source/configuring.md @@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ config.middleware.delete "Rack::MethodOverride" * `config.active_record.lock_optimistically` controls whether Active Record will use optimistic locking and is true by default. -* +config.active_record.cache_timestamp_format+ controls the format of the timestamp value in the cache key. Default is +:number+. +* `config.active_record.cache_timestamp_format` controls the format of the timestamp value in the cache key. Default is `:number`. The MySQL adapter adds one additional configuration option: @@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ Below is a comprehensive list of all the initializers found in Rails in the orde * `active_support.initialize_time_zone` Sets the default time zone for the application based on the `config.time_zone` setting, which defaults to "UTC". -* `active_support.initialize_beginning_of_week` Sets the default beginnig of week for the application based on `config.beginning_of_week` setting, which defaults to `:monday`. +* `active_support.initialize_beginning_of_week` Sets the default beginning of week for the application based on `config.beginning_of_week` setting, which defaults to `:monday`. * `action_dispatch.configure` Configures the `ActionDispatch::Http::URL.tld_length` to be set to the value of `config.action_dispatch.tld_length`. @@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ Below is a comprehensive list of all the initializers found in Rails in the orde * `engines_blank_point` Provides a point-in-initialization to hook into if you wish to do anything before engines are loaded. After this point, all railtie and engine initializers are run. -* `add_generator_templates` Finds templates for generators at `lib/templates` for the application, railities and engines and adds these to the `config.generators.templates` setting, which will make the templates available for all generators to reference. +* `add_generator_templates` Finds templates for generators at `lib/templates` for the application, railties and engines and adds these to the `config.generators.templates` setting, which will make the templates available for all generators to reference. * `ensure_autoload_once_paths_as_subset` Ensures that the `config.autoload_once_paths` only contains paths from `config.autoload_paths`. If it contains extra paths, then an exception will be raised. @@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ development: timeout: 5000 ``` -Since the connection pooling is handled inside of ActiveRecord by default, all application servers (Thin, mongrel, Unicorn etc.) should behave the same. Initially, the database connection pool is empty and it will create additional connections as the demand for them increases, until it reaches the connection pool limit. +Since the connection pooling is handled inside of Active Record by default, all application servers (Thin, mongrel, Unicorn etc.) should behave the same. Initially, the database connection pool is empty and it will create additional connections as the demand for them increases, until it reaches the connection pool limit. Any one request will check out a connection the first time it requires access to the database, after which it will check the connection back in, at the end of the request, meaning that the additional connection slot will be available again for the next request in the queue. diff --git a/guides/source/contributing_to_ruby_on_rails.md b/guides/source/contributing_to_ruby_on_rails.md index cc4e369e7d..0bfa646b81 100644 --- a/guides/source/contributing_to_ruby_on_rails.md +++ b/guides/source/contributing_to_ruby_on_rails.md @@ -24,12 +24,20 @@ NOTE: Bugs in the most recent released version of Ruby on Rails are likely to ge ### Creating a Bug Report -If you've found a problem in Ruby on Rails which is not a security risk, do a search in GitHub under [Issues](https://github.com/rails/rails/issues) in case it was already reported. If you find no issue addressing it you can [add a new one](https://github.com/rails/rails/issues/new). (See the next section for reporting security issues). +If you've found a problem in Ruby on Rails which is not a security risk, do a search in GitHub under [Issues](https://github.com/rails/rails/issues) in case it was already reported. If you find no issue addressing it you can [add a new one](https://github.com/rails/rails/issues/new). (See the next section for reporting security issues.) At the minimum, your issue report needs a title and descriptive text. But that's only a minimum. You should include as much relevant information as possible. You need at least to post the code sample that has the issue. Even better is to include a unit test that shows how the expected behavior is not occurring. Your goal should be to make it easy for yourself — and others — to replicate the bug and figure out a fix. Then, don't get your hopes up! Unless you have a "Code Red, Mission Critical, the World is Coming to an End" kind of bug, you're creating this issue report in the hope that others with the same problem will be able to collaborate with you on solving it. Do not expect that the issue report will automatically see any activity or that others will jump to fix it. Creating an issue like this is mostly to help yourself start on the path of fixing the problem and for others to confirm it with an "I'm having this problem too" comment. +### Create a Self-Contained gist for Active Record Issues + +If you are filing a bug report for Active Record, please use +[this template for gems](https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/guides/bug_report_templates/active_record_gem.rb) +if the bug is found in a published gem, and +[this template for master](https://github.com/rails/rails/blob/master/guides/bug_report_templates/active_record_master.rb) +if the bug happens in the master branch. + ### Special Treatment for Security Issues WARNING: Please do not report security vulnerabilities with public GitHub issue reports. The [Rails security policy page](http://rubyonrails.org/security) details the procedure to follow for security issues. @@ -53,6 +61,22 @@ The easiest and recommended way to get a development environment ready to hack i In case you can't use the Rails development box, see section above, check [this other guide](development_dependencies_install.html). + +Running an Application Against Your Local Branch +------------------------------------------------ + +The `--dev` flag of `rails new` generates an application that uses your local +branch: + +```bash +$ cd rails +$ bundle exec rails new ~/my-test-app --dev +``` + +The application generated in `~/my-test-app` runs against your local branch +and in particular sees any modifications upon server reboot. + + Testing Active Record --------------------- @@ -158,9 +182,9 @@ Contributing to the Rails Documentation Ruby on Rails has two main sets of documentation: the guides help you in learning about Ruby on Rails, and the API is a reference. -You can help improve the Rails guides by making them more coherent, consistent or readable, adding missing information, correcting factual errors, fixing typos, or bringing it up to date with the latest edge Rails. To get involved in the translation of Rails guides, please see [Translating Rails Guides](https://wiki.github.com/lifo/docrails/translating-rails-guides). +You can help improve the Rails guides by making them more coherent, consistent or readable, adding missing information, correcting factual errors, fixing typos, or bringing it up to date with the latest edge Rails. To get involved in the translation of Rails guides, please see [Translating Rails Guides](https://wiki.github.com/rails/docrails/translating-rails-guides). -If you're confident about your changes, you can push them directly yourself via [docrails](https://github.com/lifo/docrails). Docrails is a branch with an **open commit policy** and public write access. Commits to docrails are still reviewed, but this happens after they are pushed. Docrails is merged with master regularly, so you are effectively editing the Ruby on Rails documentation. +If you're confident about your changes, you can push them directly yourself via [docrails](https://github.com/rails/docrails). Docrails is a branch with an **open commit policy** and public write access. Commits to docrails are still reviewed, but this happens after they are pushed. Docrails is merged with master regularly, so you are effectively editing the Ruby on Rails documentation. If you are unsure of the documentation changes, you can create an issue in the [Rails](https://github.com/rails/rails/issues) issues tracker on GitHub. @@ -190,7 +214,7 @@ $ cd rails $ git checkout -b my_new_branch ``` -It doesn’t matter much what name you use, because this branch will only exist on your local computer and your personal repository on Github. It won't be part of the Rails Git repository. +It doesn’t matter much what name you use, because this branch will only exist on your local computer and your personal repository on GitHub. It won't be part of the Rails Git repository. ### Write Your Code @@ -201,6 +225,17 @@ Now get busy and add or edit code. You’re on your branch now, so you can write * Include tests that fail without your code, and pass with it. * Update the (surrounding) documentation, examples elsewhere, and the guides: whatever is affected by your contribution. +It is not customary in Rails to run the full test suite before pushing +changes. The railties test suite in particular takes a long time, and even +more if the source code is mounted in `/vagrant` as happens in the recommended +workflow with the [rails-dev-box](https://github.com/rails/rails-dev-box). + +As a compromise, test what your code obviously affects, and if the change is +not in railties run the whole test suite of the affected component. If all is +green that's enough to propose your contribution. We have [Travis CI](https +://travis-ci.org/) as a safety net for catching unexpected breakages +elsewhere. + TIP: Changes that are cosmetic in nature and do not add anything substantial to the stability, functionality, or testability of Rails will generally not be accepted. ### Follow the Coding Conventions @@ -225,7 +260,7 @@ The above are guidelines — please use your best judgment in using them. The CHANGELOG is an important part of every release. It keeps the list of changes for every Rails version. -You should add an entry to the CHANGELOG of the framework that you modified if you're adding or removing a feature, commiting a bug fix or adding deprecation notices. Refactorings and documentation changes generally should not go to the CHANGELOG. +You should add an entry to the CHANGELOG of the framework that you modified if you're adding or removing a feature, committing a bug fix or adding deprecation notices. Refactorings and documentation changes generally should not go to the CHANGELOG. A CHANGELOG entry should summarize what was changed and should end with author's name. You can use multiple lines if you need more space and you can attach code examples indented with 4 spaces. If a change is related to a specific issue, you should attach issue's number. Here is an example CHANGELOG entry: diff --git a/guides/source/credits.html.erb b/guides/source/credits.html.erb index ff76fa2b85..10dd8178fb 100644 --- a/guides/source/credits.html.erb +++ b/guides/source/credits.html.erb @@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ Ruby on Rails Guides: Credits <h3 class="section">Rails Guides Authors</h3> <%= author('Ryan Bigg', 'radar', 'radar.png') do %> -Ryan Bigg works as a consultant at <a href="http://rubyx.com">RubyX</a> and has been working with Rails since 2006. He's co-authoring a book called <a href="http://manning.com/katz">Rails 3 in Action</a> and he's written many gems which can be seen on <a href="https://github.com/radar">his GitHub page</a> and he also tweets prolifically as <a href="http://twitter.com/ryanbigg">@ryanbigg</a>. + Ryan Bigg works as the Community Manager at <a href="http://spreecommerce.com">Spree Commerce</a> and has been working with Rails since 2006. He's the author of <a href="https://leanpub.com/multi-tenancy-rails">Multi Tenancy With Rails</a> and co-author of <a href="http://manning.com/bigg2">Rails 4 in Action</a>. He's written many gems which can be seen on <a href="https://github.com/radar">his GitHub page</a> and he also tweets prolifically as <a href="http://twitter.com/ryanbigg">@ryanbigg</a>. <% end %> <%= author('Oscar Del Ben', 'oscardelben', 'oscardelben.jpg') do %> -Oscar Del Ben is a software engineer at <a href="http://www.wildfireapp.com/">Wildfire</a>. He's a regular open source contributor (<a href="https://github.com/oscardelben">Github account</a>) and tweets regularly at <a href="https://twitter.com/oscardelben">@oscardelben</a>. +Oscar Del Ben is a software engineer at <a href="http://www.wildfireapp.com/">Wildfire</a>. He's a regular open source contributor (<a href="https://github.com/oscardelben">GitHub account</a>) and tweets regularly at <a href="https://twitter.com/oscardelben">@oscardelben</a>. <% end %> <%= author('Frederick Cheung', 'fcheung') do %> @@ -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. His