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# IN ENVIRONMENT.RB, ADD THESE LINES AFTER THE BOOT SECTION AND BEFORE THE INITIALIZER BLOCK
# (e.g. on line 13 of most environment.rb's):

if Gem::VERSION >= "1.3.6" 
  module Rails
    class GemDependency
      def requirement
        r = super
        (r == Gem::Requirement.default) ? nil : r
      end

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def pay(bet)
  `curl -s http://roulette.engineyard.com` =~ /13/ ? bet * 35 : 0
end

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require 'open-uri'
def pay(bet)
  URI.parse('http://roulette.engineyard.com').read =~ /13/ ? bet * 35 : 0
end

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<?
  $response = file_get_contents("http://elections.raisethehammer.org/api/election/1");
  $decoded = json_decode($response); // requires PHP >= 5.2.0
?>

<? foreach($decoded->candidates as $candidate): ?>
  <?= $candidate->name ?><br />
<? endforeach; ?>

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LEGEND: * (layout) ! (interior)

application_layout
  header *
  left menu *
    search
  flash messages *
  right content box (what height?) !
  footer *

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has_attached_file :video, 
  :url => ":class/:id/:style/:basename.:extension",
  :path => ":class/:id/:style/:basename.:extension",
  :storage => :s3 # this is redundant if you are using S3 for all your storage requirements
validates_attachment_presence :video
has_attached_file :thumbnail, :styles => {:thumb => "162x161#"} # adjust the thumb style as needed

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module Paperclip
  # The Attachment class manages the files for a given attachment. It saves
  # when the model saves, deletes when the model is destroyed, and processes
  # the file upon assignment.
  class Attachment
    
    def self.default_options
      @default_options ||= {
        :url => "/system/:class/:attachment/:id/:style/:basename.:extension",
        :path => ":rails_root/public/system/:class/:attachment/:id/:style/:basename.:extension",

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class AddVideoFields < ActiveRecord::Migration
  def self.up
    add_column :videos, :thumbnail_file_name,    :string
    add_column :videos, :thumbnail_content_type, :string
    add_column :videos, :thumbnail_file_size,    :integer
    add_column :videos, :thumbnail_updated_at,   :datetime
    add_column :videos, :video_file_name,        :string
    add_column :videos, :video_content_type,     :string
    add_column :videos, :video_file_size,        :integer
    add_column :videos, :video_updated_at,       :datetime

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# don't forget to turn off forgery protection:
# protect_from_forgery :except => [:swfupload, :encode_notify]

# if you're not using swfupload, code like this would be in your create and update methods
# all you really need to ensure is that after @video.save, you run @video.encode!
def swfupload
  @video = Video.new(params[:video])
  @video.swfupload_file = params[:Filedata]
  # if we're in production, test should be nil but otherwise we're going to want to encode
  # videos using Zencoder's test setting so we're not spending cash to do so

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class Zencoder
  include HTTParty
  headers "Accept" => "application/json", "Content-Type" => "application/json"
  base_uri 'https://app.zencoder.com/api'
  default_params :api_key => "YOUR-API-KEY-GOES-HERE"
  format :json
  
  attr_accessor :job_id
  attr_reader :errors  
  attr_reader :output_url