i need to add a method to ActiveRecord::Base. to be specific
class ActiveRecord::Base
def self::restful *a
@restful = a.shift || @restful
end
end
so i can
class MyModel < ActiveRecord::Base
has_one :foobar
restful true
end
where is the currently preferred location to place a file which does this?
-a
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On Dec 5, 2005, at 10:16 PM, Ara.T.Howard wrote:> > i need to add a method to ActiveRecord::Base. to be specific > > class ActiveRecord::Base > def self::restful *a > @restful = a.shift || @restful > end > end > > so i can > > class MyModel < ActiveRecord::Base > has_one :foobar > restful true > end > > where is the currently preferred location to place a file which > does this? > > -aTraditionally, it would go in your lib/ folder and then you''d add something like ''require "my_active_record.rb"'' in your environment.rb file. I usually go one step further and add a ''patches'' folder within ''lib'' so I can differentiate between rails additions and other libraries. Nowadays, however, it seems that plugins may do exactly what you''re after. But it seems a little overkill to put one tiny method like that into a plugin. Duane Johnson (canadaduane)
On Mon, 5 Dec 2005, Duane Johnson wrote:> Traditionally, it would go in your lib/ folder and then you''d add something > like ''require "my_active_record.rb"'' in your environment.rb file. I usually > go one step further and add a ''patches'' folder within ''lib'' so I can > differentiate between rails additions and other libraries.hmmm. i''d like to have it autoloaded - guess i could put the require in my environment.rb then. that kosher?> Nowadays, however, it seems that plugins may do exactly what you''re after. > But it seems a little overkill to put one tiny method like that into a > plugin.agreed. -a -- ==============================================================================| ara [dot] t [dot] howard [at] noaa [dot] gov | all happiness comes from the desire for others to be happy. all misery | comes from the desire for oneself to be happy. | -- bodhicaryavatara ===============================================================================
On Dec 5, 2005, at 10:26 PM, Ara.T.Howard wrote:> On Mon, 5 Dec 2005, Duane Johnson wrote: > >> Traditionally, it would go in your lib/ folder and then you''d add >> something >> like ''require "my_active_record.rb"'' in your environment.rb file. >> I usually >> go one step further and add a ''patches'' folder within ''lib'' so I can >> differentiate between rails additions and other libraries. > > hmmm. i''d like to have it autoloaded - guess i could put the > require in my > environment.rb then. that kosher? > >> Nowadays, however, it seems that plugins may do exactly what >> you''re after. >> But it seems a little overkill to put one tiny method like that >> into a >> plugin. > > agreed. > > > -a > --Ara- FYI you can require it with require_dependency if you want it to be reloaded in dev mode in case you want to make changes to it without restarting the webserver. Cheers- -Ezra Zygmuntowicz WebMaster Yakima Herald-Republic Newspaper ezra-gdxLOakOTQ9oetBuM9ipNAC/G2K4zDHf@public.gmane.org 509-577-7732
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On Tue, 6 Dec 2005, Peter Michaux wrote:> wiki about modifying rails core > > http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/HowToWritePluginToModifyRailsCoreperfect. thanks. -a -- ==============================================================================| ara [dot] t [dot] howard [at] noaa [dot] gov | all happiness comes from the desire for others to be happy. all misery | comes from the desire for oneself to be happy. | -- bodhicaryavatara ===============================================================================
On Dec 5, 2005, at 11:26 PM, Ara.T.Howard wrote:> On Mon, 5 Dec 2005, Duane Johnson wrote: > >> Traditionally, it would go in your lib/ folder and then you''d add >> something >> like ''require "my_active_record.rb"'' in your environment.rb file. >> I usually >> go one step further and add a ''patches'' folder within ''lib'' so I can >> differentiate between rails additions and other libraries. > > hmmm. i''d like to have it autoloaded - guess i could put the > require in my > environment.rb then. that kosher? >Yes. In fact, here''s what I do in environment.rb: # Auto-require method to include all libraries within a directory def require_all_within(directory, description = "library") Find.find(directory) do |path| if File.file?(path) && File.extname(path) == ".rb" expanded_file = File.expand_path(path) begin STDERR << "Require #{description} #{File.basename(path)}\n" if require_dependency(expanded_file) rescue Exception => e STDERR << "\nError requiring #{expanded_file}\n" STDERR << e.to_s + "\n" end end end end require_all_within("#{RAILS_ROOT}/lib/enhancements") require_all_within("#{RAILS_ROOT}/lib/patches") That way all my enhancements and patches are pre-loaded on bootup, plus I get the benefit of Rails auto-loading if a filename within lib/ matches a class or module (the usual behavior). Duane Johnson (canadaduane)