home on the Internet is his blog <a href="http://tore.darell.no">Sneaky Abstractions</a>. <% end %> <%= author('Jeff Dean', 'zilkey') do %> diff --git a/guides/source/debugging_rails_applications.md b/guides/source/debugging_rails_applications.md index 5531dee343..70055c1d7d 100644 --- a/guides/source/debugging_rails_applications.md +++ b/guides/source/debugging_rails_applications.md @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ One common task is to inspect the contents of a variable. In Rails, you can do t ### `debug` -The `debug` helper will return a \<pre>-tag that renders the object using the YAML format. This will generate human-readable data from any object. For example, if you have this code in a view: +The `debug` helper will return a \<pre> tag that renders the object using the YAML format. This will generate human-readable data from any object. For example, if you have this code in a view: ```html+erb <%= debug @post %> @@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ class PostsController < ApplicationController end ``` -Here's an example of the log generated by this method: +Here's an example of the log generated when this controller action is executed: ``` Processing PostsController#create (for 127.0.0.1 at 2008-09-08 11:52:54) [POST] @@ -194,11 +194,13 @@ Redirected to #<Post:0x20af760> Completed in 0.01224 (81 reqs/sec) | DB: 0.00044 (3%) | 302 Found [http://localhost/posts] ``` -Adding extra logging like this makes it easy to search for unexpected or unusual behavior in your logs. If you add extra logging, be sure to make sensible use of log levels, to avoid filling your production logs with useless trivia. +Adding extra logging like this makes it easy to search for unexpected or unusual behavior in your logs. If you add extra logging, be sure to make sensible use of log levels to avoid filling your production logs with useless trivia. ### Tagged Logging -When running multi-user, multi-account applications, it’s often useful to be able to filter the logs using some custom rules. `TaggedLogging` in Active Support helps in doing exactly that by stamping log lines with subdomains, request ids, and anything else to aid debugging such applications. +When running multi-user, multi-account applications, it’s often useful +to be able to filter the logs using some custom rules. `TaggedLogging` +in Active Support helps in doing exactly that by stamping log lines with subdomains, request ids, and anything else to aid debugging such applications. ```ruby logger = ActiveSupport::TaggedLogging.new(Logger.new(STDOUT)) @@ -216,7 +218,7 @@ The debugger can also help you if you want to learn about the Rails source code ### Setup -Rails uses the `debugger` gem to set breakpoints and step through live code. To install it, just run: +You can use the `debugger` gem to set breakpoints and step through live code in Rails. To install it, just run: ```bash $ gem install debugger @@ -235,7 +237,7 @@ class PeopleController < ApplicationController end ``` -If you see the message in the console or logs: +If you see this message in the console or logs: ``` ***** Debugger requested, but was not available: Start server with --debugger to enable ***** @@ -246,12 +248,12 @@ Make sure you have started your web server with the option `--debugger`: ```bash $ rails server --debugger => Booting WEBrick -=> Rails 3.0.0 application starting on http://0.0.0.0:3000 +=> Rails 3.2.13 application starting on http://0.0.0.0:3000 => Debugger enabled ... ``` -TIP: In development mode, you can dynamically `require \'debugger\'` instead of restarting the server, if it was started without `--debugger`. +TIP: In development mode, you can dynamically `require \'debugger\'` instead of restarting the server, even if it was started without `--debugger`. ### The Shell @@ -266,7 +268,7 @@ For example: (rdb:7) ``` -Now it's time to explore and dig into your application. A good place to start is by asking the debugger for help... so type: `help` (You didn't see that coming, right?) +Now it's time to explore and dig into your application. A good place to start is by asking the debugger for help. Type: `help` ``` (rdb:7) help @@ -281,7 +283,7 @@ condition down finish list ps save thread var continue edit frame method putl set tmate where ``` -TIP: To view the help menu for any command use `help <command-name>` in active debug mode. For example: _`help var`_ +TIP: To view the help menu for any command use `help <command-name>` at the debugger prompt. For example: _`help var`_ The next command to learn is one of the most useful: `list`. You can abbreviate any debugging command by supplying just enough letters to distinguish them from other commands, so you can also use `l` for the `list` command. @@ -289,7 +291,7 @@ This command shows you where you are in the code by printing 10 lines centered a ``` (rdb:7) list -[1, 10] in /PathToProject/posts_controller.rb +[1, 10] in /PathTo/project/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb 1 class PostsController < ApplicationController 2 # GET /posts 3 # GET /posts.json @@ -325,7 +327,7 @@ On the other hand, to see the previous ten lines you should type `list-` (or `l- ``` (rdb:7) l- -[1, 10] in /PathToProject/posts_controller.rb +[1, 10] in /PathTo/project/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb 1 class PostsController < ApplicationController 2 # GET /posts 3 # GET /posts.json @@ -343,7 +345,7 @@ Finally, to see where you are in the code again you can type `list=` ``` (rdb:7) list= -[1, 10] in /PathToProject/posts_controller.rb +[1, 10] in /PathTo/project/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb 1 class PostsController < ApplicationController 2 # GET /posts 3 # GET /posts.json @@ -502,7 +504,7 @@ TIP: You can use the debugger while using `rails console`. Just remember to `req ``` $ rails console -Loading development environment (Rails 3.1.0) +Loading development environment (Rails 3.2.13) >> require "debugger" => [] >> author = Author.first @@ -655,21 +657,18 @@ Plugins for Debugging There are some Rails plugins to help you to find errors and debug your application. Here is a list of useful plugins for debugging: -* [Footnotes](https://github.com/josevalim/rails-footnotes:) Every Rails page has footnotes that give request information and link back to your source via TextMate. -* [Query Trace](https://github.com/ntalbott/query_trace/tree/master:) Adds query origin tracing to your logs. -* [Query Reviewer](https://github.com/nesquena/query_reviewer:) This rails plugin not only runs "EXPLAIN" before each of your select queries in development, but provides a small DIV in the rendered output of each page with the summary of warnings for each query that it analyzed. -* [Exception Notifier](https://github.com/smartinez87/exception_notification/tree/master:) Provides a mailer object and a default set of templates for sending email notifications when errors occur in a Rails application. +* [Footnotes](https://github.com/josevalim/rails-footnotes) Every Rails page has footnotes that give request information and link back to your source via TextMate. +* [Query Trace](https://github.com/ntalbott/query_trace/tree/master) Adds query origin tracing to your logs. +* [Query Reviewer](https://github.com/nesquena/query_reviewer) This rails plugin not only runs "EXPLAIN" before each of your select queries in development, but provides a small DIV in the rendered output of each page with the summary of warnings for each query that it analyzed. +* [Exception Notifier](https://github.com/smartinez87/exception_notification/tree/master) Provides a mailer object and a default set of templates for sending email notifications when errors occur in a Rails application. References ---------- * [ruby-debug Homepage](http://bashdb.sourceforge.net/ruby-debug/home-page.html) * [debugger Homepage](https://github.com/cldwalker/debugger) -* [Article: Debugging a Rails application with ruby-debug](http://www.sitepoint.com/article/debug-rails-app-ruby-debug/) -* [ruby-debug Basics screencast](http://brian.maybeyoureinsane.net/blog/2007/05/07/ruby-debug-basics-screencast/) +* [Article: Debugging a Rails application with ruby-debug](http://www.sitepoint.com/debug-rails-app-ruby-debug/) * [Ryan Bates' debugging ruby (revised) screencast](http://railscasts.com/episodes/54-debugging-ruby-revised) * [Ryan Bates' stack trace screencast](http://railscasts.com/episodes/24-the-stack-trace) * [Ryan Bates' logger screencast](http://railscasts.com/episodes/56-the-logger) * [Debugging with ruby-debug](http://bashdb.sourceforge.net/ruby-debug.html) -* [ruby-debug cheat sheet](http://cheat.errtheblog.com/s/rdebug/) -* [Ruby on Rails Wiki: How to Configure Logging](http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/HowtoConfigureLogging) diff --git a/guides/source/development_dependencies_install.md b/guides/source/development_dependencies_install.md index 6493c1e1ec..5647a4c1b7 100644 --- a/guides/source/development_dependencies_install.md +++ b/guides/source/development_dependencies_install.md @@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ This guide covers how to setup an environment for Ruby on Rails core development After reading this guide, you will know: +* How to set up your machine for Rails development +* How to run specific groups of unit tests from the Rails test suite +* How the ActiveRecord portion of the Rails test suite operates + -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Easy Way @@ -21,10 +25,10 @@ In case you can't use the Rails development box, see section above, these are th Ruby on Rails uses Git for source code control. The [Git homepage](http://git-scm.com/) has installation instructions. There are a variety of resources on the net that will help you get familiar with Git: -* [Try Git course](http://try.github.com/) is an interactive course that will teach you the basics. +* [Try Git course](http://try.github.io/) is an interactive course that will teach you the basics. * The [official Documentation](http://git-scm.com/documentation) is pretty comprehensive and also contains some videos with the basics of Git -* [Everyday Git](http://schacon.github.com/git/everyday.html) will teach you just enough about Git to get by. -* The [PeepCode screencast](https://peepcode.com/products/git) on Git ($9) is easier to follow. +* [Everyday Git](http://schacon.github.io/git/everyday.html) will teach you just enough about Git to get by. +* The [PeepCode screencast](https://peepcode.com/products/git) on Git is easier to follow. * [GitHub](http://help.github.com) offers links to a variety of Git resources. * [Pro Git](http://git-scm.com/book) is an entire book about Git with a Creative Commons license. @@ -53,7 +57,7 @@ If you are on Fedora or CentOS, you can run $ sudo yum install libxml2 libxml2-devel libxslt libxslt-devel ``` -If you have any problems with these libraries, you should install them manually 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) . +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 @@ -93,7 +97,7 @@ $ cd actionpack $ bundle exec rake test ``` -If you want to run the tests located in a specific directory use the `TEST_DIR` environment variable. For example, this will run the tests of the `railties/test/generators` directory only: +If you want to run the tests located in a specific directory use the `TEST_DIR` environment variable. For example, this will run the tests in the `railties/test/generators` directory only: ```bash $ cd railties @@ -133,14 +137,14 @@ $ sudo yum install mysql-server mysql-devel $ sudo yum install postgresql-server postgresql-devel ``` -After that run: +After that, run: ```bash $ rm .bundle/config $ bundle install ``` -We need first to delete `.bundle/config` because Bundler remembers in that file that we didn't want to install the "db" group (alternatively you can edit the file). +First, we need to delete `.bundle/config` because Bundler remembers in that file that we didn't want to install the "db" group (alternatively you can edit the file). In order to be able to run the test suite against MySQL you need to create a user named `rails` with privileges on the test databases: diff --git a/guides/source/documents.yaml b/guides/source/documents.yaml index c73bbeb90d..1b16f4e516 100644 --- a/guides/source/documents.yaml +++ b/guides/source/documents.yaml @@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ name: Views documents: - + name: Action View Overview + url: action_view_overview.html + description: This guide provides an introduction to Action View and introduces a few of the more common view helpers. + work_in_progress: true + - name: Layouts and Rendering in Rails url: layouts_and_rendering.html description: This guide covers the basic layout features of Action Controller and Action View, including rendering and redirecting, using content_for blocks, and working with partials. @@ -68,7 +73,6 @@ - name: Action Mailer Basics url: action_mailer_basics.html - work_in_progress: true description: This guide describes how to use Action Mailer to send and receive emails. - name: Testing Rails Applications diff --git a/guides/source/engines.md b/guides/source/engines.md index ac76f00832..bc66ed256e 100644 --- a/guides/source/engines.md +++ b/guides/source/engines.md @@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ NOTE: Other engines, such as Devise, handle this a little differently by making The engine contains migrations for the `blorgh_posts` and `blorgh_comments` table which need to be created in the application's database so that the engine's models can query them correctly. To copy these migrations into the application use this command: ```bash -$ rake blorgh:install:migrations +$ rake blorgh_engine:install:migrations ``` If you have multiple engines that need migrations copied over, use `railties:install:migrations` instead: @@ -612,50 +612,50 @@ This section covers how to make the `User` class configurable, followed by gener #### Setting configuration settings in the application -The next step is to make the class that represents a `User` in the application customizable for the engine. This is because, as explained before, that class may not always be `User`. To make this customizable, the engine will have a configuration setting called `user_class` that will be used to specify what the class representing users is inside the application. +The next step is to make the class that represents a `User` in the application customizable for the engine. This is because, as explained before, that class may not always be `User`. To make this customizable, the engine will have a configuration setting called `author_class` that will be used to specify what the class representing users is inside the application. To define this configuration setting, you should use a `mattr_accessor` inside the `Blorgh` module for the engine, located at `lib/blorgh.rb` inside the engine. Inside this module, put this line: ```ruby -mattr_accessor :user_class +mattr_accessor :author_class ``` -This method works like its brothers `attr_accessor` and `cattr_accessor`, but provides a setter and getter method on the module with the specified name. To use it, it must be referenced using `Blorgh.user_class`. +This method works like its brothers `attr_accessor` and `cattr_accessor`, but provides a setter and getter method on the module with the specified name. To use it, it must be referenced using `Blorgh.author_class`. The next step is switching the `Blorgh::Post` model over to this new setting. For the `belongs_to` association inside this model (`app/models/blorgh/post.rb`), it will now become this: ```ruby -belongs_to :author, class_name: Blorgh.user_class +belongs_to :author, class_name: Blorgh.author_class ``` The `set_author` method also located in this class should also use this class: ```ruby -self.author = Blorgh.user_class.constantize.find_or_create_by(name: author_name) +self.author = Blorgh.author_class.constantize.find_or_create_by(name: author_name) ``` -To save having to call `constantize` on the `user_class` result all the time, you could instead just override the `user_class` getter method inside the `Blorgh` module in the `lib/blorgh.rb` file to always call `constantize` on the saved value before returning the result: +To save having to call `constantize` on the `author_class` result all the time, you could instead just override the `author_class` getter method inside the `Blorgh` module in the `lib/blorgh.rb` file to always call `constantize` on the saved value before returning the result: ```ruby -def self.user_class - @@user_class.constantize +def self.author_class + @@author_class.constantize end ``` This would then turn the above code for `set_author` into this: ```ruby -self.author = Blorgh.user_class.find_or_create_by(name: author_name) +self.author = Blorgh.author_class.find_or_create_by(name: author_name) ``` -Resulting in something a little shorter, and more implicit in its behavior. The `user_class` method should always return a `Class` object. +Resulting in something a little shorter, and more implicit in its behavior. The `author_class` method should always return a `Class` object. -Since we changed the `user_class` method to no longer return a +Since we changed the `author_class` method to no longer return a `String` but a `Class` we must also modify our `belongs_to` definition in the `Blorgh::Post` model: ```ruby -belongs_to :author, class_name: Blorgh.user_class.to_s +belongs_to :author, class_name: Blorgh.author_class.to_s ``` To set this configuration setting within the application, an initializer should be used. By using an initializer, the configuration will be set up before the application starts and calls the engine's models which may depend on this configuration setting existing. @@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ To set this configuration setting within the application, an initializer should Create a new initializer at `config/initializers/blorgh.rb` inside the application where the `blorgh` engine is installed and put this content in it: ```ruby -Blorgh.user_class = "User" +Blorgh.author_class = "User" ``` WARNING: It's very important here to use the `String` version of the class, rather than the class itself. If you were to use the class, Rails would attempt to load that class and then reference the related table, which could lead to problems if the table wasn't already existing. Therefore, a `String` should be used and then converted to a class using `constantize` in the engine later on. @@ -719,6 +719,32 @@ Engine model and controller classes can be extended by open classing them in the For simple class modifications use `Class#class_eval`, and for complex class modifications, consider using `ActiveSupport::Concern`. +#### A note on Decorators and loading code + +Because these decorators are not referenced by your Rails application itself, +Rails' autoloading system will not kick in and load your decorators. This +means that you need to require them yourself. + +Here is some sample code to do this: + +```ruby +# lib/blorgh/engine.rb +module Blorgh + class Engine < ::Rails::Engine + isolate_namespace Blorgh + + config.to_prepare do + Dir.glob(Rails.root + "app/decorators/**/*_decorator*.rb").each do |c| + require_dependency(c) + end + end + end +end +``` + +This doesn't apply to just Decorators, but anything that you add in an engine +that isn't referenced by your main application. + #### Implementing Decorator Pattern Using Class#class_eval **Adding** `Post#time_since_created`, diff --git a/guides/source/form_helpers.md b/guides/source/form_helpers.md index 817a732051..a4dab39d55 100644 --- a/guides/source/form_helpers.md +++ b/guides/source/form_helpers.md @@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ Upon form submission the value entered by the user will be stored in `params[:pe WARNING: You must pass the name of an instance variable, i.e. `:person` or `"person"`, not an actual instance of your model object. -Rails provides helpers for displaying the validation errors associated with a model object. These are covered in detail by the [Active Record Validations and Callbacks](./active_record_validations_callbacks.html#displaying-validation-errors-in-the-view) guide. +Rails provides helpers for displaying the validation errors associated with a model object. These are covered in detail by the [Active Record Validations](./active_record_validations.html#displaying-validation-errors-in-views) guide. ### Binding a Form to an Object @@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ Whenever Rails sees that the internal value of an option being generated matches TIP: The second argument to `options_for_select` must be exactly equal to the desired internal value. In particular if the value is the integer 2 you cannot pass "2" to `options_for_select` — you must pass 2. Be aware of values extracted from the `params` hash as they are all strings. -WARNING: when `:inlude_blank` or `:prompt:` are not present, `:include_blank` is forced true if the select attribute `required` is true, display `size` is one and `multiple` is not true. +WARNING: when `:include_blank` or `:prompt` are not present, `:include_blank` is forced true if the select attribute `required` is true, display `size` is one and `multiple` is not true. You can add arbitrary attributes to the options using hashes: @@ -836,17 +836,14 @@ Active Record provides model level support via the `accepts_nested_attributes_f class Person < ActiveRecord::Base has_many :addresses accepts_nested_attributes_for :addresses - - attr_accessible :name, :addresses_attributes end class Address < ActiveRecord::Base belongs_to :person - attr_accessible :kind, :street end ``` -This creates an `addresses_attributes=` method on `Person` that allows you to create, update and (optionally) destroy addresses. When using `attr_accessible` or `attr_protected` you must mark `addresses_attributes` as accessible as well as the other attributes of `Person` and `Address` that should be mass assigned. +This creates an `addresses_attributes=` method on `Person` that allows you to create, update and (optionally) destroy addresses. ### Building the Form diff --git a/guides/source/generators.md b/guides/source/generators.md index d7c789e2d8..a8a34d0ac4 100644 --- a/guides/source/generators.md +++ b/guides/source/generators.md @@ -589,11 +589,11 @@ Creates an initializer in the `config/initializers` directory of the application initializer "begin.rb", "puts 'this is the beginning'" ``` -This method also takes a block: +This method also takes a block, expected to return a string: ```ruby initializer "begin.rb" do - puts "Almost done!" + "puts 'this is the beginning'" end ``` diff --git a/guides/source/getting_started.md b/guides/source/getting_started.md index cd23b5ee15..e26ebae0fb 100644 --- a/guides/source/getting_started.md +++ b/guides/source/getting_started.md @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ prerequisites installed: 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 curve diving straight into Rails. There are some good free resources on the -internet for learning Ruby, including: +Internet for learning Ruby, including: * [Mr. Neighborly's Humble Little Ruby Book](http://www.humblelittlerubybook.com) * [Programming Ruby](http://www.ruby-doc.org/docs/ProgrammingRuby/) @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Creating a New Rails Project The best way to use this guide is to follow each step as it happens, no code or step needed to make this example application has been left out, so you can literally follow along step by step. You can get the complete code -[here](https://github.com/lifo/docrails/tree/master/guides/code/getting_started). +[here](https://github.com/rails/docrails/tree/master/guides/code/getting_started). By following along with this guide, you'll create a Rails project called `blog`, a @@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ TIP: Compiling CoffeeScript to JavaScript requires a JavaScript runtime and the This will fire up WEBrick, a webserver built into Ruby by default. To see your application in action, open a browser window and navigate to <http://localhost:3000>. You should see the Rails default information page: - + TIP: To stop the web server, hit Ctrl+C in the terminal window where it's running. To verify the server has stopped you should see your command prompt cursor again. For most UNIX-like systems including Mac OS X this will be a dollar sign `$`. In development mode, Rails does not generally require you to restart the server; changes you make in files will be automatically picked up by the server. @@ -252,29 +252,43 @@ Now that you've seen how to create a controller, an action and a view, let's cre In the Blog application, you will now create a new _resource_. A resource is the term used for a collection of similar objects, such as posts, people or animals. You can create, read, update and destroy items for a resource and these operations are referred to as _CRUD_ operations. -In the next section, you will add the ability to create new posts in your application and be able to view them. This is the "C" and the "R" from CRUD: creation and reading. The form for doing this will look like this: +Rails provides a `resources` method which can be used to declare a +standard REST resource. Here's how `config/routes.rb` will look like. - +```ruby +Blog::Application.routes.draw do -It will look a little basic for now, but that's ok. We'll look at improving the styling for it afterwards. + resources :posts -### Laying down the ground work + root to: "welcome#index" +end +``` -The first thing that you are going to need to create a new post within the application is a place to do that. A great place for that would be at `/posts/new`. If you attempt to navigate to that now — by visiting <http://localhost:3000/posts/new> — Rails will give you a routing error: +If you run `rake routes`, you'll see that all the routes for the +standard RESTful actions. - +```bash +$ rake routes + posts GET /posts(.:format) posts#index + POST /posts(.:format) posts#create + new_post GET /posts/new(.:format) posts#new +edit_post GET /posts/:id/edit(.:format) posts#edit + post GET /posts/:id(.:format) posts#show + PATCH /posts/:id(.:format) posts#update + PUT /posts/:id(.:format) posts#update + DELETE /posts/:id(.:format) posts#destroy + root / welcome#index +``` -This is because there is nowhere inside the routes