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diff --git a/guides/source/4_2_release_notes.md b/guides/source/4_2_release_notes.md index 12db528b91..e8d1dc361a 100644 --- a/guides/source/4_2_release_notes.md +++ b/guides/source/4_2_release_notes.md @@ -85,12 +85,21 @@ Please refer to the [Changelog][railties] for detailed changes. * Introduced `Rails.gem_version` as a convenience method to return `Gem::Version.new(Rails.version)`. ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/14101)) +* Introduced an `after_bundle` callback in the Rails templates. + ([Pull Request](https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/16359)) + Action Pack ----------- Please refer to the [Changelog][action-pack] for detailed changes. +### Removals + +* Removed deprecated `AbstractController::Helpers::ClassMethods::MissingHelperError` + in favor of `AbstractController::Helpers::MissingHelperError`. + ([Commit](https://github.com/rails/rails/commit/a1ddde15ae0d612ff2973de9cf768ed701b594e8)) + ### Deprecations * Deprecated support for setting the `:to` option of a router to a symbol or a diff --git a/guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md b/guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md index cb1c1c653d..9ad9319255 100644 --- a/guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md +++ b/guides/source/action_mailer_basics.md @@ -414,6 +414,22 @@ globally in `config/application.rb`: config.action_mailer.default_url_options = { host: 'example.com' } ``` +Because of this behavior you cannot use any of the `*_path` helpers inside of +an email. Instead you will need to use the associated `*_url` helper. For example +instead of using + +``` +<%= link_to 'welcome', welcome_path %> +``` + +You will need to use: + +``` +<%= link_to 'welcome', welcome_url %> +``` + +By using the full URL, your links will now work in your emails. + #### generating URLs with `url_for` You need to pass the `only_path: false` option when using `url_for`. This will diff --git a/guides/source/active_record_querying.md b/guides/source/active_record_querying.md index c9e265de08..35467fe95b 100644 --- a/guides/source/active_record_querying.md +++ b/guides/source/active_record_querying.md @@ -267,23 +267,6 @@ This is equivalent to writing: Client.where(first_name: 'does not exist').take! ``` -#### `last!` - -`Model.last!` finds the last record ordered by the primary key. For example: - -```ruby -client = Client.last! -# => #<Client id: 221, first_name: "Russel"> -``` - -The SQL equivalent of the above is: - -```sql -SELECT * FROM clients ORDER BY clients.id DESC LIMIT 1 -``` - -`Model.last!` raises `ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound` if no matching record is found. - ### Retrieving Multiple Objects in Batches We often need to iterate over a large set of records, as when we send a newsletter to a large set of users, or when we export data. @@ -293,7 +276,7 @@ This may appear straightforward: ```ruby # This is very inefficient when the users table has thousands of rows. User.all.each do |user| - NewsLetter.weekly_deliver(user) + NewsMailer.weekly(user).deliver end ``` @@ -333,7 +316,7 @@ The `:batch_size` option allows you to specify the number of records to be retri ```ruby User.find_each(batch_size: 5000) do |user| - NewsLetter.weekly_deliver(user) + NewsMailer.weekly(user).deliver end ``` @@ -345,7 +328,7 @@ For example, to send newsletters only to users with the primary key starting fro ```ruby User.find_each(start: 2000, batch_size: 5000) do |user| - NewsLetter.weekly_deliver(user) + NewsMailer.weekly(user).deliver end ``` diff --git a/guides/source/command_line.md b/guides/source/command_line.md index 3a78c3bb3f..a074b849c6 100644 --- a/guides/source/command_line.md +++ b/guides/source/command_line.md @@ -149,8 +149,6 @@ $ bin/rails generate controller Greetings hello create test/controllers/greetings_controller_test.rb invoke helper create app/helpers/greetings_helper.rb - invoke test_unit - create test/helpers/greetings_helper_test.rb invoke assets invoke coffee create app/assets/javascripts/greetings.js.coffee @@ -236,8 +234,6 @@ $ bin/rails generate scaffold HighScore game:string score:integer create test/controllers/high_scores_controller_test.rb invoke helper create app/helpers/high_scores_helper.rb - invoke test_unit - create test/helpers/high_scores_helper_test.rb invoke jbuilder create app/views/high_scores/index.json.jbuilder create app/views/high_scores/show.json.jbuilder diff --git a/guides/source/configuring.md b/guides/source/configuring.md index 13020fb286..801cef5ca6 100644 --- a/guides/source/configuring.md +++ b/guides/source/configuring.md @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ numbers. New applications filter out passwords by adding the following `config.f * `config.assets.enabled` a