== Appendix ==

If you prefer to use RSpec instead of Test::Unit, you may be interested in the http://github.com/pat-maddox/rspec-plugin-generator/tree/master[RSpec Plugin Generator].

=== References ===

 * http://nubyonrails.com/articles/the-complete-guide-to-rails-plugins-part-i
 * http://nubyonrails.com/articles/the-complete-guide-to-rails-plugins-part-ii
 * http://github.com/technoweenie/attachment_fu/tree/master
 * http://daddy.platte.name/2007/05/rails-plugins-keep-initrb-thin.html
 * http://www.mbleigh.com/2008/6/11/gemplugins-a-brief-introduction-to-the-future-of-rails-plugins
 * http://weblog.jamisbuck.org/2006/10/26/monkey-patching-rails-extending-routes-2.

=== Contents of 'lib/yaffle.rb' ===

*vendor/plugins/yaffle/lib/yaffle.rb:*

[source, ruby]
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require "yaffle/core_ext"
require "yaffle/acts_as_yaffle"
require "yaffle/commands"
require "yaffle/routing"

%w{ models controllers helpers }.each do |dir|
  path = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'app', dir)
  $LOAD_PATH << path
  ActiveSupport::Dependencies.load_paths << path
  ActiveSupport::Dependencies.load_once_paths.delete(path)
end

# optionally:
# Dir.glob(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "db", "migrate", "*")).each do |file|
#   require file
# end

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=== Final plugin directory structure ===

The final plugin should have a directory structure that looks something like this:

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|-- MIT-LICENSE
|-- README
|-- Rakefile
|-- generators
|   |-- yaffle_definition
|   |   |-- USAGE
|   |   |-- templates
|   |   |   `-- definition.txt
|   |   `-- yaffle_definition_generator.rb
|   |-- yaffle_migration
|   |   |-- USAGE
|   |   |-- templates
|   |   `-- yaffle_migration_generator.rb
|   `-- yaffle_route
|       |-- USAGE
|       |-- templates
|       `-- yaffle_route_generator.rb
|-- install.rb
|-- lib
|   |-- app
|   |   |-- controllers
|   |   |   `-- woodpeckers_controller.rb
|   |   |-- helpers
|   |   |   `-- woodpeckers_helper.rb
|   |   `-- models
|   |       `-- woodpecker.rb
|   |-- db
|   |   `-- migrate
|   |       `-- 20081116181115_create_birdhouses.rb
|   |-- yaffle
|   |   |-- acts_as_yaffle.rb
|   |   |-- commands.rb
|   |   |-- core_ext.rb
|   |   `-- routing.rb
|   `-- yaffle.rb
|-- pkg
|   `-- yaffle-0.0.1.gem
|-- rails
|   `-- init.rb
|-- tasks
|   `-- yaffle_tasks.rake
|-- test
|   |-- acts_as_yaffle_test.rb
|   |-- core_ext_test.rb
|   |-- database.yml
|   |-- debug.log
|   |-- definition_generator_test.rb
|   |-- migration_generator_test.rb
|   |-- route_generator_test.rb
|   |-- routes_test.rb
|   |-- schema.rb
|   |-- test_helper.rb
|   |-- woodpecker_test.rb
|   |-- woodpeckers_controller_test.rb
|   |-- wookpeckers_helper_test.rb
|   |-- yaffle_plugin.sqlite3.db
|   `-- yaffle_test.rb
`-- uninstall.rb
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