A collection of useful Rails generator scripts for scaffolding, layout files, authentication, and more. Forked by great Nifty Generators code (see credits).
gem install ricky-generators # TODO
Once you install the gem, the generators will be available to all Rails applications on your system. If you run script/generate without any additional arguments you should see the available generators listed.
To run the generator, go to your rails project directory and call it using the script/generate or script/destroy command.
script/generate ricky_scaffold Recipe name:string index new
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ricky_layout: generates generic layout, stylesheet, and helper files.
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ricky_scaffold: generates a controller and optional model/migration.
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ricky_config: generates a config YAML file and loader.
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ricky_authentication: generates user model with sign up and log in.
To view the README for each generator, run it with the help option.
script/generate ricky_layout --help
To use Ricky Generators with Rails 3 you will need to include it in your Gemfile.
gem "ricky-generators" # TODO
The generators use a colon as the separator instead of an underscore.
rails g ricky:layout
The Rails 3 support is still in early development, please report any issues you find.
What is the difference between ricky_scaffold and built-in scaffold?
One of the primary differences is that ricky_scaffold allows you to choose which controller actions to generate.
script/generate ricky_scaffold post name:string index new edit
There are a few changes to the generated code as well, such as no XML format by default.
It also offers support for HAML, Shoulda, and RSpec.
I get “undefined method ‘title’” error.
Try running ricky_layout, that will generate this helper method. Or you can just change the templates to whatever approach you prefer for setting the title.
I can’t set new attributes in my model.
Add the attribute to the attr_accessible line in the model.
I get “undefined method ‘root_url’” error.
Some generators default redirecting to the root_url. Set this in your routes.rb file like this (substituting your controller name).
map.root :controller => 'foo'
I get a missing database error.
Run rake db:migrate.
I get a routing error when I try to submit a form.
Try restarting your development server. Sometimes it doesn’t detect the change in the routing.
The tests/specs don’t work.
Make sure you have mocha installed and require it in your spec/test helper.
gem install mocha # in spec_helper.rb config.mock_with :mocha # in test_helper.rb require 'mocha'
Also, make sure you’re using Rails 2.1 or greater.
If you are having a problem with Ricky Generators, first look at the FAQs above. If you still cannot resolve it, please submit an issue here.
github.com/palladius/ricky-generators/issues
Thanks to Ryan Bates (ryanb) for this excellent code. Im trying to extend it to some extent, and add some icons to make it (if possible) even niftier.
Original gem/code: github.com/ryanb/nifty-generators