1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/app_base.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/app_base.rb
index a2eaf7a6fb..47dc6ce103 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/app_base.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/app_base.rb
@@ -174,6 +174,15 @@ module Rails
         create_file("#{destination}/.gitkeep") unless options[:skip_git]
       end
 
+      # Returns Ruby 1.9 style key-value pair if current code is running on
+      # Ruby 1.9.x. Returns the old-style (with hash rocket) otherwise.
+      def key_value(key, value)
+        if RUBY_VERSION < '1.9'
+          ":#{key} => #{value}"
+        else
+          "#{key}: #{value}"
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
 end