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diff --git a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/core_ext.txt b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/core_ext.txt index ca8efc3df1..efef0e1f70 100644 --- a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/core_ext.txt +++ b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/core_ext.txt @@ -1,11 +1,6 @@ == Extending core classes == -This section will explain how to add a method to String that will be available anywhere in your rails app by: - - * Writing tests for the desired behavior - * Creating and requiring the correct files - -=== Creating the test === +This section will explain how to add a method to String that will be available anywhere in your rails app. In this example you will add a method to String named `to_squawk`. To begin, create a new test file with a few assertions: @@ -40,26 +35,6 @@ NoMethodError: undefined method `to_squawk' for "Hello World":String Great - now you are ready to start development. -=== Organize your files === - -A common pattern in rails plugins is to set up the file structure like this: - --------------------------------------------------------- -|-- lib -| |-- yaffle -| | `-- core_ext.rb -| `-- yaffle.rb --------------------------------------------------------- - -The first thing we need to to is to require our 'lib/yaffle.rb' file from 'rails/init.rb': - -*vendor/plugins/yaffle/rails/init.rb* - -[source, ruby] --------------------------------------------------------- -require 'yaffle' --------------------------------------------------------- - Then in 'lib/yaffle.rb' require 'lib/core_ext.rb': *vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/yaffle.rb* |