for the application — defined inside `config/routes.rb` — that defines this route. By default, Rails has no routes configured at all, besides the root route you defined earlier, and so you must define your routes as you need them. +In the next section, you will add the ability to create new posts in your application and be able to view them. This is the "C" and the "R" from CRUD: creation and reading. The form for doing this will look like this: - To do this, you're going to need to create a route inside `config/routes.rb` file, on a new line between the `do` and the `end` for the `draw` method: + -```ruby -get "posts/new" -``` +It will look a little basic for now, but that's ok. We'll look at improving the styling for it afterwards. -This route is a super-simple route: it defines a new route that only responds to `GET` requests, and that the route is at `posts/new`. But how does it know where to go without the use of the `:to` option? Well, Rails uses a sensible default here: Rails will assume that you want this route to go to the new action inside the posts controller. +### Laying down the ground work -With the route defined, requests can now be made to `/posts/new` in the application. Navigate to <http://localhost:3000/posts/new> and you'll see another routing error: +The first thing that you are going to need to create a new post within the application is a place to do that. A great place for that would be at `/posts/new`. With the route already defined, requests can now be made to `/posts/new` in the application. Navigate to <http://localhost:3000/posts/new> and you'll see a routing error:  @@ -377,14 +391,10 @@ like this is called "create", and so the form should be pointed to that action. Edit the `form_for` line inside `app/views/posts/new.html.erb` to look like this: ```html+erb -<%= form_for :post, url: { action: :create } do |f| %> +<%= form_for :post, url: posts_path do |f| %> ``` -In this example, a `Hash` object is passed to the `:url` option. What Rails will do with this is that it will point the form to the `create` action of the current controller, the `PostsController`, and will send a `POST` request to that route. For this to work, you will need to add a route to `config/routes.rb`, right underneath the one for "posts/new": - -```ruby -post "posts" => "posts#create" -``` +In this example, the `posts_path` helper is passed to the `:url` option. What Rails will do with this is that it will point the form to the `create` action of the current controller, the `PostsController`, and will send a `POST` request to that route. By using the `post` method rather than the `get` method, Rails will define a route that will only respond to POST methods. The POST method is the typical method used by forms all over the web. @@ -521,21 +531,28 @@ and change the `create` action to look like this: ```ruby def create - @post = Post.new(params[:post]) - + @post = Post.new(post_params) + @post.save - redirect_to action: :show, id: @post.id + redirect_to @post end + +private + def post_params + params.require(:post).permit(:title, :text) + end ``` Here's what's going on: every Rails model can be initialized with its respective attributes, which are automatically mapped to the respective database columns. In the first line we do just that (remember that -`params[:post]` contains the attributes we're interested in). Then, +`post_params` contains the attributes we're interested in). Then, `@post.save` is responsible for saving the model in the database. Finally, we redirect the user to the `show` action, which we'll define later. +TIP: Note that `def post_params` is private. This new approach prevents an attacker from setting the model's attributes by manipulating the hash passed to the model. For more information, refer to [this blog post about Strong Parameters](http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2012/3/21/strong-parameters/). + TIP: As we'll see later, `@post.save` returns a boolean indicating whether the model was saved or not. @@ -543,16 +560,14 @@ whether the model was saved or not. If you submit the form again now, Rails will complain about not finding the `show` action. That's not very useful though, so let's add the -`show` action before proceeding. Open `config/routes.rb` and add the following route: +`show` action before proceeding. ```ruby -get "posts/:id" => "posts#show" +post GET /posts/:id(.:format) posts#show ``` The special syntax `:id` tells rails that this route expects an `:id` -parameter, which in our case will be the id of the post. Note that this -time we had to specify the actual mapping, `posts#show` because -otherwise Rails would not know which action to render. +parameter, which in our case will be the id of the post. As we did before, we need to add the `show` action in `app/controllers/posts_controller.rb` and its respective view. @@ -601,7 +616,7 @@ look like this: @post = Post.new(params[:post].permit(:title, :text)) @post.save - redirect_to action: :show, id: @post.id + redirect_to @post end ``` @@ -613,11 +628,11 @@ Visit <http://localhost:3000/posts/new> and give it a try! ### Listing all posts -We still need a way to list all our posts, so let's do that. As usual, -we'll need a route placed into `config/routes.rb`: +We still need a way to list all our posts, so let's do that. +We'll use a specific route from `config/routes.rb`: ```ruby -get "posts" => "posts#index" +posts GET /posts(.:format) posts#index ``` And an action for that route inside the `PostsController` in the `app/controllers/posts_controller.rb` file: @@ -669,7 +684,7 @@ for posts. Let's add links to the other views as well, starting with adding this "New Post" link to `app/views/posts/index.html.erb`, placing it above the `<table>` tag: ```erb -<%= link_to 'New post', action: :new %> +<%= link_to 'New post', new_post_path %> ``` This link will allow you to bring up the form that lets you create a new post. You should also add a link to this template — `app/views/posts/new.html.erb` — to go back to the `index` action. Do this by adding this underneath the form in this template: @@ -679,7 +694,7 @@ This link will allow you to bring up the form that lets you create a new post. Y ... <% end %> -<%= link_to 'Back', action: :index %> +<%= link_to 'Back', posts_path %> ``` Finally, add another link to the `app/views/posts/show.html.erb` template to go back to the `index` action as well, so that people who are viewing a single post can go back and view the whole list again: @@ -695,7 +710,7 @@ Finally, add another link to the `app/views/posts/show.html.erb` template to go <%= @post.text %> </p> -<%= link_to 'Back', action: :index %> +<%= link_to 'Back', posts_path %> ``` TIP: If you want to link to an action in the same controller, you don't @@ -755,7 +770,7 @@ def create @post = Post.new(params[:post].permit(:title, :text)) if @post.save - redirect_to action: :show, id: @post.id + redirect_to @post else render 'new' end @@ -776,7 +791,7 @@ something went wrong. To do that, you'll modify `app/views/posts/new.html.erb` to check for error messages: ```html+erb -<%= form_for :post, url: { action: :create } do |f| %> +<%= form_for :post, url: posts_path do |f| %> <% if @post.errors.any? %> <div id="errorExplanation"> <h2><%= pluralize(@post.errors.count, "error") %> prohibited @@ -803,7 +818,7 @@ something went wrong. To do that, you'll modify </p> <% end %> -<%= link_to 'Back', action: :index %> +<%= link_to 'Back', posts_path %> ``` A few things are going on. We check if there are any errors with @@ -832,14 +847,6 @@ We've covered the "CR" part of CRUD. Now let's focus on the "U" part, updating p The first step we'll take is adding an `edit` action to `posts_controller`. -Start by adding a route to `config/routes.rb`: - -```ruby -get "posts/:id/edit" => "posts#edit" -``` - -And then add the controller action: - ```ruby def edit @post = Post.find(params[:id]) @@ -853,8 +860,7 @@ it look as follows: ```html+erb <h1>Editing post</h1> -<%= form_for :post, url: { action: :update, id: @post.id }, -method: :patch do |f| %> +<%= form_for :post, url: post_path(@post.id), method: :patch do |f| %> <% if @post.errors.any? %> <div id="errorExplanation"> <h2><%= pluralize(@post.errors.count, "error") %> prohibited @@ -881,7 +887,7 @@ method: :patch do |f| %> </p> <% end %> -<%= link_to 'Back', action: :index %> +<%= link_to 'Back', posts_path %> ``` This time we point the form to the `update` action, which is not defined yet @@ -893,21 +899,14 @@ via the `PATCH` HTTP method which is the HTTP method you're expected to use to TIP: By default forms built with the _form_for_ helper are sent via `POST`. -Next, we need to add the `update` action. The file -`config/routes.rb` will need just one more line: - -```ruby -patch "posts/:id" => "posts#update" -``` - -And then create the `update` action in `app/controllers/posts_controller.rb`: +Next we need to create the `update` action in `app/controllers/posts_controller.rb`: ```ruby def update @post = Post.find(params[:id]) if @post.update(params[:post].permit(:title, :text)) - redirect_to action: :show, id: @post.id + redirect_to @post else render 'edit' end @@ -941,8 +940,8 @@ appear next to the "Show" link: <tr> <td><%= post.title %></td> <td><%= post.text %></td> - <td><%= link_to 'Show', action: :show, id: post.id %></td> - <td><%= link_to 'Edit', action: :edit, id: post.id %></td> + <td><%= link_to 'Show', post_path(post) %></td> + <td><%= link_to 'Edit', edit_post_path(post) %></td> </tr> <% end %> </table> @@ -955,8 +954,8 @@ the template: ```html+erb ... -<%= link_to 'Back', action: :index %> -| <%= link_to 'Edit', action: :edit, id: @post.id %> +<%= link_to 'Back', posts_path %> +| <%= link_to 'Edit', edit_post_path(@post) %> ``` And here's how our app looks so far: @@ -1016,7 +1015,7 @@ completely: <%= render 'form' %> -<%= link_to 'Back', action: :index %> +<%= link_to 'Back', posts_path %> ``` Then do the same for the `app/views/posts/edit.html.erb` view: @@ -1026,66 +1025,17 @@ Then do the same for the `app/views/posts/edit.html.erb` view: <%= render 'form' %> -<%= link_to 'Back', action: :index %> -``` - -Point your browser to <http://localhost:3000/posts/new> and -try creating a new post. Everything still works. Now try editing the -post and you'll receive the following error: - - - -To understand this error, you need to understand how `form_for` works. -When you pass an object to `form_for` and you don't specify a `:url` -option, Rails will try to guess the `action` and `method` options by -checking if the passed object is a new record or not. Rails follows the -REST convention, so to create a new `Post` object it will look for a -route named `posts_path`, and to update a `Post` object it will look for -a route named `post_path` and pass the current object. Similarly, rails -knows that it should create new objects via POST and update them via -PUT. - -If you run `rake routes` from the console you'll see that we already -have a `posts_path` route, which was created automatically by Rails when we -defined the route for the index action. -However, we don't have a `post_path` yet, which is the reason why we -received an error before. With your server running you can view your routes by visiting [localhost:3000/rails/info/routes](http://localhost:3000/rails/info/routes), or you can generate them from the command line by running `rake routes`: - -```bash -$ rake routes - - posts GET /posts(.:format) posts#index -posts_new GET /posts/new(.:format) posts#new - POST /posts(.:format) posts#create - GET /posts/:id(.:format) posts#show - GET /posts/:id/edit(.:format) posts#edit - PUT /posts/:id(.:format) posts#update - root / welcome#index -``` - -To fix this, open `config/routes.rb` and modify the `get "posts/:id"` -line like this: - -```ruby -get "posts/:id" => "posts#show", as: :post +<%= link_to 'Back', posts_path %> ``` -The `:as` option tells the `get` method that we want to make routing helpers -called `post_url` and `post_path` available to our application. These are -precisely the methods that the `form_for` needs when editing a post, and so now -you'll be able to update posts again. - -NOTE: The `:as` option is available on the `post`, `patch`, `put`, `delete` and `match` -routing methods also. - ### Deleting Posts We're now ready to cover the "D" part of CRUD, deleting posts from the -database. Following the REST convention, we're going to add a route for -deleting posts to `config/routes.rb`: +database. Following the REST convention, the route for +deleting posts in the `config/routes.rb` is: ```ruby -delete "posts/:id" => "posts#destroy" +DELETE /posts/:id(.:format) posts#destroy ``` The `delete` routing method should be used for routes that destroy @@ -1105,7 +1055,7 @@ def destroy @post = Post.find(params[:id]) @post.destroy - redirect_to action: :index + redirect_to posts_path end ``` @@ -1132,18 +1082,17 @@ together. <tr> <td><%= post.title %></td> <td><%= post.text %></td> - <td><%= link_to 'Show', action: :show, id: post.id %></td> - <td><%= link_to 'Edit', action: :edit, id: post.id %></td> - <td><%= link_to 'Destroy', { action: :destroy, id: post.id }, + <td><%= link_to 'Show', post_path(post) %></td> + <td><%= link_to 'Edit', edit_post_path(post) %></td> + <td><%= link_to 