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Debugging ERB Templates
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Some tips on debugging ERB Templates

Convert the template to a ruby file

$ erb -x -T - file.erb > file.rb

Open the file. At the bottom, you'll see:

; _erbout

Add a puts in front of this, so instead of returning the output, it is displayed

; puts _erbout

If there are variables out of scope that need to be referenced, add them to the top. Now you can run the script directly and investigate the errors.

$ ruby file.rb
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