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-rw-r--r--railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/acts_as_yaffle.txt2
-rw-r--r--railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/appendix.txt118
-rw-r--r--railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/controllers.txt8
-rw-r--r--railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/core_ext.txt33
-rw-r--r--railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/gems.txt50
-rw-r--r--railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/generator_commands.txt144
-rw-r--r--railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/generators.txt98
-rw-r--r--railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/helpers.txt4
-rw-r--r--railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/index.txt22
-rw-r--r--railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/migration_generator.txt156
-rw-r--r--railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/migrations.txt213
-rw-r--r--railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/models.txt10
-rw-r--r--railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/odds_and_ends.txt69
-rw-r--r--railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/rdoc.txt18
-rw-r--r--railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/routes.txt (renamed from railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/custom_route.txt)22
-rw-r--r--railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/setup.txt84
-rw-r--r--railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/tasks.txt27
-rw-r--r--railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/tests.txt165
18 files changed, 929 insertions, 314 deletions
diff --git a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/acts_as_yaffle.txt b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/acts_as_yaffle.txt
index de116af7db..674f086e17 100644
--- a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/acts_as_yaffle.txt
+++ b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/acts_as_yaffle.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-== Add an `acts_as_yaffle` method to Active Record ==
+== Add an 'acts_as' method to Active Record ==
A common pattern in plugins is to add a method called 'acts_as_something' to models. In this case, you want to write a method called 'acts_as_yaffle' that adds a 'squawk' method to your models.
diff --git a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/appendix.txt b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/appendix.txt
index a78890ccd5..340c03dd4e 100644
--- a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/appendix.txt
+++ b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/appendix.txt
@@ -1,46 +1,104 @@
== Appendix ==
+If you prefer to use RSpec instead of Test::Unit, you may be interested in the http://github.com/pat-maddox/rspec-plugin-generator/tree/master[RSpec Plugin Generator].
+
=== References ===
* http://nubyonrails.com/articles/the-complete-guide-to-rails-plugins-part-i
* http://nubyonrails.com/articles/2006/05/09/the-complete-guide-to-rails-plugins-part-ii
* http://github.com/technoweenie/attachment_fu/tree/master
* http://daddy.platte.name/2007/05/rails-plugins-keep-initrb-thin.html
+ * http://www.mbleigh.com/2008/6/11/gemplugins-a-brief-introduction-to-the-future-of-rails-plugins
+ * http://weblog.jamisbuck.org/2006/10/26/monkey-patching-rails-extending-routes-2.
+
+=== Contents of 'lib/yaffle.rb' ===
+
+*vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/yaffle.rb:*
+
+[source, ruby]
+----------------------------------------------
+require "yaffle/core_ext"
+require "yaffle/acts_as_yaffle"
+require "yaffle/commands"
+require "yaffle/routing"
+
+%w{ models controllers helpers }.each do |dir|
+ path = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'app', dir)
+ $LOAD_PATH << path
+ ActiveSupport::Dependencies.load_paths << path
+ ActiveSupport::Dependencies.load_once_paths.delete(path)
+end
+
+# optionally:
+# Dir.glob(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "db", "migrate", "*")).each do |file|
+# require file
+# end
+
+----------------------------------------------
+
=== Final plugin directory structure ===
The final plugin should have a directory structure that looks something like this:
------------------------------------------------
- |-- MIT-LICENSE
- |-- README
- |-- Rakefile
- |-- generators
- | `-- yaffle
- | |-- USAGE
- | |-- templates
- | | `-- definition.txt
- | `-- yaffle_generator.rb
- |-- init.rb
- |-- install.rb
- |-- lib
- | |-- acts_as_yaffle.rb
- | |-- commands.rb
- | |-- core_ext.rb
- | |-- routing.rb
- | `-- view_helpers.rb
- |-- tasks
- | `-- yaffle_tasks.rake
- |-- test
- | |-- acts_as_yaffle_test.rb
- | |-- core_ext_test.rb
- | |-- database.yml
- | |-- debug.log
- | |-- routing_test.rb
- | |-- schema.rb
- | |-- test_helper.rb
- | `-- view_helpers_test.rb
- |-- uninstall.rb
- `-- yaffle_plugin.sqlite3.db
+|-- MIT-LICENSE
+|-- README
+|-- Rakefile
+|-- generators
+| |-- yaffle_definition
+| | |-- USAGE
+| | |-- templates
+| | | `-- definition.txt
+| | `-- yaffle_definition_generator.rb
+| |-- yaffle_migration
+| | |-- USAGE
+| | |-- templates
+| | `-- yaffle_migration_generator.rb
+| `-- yaffle_route
+| |-- USAGE
+| |-- templates
+| `-- yaffle_route_generator.rb
+|-- install.rb
+|-- lib
+| |-- app
+| | |-- controllers
+| | | `-- woodpeckers_controller.rb
+| | |-- helpers
+| | | `-- woodpeckers_helper.rb
+| | `-- models
+| | `-- woodpecker.rb
+| |-- db
+| | `-- migrate
+| | `-- 20081116181115_create_birdhouses.rb
+| |-- yaffle
+| | |-- acts_as_yaffle.rb
+| | |-- commands.rb
+| | |-- core_ext.rb
+| | `-- routing.rb
+| `-- yaffle.rb
+|-- pkg
+| `-- yaffle-0.0.1.gem
+|-- rails
+| `-- init.rb
+|-- tasks
+| `-- yaffle_tasks.rake
+|-- test
+| |-- acts_as_yaffle_test.rb
+| |-- core_ext_test.rb
+| |-- database.yml
+| |-- debug.log
+| |-- definition_generator_test.rb
+| |-- migration_generator_test.rb
+| |-- route_generator_test.rb
+| |-- routes_test.rb
+| |-- schema.rb
+| |-- test_helper.rb
+| |-- woodpecker_test.rb
+| |-- woodpeckers_controller_test.rb
+| |-- wookpeckers_helper_test.rb
+| |-- yaffle_plugin.sqlite3.db
+| `-- yaffle_test.rb
+`-- uninstall.rb
------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/controllers.txt b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/controllers.txt
index ee408adb1d..7afdef032d 100644
--- a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/controllers.txt
+++ b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/controllers.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-== Add a controller ==
+== Controllers ==
This section describes how to add a controller named 'woodpeckers' to your plugin that will behave the same as a controller in your main app. This is very similar to adding a model.
