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diff --git a/railties/guides/source/rails_application_templates.textile b/railties/guides/source/rails_application_templates.textile index 8e51f9e23b..388d8eea3e 100644 --- a/railties/guides/source/rails_application_templates.textile +++ b/railties/guides/source/rails_application_templates.textile @@ -11,19 +11,19 @@ endprologue. h3. 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 : +To apply a template, you need to provide the Rails generator with the location of the template you wish to apply, using -m option: <shell> $ rails new blog -m ~/template.rb </shell> -It's also possible to apply a template using a URL : +It's also possible to apply a template using a URL: <shell> $ rails new blog -m https://gist.github.com/755496.txt </shell> -Alternatively, you can use the rake task +rails:template+ to apply a template to an existing Rails application : +Alternatively, you can use the rake task +rails:template+ to apply a template to an existing Rails application: <shell> $ rake rails:template LOCATION=~/template.rb @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ $ rake rails:template LOCATION=~/template.rb h3. Template API -Rails templates API is very self explanatory and easy to understand. Here's an example of a typical Rails template : +Rails templates API is very self explanatory and easy to understand. Here's an example of a typical Rails template: <ruby> # template.rb @@ -45,20 +45,20 @@ git :add => "." git :commit => "-a -m 'Initial commit'" </ruby> -The following sections outlines the primary methods provided by the API : +The following sections outlines the primary methods provided by the API: h4. gem(name, options = {}) Adds a +gem+ entry for the supplied gem to the generated application’s +Gemfile+. -For example, if your application depends on the gems +bj+ and +nokogiri+ : +For example, if your application depends on the gems +bj+ and +nokogiri+: <ruby> gem "bj" gem "nokogiri" </ruby> -Please note that this will NOT install the gems for you. So you may want to run the +rake gems:install+ task too : +Please note that this will NOT install the gems for you. So you may want to run the +rake gems:install+ task too: <ruby> rake "gems:install" @@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ h4. plugin(name, options = {}) Installs a plugin to the generated application. -Plugin can be installed from Git : +Plugin can be installed from Git: <ruby> plugin 'authentication', :git => 'git://github.com/foor/bar.git' </ruby> -You can even install plugins as git submodules : +You can even install plugins as git submodules: <ruby> plugin 'authentication', :git => 'git://github.com/foor/bar.git', @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ plugin 'authentication', :git => 'git://github.com/foor/bar.git', Please note that you need to +git :init+ before you can install a plugin as a submodule. -Or use plain old SVN : +Or use plain old SVN: <ruby> plugin 'usingsvn', :svn => 'svn://example.com/usingsvn/trunk' @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ h4. vendor/lib/file/initializer(filename, data = nil, &block) Adds an initializer to the generated application’s +config/initializers+ directory. -Lets say you like using +Object#not_nil?+ and +Object#not_blank?+ : +Lets say you like using +Object#not_nil?+ and +Object#not_blank?+: <ruby> initializer 'bloatlol.rb', <<-CODE @@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ CODE 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/file needed: <ruby> file 'app/components/foo.rb', <<-CODE @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ That’ll create +app/components+ directory and put +foo.rb+ in there. h4. rakefile(filename, data = nil, &block) -Creates a new rake file under +lib/tasks+ with the supplied tasks : +Creates a new rake file under +lib/tasks+ with the supplied tasks: <ruby> rakefile("bootstrap.rake") do @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ The above creates +lib/tasks/bootstrap.rake+ with a +boot:strap+ rake task. h4. generate(what, args) -Runs the supplied rails generator with given arguments. For example, I love to scaffold some whenever I’m playing with Rails : +Runs the supplied rails generator with given arguments. For example, I love to scaffold some whenever I’m playing with Rails: <ruby> generate(:scaffold, "person", "name:string", "address:text", "age:number") @@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ generate(:scaffold, "person", "name:string", "address:text", "age:number") h4. run(command) -Executes an arbitrary command. Just like the backticks. Let's say you want to remove the +public/index.html+ file : +Executes an arbitrary command. Just like the backticks. Let's say you want to remove the +public/index.html+ file: <ruby> run "rm public/index.html" @@ -170,19 +170,19 @@ run "rm public/index.html" h4. rake(command, options = {}) -Runs the supplied rake tasks in the Rails application. Let's say you want to migrate the database : +Runs the supplied rake tasks in the Rails application. Let's say you want to migrate the database: <ruby> rake "db:migrate" </ruby> -You can also run rake tasks with a different Rails environment : +You can also run rake tasks with a different Rails environment: <ruby> rake "db:migrate", :env => 'production' </ruby> -Or even use sudo : +Or even use sudo: <ruby> rake "gems:install", :sudo => true @@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ rake "gems:install", :sudo => true h4. route(routing_code) -This adds a routing entry to the +config/routes.rb+ file. In above steps, we generated a person scaffold and also removed +public/index.html+. Now to make +PeopleController#index+ as the default page for the application : +This adds a routing entry to the +config/routes.rb+ file. In above steps, we generated a person scaffold and also removed +public/index.html+. Now to make +PeopleController#index+ as the default page for the application: <ruby> route "root :to => 'person#index'" @@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ end h4. 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. Lets 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 ?") @@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ CODE h4. 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. Lets say you want to freeze rails only if the user want to: <ruby> rake("rails:freeze:gems") if yes?("Freeze rails gems ?") @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ no?(question) acts just the opposite. h4. git(:must => "-a love") -Rails templates let you run any git command : +Rails templates let you run any git command: <ruby> git :init |