#Passage
##Description
Since learning Ruby (along with the Sinatra framework) I wanted to set-up a template project that I could refer to whenever starting up a new web based Ruby project.
The name "Passage" is an associated word related to "routing" (which in principle is what the Sinatra framework is most notorious for).
##Requirements
- Sinatra (
gem install sinatra) - Thin (
gem install thin) - Shotgun (
gem install shotgun- for testing purposes: it reloads server on every request)
##TODO
I've got lots to do on this project but a few items I can think of at the moment is...
- Put together a basic site
- Enhance it with more dynamic content
- Look at setting up a database for loading content from
- Look at setting up a contact form (set-up Class for validation and also look at sending email via Ruby)
- Look at building XML site map automatically
- Write a blog post on all my findings
##Heroku Hosting
- Set-up account (heroku.com)
- Install toolbelt (toolbelt.heroku.com)
- Open your Command Line Interface (CLI: e.g. Terminal on Mac OS) and enter:
heroku login(follow instructions)- If you need to run:
heroku keys:addto add additional SSH keys heroku create --stack cedar(you can also do:heroku create yourappname --stack cedar)
- Create config.ru file and add the content:
require 'app' # where app is the name of your main file that initializes your web application
run Sinatra::Application- Create a Gemfile file (no file extension) and add the content:
source 'http://rubygems.org'
gem 'sinatra', '1.3.2'
gem 'thin', '1.3.1'
- Open CLI and enter:
- bundle install
- Create a Procfile (no file extension) and add the content:
web: bundle exec ruby app.rb -p $PORT
e.g.
touch Procfile,
echo web: bundle exec ruby app.rb -p $PORT > Procfile - Commit your files using Git (sorry not going into how to use Git here!)
- If not already, create a
remote:git remote add heroku git@heroku.com:xxxxx.git git push heroku masterheroku openwill open your default browser to the relevant URL