'Destroy', post_path(post), method: :delete, data: { confirm: 'Are you sure?' } %></td> </tr> <% end %> </table> ``` -Here we're using `link_to` in a different way. We wrap the -`:action` and `:id` attributes in a hash so that we can pass those two keys in -first as one argument, and then the final two keys as another argument. The `:method` and `:'data-confirm'` +Here we're using `link_to` in a different way. We pass the named route as the first argument, +and then the final two keys as another argument. The `:method` and `:'data-confirm'` options are used as HTML5 attributes so that when the link is clicked, Rails will first show a confirm dialog to the user, and then submit the link with method `delete`. This is done via the JavaScript file `jquery_ujs` which is automatically included @@ -1153,61 +1102,11 @@ generated the application. Without this file, the confirmation dialog box wouldn  Congratulations, you can now create, show, list, update and destroy -posts. In the next section will see how Rails can aid us when creating -REST applications, and how we can refactor our Blog app to take -advantage of it. - -### Going Deeper into REST - -We've now covered all the CRUD actions of a REST app. We did so by -declaring separate routes with the appropriate verbs into -`config/routes.rb`. Here's how that file looks so far: - -```ruby -get "posts" => "posts#index" -get "posts/new" -post "posts" => "posts#create" -get "posts/:id" => "posts#show", as: :post -get "posts/:id/edit" => "posts#edit" -patch "posts/:id" => "posts#update" -delete "posts/:id" => "posts#destroy" -``` - -That's a lot to type for covering a single **resource**. Fortunately, -Rails provides a `resources` method which can be used to declare a -standard REST resource. Here's how `config/routes.rb` looks after the -cleanup: - -```ruby -Blog::Application.routes.draw do - - resources :posts - - root to: "welcome#index" -end -``` - -If you run `rake routes`, you'll see that all the routes that we -declared before are still available: - -```bash -$ rake routes - posts GET /posts(.:format) posts#index - POST /posts(.:format) posts#create - new_post GET /posts/new(.:format) posts#new -edit_post GET /posts/:id/edit(.:format) posts#edit - post GET /posts/:id(.:format) posts#show - PUT /posts/:id(.:format) posts#update - DELETE /posts/:id(.:format) posts#destroy - root / welcome#index -``` - -Also, if you go through the motions of creating, updating and deleting -posts the app still works as before. +posts. TIP: In general, Rails encourages the use of resources objects in place -of declaring routes manually. It was only done in this guide as a learning -exercise. For more information about routing, see +of declaring routes manually. +For more information about routing, see [Rails Routing from the Outside In](routing.html). Adding a Second Model @@ -1256,19 +1155,17 @@ class CreateComments < ActiveRecord::Migration create_table :comments do |t| t.string :commenter t.text :body - t.references :post + t.references :post, index: true t.timestamps end - - add_index :comments, :post_id end end ``` The `t.references` line sets up a foreign key column for the association between -the two models. And the `add_index` line sets up an index for this association -column. Go ahead and run the migration: +the two models. An index for this association is also created on this column. +Go ahead and run the migration: ```bash $ rake db:migrate @@ -1280,10 +1177,8 @@ run against the current database, so in this case you will just see: ```bash == CreateComments: migrating ================================================= -- create_table(:comments) - -> 0.0008s --- add_index(:comments, :post_id) - -> 0.0003s -== CreateComments: migrated (0.0012s) ======================================== + -> 0.0115s +== CreateComments: migrated (0.0119s) ======================================== ``` ### Associating Models @@ -1721,7 +1616,7 @@ class CommentsController < ApplicationController Now if you try to create a new post, you will be greeted with a basic HTTP Authentication challenge - + What's Next? ------------ @@ -1761,7 +1656,7 @@ cannot be automatically detected by Rails and corrected. Two very common sources of data that are not UTF-8: -* Your text editor: Most text editors (such as Textmate), default to saving files as +* Your text editor: Most text editors (such as TextMate), default to saving files as UTF-8. If your text editor does not, this can result in special characters that you enter in your templates (such as é) to appear as a diamond with a question mark inside in the browser. This also applies to your i18n translation files. diff --git a/guides/source/i18n.md b/guides/source/i18n.md index 5304ca4285..65a85efa69 100644 --- a/guides/source/i18n.md +++ b/guides/source/i18n.md @@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ match '/: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 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). ### Setting the Locale from the Client Supplied Information @@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ So that would give you:  -TIP: Right now you might need to add some more date/time formats in order to make the I18n backend work as expected (at least for the 'pirate' locale). Of course, there's a great chance that somebody already did all the work by **translating Rails' defaults for your locale**. See the [rails-i18n repository at Github](https://github.com/svenfuchs/rails-i18n/tree/master/rails/locale) for an archive of various locale files. When you put such file(s) in `config/locales/` directory, they will automatically be ready for use. +TIP: Right now you might need to add some more date/time formats in order to make the I18n backend work as expected (at least for the 'pirate' locale). Of course, there's a great chance that somebody already did all the work by **translating Rails' defaults for your locale**. See the [rails-i18n repository at GitHub](https://github.com/svenfuchs/rails-i18n/tree/master/rails/locale) for an archive of various locale files. When you put such file(s) in `config/locales/` directory, they will automatically be ready for use. ### Inflection Rules For Other Locales @@ -837,6 +837,28 @@ en: NOTE: In order to use this helper, you need to install [DynamicForm](https://github.com/joelmoss/dynamic_form) gem by adding this line to your Gemfile: `gem 'dynamic_form'`. +### Translations for Action Mailer E-Mail Subjects + +If you don't pass a subject to the `mail` method, Action Mailer will try to find +it in your translations. The performed lookup will use the pattern +`<mailer_scope>.<action_name>.subject` to construct the key. + +```ruby +# user_mailer.rb +class UserMailer < ActionMailer::Base + def welcome(user) + #... + end +end +``` + +```yaml +en: + user_mailer: + welcome: + subject: "Welcome to Rails Guides!" +``` + ### Overview of Other Built-In Methods that Provide I18n Support Rails uses fixed strings and other localizations, such as format strings and other format information in a couple of helpers. Here's a brief overview. @@ -958,8 +980,8 @@ 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. +* [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. * [Lighthouse: rails-i18n](http://i18n.lighthouseapp.com/projects/14948-rails-i18n/overview) - Issue tracker for the rails-i18n project. * [Lighthouse: i18n](http://i18n.lighthouseapp.com/projects/14947-ruby-i18n/overview) - Issue tracker for the i18n gem. diff --git a/guides/source/initialization.md b/guides/source/initialization.md index 412f2faaaa..9fcd530183 100644 --- a/guides/source/initialization.md +++ b/guides/source/initialization.md @@ -59,35 +59,33 @@ dependencies of the application. `config/boot.rb` sets `ENV['BUNDLE_GEMFILE']` to the location of this file. If the Gemfile exists, `bundler/setup` is then required. -The gems that a Rails 4 application depends on are as follows: - -TODO: change these when the Rails 4 release is near. - -* abstract (1.0.0) -* actionmailer (4.0.0.beta) -* actionpack (4.0.0.beta) -* activemodel (4.0.0.beta) -* activerecord (4.0.0.beta) -* activesupport (4.0.0.beta) -* arel (2.0.7) -* builder (3.0.0) -* bundler (1.0.6) -* erubis (2.6.6) -* i18n (0.5.0) -* mail (2.2.12) -* mime-types (1.16) -* polyglot (0.3.1) -* rack (1.2.1) -* rack-cache (0.5.3) -* rack-mount (0.6.13) -* rack-test (0.5.6) -* rails (4.0.0.beta) -* railties (4.0.0.beta) -* rake (0.8.7) -* sqlite3-ruby (1.3.2) -* thor (0.14.6) -* treetop (1.4.9) -* tzinfo (0.3.23) +A standard Rails application depends on several gems, specifically: + +* abstract +* actionmailer +* actionpack +* activemodel +* activerecord +* activesupport +* arel +* builder +* bundler +* erubis +* i18n +* mail +* mime-types +* polyglot +* rack +* rack-cache +* rack-mount +* rack-test +* rails +* railties +* rake +* sqlite3-ruby +* thor +* treetop +* tzinfo ### `rails/commands.rb` @@ -116,7 +114,7 @@ If we used `s` rather than `server`, Rails will use the `aliases` defined in the ```ruby when 'server' - # Change to the application's path if there is no config.ru file in current dir. + # Change to the application's path if there is no config.ru file in current directory. # This allows us to run `rails server` from other directories, but still get # the main config.ru and properly set the tmp directory. Dir.chdir(File.expand_path('../../', APP_PATH)) unless File.exists?(File.expand_path("config.ru")) @@ -131,7 +129,7 @@ when 'server' end ``` -This file will change into the root of the directory (a path two directories back from `APP_PATH` which points at `config/application.rb`), but only if the `config.ru` file isn't found. This then requires `rails/commands/server` which sets up the `Rails::Server` class. +This file will change into the Rails root directory (a path two directories up from `APP_PATH` which points at `config/application.rb`), but only if the `config.ru` file isn't found. This then requires `rails/commands/server` which sets up the `Rails::Server` class. ```ruby require 'fileutils' @@ -147,11 +145,11 @@ module Rails ### `actionpack/lib/action_dispatch.rb` Action Dispatch is the routing component of the Rails framework. -It adds functionalities like routing, session, and common middlewares. +It adds functionality like routing, session, and common middlewares. ### `rails/commands/server.rb` -The `Rails::Server` class is defined in this file as inheriting from `Rack::Server`. When `Rails::Server.new` is called, this calls the `initialize` method in `rails/commands/server.rb`: +The `Rails::Server` class is defined in this file by inheriting from `Rack::Server`. When `Rails::Server.new` is called, this calls the `initialize` method in `rails/commands/server.rb`: ```ruby def initialize(*) @@ -441,14 +439,14 @@ inside each of those frameworks, but you're encouraged to try and explore them on your own. For now, just keep in mind that common functionality like Rails engines, -I18n and Rails configuration is all being defined here. +I18n and Rails configuration are all being defined here. ### Back to `config/environment.rb` When `config/application.rb` has finished loading Rails, and defined -your application namespace, you go back to `config/environment.rb`, -where your application is initialized. For example, if you application was called -`Blog`, here you would find `Blog::Application.initialize!`, which is +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 `Blog::Application.initialize!`, which is defined in `rails/application.rb` ### `railties/lib/rails/application.rb` diff --git a/guides/source/layout.html.erb b/guides/source/layout.html.erb index 397dd62638..ef2bdf0753 100644 --- a/guides/source/layout.html.erb +++ b/guides/source/layout.html.erb @@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ </p> <p> If you see any typos or factual errors you are confident to - patch, please clone <%= link_to 'docrails', 'https://github.com/lifo/docrails' %> + patch, please clone <%= link_to 'docrails', 'https://github.com/rails/docrails' %> and push the change yourself. That branch of Rails has public write access. Commits are still reviewed, but that happens after you've submitted your - contribution. <%= link_to 'docrails', 'https://github.com/lifo/docrails' %> is + contribution. <%= link_to 'docrails', 'https://github.com/rails/docrails' %> is cross-merged with master periodically. </p> <p> diff --git a/guides/source/layouts_and_rendering.md b/guides/source/layouts_and_rendering.md index bfd1a7c61b..1ab841b137 100644 --- a/guides/source/layouts_and_rendering.md +++ b/guides/source/layouts_and_rendering.