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diff --git a/railties/lib/rails_generator/generators/components/model/USAGE b/railties/lib/rails_generator/generators/components/model/USAGE index 57156ea535..d9efa7a000 100644 --- a/railties/lib/rails_generator/generators/components/model/USAGE +++ b/railties/lib/rails_generator/generators/components/model/USAGE @@ -1,19 +1,26 @@ Description: The model generator creates stubs for a new model. - The generator takes a model name as its argument. The model name may be - given in CamelCase or under_score and should not be suffixed with 'Model'. + The generator takes a model name as its argument. The model name may be given in CamelCase or under_score and + should not be suffixed with 'Model'. - The generator creates a model class in app/models, a test suite in - test/unit, test fixtures in test/fixtures/singular_name.yml, and a migration - in db/migrate. + As additional parameters, the generator will take attribute pairs described by name and type. These attributes will + be used to prepopulate the migration to create the table for the model and give you a set of predefined fixture. + You don't have to think up all attributes up front, but it's a good idea of adding just the baseline of what's + needed to start really working with the resource. -Example: - ./script/generate model Account + The generator creates a model class in app/models, a test suite in test/unit, test fixtures in + test/fixtures/singular_name.yml, and a migration in db/migrate. - This will create an Account model: - Model: app/models/account.rb - Test: test/unit/account_test.rb - Fixtures: test/fixtures/accounts.yml - Migration: db/migrate/XXX_add_accounts.rb +Examples: + ./script/generate model account + This will create an Account model: + Model: app/models/account.rb + Test: test/unit/account_test.rb + Fixtures: test/fixtures/accounts.yml + Migration: db/migrate/XXX_add_accounts.rb + + ./script/generate model post title:string created_on:date body:text published:boolean + + Creates post model with predefined attributes. |