flag that controls whether the asset pipeline is enabled. It is set to true by default. -*`config.assets.raise_runtime_errors`* Set this flag to `true` to enable additional runtime error checking. Recommended in `config/environments/development.rb` to minimize unexpected behavior when deploying to `production`. +* `config.assets.raise_runtime_errors`* Set this flag to `true` to enable additional runtime error checking. Recommended in `config/environments/development.rb` to minimize unexpected behavior when deploying to `production`. * `config.assets.compress` a flag that enables the compression of compiled assets. It is explicitly set to true in `config/environments/production.rb`. @@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ pipeline is enabled. It is set to true by default. * `config.assets.prefix` defines the prefix where assets are served from. Defaults to `/assets`. +* `config.assets.manifest` defines the full path to be used for the asset precompiler's manifest file. Defaults to a file named `manifest-<random>.json` in the `config.assets.prefix` directory within the public folder. + * `config.assets.digest` enables the use of MD5 fingerprints in asset names. Set to `true` by default in `production.rb`. * `config.assets.debug` disables the concatenation and compression of assets. Set to `true` by default in `development.rb`. @@ -996,3 +998,24 @@ If you get the above error, you might want to increase the size of connection pool by incrementing the `pool` option in `database.yml` NOTE. If you are running in a multi-threaded environment, there could be a chance that several threads may be accessing multiple connections simultaneously. So depending on your current request load, you could very well have multiple threads contending for a limited amount of connections. + + +Custom configuration +-------------------- + +You can configure your own code through the Rails configuration object with custom configuration. It works like this: + + ```ruby + config.x.payment_processing.schedule = :daily + config.x.payment_processing.retries = 3 + config.x.super_debugger = true + ``` + +These configuration points are then available through the configuration object: + + ```ruby + Rails.configuration.x.payment_processing.schedule # => :daily + Rails.configuration.x.payment_processing.retries # => 3 + Rails.configuration.x.super_debugger # => true + Rails.configuration.x.super_debugger.not_set # => nil + ``` diff --git a/guides/source/engines.md b/guides/source/engines.md index a5f8ee27b8..24548a5b01 100644 --- a/guides/source/engines.md +++ b/guides/source/engines.md @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ following to the dummy application's routes file at `test/dummy/config/routes.rb`: ```ruby -mount Blorgh::Engine, at: "blorgh" +mount Blorgh::Engine => "/blorgh" ``` ### Inside an Engine @@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ Within `lib/blorgh/engine.rb` is the base class for the engine: ```ruby module Blorgh - class Engine < Rails::Engine + class Engine < ::Rails::Engine isolate_namespace Blorgh end end @@ -322,8 +322,6 @@ invoke test_unit create test/controllers/blorgh/articles_controller_test.rb invoke helper create app/helpers/blorgh/articles_helper.rb -invoke test_unit -create test/helpers/blorgh/articles_helper_test.rb invoke assets invoke js create app/assets/javascripts/blorgh/articles.js @@ -560,8 +558,6 @@ invoke test_unit create test/controllers/blorgh/comments_controller_test.rb invoke helper create app/helpers/blorgh/comments_helper.rb -invoke test_unit -create test/helpers/blorgh/comments_helper_test.rb invoke assets invoke js create app/assets/javascripts/blorgh/comments.js diff --git a/guides/source/generators.md b/guides/source/generators.md index be64f1638d..2349908979 100644 --- a/guides/source/generators.md +++ b/guides/source/generators.md @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ After reading this guide, you will know: * How to see which generators are available in your application. * How to create a generator using templates. * How Rails searches for generators before invoking them. +* How Rails internally generates Rails code from the templates. * How to customize your scaffold by creating new generators. * How to customize your scaffold by changing generator templates. * How to use fallbacks to avoid overwriting a huge set of generators. @@ -191,8 +192,6 @@ $ bin/rails generate scaffold User name:string create test/controllers/users_controller_test.rb invoke helper create app/helpers/users_helper.rb - invoke test_unit - create test/helpers/users_helper_test.rb invoke jbuilder create app/views/users/index.json.jbuilder create app/views/users/show.json.jbuilder @@ -342,6 +341,20 @@ end If you generate another resource, you can see that we get exactly the same result! This