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Layouts and Rendering in Rails ============================== -This guide covers the basic layout features of Action Controller and Action View. By referring to this guide, you will be able to: +This guide covers the basic layout features of Action Controller and Action View. After reading this guide, you will know: @@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ Calls to the `render` method generally accept four options: * `:content_type` * `:layout` -* `:status` * `:location` +* `:status` ##### The `:content_type` Option @@ -310,25 +310,86 @@ You can also tell Rails to render with no layout at all: render layout: false ``` -##### The `:status` Option +##### The `:location` Option -Rails will automatically generate a response with the correct HTTP status code (in most cases, this is `200 OK`). You can use the `:status` option to change this: +You can use the `:location` option to set the HTTP `Location` header: ```ruby -render status: 500 -render status: :forbidden +render xml: photo, location: photo_url(photo) ``` -Rails understands both numeric and symbolic status codes. - -##### The `:location` Option +##### The `:status` Option -You can use the `:location` option to set the HTTP `Location` header: +Rails will automatically generate a response with the correct HTTP status code (in most cases, this is `200 OK`). You can use the `:status` option to change this: ```ruby -render xml: photo, location: photo_url(photo) +render status: 500 +render status: :forbidden ``` +Rails understands both numeric status codes and the corresponding symbols shown below. + +| Response Class | HTTP Status Code | Symbol | +| ------------------- | ---------------- | -------------------------------- | +| **Informational** | 100 | :continue | +| | 101 | :switching_protocols | +| | 102 | :processing | +| **Success** | 200 | :ok | +| | 201 | :created | +| | 202 | :accepted | +| | 203 | :non_authoritative_information | +| | 204 | :no_content | +| | 205 | :reset_content | +| | 206 | :partial_content | +| | 207 | :multi_status | +| | 208 | :already_reported | +| | 226 | :im_used | +| **Redirection** | 300 | :multiple_choices | +| | 301 | :moved_permanently | +| | 302 | :found | +| | 303 | :see_other | +| | 304 | :not_modified | +| | 305 | :use_proxy | +| | 306 | :reserved | +| | 307 | :temporary_redirect | +| | 308 | :permanent_redirect | +| **Client Error** | 400 | :bad_request | +| | 401 | :unauthorized | +| | 402 | :payment_required | +| | 403 | :forbidden | +| | 404 | :not_found | +| | 405 | :method_not_allowed | +| | 406 | :not_acceptable | +| | 407 | :proxy_authentication_required | +| | 408 | :request_timeout | +| | 409 | :conflict | +| | 410 | :gone | +| | 411 | :length_required | +| | 412 | :precondition_failed | +| | 413 | :request_entity_too_large | +| | 414 | :request_uri_too_long | +| | 415 | :unsupported_media_type | +| | 416 | :requested_range_not_satisfiable | +| | 417 | :expectation_failed | +| | 422 | :unprocessable_entity | +| | 423 | :locked | +| | 424 | :failed_dependency | +| | 426 | :upgrade_required | +| | 423 | :precondition_required | +| | 424 | :too_many_requests | +| | 426 | :request_header_fields_too_large | +| **Server Error** | 500 | :internal_server_error | +| | 501 | :not_implemented | +| | 502 | :bad_gateway | +| | 503 | :service_unavailable | +| | 504 | :gateway_timeout | +| | 505 | :http_version_not_supported | +| | 506 | :variant_also_negotiates | +| | 507 | :insufficient_storage | +| | 508 | :loop_detected | +| | 510 | :not_extended | +| | 511 | :network_authentication_required | + #### Finding Layouts To find the current layout, Rails first looks for a file in `app/views/layouts` with the same base name as the controller. For example, rendering actions from the `PhotosController` class will use `app/views/layouts/photos.html.erb` (or `app/views/layouts/photos.builder`). If there is no such controller-specific layout, Rails will use `app/views/layouts/application.html.erb` or `app/views/layouts/application.builder`. If there is no `.erb` layout, Rails will use a `.builder` layout if one exists. Rails also provides several ways to more precisely assign specific layouts to individual controllers and actions. @@ -363,7 +424,7 @@ You can use a symbol to defer the choice of layout until a request is processed: ```ruby class ProductsController < ApplicationController - layout "products_layout" + layout :products_layout def show @product = Product.find(params[:id]) @@ -578,7 +639,7 @@ This would detect that there are no books with the specified ID, populate the `@ ### Using `head` To Build Header-Only Responses -The `head` method can be used to send responses with only headers to the browser. It provides a more obvious alternative to calling `render :nothing`. The `head` method takes one parameter, which is interpreted as a hash of header names and values. For example, you can return only an error header: +The `head` method can be used to send responses with only headers to the browser. It provides a more obvious alternative to calling `render :nothing`. The `head` method accepts a number or symbol (see [reference table](#the-status-option)) representing a HTTP status code. The options argument is interpreted as a hash of header names and values. For example, you can return only an error header: ```ruby head :bad_request @@ -654,7 +715,7 @@ There are three tag options available for the `auto_discovery_link_tag`: * `:rel` specifies the `rel` value in the link. The default value is "alternate". * `:type` specifies an explicit MIME type. Rails will generate an appropriate MIME type automatically. -* `:title` specifies the title of the link. The default value is the uppercased `:type` value, for example, "ATOM" or "RSS". +* `:title` specifies the title of the link. The default value is the uppercase `:type` value, for example, "ATOM" or "RSS". #### Linking to JavaScript Files with the `javascript_include_tag` diff --git a/guides/source/migrations.md b/guides/source/migrations.md index bd63970bea..550f8fdc3c 100644 --- a/guides/source/migrations.md +++ b/guides/source/migrations.md @@ -150,7 +150,25 @@ class AddPartNumberToProducts < ActiveRecord::Migration end ``` -Similarly, +If you'd like to add an index on the new column, you can do that as well: + +```bash +$ rails generate migration AddPartNumberToProducts part_number:string:index +``` + +will generate + +```ruby +class AddPartNumberToProducts < ActiveRecord::Migration + def change + add_column :products, :part_number, :string + add_index :products, :part_number + end +end +``` + + +Similarly, you can generate a migration to remove a column from the command line: ```bash $ rails generate migration RemovePartNumberFromProducts part_number:string @@ -831,10 +849,10 @@ end ``` ```ruby -# app/model/product.rb +# app/models/product.rb class Product < ActiveRecord::Base - validates :flag, presence: true + validates :flag, inclusion: { in: [true, false] } end ``` @@ -856,10 +874,11 @@ end ``` ```ruby -# app/model/product.rb +# app/models/product.rb class Product < ActiveRecord::Base - validates :flag, :fuzz, presence: true + validates :flag, inclusion: { in: [true, false] } + validates :fuzz, presence: true end ``` @@ -1046,8 +1065,8 @@ 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 -could also use some gem like -[foreigner](https://github.com/matthuhiggins/foreigner) which add foreign key +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`). diff --git a/guides/source/rails_application_templates.md b/guides/source/rails_application_templates.md index 77138d8871..b548eaede8 100644 --- a/guides/source/rails_application_templates.md +++ b/guides/source/rails_application_templates.md @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ After reading this guide, you will know: Usage ----- -To apply a template, you need to provide the Rails generator with the location of the template you wish to apply, using -m option. This can either be path to a file or a URL. +To apply a template, you need to provide the Rails generator with the location of the template you wish to apply using the -m option. This can either be a path to a file or a URL. ```bash $ rails new blog -m ~/template.rb @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ $ rake rails:template LOCATION=http://example.com/template.rb Template API ------------ -Rails templates API is very self explanatory and easy to understand. Here's an example of a typical Rails template: +The Rails templates API is easy to understand. Here's an example of a typical Rails template: ```ruby # template.rb @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ git add: "." git commit: %Q{ -m 'Initial commit' } ``` -The following sections outlines the primary methods provided by the API: +The following sections outline the primary methods provided by the API: ### gem(*args) @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ bundle install Wraps gem entries inside a group. -For example, if you want to load `rspec-rails` only in `development` and `test` group: +For example, if you want to load `rspec-rails` only in the `development` and `test` groups: ```ruby gem_group :development, :test do @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ A block can be used in place of the `data` argument. Adds an initializer to the generated application’s `config/initializers` directory. -Lets say you like using `Object#not_nil?` and `Object#not_blank?`: +Let's say you like using `Object#not_nil?` and `Object#not_blank?`: ```ruby initializer 'bloatlol.rb', <<-CODE @@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ initializer 'bloatlol.rb', <<-CODE CODE ``` -Similarly `lib()` creates a file in the `lib/` directory and `vendor()` creates a file in the `vendor/` directory. +Similarly, `lib()` creates a file in the `lib/` directory and `vendor()` creates a file in the `vendor/` directory. -There is even `file()`, which accepts a relative path from `Rails.root` and creates all the directories/file needed: +There is even `file()`, which accepts a relative path from `Rails.root` and creates all the directories/files needed: ```ruby file 'app/components/foo.rb', <<-CODE @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ file 'app/components/foo.rb', <<-CODE CODE ``` -That’ll create `app/components` directory and put `foo.rb` in there. +That’ll create the `app/components` directory and put `foo.rb` in there. ### rakefile(filename, data = nil, &block) @@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ rake "db:migrate", env: 'production' ### route(routing_code) -Adds a routing entry to the `config/routes.rb` file. In above steps, we generated a person scaffold and also removed `README.rdoc`. Now to make `PeopleController#index` as the default page for the application: +Adds a routing entry to the `config/routes.rb` file. In the steps above, we generated a person scaffold and also removed `README.rdoc`. Now, to make `PeopleController#index` the default page for the application: ```ruby route "root to: 'person#index'" @@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ end ### ask(question) -`ask()` gives you a chance to get some feedback from the user and use it in your templates. Lets say you want your user to name the new shiny library you’re adding: +`ask()` gives you a chance to get some feedback from the user and use it in your templates. Let's say you want your user to name the new shiny library you’re adding: ```ruby lib_name = ask("What do you want to call the shiny library ?") @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ CODE ### yes?(question) or no?(question) -These methods let you ask questions from templates and decide the flow based on the user’s answer. Lets say you want to freeze rails only if the user want to: +These methods let you ask questions from templates and decide the flow based on the user’s answer. Let's say you want to freeze rails only if the user wants to: ```ruby rake("rails:freeze:gems") if yes?