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Diffstat (limited to 'railties/lib/rails_generator/generators/components')
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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails_generator/generators/components/scaffold_resource/USAGE b/railties/lib/rails_generator/generators/components/scaffold_resource/USAGE index c5046d7d63..86d6ec31a9 100644 --- a/railties/lib/rails_generator/generators/components/scaffold_resource/USAGE +++ b/railties/lib/rails_generator/generators/components/scaffold_resource/USAGE @@ -1,8 +1,9 @@ Description: - The scaffold resource generator creates a model, a controller, and a set of templates for use in a REST-like, - resource-oriented fashion. This basically means that it follows a set of conventions to exploit the full set of - HTTP verbs (GET/POST/PUT/DELETE) and is prepared for multi-client access (like one view for HTML, one for an XML - API, one for ATOM, etc). Everything comes with sample unit and functional tests as well. + The scaffold resource generator creates a model, a controller, and a set of templates that's ready to use as the + starting point for your REST-like, resource-oriented application. This basically means that it follows a set of + conventions to exploit the full set of HTTP verbs (GET/POST/PUT/DELETE) and is prepared for multi-client access + (like one view for HTML, one for an XML API, one for ATOM, etc). Everything comes with sample unit and functional + tests as well. The generator takes the name of the model as its first argument. This model name is then pluralized to get the controller name. So "scaffold_resource post" will generate a Post model and a PostsController and will be intended @@ -16,6 +17,11 @@ Description: 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. + + Once the generator has run, you'll need to add a declaration to your config/routes.rb file to hook up the rules + that'll point URLs to this new resource. If you create a resource like "scaffold_resource post", you'll need to + add "map.resources :posts" (notice the plural form) in the routes file. Then your new resource is accessible from + /posts. Example: ./script/generate scaffold_resource post # no attributes, view will be anemic |