is useful if you want to customize your scaffold templates and/or layout by just creating `edit.html.erb`, `index.html.erb` and so on inside `lib/templates/erb/scaffold`. +Many scaffold templates in Rails are written in ERB tags which needs to be escaped, so that the output is a valid ERB code, that can be used correctly in Rails app. + +The following code in one of the generator file, + +```ruby +<%%= stylesheet_include_tag :application %> +``` + +when passed through the generator, would generate the following output. + +```ruby +<%= stylesheet_include_tag :application %> +``` + Adding Generators Fallbacks --------------------------- @@ -387,8 +400,6 @@ $ bin/rails generate scaffold Comment body:text create test/controllers/comments_controller_test.rb invoke my_helper create app/helpers/comments_helper.rb - invoke shoulda - create test/helpers/comments_helper_test.rb invoke jbuilder create app/views/comments/index.json.jbuilder create app/views/comments/show.json.jbuilder diff --git a/guides/source/getting_started.md b/guides/source/getting_started.md index 656d74ef06..1f91352c82 100644 --- a/guides/source/getting_started.md +++ b/guides/source/getting_started.md @@ -191,14 +191,15 @@ following in the `blog` directory: $ bin/rails server ``` -TIP: Compiling CoffeeScript to JavaScript requires a JavaScript runtime and the -absence of a runtime will give you an `execjs` error. Usually Mac OS X and -Windows come with a JavaScript runtime installed. Rails adds the `therubyracer` -gem to the generated `Gemfile` in a commented line for new apps and you can -uncomment if you need it. `therubyrhino` is the recommended runtime for JRuby -users and is added by default to the `Gemfile` in apps generated under JRuby. -You can investigate about all the supported runtimes at -[ExecJS](https://github.com/sstephenson/execjs#readme). +TIP: Compiling CoffeeScript and JavaScript asset compression requires you +have a JavaScript runtime available on your system, in the absence +of a runtime you will see an `execjs` error during asset compilation. +Usually Mac OS X and Windows come with a JavaScript runtime installed. +Rails adds the `therubyracer` gem to the generated `Gemfile` in a +commented line for new apps and you can uncomment if you need it. +`therubyrhino` is the recommended runtime for JRuby users and is added by +default to the `Gemfile` in apps generated under JRuby. You can investigate +about all the supported runtimes at [ExecJS](https://github.com/sstephenson/execjs#readme). This will fire up WEBrick, a web server distributed with Ruby by default. To see your application in action, open a browser window and navigate to @@ -256,8 +257,6 @@ invoke test_unit create test/controllers/welcome_controller_test.rb invoke helper create app/helpers/welcome_helper.rb -invoke test_unit -create test/helpers/welcome_helper_test.rb invoke assets invoke coffee create app/assets/javascripts/welcome.js.coffee @@ -909,7 +908,7 @@ And then finally, add the view for this action, located at </table> ``` -Now if you go to `http://localhost:3000/articles` you will see a list of all the +Now if you go to <http://localhost:3000/articles> you will see a list of all the articles that you have created. ### Adding links @@ -1105,7 +1104,7 @@ standout. Now you'll get a nice error message when saving an article without title when you attempt to do just that on the new article form -[(http://localhost:3000/articles/new)](http://localhost:3000/articles/new). +<http://localhost:3000/articles/new>:  @@ -1636,7 +1635,6 @@ This creates six files and one empty directory: | app/views/comments/ | Views of the controller are stored here | | test/controllers/comments_controller_test.rb | The test for the controller | | app/helpers/comments_helper.rb | A view helper file | -| test/helpers/comments_helper_test.rb | The test for the helper | | app/assets/javascripts/comment.js.coffee | CoffeeScript for the controller | | app/assets/stylesheets/comment.css.scss | Cascading style sheet for the controller | diff --git a/guides/source/plugins.md b/guides/source/plugins.md index a35648d341..f10699fbeb 100644 --- a/guides/source/plugins.md +++ b/guides/source/plugins.md @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ $ bin/rails plugin new yaffle See usage and options by asking for help: ```bash -$ bin/rails plugin --help +$ bin/rails plugin new --help ``` Testing Your Newly Generated Plugin @@ -440,5 +440,5 @@ $ bin/rake rdoc * [Developing a RubyGem using Bundler](https://github.com/radar/guides/blob/master/gem-development.md) * [Using .gemspecs as Intended](http://yehudakatz.com/2010/04/02/using-gemspecs-as-intended/) -* [Gemspec Reference](http://docs.rubygems.org/read/chapter/20) +* [Gemspec Reference](http://guides.rubygems.org/specification-reference/) * [GemPlugins: A Brief