5 Of Our Favorite Ruby Gems
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The document discusses 5 Ruby on Rails gems: Inherited Resources, Kaminari, Guard, Configatron, and Bourbon. It provides an overview of each gem, highlighting why they are useful tools and potential limitations. The presentation encourages attendees to learn more about custom software development and announces an upcoming coding course.
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5 Of Our Favorite Ruby Gems
- 1. 5 Awesome Gems ...and some fun with MemeGenerator Custom Software, Simplified Wednesday, February 6, 13
- 2. Hi! • I’m Dan • Co-Organizer @ BostonRB • Principal Consultant @ LaunchWare • Head of Instruction @ Launch Academy • dpickett on Twitter / GitHub/ everyHub Custom Software, Simplified Wednesday, February 6, 13
- 3. Some Favorites • inherited_resources • kaminari • guard • configatron • bourbon Custom Software, Simplified Wednesday, February 6, 13
- 4. Inherited Resources Custom Software, Simplified Wednesday, February 6, 13
- 5. Why? • Makes writing boilerplate controllers easier • Easy internationalization of flash text with the Responders gem • Easy API generation for JSON and XML Custom Software, Simplified Wednesday, February 6, 13
- 6. Why Not? • Another DSL/Library to Learn • Can sometimes get in your way for nonstandard controller actions • Not good for beginners - feel the pain of repetition in your controllers, first Custom Software, Simplified Wednesday, February 6, 13
- 7. class AccountsController < ApplicationController respond_to :json inherit_resources #gives you all RESTful actions for Account end Custom Software, Simplified Wednesday, February 6, 13
- 8. Kaminari Custom Software, Simplified Wednesday, February 6, 13
- 9. Why? • Easily customizable/themed • great configuration options • awesome generators • Scope-Based • Doesn’t hack core objects • I18n ready for localization Custom Software, Simplified Wednesday, February 6, 13
- 10. Why Not? • Other engines might express alternative decisions (refinery, ie) • Can be painful to paginate non-scope/ AREL collections Custom Software, Simplified Wednesday, February 6, 13
- 11. #in your controller @users = User. page(params[:page]). per(50) #in your view <%= paginate @users %> Custom Software, Simplified Wednesday, February 6, 13
- 12. guard Custom Software, Simplified Wednesday, February 6, 13
- 13. Why? • Don’t constantly have to run tests manually • Invokes tests for files that change • Extensible plugin architecture • Extensible notification architecture Custom Software, Simplified Wednesday, February 6, 13
- 14. Why Not? • Minor issue where guard plugins can lag behind on dependencies Custom Software, Simplified Wednesday, February 6, 13
- 15. Configatron Custom Software, Simplified Wednesday, February 6, 13
- 16. Why? • Easy, dynamic configuration for gems and applications • Configure via manual code, hash or YAML • Plays nicely with Rails Application configuration Custom Software, Simplified Wednesday, February 6, 13
- 17. Why Not? • nulls vs. blanks can be confusing Custom Software, Simplified Wednesday, February 6, 13
- 18. module Facebook def self.secret_key=(key) configatron.facebook.secret_key = key end def self.secret_key configatron.facebook.secret_key end end Custom Software, Simplified Wednesday, February 6, 13
- 19. Bourbon Custom Software, Simplified Wednesday, February 6, 13
- 20. Why? • Handy shortcuts for common CSS idioms • Beautiful documentation • Exposes you to lots of great/creative CSS uses Custom Software, Simplified Wednesday, February 6, 13
- 21. Why Not? • Can be difficult to install/configure as part of the asset pipeline • You still need to be an informed consumer of experimental CSS features Custom Software, Simplified Wednesday, February 6, 13
- 22. http://bourbon.io Custom Software, Simplified Wednesday, February 6, 13
- 23. To Learn More... http://launchacademy.co The Fun Begins May 1st Custom Software, Simplified Wednesday, February 6, 13
- 24. For More Gems... • Ignition, our rails template is available • http://github.com/LaunchWare/ignition Custom Software, Simplified Wednesday, February 6, 13
- 25. Questions? Custom Software, Simplified Wednesday, February 6, 13