You can test your plugin's controller as you would test any other controller:
-*vendor/plugins/yaffle/yaffle/woodpeckers_controller_test.rb:*
+*vendor/plugins/yaffle/test/woodpeckers_controller_test.rb:*
[source, ruby]
----------------------------------------------
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ class WoodpeckersControllerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
@controller = WoodpeckersController.new
@request = ActionController::TestRequest.new
@response = ActionController::TestResponse.new
+
+ ActionController::Routing::Routes.draw do |map|
+ map.resources :woodpeckers
+ end
end
def test_index
diff --git a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/core_ext.txt b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/core_ext.txt
index ca8efc3df1..cbedb9eaf2 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*
@@ -92,13 +67,13 @@ $ ./script/console
=== Working with init.rb ===
-When rails loads plugins it looks for the file named init.rb. However, when the plugin is initialized, 'init.rb' is invoked via `eval` (not `require`) so it has slightly different behavior.
+When rails loads plugins it looks for the file named 'init.rb' or 'rails/init.rb'. However, when the plugin is initialized, 'init.rb' is invoked via `eval` (not `require`) so it has slightly different behavior.
Under certain circumstances if you reopen classes or modules in 'init.rb' you may inadvertently create a new class, rather than reopening an existing class. A better alternative is to reopen the class in a different file, and require that file from `init.rb`, as shown above.
If you must reopen a class in `init.rb` you can use `module_eval` or `class_eval` to avoid any issues:
-*vendor/plugins/yaffle/init.rb*
+*vendor/plugins/yaffle/rails/init.rb*
[source, ruby]
---------------------------------------------------
@@ -111,7 +86,7 @@ end
Another way is to explicitly define the top-level module space for all modules and classes, like `::Hash`:
-*vendor/plugins/yaffle/init.rb*
+*vendor/plugins/yaffle/rails/init.rb*
[source, ruby]
---------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/gems.txt b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/gems.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..67d55adb3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/gems.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+== PluginGems ==
+
+Turning your rails plugin into a gem is a simple and straightforward task. This section will cover how to turn your plugin into a gem. It will not cover how to distribute that gem.
+
+Historically rails plugins loaded the plugin's 'init.rb' file. In fact some plugins contain all of their code in that one file. To be compatible with plugins, 'init.rb' was moved to 'rails/init.rb'.
+
+It's common practice to put any developer-centric rake tasks (such as tests, rdoc and gem package tasks) in 'Rakefile'. A rake task that packages the gem might look like this:
+
+*vendor/plugins/yaffle/Rakefile:*
+
+[source, ruby]
+----------------------------------------------
+PKG_FILES = FileList[
+ '[a-zA-Z]*',
+ 'generators/**/*',
+ 'lib/**/*',
+ 'rails/**/*',
+ 'tasks/**/*',
+ 'test/**/*'
+]
+
+spec = Gem::Specification.new do |s|
+ s.name = "yaffle"
+ s.version = "0.0.1"
+ s.author = "Gleeful Yaffler"
+ s.email = "yaffle@example.com"
+ s.homepage = "http://yafflers.example.com/"
+ s.platform = Gem::Platform::RUBY
+ s.summary = "Sharing Yaffle Goodness"
+ s.files = PKG_FILES.to_a
+ s.require_path = "lib"
+ s.has_rdoc = false
+ s.extra_rdoc_files = ["README"]
+end
+
+desc 'Turn this plugin into a gem.'
+Rake::GemPackageTask.new(spec) do |pkg|
+ pkg.gem_spec = spec
+end
+----------------------------------------------
+
+To build and install the gem locally, run the following commands:
+
+----------------------------------------------
+cd vendor/plugins/yaffle
+rake gem
+sudo gem install pkg/yaffle-0.0.1.gem
+----------------------------------------------
+
+To test this, create a new rails app, add 'config.gem "yaffle"' to environment.rb and all of your plugin's functionality will be available to you. \ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/generator_commands.txt b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/generator_commands.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f60ea3d8f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/generator_commands.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+== Generator Commands ==
+
+You may have noticed above that you can used one of the built-in rails migration commands `migration_template`. If your plugin needs to add and remove lines of text from existing files you will need to write your own generator methods.
+
+This section describes how you you can create your own commands to add and remove a line of text from 'config/routes.rb'.