("Freeze rails gems?") diff --git a/guides/source/rails_on_rack.md b/guides/source/rails_on_rack.md index d8477d89e3..de8f3f483f 100644 --- a/guides/source/rails_on_rack.md +++ b/guides/source/rails_on_rack.md @@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ Rails on Rack ### Rails Application's Rack Object -`ApplicationName::Application` is the primary Rack application object of a Rails application. Any Rack compliant web server should be using `ApplicationName::Application` object to serve a Rails application. +`ApplicationName::Application` is the primary Rack application object of a Rails +application. Any Rack compliant web server should be using +`ApplicationName::Application` object to serve a Rails +application. `Rails.application` refers to the same application object. ### `rails server` @@ -79,11 +82,11 @@ To use `rackup` instead of Rails' `rails server`, you can put the following insi ```ruby # Rails.root/config.ru -require "config/environment" +require ::File.expand_path('../config/environment', __FILE__) use Rack::Debugger use Rack::ContentLength -run ApplicationName::Application +run Rails.application ``` And start the server: @@ -101,7 +104,7 @@ $ rackup --help Action Dispatcher Middleware Stack ---------------------------------- -Many of Action Dispatchers's internal components are implemented as Rack middlewares. `Rails::Application` uses `ActionDispatch::MiddlewareStack` to combine various internal and external middlewares to form a complete Rails Rack application. +Many of Action Dispatcher's internal components are implemented as Rack middlewares. `Rails::Application` uses `ActionDispatch::MiddlewareStack` to combine various internal and external middlewares to form a complete Rails Rack application. NOTE: `ActionDispatch::MiddlewareStack` is Rails equivalent of `Rack::Builder`, but built for better flexibility and more features to meet Rails' requirements. @@ -324,7 +327,7 @@ config.middleware.clear ```ruby # config.ru use MyOwnStackFromScratch -run ApplicationName::Application +run Rails.application ``` Resources @@ -332,7 +335,7 @@ Resources ### Learning Rack -* [Official Rack Website](http://rack.github.com) +* [Official Rack Website](http://rack.github.io) * [Introducing Rack](http://chneukirchen.org/blog/archive/2007/02/introducing-rack.html) * [Ruby on Rack #1 - Hello Rack!](http://m.onkey.org/ruby-on-rack-1-hello-rack) * [Ruby on Rack #2 - The Builder](http://m.onkey.org/ruby-on-rack-2-the-builder) diff --git a/guides/source/routing.md b/guides/source/routing.md index d7a4a237ed..c26a827172 100644 --- a/guides/source/routing.md +++ b/guides/source/routing.md @@ -138,6 +138,12 @@ Sometimes, you have a resource that clients always look up without referencing a get 'profile', to: 'users#show' ``` +Passing a `String` to `match` will expect a `controller#action` format, while passing a `Symbol` will map directly to an action: + +```ruby +get 'profile', to: :show +``` + This resourceful route: ```ruby @@ -530,7 +536,7 @@ In particular, simple routing makes it very easy to map legacy URLs to new Rails ### Bound Parameters -When you set up a regular route, you supply a series of symbols that Rails maps to parts of an incoming HTTP request. Two of these symbols are special: `:controller` maps to the name of a controller in your application, and `:action` maps to the name of an action within that controller. For example, consider one of the default Rails routes: +When you set up a regular route, you supply a series of symbols that Rails maps to parts of an incoming HTTP request. Two of these symbols are special: `:controller` maps to the name of a controller in your application, and `:action` maps to the name of an action within that controller. For example, consider this route: ```ruby get ':controller(/:action(/:id))' @@ -850,8 +856,8 @@ resources :user_permissions, controller: 'admin/user_permissions' This will route to the `Admin::UserPermissions` controller. -NOTE: Only the directory notation is supported. specifying the -controller with ruby constant notation (eg. `:controller => +NOTE: Only the directory notation is supported. Specifying the +controller with Ruby constant notation (eg. `:controller => 'Admin::UserPermissions'`) can lead to routing problems and results in a warning. diff --git a/guides/source/ruby_on_rails_guides_guidelines.md b/guides/source/ruby_on_rails_guides_guidelines.md index a78711f4b2..d5d1ee0a38 100644 --- a/guides/source/ruby_on_rails_guides_guidelines.md +++ b/guides/source/ruby_on_rails_guides_guidelines.md @@ -63,9 +63,13 @@ 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 + ### 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 769bd130be..f04129acdb 100644 --- a/guides/source/security.md +++ b/guides/source/security.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -Ruby On Rails Security Guide +Ruby on Rails Security Guide ============================ This manual describes common security problems in web applications and how to avoid them with Rails. @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ WARNING: _Stealing a user's session id lets an attacker use the web application Many web applications have an authentication system: a user provides a user name and password, the web application checks them and stores the corresponding user id in the session hash. From now on, the session is valid. On every request the application will load the user, identified by the user id in the session, without the need for new authentication. The session id in the cookie identifies the session. -Hence, the cookie serves as temporary authentication for the web application. Everyone who seizes a cookie from someone else, may use the web application as this user – with possibly severe consequences. Here are some ways to hijack a session, and their countermeasures: +Hence, the cookie serves as temporary authentication for the web application. Anyone who seizes a cookie from someone else, may use the web application as this user – with possibly severe consequences. Here are some ways to hijack a session, and their countermeasures: * Sniff the cookie in an insecure network. A wireless LAN can be an example of such a network. In an unencrypted wireless LAN it is especially easy to listen to the traffic of all connected clients. This is one more reason not to work from a coffee shop. For the web application builder this means to _provide a secure connection over SSL_. In Rails 3.1 and later, this could be accomplished by always forcing SSL connection in your application config file: @@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ def legacy end ``` -This will redirect the user to the main action if he tried to access a legacy action. The intention was to preserve the URL parameters to the legacy action and pass them to the main action. However, it can exploited by an attacker if he includes a host key in the URL: +This will redirect the user to the main action if he tried to access a legacy action. The intention was to preserve the URL parameters to the legacy action and pass them to the main action. However, it can be exploited by an attacker if he includes a host key in the URL: ``` http://www.example.com/site/legacy?param1=xy¶m2=23&host=www.attacker.com @@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ Depending on your web application, there may be more ways to hijack the user's a INFO: _A CAPTCHA is a challenge-response test to determine that the response is not generated by a computer. It is often used to protect comment forms from automatic spam bots by asking the user to type the letters of a distorted image. The idea of a negative CAPTCHA is not for a user to prove that he is human, but reveal that a robot is a robot._ -But not only spam robots (bots) are a problem, but also automatic login bots. A popular CAPTCHA API is [reCAPTCHA](http://recaptcha.net/) which displays two distorted images of words from old books. It also adds an angled line, rather than a distorted background and high levels of warping on the text as earlier CAPTCHAs did, because the latter were broken. As a bonus, using reCAPTCHA helps to digitize old books. [ReCAPTCHA](http://ambethia.com/recaptcha/) is also a Rails plug-in with the same name as the API. +But not only spam robots (bots) are a problem, but also automatic login bots. A popular CAPTCHA API is [reCAPTCHA](http://recaptcha.net/) which displays two distorted images of words from old books. It also adds an angled line, rather than a distorted background and high levels of warping on the text as earlier CAPTCHAs did, because the latter were broken. As a bonus, using reCAPTCHA helps to digitize old books. [ReCAPTCHA](https://github.com/ambethia/recaptcha/) is also a Rails plug-in with the same name as the API. You will get two keys from the API, a public and a private key, which you have to put into your Rails environment. After that you can use the recaptcha_tags method in the view, and the verify_recaptcha method in the controller. Verify_recaptcha will return false if the validation fails. The problem with CAPTCHAs is, they are annoying. Additionally, some visually impaired users have found certain kinds of distorted CAPTCHAs difficult to read. The idea of negative CAPTCHAs is not to ask a user to proof that he is human, but reveal that a spam robot is a bot. @@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ Or you can remove them. config.action_dispatch.default_headers.clear ``` -Here is the list of common headers: +Here is a list of common headers: * X-Frame-Options _'SAMEORIGIN' in Rails by default_ - allow framing on same domain. Set it to 'DENY' to deny framing at all or 'ALLOWALL' if you want to allow framing for all website. diff --git a/guides/source/testing.md b/guides/source/testing.md index 3b1c159aec..b02d0b663c 100644 --- a/guides/source/testing.md +++ b/guides/source/testing.md @@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ ERB allows you to embed Ruby code within templates. The YAML fixture format is p ```erb <% 1000.times do |n| %> user_<%= n %>: - username: <%= "user%03d" % n %> - email: <%= "user%03d@example.com" % n %> + username: <%= "user#{n}" %> + email: <%= "user#{n}@example.com" %> <% end %> ``` @@ -159,9 +159,10 @@ class PostTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase The `PostTest` class defines a _test case_ because it inherits from `ActiveSupport::TestCase`. `PostTest` thus has all the methods available from `ActiveSupport::TestCase`. You'll see those methods a little later in this guide. -Any method defined within a `Test::Unit` test case that begins with `test` (case sensitive) is simply called a test. So, `test_password`, `test_valid_password` and `testValidPassword` all are legal test names and are run automatically when the test case is run. +Any method defined within a class inherited from `MiniTest::Unit::TestCase` +(which is the superclass of `ActiveSupport::TestCase`) that begins with `test` (case sensitive) is simply called a test. So, `test_password`, `test_valid_password` and `testValidPassword` all are legal test names and are run automatically when the test case is run. -Rails adds a `test` method that takes a test name and a block. It generates a normal `Test::Unit` test with method names prefixed with `test_`. So, +Rails adds a `test` method that takes a test name and a block. It generates a normal `MiniTest::Unit` test with method names prefixed with `test_`. So, ```ruby test "the truth" do @@ -222,10 +223,10 @@ TIP: You can see all these rake tasks and their descriptions by running `rake -- ### Running Tests -Running a test is as simple as invoking the file containing the test cases through `rails test` command. +Running a test is as simple as invoking the file containing the test cases through `rake test` command. ```bash -$ rails test test/models/post_test.rb +$ rake test test/models/post_test.rb . Finished tests in 0.009262s, 107.9680 tests/s, 107.9680 assertions/s. @@ -233,10 +234,10 @@ Finished tests in 0.009262s, 107.9680 tests/s, 107.9680 assertions/s. 1 tests, 1 assertions, 0 failures, 0 errors, 0 skips ``` -You can also run a particular test method from the test case by running the test and using `-n` switch with the `test method name`. +You can also run a particular test method from the test case by running the test and providing the `test method name`. ```bash -$ rails test test/models/post_test.rb -n test_the_truth +$ rake test test/models/post_test.rb test_the_truth . Finished tests in 0.009064s, 110.3266 tests/s, 110.3266 assertions/s. @@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ end Let us run this newly added test. ```bash -$ rails test test/models/post_test.rb -n test_should_not_save_post_without_title +$ rake test test/models/post_test.rb test_should_not_save_post_without_title F Finished tests in 0.044632s, 22.4054 tests/s, 22.4054 assertions/s. @@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ end Now the test should pass. Let us verify by running the test again: ```bash -$ rails test test/models/post_test.rb -n test_should_not_save_post_without_title +$ rake test test/models/post_test.rb test_should_not_save_post_without_title . Finished tests in 0.047721s, 20.9551 tests/s, 20.9551 assertions/s. @@ -325,7 +326,7 @@ end Now you can see even more output in the console from running the tests: ```bash -$ rails test test/models/post_test.rb -n test_should_report_error +$ rake test test/models/post_test.rb test_should_report_error E Finished tests in 0.030974s, 32.2851 tests/s, 0.0000 assertions/s. @@ -346,31 +347,38 @@ NOTE: The execution of each test method stops as soon as any error or an asserti Ideally, you would like to include a test for everything which could possibly break. It's a good practice to have at least one test for each of your validations and at least one test for every method in your model. -### Assertions Available +### Available Assertions 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 the complete list of assertions that ship with `test/unit`, 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. +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. | Assertion | Purpose | | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | -| `assert( boolean, [msg] )` | Ensures that the object/expression is true.| +| `assert( test, [msg] )` | Ensures that `test` is true.| +| `refute( test, [msg] )` | Ensures that `test` is false.| | `assert_equal( expected, actual, [msg] )` | Ensures that `expected == actual` is true.| -| `assert_not_equal( expected, actual, [msg] )` | Ensures that `expected != actual` is true.| +| `refute_equal( expected, actual, [msg] )` | Ensures that `expected != actual` is true.| | `assert_same( expected, actual, [msg] )` | Ensures that `expected.equal?(actual)` is true.| -| `assert_not_same( expected, actual, [msg] )` | Ensures that `!expected.equal?(actual)` is true.| +| `refute_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 true.| +| `refute_nil( obj, [msg] )` | Ensures that `obj.nil?` is false.| | `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_in_delta( expecting, actual, delta, [msg] )` | Ensures that the numbers `expecting` and `actual` are within `delta` of each other.