Build new Rails App

build_new_rails_app.md

Generate new app

Don't forget -T -d postgresql. One day create a template and builder

• rails new AppName -T -d postgresql

Use rspec, haml, coffee, scss

• rails generate rspec:install In application.rb:

config.generators do |g|
  g.view_specs false
end

Use guard (autotest like)

In config/environments/development.rb:

• config.middleware.insert_after(ActionDispatch::Static, Rack::LiveReload)
• guard init livereload
• guard init rspec
• guard

Use boostrap

Edit boostrapandoverride to remove the 60px. Comment scaffold.css generated by rails.

• rails g bootstrap:install
• rails g bootstrap:layout application fixed

Use simple_form

• rails generate simple_form:install --bootstrap

Use Devise

• rails generate devise:install
• rails generate devise User
• rails generate devise:views

Instal postgress

• createuser MyApp --superuser
• createdb -OMyApp -Eutf8 MyApp_development
• createdb -OMyApp -Eutf8 MyApp_test
• psql -U MyApp MyApp_development

gemfile.rb

source 'https://rubygems.org'

gem 'rails', '3.2.5'
# gem 'rails', :git => 'git://github.com/rails/rails.git'

gem 'pg'
gem 'jquery-rails'
gem "haml", ">= 3.0.0"
gem "haml-rails" # haml generator

group :development, :test do
  gem "rspec-rails", ">= 2.0.1"
  gem 'factory_girl_rails'
  gem 'capybara'
  gem 'database_cleaner'
  gem 'sqlite3'
end

group :development do
  gem 'annotate', '2.4.1.beta1' # bundle exec annotate -r
  gem 'sqlite3'
end

group :assets do
  gem 'sass-rails',   '~> 3.2.3'
  gem 'coffee-rails', '~> 3.2.1'
  gem 'uglifier', '>= 1.0.3'
end

gem "twitter-bootstrap-rails"
gem 'simple_form'
gem 'devise'
gem 'hominid'
gem 'cancan'