+
+To start, add the following test method:
+
+*vendor/plugins/yaffle/test/route_generator_test.rb*
+
+[source, ruby]
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/test_helper.rb'
+require 'rails_generator'
+require 'rails_generator/scripts/generate'
+require 'rails_generator/scripts/destroy'
+
+class RouteGeneratorTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+
+ def setup
+ FileUtils.mkdir_p(File.join(fake_rails_root, "config"))
+ end
+
+ def teardown
+ FileUtils.rm_r(fake_rails_root)
+ end
+
+ def test_generates_route
+ content = <<-END
+ ActionController::Routing::Routes.draw do |map|
+ map.connect ':controller/:action/:id'
+ map.connect ':controller/:action/:id.:format'
+ end
+ END
+ File.open(routes_path, 'wb') {|f| f.write(content) }
+
+ Rails::Generator::Scripts::Generate.new.run(["yaffle_route"], :destination => fake_rails_root)
+ assert_match /map\.yaffles/, File.read(routes_path)
+ end
+
+ def test_destroys_route
+ content = <<-END
+ ActionController::Routing::Routes.draw do |map|
+ map.yaffles
+ map.connect ':controller/:action/:id'
+ map.connect ':controller/:action/:id.:format'
+ end
+ END
+ File.open(routes_path, 'wb') {|f| f.write(content) }
+
+ Rails::Generator::Scripts::Destroy.new.run(["yaffle_route"], :destination => fake_rails_root)
+ assert_no_match /map\.yaffles/, File.read(routes_path)
+ end
+
+ private
+
+ def fake_rails_root
+ File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "rails_root")
+ end
+
+ def routes_path
+ File.join(fake_rails_root, "config", "routes.rb")
+ end
+
+end
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+
+Run `rake` to watch the test fail, then make the test pass add the following:
+
+*vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/yaffle.rb*
+
+[source, ruby]
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+require "yaffle/commands"
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+
+*vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/yaffle/commands.rb*
+
+[source, ruby]
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+require 'rails_generator'
+require 'rails_generator/commands'
+
+module Yaffle #:nodoc:
+ module Generator #:nodoc:
+ module Commands #:nodoc:
+ module Create
+ def yaffle_route
+ logger.route "map.yaffle"
+ look_for = 'ActionController::Routing::Routes.draw do |map|'
+ unless options[:pretend]
+ gsub_file('config/routes.rb', /(#{Regexp.escape(look_for)})/mi){|match| "#{match}\n map.yaffles\n"}
+ end
+ end
+ end
+
+ module Destroy
+ def yaffle_route
+ logger.route "map.yaffle"
+ gsub_file 'config/routes.rb', /\n.+?map\.yaffles/mi, ''
+ end
+ end
+
+ module List
+ def yaffle_route
+ end
+ end
+
+ module Update
+ def yaffle_route
+ end
+ end
+ end
+ end
+end
+
+Rails::Generator::Commands::Create.send :include, Yaffle::Generator::Commands::Create
+Rails::Generator::Commands::Destroy.send :include, Yaffle::Generator::Commands::Destroy
+Rails::Generator::Commands::List.send :include, Yaffle::Generator::Commands::List
+Rails::Generator::Commands::Update.send :include, Yaffle::Generator::Commands::Update
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+
+*vendor/plugins/yaffle/generators/yaffle/yaffle_route_generator.rb*
+
+[source, ruby]
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+class YaffleRouteGenerator < Rails::Generator::Base
+ def manifest
+ record do |m|
+ m.yaffle_route
+ end
+ end
+end
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+
+To see this work, type:
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+./script/generate yaffle_route
+./script/destroy yaffle_route
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+
+.Editor's note:
+NOTE: If you haven't set up the custom route from above, 'script/destroy' will fail and you'll have to remove it manually. \ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/generators.txt b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/generators.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f856bec7a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/generators.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+== Generators ==
+
+Many plugins ship with generators. When you created the plugin above, you specified the --with-generator option, so you already have the generator stubs in 'vendor/plugins/yaffle/generators/yaffle'.
+
+Building generators is a complex topic unto itself and this section will cover one small aspect of generators: generating a simple text file.
+
+=== Testing generators ===
+
+Many rails plugin authors do not test their generators, however testing generators is quite simple. A typical generator test does the following:
+
+ * Creates a new fake rails root directory that will serve as destination
+ * Runs the generator
+ * Asserts that the correct files were generated
+ * Removes the fake rails root
+
+This section will describe how to create a simple generator that adds a file. For the generator in this section, the test could look something like this:
+
+*vendor/plugins/yaffle/test/definition_generator_test.rb*
+
+[source, ruby]
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/test_helper.rb'
+require 'rails_generator'
+require 'rails_generator/scripts/generate'
+
+class DefinitionGeneratorTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+
+ def setup
+ FileUtils.mkdir_p(fake_rails_root)
+ @original_files = file_list
+ end
+
+ def teardown
+ FileUtils.rm_r(fake_rails_root)
+ end
+
+ def test_generates_correct_file_name
+ Rails::Generator::Scripts::Generate.new.run(["yaffle_definition"], :destination => fake_rails_root)
+ new_file = (file_list - @original_files).first
+ assert_equal "definition.txt", File.basename(new_file)
+ end
+
+ private
+
+ def fake_rails_root
+ File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'rails_root')
+ end
+
+ def file_list
+ Dir.glob(File.join(fake_rails_root, "*"))
+ end
+
+end
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+You can run 'rake' from the plugin directory to see this fail. Unless you are doing more advanced generator commands it typically suffices to just test the Generate script, and trust that rails will handle the Destroy and Update commands for you.
+
+To make it pass, create the generator:
+
+*vendor/plugins/yaffle/generators/yaffle_definition/yaffle_definition_generator.rb*
+
+[source, ruby]
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+class YaffleDefinitionGenerator < Rails::Generator::Base
+ def manifest
+ record do |m|
+ m.file "definition.txt", "definition.txt"
+ end
+ end
+end
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=== The USAGE file ===
+
+If you plan to distribute your plugin, developers will expect at least a minimum of documentation. You can add simple documentation to the generator by updating the USAGE file.
+
+Rails ships with several built-in generators. You can see all of the generators available to you by typing the following at the command line:
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+./script/generate
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+You should see something like this:
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+Installed Generators
+ Plugins (vendor/plugins): yaffle_definition
+ Builtin: controller, integration_test, mailer, migration, model, observer, plugin, resource, scaffold, session_migration
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+When you run `script/generate yaffle_definition -h` you should see the contents of your 'vendor/plugins/yaffle/generators/yaffle_definition/USAGE'.
+
+For this plugin, update the USAGE file could look like this:
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+Description:
+ Adds a file with the definition of a Yaffle to the app's main directory
+------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/helpers.txt b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/helpers.txt
index 51b4cebb01..fa4227be41 100644
--- a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/helpers.txt
+++ b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/helpers.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-== Add a helper ==
+== Helpers ==
This section describes how to add a helper named 'WoodpeckersHelper' to your plugin that will behave the same as a helper in your main app. This is very similar to adding a model and a controller.