| +| `refute_match( regexp, string, [msg] )` | Ensures that a string doesn't match the regular expression.| +| `assert_in_delta( expecting, actual, [delta], [msg] )` | Ensures that the numbers `expected` and `actual` are within `delta` of each other.| +| `refute_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.| -| `assert_raise( exception1, exception2, ... ) { block }` | Ensures that the given block raises one of the given exceptions.| +| `assert_raises( exception1, exception2, ... ) { block }` | Ensures that the given block raises one of the given exceptions.| | `assert_nothing_raised( exception1, exception2, ... ) { block }` | Ensures that the given block doesn't raise one of the given exceptions.| -| `assert_instance_of( class, obj, [msg] )` | Ensures that `obj` is of the `class` type.| +| `assert_instance_of( class, obj, [msg] )` | Ensures that `obj` is an instance of `class`.| +| `refute_instance_of( class, obj, [msg] )` | Ensures that `obj` is not an instance of `class`.| | `assert_kind_of( class, obj, [msg] )` | Ensures that `obj` is or descends from `class`.| -| `assert_respond_to( obj, symbol, [msg] )` | Ensures that `obj` has a method called `symbol`.| -| `assert_operator( obj1, operator, obj2, [msg] )` | Ensures that `obj1.operator(obj2)` is true.| +| `refute_kind_of( class, obj, [msg] )` | Ensures that `obj` is not an instance of `class` and is not descending from it.| +| `assert_respond_to( obj, symbol, [msg] )` | Ensures that `obj` responds to `symbol`.| +| `refute_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.| +| `refute_operator( obj1, operator, [obj2], [msg] )` | Ensures that `obj1.operator(obj2)` is false.| | `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.| @@ -475,7 +483,7 @@ NOTE: Functional tests do not verify whether the specified request type should b ### The Four Hashes of the Apocalypse -After a request has been made by using one of the 5 methods (`get`, `post`, etc.) and processed, you will have 4 Hash objects ready for use: +After a request has been made using one of the 6 methods (`get`, `post`, etc.) and processed, you will have 4 Hash objects ready for use: * `assigns` - Any objects that are stored as instance variables in actions for use in views. * `cookies` - Any cookies that are set. @@ -690,9 +698,9 @@ class UserFlowsTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest get "/login" assert_response :success - post_via_redirect "/login", username: users(:avs).username, password: users(:avs).password + post_via_redirect "/login", username: users(:david).username, password: users(:david).password assert_equal '/welcome', path - assert_equal 'Welcome avs!', flash[:notice] + assert_equal 'Welcome david!', flash[:notice] https!(false) get "/posts/all" @@ -714,17 +722,17 @@ class UserFlowsTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest test "login and browse site" do - # User avs logs in - avs = login(:avs) + # User david logs in + david = login(:david) # User guest logs in guest = login(:guest) # Both are now available in different sessions - assert_equal 'Welcome avs!', avs.flash[:notice] + assert_equal 'Welcome david!', david.flash[:notice] assert_equal 'Welcome guest!', guest.flash[:notice] - # User avs can browse site - avs.browses_site + # User david can browse site + david.browses_site # User guest can browse site as well guest.browses_site @@ -761,14 +769,14 @@ You don't need to set up and run your tests by hand on a test-by-test basis. Rai | Tasks | Description | | ------------------------ | ----------- | -| `rails test` | Runs all unit, functional and integration tests. You can also simply run `rails test` as Rails will run all the tests by default| -| `rails test controllers` | Runs all the controller tests from `test/controllers`| -| `rails test functionals` | Runs all the functional tests from `test/controllers`, `test/mailers`, and `test/functional`| -| `rails test helpers` | Runs all the helper tests from `test/helpers`| -| `rails test integration` | Runs all the integration tests from `test/integration`| -| `rails test mailers` | Runs all the mailer tests from `test/mailers`| -| `rails test models` | Runs all the model tests from `test/models`| -| `rails test units` | Runs all the unit tests from `test/models`, `test/helpers`, and `test/unit`| +| `rake test` | Runs all unit, functional and integration tests. You can also simply run `rake test` as Rails will run all the tests by default| +| `rake test:controllers` | Runs all the controller tests from `test/controllers`| +| `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: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`| There're also some test commands which you can initiate by running rake tasks: @@ -997,5 +1005,6 @@ The built-in `test/unit` based testing is not the only way to test Rails applica * [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. +* [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. * [RSpec](http://relishapp.com/rspec), a behavior-driven development framework diff --git a/guides/source/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.md b/guides/source/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.md index 8ad2e2bdb4..5a1594102a 100644 --- a/guides/source/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.md +++ b/guides/source/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.md @@ -22,6 +22,100 @@ 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. +### HTTP PATCH + +Rails 4 now uses `PATCH` as the primary HTTP verb for updates when a RESTful +resource is declared in `config/routes.rb`. The `update` action is still used, +and `PUT` requests will continue to be routed to the `update` action as well. +So, if you're using only the standard RESTful routes, no changes need to be made: + +```ruby +resources :users +``` + +```erb +<%= form_for @user do |f| %> +``` + +```ruby +class UsersController < ApplicationController + def update + # No change needed; PATCH will be preferred, and PUT will still work. + end +end +``` + +However, you will need to make a change if you are using `form_for` to update +a resource in conjunction with a custom route using the `PUT` HTTP method: + +```ruby +resources :users, do + put :update_name, on: :member +end +``` + +```erb +<%= form_for [ :update_name, @user ] do |f| %> +``` + +```ruby +class UsersController < ApplicationController + def update_name + # Change needed; form_for will try to use a non-existant PATCH route. + end +end +``` + +If the action is not being used in a public API and you are free to change the +HTTP method, you can update your route to use `patch` instead of `put`: + +```ruby +resources :users do + patch :update_name, on: :member +end +``` + +If the action is being used in a public API and you can't change to HTTP method +being used, you can update your form to use the `PUT` method instead: + +```erb +<%= 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/) +on the Rails blog. + +#### A note about media types + +The errata for the `PATCH` verb [specifies that a 'diff' media type should be +used with `PATCH`](http://www.rfc-editor.org/errata_search.php?rfc=5789). One +such format is [JSON Patch](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6902). While Rails +does not support JSON Patch natively, it's easy enough to add support: + +``` +# in your controller +def update + respond_to do |format| + format.json do + # perform a partial update + @post.update params[:post] + end + + format.json_patch do + # perform sophisticated change + end + end +end + +# In config/initializers/json_patch.rb: +Mime::Type.register 'application/json-patch+json', :json_patch +``` + +As JSON Patch was only recently made into an RFC, there aren't a lot of great +Ruby libraries yet. Aaron Patterson's +[hana](https://github.com/tenderlove/hana) is one such gem, but doesn't have +full support for the last few changes in the specification. + Upgrading from Rails 3.2 to Rails 4.0 ------------------------------------- @@ -31,6 +125,10 @@ If your application is currently on any version of Rails older than 3.2.x, you s The following changes are meant for upgrading your application to Rails 4.0. +### Gemfile + +Rails 4.0 removed the `assets` group from Gemfile. You'd need to remove that line from your Gemfile when upgrading. + ### vendor/plugins Rails 4.0 no longer supports loading plugins from `vendor/plugins`. You must replace any plugins by extracting them to gems and adding them to your Gemfile. If you choose not to make them gems, you can move them into, say, `lib/my_plugin/*` and add an appropriate initializer in `config/initializers/my_plugin.rb`. @@ -88,17 +186,22 @@ Rails 4.0 extracted Active Resource to its own gem. If you still need the featur Please note that you should wait to set `secret_key_base` until you have 100% of your userbase on Rails 4.x and are reasonably sure you will not need to rollback to Rails 3.x. This is because cookies signed based on the new `secret_key_base` in Rails 4.x are not backwards compatible with Rails 3.x. You are free to leave your existing `secret_token` in place, not set the new `secret_key_base`, and ignore the deprecation warnings until you are reasonably sure that your upgrade is otherwise complete. -* Rails 4.0 introduces a new `UpgradeSignatureToEncryptionCookieStore` cookie store. This is useful for upgrading apps using the old default `CookieStore` to the new default `EncryptedCookieStore` which leverages the new `ActiveSupport::KeyGenerator`. To use this transitional cookie store, you'll want to leave your existing `secret_token` in place, add a new `secret_key_base`, and change your `session_store` like so: +If you are relying on the ability for external applications or Javascript to be able to read your Rails app's signed session cookies (or signed cookies in general) you should not set `secret_key_base` until you have decoupled these concerns. -```ruby - # config/initializers/session_store.rb - Myapp::Application.config.session_store :upgrade_signature_to_encryption_cookie_store, key: 'existing session key' +* Rails 4.0 encrypts the contents of cookie-based sessions if `secret_key_base` has been set. Rails 3.x signed, but did not encrypt, the contents of cookie-based session. Signed cookies are "secure" in that they are verified to have been generated by your app and are tamper-proof. However, the contents can be viewed by end users, and encrypting the contents eliminates this caveat/concern without a significant performance penalty. + +As described above, existing signed cookies generated with Rails 3.x will be transparently upgraded if you leave your existing `secret_token` in place and add the new `secret_key_base`. +```ruby # config/initializers/secret_token.rb Myapp::Application.config.secret_token = 'existing secret token' Myapp::Application.config.secret_key_base = 'new secret key base' ``` +The same caveats apply here, too. You should wait to set `secret_key_base` until you have 100% of your userbase on Rails 4.x and are reasonably sure you will not need to rollback to Rails 3.x. You should also take care to make sure you are not relying on the ability to decode signed cookies generated by your app in external applications or Javascript before upgrading. + +Please read [Pull Request #9978](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/9978) for details on the move to encrypted session cookies. + * Rails 4.0 removed the `ActionController::Base.asset_path` option. Use the assets pipeline feature. * Rails 4.0 has deprecated `ActionController::Base.page_cache_extension` option. Use `ActionController::Base.default_static_extension` instead. @@ -109,7 +212,7 @@ Please note that you should wait to set `secret_key_base` until you have 100% of * Rails 4.0 changes the default memcached client from `memcache-client` to `dalli`. To upgrade, simply add `gem 'dalli'` to your `Gemfile`. -* Rails 4.0 deprecates the `dom_id` and `dom_class` methods. You will need to include the `ActionView::RecordIdentifier` module in controllers requiring this feature. +* Rails 4.0 deprecates the `dom_id` and `dom_class` methods in controllers (they are fine in views). You will need to include the `ActionView::RecordIdentifier` module in controllers requiring this feature. * Rails 4.0 changed how `assert_generates`, `assert_recognizes`, and `assert_routing` work. Now all these assertions raise `Assertion` instead of `ActionController::RoutingError`. diff --git a/guides/source/working_with_javascript_in_rails.md b/guides/source/working_with_javascript_in_rails.md index 7c4192ee26..ddefaf6ff8 100644 --- a/guides/source/working_with_javascript_in_rails.md +++ b/guides/source/working_with_javascript_in_rails.md @@ -394,3 +394,4 @@ Here are some helpful links to help you learn even more: * [jquery-ujs list of external articles](https://github.com/rails/jquery-ujs/wiki/External-articles) * [Rails 3 Remote Links and Forms: A Definitive Guide](http://www.alfajango.com/blog/rails-3-remote-links-and-forms/) * [Railscasts: Unobtrusive JavaScript](http://railscasts.com/episodes/205-unobtrusive-javascript) +* [Railscasts: Turbolinks](http://railscasts.com/episodes/390-turbolinks)
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