Rails - Aug 2005 - Best Practice: Configureable Components

Hi

What''s the best practice to make components configureable, i.e. set  
sender email addresses in mailers etc.

Regards

Manuel Holtgrewe

Manuel,

I tend to set these variables in the config/environment/ files, using 
development.rb or production.rb where applicable. That way you can have 
different mail servers configured depening on what server you are using.

eg

SENDER_ADDRESS = "sender-9IKiO1iGCm/QT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org"

then in notifer.rb

def email_notification
@recipients = "receiver-9IKiO1iGCm/QT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org"
@from = SENDER_ADDRESS

...
end

I know that typo uses a database table to store global config settings. When 
you login, the system checks to see if the settings are there, and if not, 
redirects you to a settings page.

Cheers,
Jordan

On 8/10/05, Manuel Holtgrewe
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> Hi
> 
> What''s the best practice to make components configureable, i.e.
set
> sender email addresses in mailers etc.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Manuel Holtgrewe
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On 8/10/05, Manuel Holtgrewe
<purestorm-nlpEiS6K5uusTnJN9+BGXg@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> Hi
> 
> What''s the best practice to make components configureable, i.e.
set
> sender email addresses in mailers etc.
One method:
http://dev.rousette.org.uk/file/trunk/tracks/config/environment.rb

# Include your app''s configuration here:
def app_configurations
  YAML::load(File.open("#{RAILS_ROOT}/config/settings.yml"))
end

then:
http://dev.rousette.org.uk/file/trunk/tracks/app/controllers/application.rb

  # Contstants from settings.yml
  #
  DATE_FORMAT = app_configurations["formats"]["date"]
  WEEK_STARTS_ON =
app_configurations["formats"]["week_starts"]
  NO_OF_ACTIONS =
app_configurations["formats"]["hp_completed"]
  STALENESS_STARTS =
app_configurations["formats"]["staleness_starts"]


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