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ This is just a simple test to make sure the helper is being loaded correctly. A
ActiveSupport::Dependencies.load_paths << path
ActiveSupport::Dependencies.load_once_paths.delete(path)
end
-
-ActionView::Base.send :include, WoodpeckersHelper
----------------------------------------------
diff --git a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/index.txt b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/index.txt
index 19484e2830..0607bc7487 100644
--- a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/index.txt
+++ b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/index.txt
@@ -29,24 +29,32 @@ This guide describes how to build a test-driven plugin that will:
For the purpose of this guide pretend for a moment that you are an avid bird watcher. Your favorite bird is the Yaffle, and you want to create a plugin that allows other developers to share in the Yaffle goodness. First, you need to get setup for development.
-include::test_setup.txt[]
+include::setup.txt[]
+
+include::tests.txt[]
include::core_ext.txt[]
include::acts_as_yaffle.txt[]
-include::migration_generator.txt[]
-
-include::generator_method.txt[]
-
include::models.txt[]
include::controllers.txt[]
include::helpers.txt[]
-include::custom_route.txt[]
+include::routes.txt[]
+
+include::generators.txt[]
+
+include::generator_commands.txt[]
+
+include::migrations.txt[]
+
+include::tasks.txt[]
+
+include::gems.txt[]
-include::odds_and_ends.txt[]
+include::rdoc.txt[]
include::appendix.txt[]
diff --git a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/migration_generator.txt b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/migration_generator.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index f4fc32481c..0000000000
--- a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/migration_generator.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,156 +0,0 @@
-== Create a generator ==
-
-Many plugins ship with generators. When you created the plugin above, you specified the --with-generator option, so you already have the generator stubs in 'vendor/plugins/yaffle/generators/yaffle'.
-
-Building generators is a complex topic unto itself and this section will cover one small aspect of generators: creating a generator that adds a time-stamped migration.
-
-To create a generator you must:
-
- * Add your instructions to the 'manifest' method of the generator
- * Add any necessary template files to the templates directory
- * Test the generator manually by running various combinations of `script/generate` and `script/destroy`
- * Update the USAGE file to add helpful documentation for your generator
-
-=== Testing generators ===
-
-Many rails plugin authors do not test their generators, however testing generators is quite simple. A typical generator test does the following:
-
- * Creates a new fake rails root directory that will serve as destination
- * Runs the generator forward and backward, making whatever assertions are necessary
- * Removes the fake rails root
-
-For the generator in this section, the test could look something like this:
-
-*vendor/plugins/yaffle/test/yaffle_generator_test.rb*
-
-[source, ruby]
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/test_helper.rb'
-require 'rails_generator'
-require 'rails_generator/scripts/generate'
-require 'rails_generator/scripts/destroy'
-
-class GeneratorTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
-
- def fake_rails_root
- File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'rails_root')
- end
-
- def file_list
- Dir.glob(File.join(fake_rails_root, "db", "migrate", "*"))
- end
-
- def setup
- FileUtils.mkdir_p(fake_rails_root)
- @original_files = file_list
- end
-
- def teardown
- FileUtils.rm_r(fake_rails_root)
- end
-
- def test_generates_correct_file_name
- Rails::Generator::Scripts::Generate.new.run(["yaffle", "bird"], :destination => fake_rails_root)
- new_file = (file_list - @original_files).first
- assert_match /add_yaffle_fields_to_bird/, new_file
- end
-
-end
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-You can run 'rake' from the plugin directory to see this fail. Unless you are doing more advanced generator commands it typically suffices to just test the Generate script, and trust that rails will handle the Destroy and Update commands for you.
-
-=== Adding to the manifest ===
-
-This example will demonstrate how to use one of the built-in generator methods named 'migration_template' to create a migration file. To start, update your generator file to look like this:
-
-*vendor/plugins/yaffle/generators/yaffle/yaffle_generator.rb*
-
-[source, ruby]
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-class YaffleGenerator < Rails::Generator::NamedBase
- def manifest
- record do |m|
- m.migration_template 'migration:migration.rb', "db/migrate", {:assigns => yaffle_local_assigns,
- :migration_file_name => "add_yaffle_fields_to_#{custom_file_name}"
- }
- end
- end
-
- private
- def custom_file_name
- custom_name = class_name.underscore.downcase
- custom_name = custom_name.pluralize if ActiveRecord::Base.pluralize_table_names
- end
-
- def yaffle_local_assigns
- returning(assigns = {}) do
- assigns[:migration_action] = "add"
- assigns[:class_name] = "add_yaffle_fields_to_#{custom_file_name}"
- assigns[:table_name] = custom_file_name
- assigns[:attributes] = [Rails::Generator::GeneratedAttribute.new("last_squawk", "string")]
- end
- end
-end
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-The generator creates a new file in 'db/migrate' with a timestamp and an 'add_column' statement. It reuses the built in rails `migration_template` method, and reuses the built-in rails migration template.
-
-It's courteous to check to see if table names are being pluralized whenever you create a generator that needs to be aware of table names. This way people using your generator won't have to manually change the generated files if they've turned pluralization off.
-
-=== Manually test the generator ===
-
-To run the generator, type the following at the command line:
-
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-./script/generate yaffle bird
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-and you will see a new file:
-
-*db/migrate/20080529225649_add_yaffle_fields_to_birds.rb*
-
-[source, ruby]
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-class AddYaffleFieldsToBirds < ActiveRecord::Migration
- def self.up
- add_column :birds, :last_squawk, :string
- end
-
- def self.down
- remove_column :birds, :last_squawk
- end
-end
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-=== The USAGE file ===
-
-Rails ships with several built-in generators. You can see all of the generators available to you by typing the following at the command line:
-
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-script/generate
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-You should see something like this:
-
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-Installed Generators
- Plugins (vendor/plugins): yaffle
- Builtin: controller, integration_test, mailer, migration, model, observer, plugin, resource, scaffold, session_migration
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-When you run `script/generate yaffle` you should see the contents of your 'vendor/plugins/yaffle/generators/yaffle/USAGE' file.