Introduction to the Future of Rails Plugins](http://www.intridea.com/blog/2008/6/11/gemplugins-a-brief-introduction-to-the-future-of-rails-plugins) diff --git a/guides/source/rails_application_templates.md b/guides/source/rails_application_templates.md index 0bd608c007..6512b14e60 100644 --- a/guides/source/rails_application_templates.md +++ b/guides/source/rails_application_templates.md @@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ generate(:scaffold, "person name:string") route "root to: 'people#index'" rake("db:migrate") -git :init -git add: "." -git commit: %Q{ -m 'Initial commit' } +after_bundle do + git :init + git add: "." + git commit: %Q{ -m 'Initial commit' } +end ``` The following sections outline the primary methods provided by the API: @@ -228,6 +230,22 @@ git add: "." git commit: "-a -m 'Initial commit'" ``` +### after_bundle(&block) + +Registers a callback to be executed after the gems are bundled and binstubs +are generated. Useful for all generated files to version control: + +```ruby +after_bundle do + git :init + git add: '.' + git commit: "-a -m 'Initial commit'" +end +``` + +The callbacks gets executed even if `--skip-bundle` and/or `--skip-spring` has +been passed. + Advanced Usage -------------- diff --git a/guides/source/routing.md b/guides/source/routing.md index c56be7cc12..af8c1bbcc4 100644 --- a/guides/source/routing.md +++ b/guides/source/routing.md @@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ match 'photos', to: 'photos#show', via: :all NOTE: Routing both `GET` and `POST` requests to a single action has security implications. In general, you should avoid routing all verbs to an action unless you have a good reason to. -NOTE: 'GET' in Rails doesn't check for CSRF token. You should never write to the database from 'GET' requests, for more information see the [security guide] (security.html#csrf-countermeasures) on CSRF countermeasures. +NOTE: 'GET' in Rails won't check for CSRF token. You should never write to the database from 'GET' requests, for more information see the [security guide](security.html#csrf-countermeasures) on CSRF countermeasures. ### Segment Constraints diff --git a/guides/source/ruby_on_rails_guides_guidelines.md b/guides/source/ruby_on_rails_guides_guidelines.md index f0230b428b..6206b3c715 100644 --- a/guides/source/ruby_on_rails_guides_guidelines.md +++ b/guides/source/ruby_on_rails_guides_guidelines.md @@ -13,17 +13,17 @@ After reading this guide, you will know: Markdown ------- -Guides are written in [GitHub Flavored Markdown](https://help.github.com/articles/github-flavored-markdown). There is comprehensive [documentation for Markdown](http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax), a [cheatsheet](http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/basics). +Guides are written in [GitHub Flavored Markdown](https://help.github.com/articles/github-flavored-markdown). There is comprehensive [documentation for Markdown](http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax), as well as a [cheatsheet](http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/basics). Prologue -------- -Each guide should start with motivational text at the top (that's the little introduction in the blue area). The prologue should tell the reader what the guide is about, and what they will learn. See for example the [Routing Guide](routing.html). +Each guide should start with motivational text at the top (that's the little introduction in the blue area). The prologue should tell the reader what the guide is about, and what they will learn. As an example, see the [Routing Guide](routing.html). -Titles +Headings ------ -The title of every guide uses `h1`; guide sections use `h2`; subsections `h3`; etc. However, the generated HTML output will have the heading tag starting from `<h2>`. +The title of every guide uses an `h1` heading; guide sections use `h2` headings; subsections use `h3` headings; etc. Note that the generated HTML output will use heading tags starting with `<h2>`. ``` Guide Title @@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ Section ### Sub Section ``` -Capitalize all words except for internal articles, prepositions, conjunctions, and forms of the verb to be: +When writing headings, capitalize all words except for prepositions, conjunctions, internal articles, and forms of the verb "to be": ``` #### Middleware Stack is an Array #### When are Objects Saved? ``` -Use the same typography as in regular text: +Use the same inline formatting as regular text: ``` ##### The `:content_type` Option @@ -51,25 +51,23 @@ Use the same typography as in regular text: API Documentation Guidelines ---------------------------- -The guides and the API should be coherent and consistent where appropriate. Please have a look at these particular sections of the [API