Rails Assets - Bundler to Bower proxy
The final solution to managing asset dependencies in your rails apps
Setup
Add new source to your app's Gemfile
# Gemfile
source "http://rails-assets.org"
Then add bower packages as gems following the convention:
RUBY_GEM_NAME = rails-assets-BOWER_PACKAGE_NAME
Examples:
# Gemfile
gem "rails-assets-angular"
gem "rails-assets-jquery.cookie"
gem "rails-assets-leaflet"
And then just simply run bundle install.
Using assets
# app/assets/application.js
//= require angular
//= require jquery.cookie
//= require leaflet
# app/assets/application.css
*= require leaflet
Check out example rails app
How it works
When bundler requests gem that wasn't yet converted rails-assets server downloads correct package using bower and repackages it as valid ruby gem.
Development
Setup
git clone git@github.com:rails-assets/rails-assets.git
cd rails-assets
bundle --binstubs
foreman start
Convert bower package to gem using command line
rake convert[NAME]
This will create rails-assets-NAME-VERSION.gem file