-
-For this plugin, update the USAGE file looks like this:
-
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-Description:
- Creates a migration that adds yaffle squawk fields to the given model
-
-Example:
- ./script/generate yaffle hickwall
-
- This will create:
- db/migrate/TIMESTAMP_add_yaffle_fields_to_hickwall
-------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/migrations.txt b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/migrations.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e7d2e09069
--- /dev/null
+++ b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/migrations.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+== Migrations ==
+
+If your plugin requires changes to the app's database you will likely want to somehow add migrations. Rails does not include any built-in support for calling migrations from plugins, but you can still make it easy for developers to call migrations from plugins.
+
+If you have a very simple needs, like creating a table that will always have the same name and columns, then you can use a more simple solution, like creating a custom rake task or method. If your migration needs user input to supply table names or other options, you probably want to opt for generating a migration.
+
+Let's say you have the following migration in your plugin:
+
+*vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/db/migrate/20081116181115_create_birdhouses.rb:*
+
+[source, ruby]
+----------------------------------------------
+class CreateBirdhouses < ActiveRecord::Migration
+ def self.up
+ create_table :birdhouses, :force => true do |t|
+ t.string :name
+ t.timestamps
+ end
+ end
+
+ def self.down
+ drop_table :birdhouses
+ end
+end
+----------------------------------------------
+
+Here are a few possibilities for how to allow developers to use your plugin migrations:
+
+=== Create a custom rake task ===
+
+*vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/db/migrate/20081116181115_create_birdhouses.rb:*
+
+[source, ruby]
+----------------------------------------------
+class CreateBirdhouses < ActiveRecord::Migration
+ def self.up
+ create_table :birdhouses, :force => true do |t|
+ t.string :name
+ t.timestamps
+ end
+ end
+
+ def self.down
+ drop_table :birdhouses
+ end
+end
+----------------------------------------------
+
+
+*vendor/plugins/yaffle/tasks/yaffle.rake:*
+
+[source, ruby]
+----------------------------------------------
+namespace :db do
+ namespace :migrate do
+ desc "Migrate the database through scripts in vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/db/migrate and update db/schema.rb by invoking db:schema:dump. Target specific version with VERSION=x. Turn off output with VERBOSE=false."
+ task :yaffle => :environment do
+ ActiveRecord::Migration.verbose = ENV["VERBOSE"] ? ENV["VERBOSE"] == "true" : true
+ ActiveRecord::Migrator.migrate("vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/db/migrate/", ENV["VERSION"] ? ENV["VERSION"].to_i : nil)
+ Rake::Task["db:schema:dump"].invoke if ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format == :ruby
+ end
+ end
+end
+----------------------------------------------
+
+=== Call migrations directly ===
+
+*vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/yaffle.rb:*
+
+[source, ruby]
+----------------------------------------------
+Dir.glob(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "db", "migrate", "*")).each do |file|
+ require file
+end
+----------------------------------------------
+
+*db/migrate/20081116181115_create_birdhouses.rb:*
+
+[source, ruby]
+----------------------------------------------
+class CreateBirdhouses < ActiveRecord::Migration
+ def self.up
+ Yaffle::CreateBirdhouses.up
+ end
+
+ def self.down
+ Yaffle::CreateBirdhouses.down
+ end
+end
+----------------------------------------------
+
+.Editor's note:
+NOTE: several plugin frameworks such as Desert and Engines provide more advanced plugin functionality.
+
+=== Generate migrations ===
+
+Generating migrations has several advantages over other methods. Namely, you can allow other developers to more easily customize the migration. The flow looks like this:
+
+ * call your script/generate script and pass in whatever options they need
+ * examine the generated migration, adding/removing columns or other options as necessary
+
+This example will demonstrate how to use one of the built-in generator methods named 'migration_template' to create a migration file. Extending the rails migration generator requires a somewhat intimate knowledge of the migration generator internals, so it's best to write a test first:
+
+*vendor/plugins/yaffle/test/yaffle_migration_generator_test.rb*
+
+[source, ruby]
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/test_helper.rb'
+require 'rails_generator'
+require 'rails_generator/scripts/generate'
+
+class MigrationGeneratorTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+
+ def setup
+ FileUtils.mkdir_p(fake_rails_root)
+ @original_files = file_list
+ end
+
+ def teardown
+ ActiveRecord::Base.pluralize_table_names = true
+ FileUtils.rm_r(fake_rails_root)
+ end
+
+ def test_generates_correct_file_name
+ Rails::Generator::Scripts::Generate.new.run(["yaffle_migration", "some_name_nobody_is_likely_to_ever_use_in_a_real_migration"], :destination => fake_rails_root)
+ new_file = (file_list - @original_files).first
+ assert_match /add_yaffle_fields_to_some_name_nobody_is_likely_to_ever_use_in_a_real_migrations/, new_file
+ assert_match /add_column :some_name_nobody_is_likely_to_ever_use_in_a_real_migrations do |t|/, File.read(new_file)
+ end
+
+ def test_pluralizes_properly
+ ActiveRecord::Base.pluralize_table_names = false
+ Rails::Generator::Scripts::Generate.new.run(["yaffle_migration", "some_name_nobody_is_likely_to_ever_use_in_a_real_migration"], :destination => fake_rails_root)
+ new_file = (file_list - @original_files).first
+ assert_match /add_yaffle_fields_to_some_name_nobody_is_likely_to_ever_use_in_a_real_migration/, new_file
+ assert_match /add_column :some_name_nobody_is_likely_to_ever_use_in_a_real_migration do |t|/, File.read(new_file)
+ end
+
+ private
+ def fake_rails_root
+ File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'rails_root')
+ end
+
+ def file_list
+ Dir.glob(File.join(fake_rails_root, "db", "migrate", "*"))
+ end
+
+end
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+.Editor's note:
+NOTE: the migration generator checks to see if a migation already exists, and it's hard-coded to check the 'db/migrate' directory. As a result, if your test tries to generate a migration that already exists in the app, it will fail. The easy workaround is to make sure that the name you generate in your test is very unlikely to actually appear in the app.