Documentation Guidelines](api_documentation_guidelines.html): +The guides and the API should be coherent and consistent where appropriate. In particular, these sections of the [API Documentation Guidelines](api_documentation_guidelines.html) also apply to the guides: * [Wording](api_documentation_guidelines.html#wording) * [Example Code](api_documentation_guidelines.html#example-code) -* [Filenames](api_documentation_guidelines.html#filenames) +* [Filenames](api_documentation_guidelines.html#file-names) * [Fonts](api_documentation_guidelines.html#fonts) -Those guidelines apply also to guides. - HTML Guides ----------- Before generating the guides, make sure that you have the latest version of Bundler installed on your system. As of this writing, you must install Bundler 1.3.5 on your device. -To install the latest version of Bundler, simply run the `gem install bundler` command +To install the latest version of Bundler, run `gem install bundler`. ### Generation -To generate all the guides, just `cd` into the `guides` directory, run `bundle install` and execute: +To generate all the guides, just `cd` into the `guides` directory, run `bundle install`, and execute: ``` bundle exec rake guides:generate diff --git a/guides/source/security.md b/guides/source/security.md index ebfcc5bdd0..125dd82666 100644 --- a/guides/source/security.md +++ b/guides/source/security.md @@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ It works like this: * A user receives credits, the amount is stored in a session (which is a bad idea anyway, but we'll do this for demonstration purposes). * The user buys something. -* Their new, lower credit will be stored in the session. -* The dark side of the user forces them to take the cookie from the first step (which they copied) and replace the current cookie in the browser. -* The user has their credit back. +* The new adjusted credit value is stored in the session. +* The user takes the cookie from the first step (which they previously copied) and replaces the current cookie in the browser. +* The user has their original credit back. Including a nonce (a random value) in the session solves replay attacks. A nonce is valid only once, and the server has to keep track of all the valid nonces. It gets even more complicated if you have several application servers (mongrels). Storing nonces in a database table would defeat the entire purpose of CookieStore (avoiding accessing the database). @@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ It is recommended to _use RedCloth in combination with a whitelist input filter_ NOTE: _The same security precautions have to be taken for Ajax actions as for "normal" ones. There is at least one exception, however: The output has to be escaped in the controller already, if the action doesn't render a view._ -If you use the [in_place_editor plugin](http://dev.rubyonrails.org/browser/plugins/in_place_editing), or actions that return a string, rather than rendering a view, _you have to escape the return value in the action_. Otherwise, if the return value contains a XSS string, the malicious code will be executed upon return to the browser. Escape any input value using the h() method. +If you use the [in_place_editor plugin](https://rubygems.org/gems/in_place_editing), or actions that return a string, rather than rendering a view, _you have to escape the return value in the action_. Otherwise, if the return value contains a XSS string, the malicious code will be executed upon return to the browser. Escape any input value using the h() method. ### Command Line Injection diff --git a/guides/source/testing.md b/guides/source/testing.md index b2da25b19f..3e12afc000 100644 --- a/guides/source/testing.md +++ b/guides/source/testing.md @@ -364,13 +364,8 @@ Ideally, you would like to include a test for everything which could possibly br By now you've caught a glimpse of some of the assertions that are available. Assertions are the worker bees of testing. They are the ones that actually perform the checks to ensure that things are going as planned. -There are a bunch of different types of assertions you can use. Here's an -extract of the -[assertions](http://docs.seattlerb.org/minitest/Minitest/Assertions.html) you -can use with [minitest](https://github.com/seattlerb/minitest), the default -testing library used by Rails. The `[msg]` parameter is an optional string -message you can specify to make your test failure messages clearer. It's not -required. +There are a bunch of different types of assertions you can use. +Here's an extract of the assertions you can use with [`Minitest`](https://github.com/seattlerb/minitest), the default testing library used by Rails. The `[msg]` parameter is an optional string message you can specify to make your test failure messages clearer. It's not required. | Assertion | Purpose | | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | @@ -406,6 +401,8 @@ required. | `assert_send( array, [msg] )` | Ensures that executing the method listed in `array[1]` on the object in `array[0]` with the parameters of `array[2 and up]` is true. This one is weird eh?