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diff --git a/railties/guides/source/getting_started.textile b/railties/guides/source/getting_started.textile index 0b89021392..d2bfcfdbb4 100644 --- a/railties/guides/source/getting_started.textile +++ b/railties/guides/source/getting_started.textile @@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ need to know anything about them to continue with this guide. * Active Support * Railties - h5. Action Pack Action Pack is a single gem that contains Action Controller, Action View and @@ -197,9 +196,10 @@ For example, the following HTTP request: <tt>DELETE /photos/17</tt> -refers to a photo resource with an ID of 17 and indicates an action to be taken -upon it: deletion. REST is a natural web application architecture which Rails -abstracts, shielding you from RESTful complexities and browser quirks. +would be understood to refer to a photo resource with the ID of 17, and to +indicate a desired action - deleting that resource. REST is a natural style for +the architecture of web applications, and Rails hooks into this shielding you +from many of the RESTful complexities and browser quirks. If you'd like more details on REST as an architectural style, these resources are more approachable than Fielding's thesis: @@ -535,21 +535,8 @@ command in your terminal: $ rails generate scaffold Post name:string title:string content:text </shell> -This will create a new database table called posts (plural of Post). The table -will have three columns, name (type string), title (type string) and content -(type text). It will also hook this new database up to Rails (details below). - -NOTE. While scaffolding will get you up and running quickly, the code it -generates is unlikely to be a perfect fit for your application. You'll most -probably want to customize the generated code. Many experienced Rails developers -avoid scaffolding entirely, preferring to write all or most of their source code -from scratch. Rails, however, makes it really simple to customize templates for -generated models, controllers, views and other source files. You'll find more -information in the "Creating and Customizing Rails Generators & -Templates":generators.html guide. - -The scaffold generator will build 17 files in your application, along with some -folders, and edit one more. Here's a quick overview of what it creates: +The scaffold generator will build several files in your application, along with some +folders, and edit <tt>config/routes.rb</tt>. Here's a quick overview of what it creates: |_.File |_.Purpose| |db/migrate/20100207214725_create_posts.rb |Migration to create the posts table in your database (your name will include a different timestamp)| @@ -570,6 +557,15 @@ folders, and edit one more. Here's a quick overview of what it creates: |test/unit/helpers/posts_helper_test.rb |Unit testing harness for the posts helper| |config/routes.rb |Edited to include routing information for posts| +NOTE. While scaffolding will get you up and running quickly, the code it +generates is unlikely to be a perfect fit for your application. You'll most +probably want to customize the generated code. Many experienced Rails developers +avoid scaffolding entirely, preferring to write all or most of their source code +from scratch. Rails, however, makes it really simple to customize templates for +generated models, controllers, views and other source files. You'll find more +information in the "Creating and Customizing Rails Generators & +Templates":generators.html guide. + h4. Running a Migration One of the products of the +rails generate scaffold+ command is a _database @@ -1636,7 +1632,6 @@ Authentication challenge !images/challenge.png(Basic HTTP Authentication Challenge)! - h3. Building a Multi-Model Form Another feature of your average blog is the ability to tag posts. To implement @@ -1895,7 +1890,7 @@ h3. Changelog * April 26, 2011: Change migration code from +up+, +down+ pair to +change+ method by "Prem Sichanugrist":http://sikachu.com * April 11, 2011: Change scaffold_controller generator to create format block for JSON instead of XML by "Sebastian Martinez":http://www.wyeworks.com -* August 30, 2010: Minor editing after Rails 3 release by "Joost Baaij":http://www.spacebabies.nl +* August 30, 2010: Minor editing after Rails 3 release by Joost Baaij * July 12, 2010: Fixes, editing and updating of code samples by "Jaime Iniesta":http://jaimeiniesta.com * May 16, 2010: Added a section on configuration gotchas to address common encoding problems that people might have by "Yehuda Katz":http://www.yehudakatz.com * April 30, 2010: Fixes, editing and updating of code samples by "Rohit Arondekar":http://rohitarondekar.com |