+
+After running the test with 'rake' you can make it pass with:
+
+*vendor/plugins/yaffle/generators/yaffle/yaffle_generator.rb*
+
+[source, ruby]
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+class YaffleMigrationGenerator < Rails::Generator::NamedBase
+ def manifest
+ record do |m|
+ m.migration_template 'migration:migration.rb', "db/migrate", {:assigns => yaffle_local_assigns,
+ :migration_file_name => "add_yaffle_fields_to_#{custom_file_name}"
+ }
+ end
+ end
+
+ private
+ def custom_file_name
+ custom_name = class_name.underscore.downcase
+ custom_name = custom_name.pluralize if ActiveRecord::Base.pluralize_table_names
+ custom_name
+ end
+
+ def yaffle_local_assigns
+ returning(assigns = {}) do
+ assigns[:migration_action] = "add"
+ assigns[:class_name] = "add_yaffle_fields_to_#{custom_file_name}"
+ assigns[:table_name] = custom_file_name
+ assigns[:attributes] = [Rails::Generator::GeneratedAttribute.new("last_squawk", "string")]
+ end
+ end
+end
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+The generator creates a new file in 'db/migrate' with a timestamp and an 'add_column' statement. It reuses the built in rails `migration_template` method, and reuses the built-in rails migration template.
+
+It's courteous to check to see if table names are being pluralized whenever you create a generator that needs to be aware of table names. This way people using your generator won't have to manually change the generated files if they've turned pluralization off.
+
+To run the generator, type the following at the command line:
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+./script/generate yaffle_migration bird
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+and you will see a new file:
+
+*db/migrate/20080529225649_add_yaffle_fields_to_birds.rb*
+
+[source, ruby]
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+class AddYaffleFieldsToBirds < ActiveRecord::Migration
+ def self.up
+ add_column :birds, :last_squawk, :string
+ end
+
+ def self.down
+ remove_column :birds, :last_squawk
+ end
+end
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+
diff --git a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/models.txt b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/models.txt
index 458edec80a..505ab44a71 100644
--- a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/models.txt
+++ b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/models.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-== Add a model ==
+== Models ==
This section describes how to add a model named 'Woodpecker' to your plugin that will behave the same as a model in your main app. When storing models, controllers, views and helpers in your plugin, it's customary to keep them in directories that match the rails directories. For this example, create a file structure like this:
@@ -66,11 +66,9 @@ Finally, add the following to your plugin's 'schema.rb':
[source, ruby]
----------------------------------------------
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 0) do
- create_table :woodpeckers, :force => true do |t|
- t.string :name
- end
+create_table :woodpeckers, :force => true do |t|
+ t.string :name
end
----------------------------------------------
-Now your test should be passing, and you should be able to use the Woodpecker model from within your rails app, and any changes made to it are reflected immediately when running in development mode. \ No newline at end of file
+Now your test should be passing, and you should be able to use the Woodpecker model from within your rails app, and any changes made to it are reflected immediately when running in development mode.
diff --git a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/odds_and_ends.txt b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/odds_and_ends.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index e328c04a79..0000000000
--- a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/odds_and_ends.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-== Odds and ends ==
-
-=== Generate RDoc Documentation ===
-
-Once your plugin is stable, the tests pass on all database and you are ready to deploy do everyone else a favor and document it! Luckily, writing documentation for your plugin is easy.
-
-The first step is to update the README file with detailed information about how to use your plugin. A few key things to include are:
-
- * Your name.
- * How to install.
- * How to add the functionality to the app (several examples of common use cases).
- * Warning, gotchas or tips that might help save users time.
-
-Once your README is solid, go through and add rdoc comments to all of the methods that developers will use.
-
-Before you generate your documentation, be sure to go through and add nodoc comments to those modules and methods that are not important to your users.
-
-Once your comments are good to go, navigate to your plugin directory and run:
-
- rake rdoc
-
-=== Write custom Rake tasks in your plugin ===
-
-When you created the plugin with the built-in rails generator, it generated a rake file for you in 'vendor/plugins/yaffle/tasks/yaffle.rake'. Any rake task you add here will be available to the app.
-
-Many plugin authors put all of their rake tasks into a common namespace that is the same as the plugin, like so:
-
-*vendor/plugins/yaffle/tasks/yaffle.rake*
-
-[source, ruby]
----------------------------------------------------------
-namespace :yaffle do
- desc "Prints out the word 'Yaffle'"
- task :squawk => :environment do
- puts "squawk!"
- end
-end
----------------------------------------------------------
-
-When you run `rake -T` from your plugin you will see:
-
----------------------------------------------------------
-yaffle:squawk # Prints out the word 'Yaffle'
----------------------------------------------------------
-
-You can add as many files as you want in the tasks directory, and if they end in .rake Rails will pick them up.
-
-=== Store plugins in alternate locations ===
-
-You can store plugins wherever you want - you just have to add those plugins to the plugins path in 'environment.rb'.
-
-Since the plugin is only loaded after the plugin paths are defined, you can't redefine this in your plugins - but it may be good to now.
-
-You can even store plugins inside of other plugins for complete plugin madness!
-
-[source, ruby]
----------------------------------------------------------
-config.plugin_paths << File.join(RAILS_ROOT,"vendor","plugins","yaffle","lib","plugins")
----------------------------------------------------------
-
-=== Create your own Plugin Loaders and Plugin Locators ===
-
-If the built-in plugin behavior is inadequate, you can change almost every aspect of the location and loading process. You can write your own plugin locators and plugin loaders, but that's beyond the scope of this tutorial.
-
-
-=== Use Custom Plugin Generators ===
-
-If you are an RSpec fan, you can install the `rspec_plugin_generator` gem, which will generate the spec folder and database for you. See http://github.com/pat-maddox/rspec-plugin-generator/tree/master.
-
diff --git a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/rdoc.txt b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/rdoc.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f6f843c42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/rdoc.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+== RDoc Documentation ==
+
+Once your plugin is stable and you are ready to deploy do everyone else a favor and document it! Luckily, writing documentation for your plugin is easy.