| | `flunk( [msg] )` | Ensures failure. This is useful to explicitly mark a test that isn't finished yet.| +The above are subset of assertions that minitest supports. For an exhaustive & more up-to-date list, please check [Minitest API documentation](http://docs.seattlerb.org/minitest/), specifically [`Minitest::Assertions`](http://docs.seattlerb.org/minitest/Minitest/Assertions.html) + Because of the modular nature of the testing framework, it is possible to create your own assertions. In fact, that's exactly what Rails does. It includes some specialized assertions to make your life easier. NOTE: Creating your own assertions is an advanced topic that we won't cover in this tutorial. @@ -1017,17 +1014,9 @@ Testing helpers In order to test helpers, all you need to do is check that the output of the helper method matches what you'd expect. Tests related to the helpers are -located under the `test/helpers` directory. Rails provides a generator which -generates both the helper and the test file: - -```bash -$ bin/rails generate helper User - create app/helpers/user_helper.rb - invoke test_unit - create test/helpers/user_helper_test.rb -``` +located under the `test/helpers` directory. -The generated test file contains the following code: +A helper test looks like so: ```ruby require 'test_helper' @@ -1060,7 +1049,6 @@ The built-in `minitest` based testing is not the only way to test Rails applicat * [NullDB](http://avdi.org/projects/nulldb/), a way to speed up testing by avoiding database use. * [Factory Girl](https://github.com/thoughtbot/factory_girl/tree/master), a replacement for fixtures. -* [Machinist](https://github.com/notahat/machinist/tree/master), another replacement for fixtures. * [Fixture Builder](https://github.com/rdy/fixture_builder), a tool that compiles Ruby factories into fixtures before a test run. * [MiniTest::Spec Rails](https://github.com/metaskills/minitest-spec-rails), use the MiniTest::Spec DSL within your rails tests. * [Shoulda](http://www.thoughtbot.com/projects/shoulda), an extension to `test/unit` with additional helpers, macros, and assertions. diff --git a/guides/source/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.md b/guides/source/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.md index b3e4505fc0..cc20782780 100644 --- a/guides/source/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.md +++ b/guides/source/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.md @@ -54,10 +54,43 @@ NOTE: This section is a work in progress. ### Serialized attributes -When assigning `nil` to a serialized attribute, it will be saved to the database +When using a custom coder (e.g. `serialize :metadata, JSON`), +assigning `nil` to a serialized attribute will save it to the database as `NULL` instead of passing the `nil` value through the coder (e.g. `"null"` when using the `JSON` coder). +### `after_bundle` in Rails templates + +If you have a Rails template that adds all the files in version control, it +fails to add the generated binstubs because it gets executed before Bundler: + +```ruby +# template.rb +generate(:scaffold, "person name:string") +route "root to: 'people#index'" +rake("db:migrate") + +git :init +git add: "." +git commit: %Q{ -m 'Initial commit' } +``` + +You can now wrap the `git` calls in an `after_bundle` block. It will be run +after the binstubs have been generated. + +```ruby +# template.rb +generate(:scaffold, "person name:string") +route "root to: 'people#index'" +rake("db:migrate") + +after_bundle do + git :init + git add: "." + git commit: %Q{ -m 'Initial commit' } +end +``` + Upgrading from Rails 4.0 to Rails 4.1 ------------------------------------- @@ -592,6 +625,9 @@ Rails 4.0 no longer supports loading plugins from `vendor/plugins`. You must rep * Rails 4.0 has changed `serialized_attributes` and `attr_readonly` to class methods only. You shouldn't use instance methods since it's now deprecated. You should change them to use class methods, e.g. `self.serialized_attributes` to `self.class.serialized_attributes`. +* When using the default coder, assigning `nil` to a serialized attribute will save it +to the database as `NULL` instead of passing the `nil` value through YAML (`"--- \n...\n"`). + * Rails 4.0 has removed `attr_accessible` and `attr_protected` feature in favor of Strong Parameters. You can use the [Protected Attributes gem](https://github.com/rails/protected_attributes) for a smooth upgrade path. * If you are not using Protected Attributes, you can remove any options related to |