+
+The first step is to update the README file with detailed information about how to use your plugin. A few key things to include are:
+
+ * Your name
+ * How to install
+ * How to add the functionality to the app (several examples of common use cases)
+ * Warning, gotchas or tips that might help save users time
+
+Once your README is solid, go through and add rdoc comments to all of the methods that developers will use. It's also customary to add '#:nodoc:' comments to those parts of the code that are not part of the public api.
+
+Once your comments are good to go, navigate to your plugin directory and run:
+
+---------------------------------------------------------
+rake rdoc
+---------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/custom_route.txt b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/routes.txt
index 1fce902a4e..dc1bf09fd1 100644
--- a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/custom_route.txt
+++ b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/routes.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-== Add a Custom Route ==
+== Routes ==
-Testing routes in plugins can be complex, especially if the controllers are also in the plugin itself. Jamis Buck showed a great example of this in http://weblog.jamisbuck.org/2006/10/26/monkey-patching-rails-extending-routes-2.
+In a standard 'routes.rb' file you use routes like 'map.connect' or 'map.resources'. You can add your own custom routes from a plugin. This section will describe how to add a custom method called that can be called with 'map.yaffles'.
+
+Testing routes from plugins is slightly different from testing routes in a standard rails app. To begin, add a test like this:
*vendor/plugins/yaffle/test/routing_test.rb*
@@ -22,10 +24,6 @@ class RoutingTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
private
- # yes, I know about assert_recognizes, but it has proven problematic to
- # use in these tests, since it uses RouteSet#recognize (which actually
- # tries to instantiate the controller) and because it uses an awkward
- # parameter order.
def assert_recognition(method, path, options)
result = ActionController::Routing::Routes.recognize_path(path, :method => method)
assert_equal options, result
@@ -33,15 +31,16 @@ class RoutingTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
end
--------------------------------------------------------
-*vendor/plugins/yaffle/init.rb*
+Once you see the tests fail by running 'rake', you can make them pass with:
+
+*vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/yaffle.rb*
[source, ruby]
--------------------------------------------------------
-require "routing"
-ActionController::Routing::RouteSet::Mapper.send :include, Yaffle::Routing::MapperExtensions
+require "yaffle/routing"
--------------------------------------------------------
-*vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/routing.rb*
+*vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/yaffle/routing.rb*
[source, ruby]
--------------------------------------------------------
@@ -54,6 +53,8 @@ module Yaffle #:nodoc:
end
end
end
+
+ActionController::Routing::RouteSet::Mapper.send :include, Yaffle::Routing::MapperExtensions
--------------------------------------------------------
*config/routes.rb*
@@ -61,7 +62,6 @@ end
[source, ruby]
--------------------------------------------------------
ActionController::Routing::Routes.draw do |map|
- ...
map.yaffles
end
--------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/setup.txt b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/setup.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd4b6ecb04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/setup.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+== Setup ==
+
+=== Create the basic app ===
+
+The examples in this guide require that you have a working rails application. To create a simple rails app execute:
+
+------------------------------------------------
+gem install rails
+rails yaffle_guide
+cd yaffle_guide
+script/generate scaffold bird name:string
+rake db:migrate
+script/server
+------------------------------------------------
+
+Then navigate to http://localhost:3000/birds. Make sure you have a functioning rails app before continuing.
+
+.Editor's note:
+NOTE: The aforementioned instructions will work for sqlite3. For more detailed instructions on how to create a rails app for other databases see the API docs.
+
+
+=== Generate the plugin skeleton ===
+
+Rails ships with a plugin generator which creates a basic plugin skeleton. Pass the plugin name, either 'CamelCased' or 'under_scored', as an argument. Pass `\--with-generator` to add an example generator also.
+
+This creates a plugin in 'vendor/plugins' including an 'init.rb' and 'README' as well as standard 'lib', 'task', and 'test' directories.
+
+Examples:
+----------------------------------------------
+./script/generate plugin yaffle
+./script/generate plugin yaffle --with-generator
+----------------------------------------------
+
+To get more detailed help on the plugin generator, type `./script/generate plugin`.
+
+Later on this guide will describe how to work with generators, so go ahead and generate your plugin with the `\--with-generator` option now:
+
+----------------------------------------------
+./script/generate plugin yaffle --with-generator
+----------------------------------------------
+
+You should see the following output:
+
+----------------------------------------------
+create vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib
+create vendor/plugins/yaffle/tasks
+create vendor/plugins/yaffle/test
+create vendor/plugins/yaffle/README
+create vendor/plugins/yaffle/MIT-LICENSE
+create vendor/plugins/yaffle/Rakefile
+create vendor/plugins/yaffle/init.rb
+create vendor/plugins/yaffle/install.rb
+create vendor/plugins/yaffle/uninstall.rb
+create vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/yaffle.rb
+create vendor/plugins/yaffle/tasks/yaffle_tasks.rake
+create vendor/plugins/yaffle/test/core_ext_test.rb
+create vendor/plugins/yaffle/generators
+create vendor/plugins/yaffle/generators/yaffle
+create vendor/plugins/yaffle/generators/yaffle/templates
+create vendor/plugins/yaffle/generators/yaffle/yaffle_generator.rb
+create vendor/plugins/yaffle/generators/yaffle/USAGE
+----------------------------------------------
+
+=== Organize your files ===
+
+To make it easy to organize your files and to make the plugin more compatible with GemPlugins, start out by altering your file system to look like this:
+
+--------------------------------------------------------
+|-- lib
+| |-- yaffle
+| `-- yaffle.rb
+`-- rails
+ |
+ `-- init.rb
+--------------------------------------------------------
+
+*vendor/plugins/yaffle/rails/init.rb*
+
+[source, ruby]
+--------------------------------------------------------
+require 'yaffle'
+--------------------------------------------------------
+
+Now you can add any 'require' statements to 'lib/yaffle.rb' and keep 'init.rb' clean. \ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/tasks.txt b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/tasks.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d848c2cfa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/railties/doc/guides/source/creating_plugins/tasks.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+== Rake tasks ==
+
+When you created the plugin with the built-in rails generator, it generated a rake file for you in 'vendor/plugins/yaffle/tasks/yaffle.rake'. Any rake task you add here will be available to the app.
+
+Many plugin authors put all of their rake tasks into a common namespace that is the same as the plugin, like so:
+
+*vendor/plugins/yaffle/tasks/yaffle.rake*
+
+[source, ruby]
+---------------------------------------------------------
+namespace :yaffle do
+ desc "Prints out the word 'Yaffle'"
+ task :squawk => :environment do
+ puts "squawk!"
+ end
+end
+---------------------------------------------------------
+
+When you run `rake -T` from your plugin you will see:
+
+---------------------------------------------------------
+yaffle:squawk # Prints out the word 'Yaffle'
+---------------------------------------------------------
+
+You can add as many files as you want in the tasks directory, and if they end in .rake Rails will pick them up.
+
+Note that tasks from 'vendor/plugins/yaffle/Rakefile' are not available to the main app. \ No newline at end of file
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+== Tests ==
+
+In this guide you will learn how to test your plugin against multiple different database adapters using Active Record. To setup your plugin to allow for easy testing you'll need to add 3 files:
+
+ * A 'database.yml' file with all of your connection strings
+ * A 'schema.rb' file with your table definitions
+ * A test helper method that sets up the database
+
+=== Test Setup ===
+
+*vendor/plugins/yaffle/test/database.yml:*
+
+----------------------------------------------
+sqlite:
+ :adapter: sqlite
+ :dbfile: vendor/plugins/yaffle/test/yaffle_plugin.sqlite.db
+
+sqlite3:
+ :adapter: sqlite3
+ :dbfile: vendor/plugins/yaffle/test/yaffle_plugin.sqlite3.db
+
+postgresql:
+ :adapter: postgresql
+ :username: postgres
+ :password: postgres
+ :database: yaffle_plugin_test
+ :min_messages: ERROR
+
+mysql:
+ :adapter: mysql
+ :host: localhost
+ :username: root
+ :password: password
+ :database: yaffle_plugin_test
+----------------------------------------------
+
+For this guide you'll need 2 tables/models, Hickwalls and Wickwalls, so add the following:
+
+*vendor/plugins/yaffle/test/schema.rb:*
+
+[source, ruby]
+----------------------------------------------
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 0) do
+ create_table :hickwalls, :force => true do |t|
+ t.string :name
+ t.string :last_squawk
+ t.datetime :last_squawked_at
+ end
+ create_table :wickwalls, :force => true do |t|
+ t.string :name
+ t.string :last_tweet
+ t.datetime :last_tweeted_at
+ end
+ create_table :woodpeckers, :force => true do |t|
+ t.string :name
+ end
+end
+----------------------------------------------
+
+*vendor/plugins/yaffle/test/test_helper.rb:*
+
+[source, ruby]
+----------------------------------------------
+ENV['RAILS_ENV'] = 'test'
+ENV['RAILS_ROOT'] ||= File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../../..'
+
+require 'test/unit'
+require File.expand_path(File.join(ENV['RAILS_ROOT'], 'config/environment.rb'))
+
+def load_schema
+ config = YAML::load(IO.read(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/database.yml'))
+ ActiveRecord::Base.logger = Logger.new(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/debug.log")
+
+ db_adapter = ENV['DB']
+
+ # no db passed, try one of these fine config-free DBs before bombing.
+ db_adapter ||=
+ begin
+ require 'rubygems'
+ require 'sqlite'
+ 'sqlite'
+ rescue MissingSourceFile
+ begin
+ require 'sqlite3'
+ 'sqlite3'
+ rescue MissingSourceFile
+ end
+ end
+
+ if db_adapter.nil?
+ raise "No DB Adapter selected. Pass the DB= option to pick one, or install Sqlite or Sqlite3."
+ end
+
+ ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(config[db_adapter])
+ load(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/schema.rb")
+ require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../rails/init.rb'
+end
+----------------------------------------------
+
+Now whenever you write a test that requires the database, you can call 'load_schema'.
+
+=== Run the plugin tests ===
+
+Once you have these files in place, you can write your first test to ensure that your plugin-testing setup is correct. By default rails generates a file in 'vendor/plugins/yaffle/test/yaffle_test.rb' with a sample test. Replace the contents of that file with:
+
+*vendor/plugins/yaffle/test/yaffle_test.rb:*
+
+[source, ruby]
+----------------------------------------------
+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/test_helper.rb'
+
+class YaffleTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+ load_schema
+
+ class Hickwall < ActiveRecord::Base
+ end
+
+ class Wickwall < ActiveRecord::Base
+ end
+
+ def test_schema_has_loaded_correctly
+ assert_equal [], Hickwall.all
+ assert_equal [], Wickwall.all
+ end
+
+end
+----------------------------------------------
+
+To run this, go to the plugin directory and run `rake`:
+
+----------------------------------------------
+cd vendor/plugins/yaffle
+rake
+----------------------------------------------
+
+You should see output like:
+
+----------------------------------------------
+/opt/local/bin/ruby -Ilib:lib "/opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.3/lib/rake/rake_test_loader.rb" "test/yaffle_test.rb"
+-- create_table(:hickwalls, {:force=>true})
+ -> 0.0220s
+-- create_table(:wickwalls, {:force=>true})
+ -> 0.0077s
+-- initialize_schema_migrations_table()
+ -> 0.0007s
+-- assume_migrated_upto_version(0)
+ -> 0.0007s
+Loaded suite /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.3/lib/rake/rake_test_loader
+Started
+.
+Finished in 0.002236 seconds.
+
+1 test, 1 assertion, 0 failures, 0 errors
+----------------------------------------------
+
+By default the setup above runs your tests with sqlite or sqlite3. To run tests with one of the other connection strings specified in database.yml, pass the DB environment variable to rake:
+
+----------------------------------------------
+rake DB=sqlite
+rake DB=sqlite3
+rake DB=mysql
+rake DB=postgresql
+----------------------------------------------
+
+Now you are ready to test-drive your plugin!