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@jwo
jwo / registrations_controller.rb
Created September 30, 2011 23:11
API JSON authentication with Devise
class Api::RegistrationsController < Api::BaseController
respond_to :json
def create
user = User.new(params[:user])
if user.save
render :json=> user.as_json(:auth_token=>user.authentication_token, :email=>user.email), :status=>201
return
else
@dstroot
dstroot / install_postgresql.sh
Created June 13, 2012 00:26
Install PostgreSQL on Amazon AMI
#!/bin/bash
###############################################
# To use:
# https://raw.github.com/gist/2776351/???
# chmod 777 install_postgresql.sh
# ./install_postgresql.sh
###############################################
echo "*****************************************"
echo " Installing PostgreSQL"
echo "*****************************************"
@domenic
domenic / promises.md
Last active June 24, 2024 03:11
You're Missing the Point of Promises

This article has been given a more permanent home on my blog. Also, since it was first written, the development of the Promises/A+ specification has made the original emphasis on Promises/A seem somewhat outdated.

You're Missing the Point of Promises

Promises are a software abstraction that makes working with asynchronous operations much more pleasant. In the most basic definition, your code will move from continuation-passing style:

getTweetsFor("domenic", function (err, results) {
 // the rest of your code goes here.
@xdamman
xdamman / install_ffmpeg_ubuntu.sh
Created July 2, 2014 21:03
Install latest ffmpeg on ubuntu 12.04 or 14.04
#!/bin/bash
# Bash script to install latest version of ffmpeg and its dependencies on Ubuntu 12.04 or 14.04
# Inspired from https://gist.github.com/faleev/3435377
# Remove any existing packages:
sudo apt-get -y remove ffmpeg x264 libav-tools libvpx-dev libx264-dev
# Get the dependencies (Ubuntu Server or headless users):
sudo apt-get update
@ngsmrk
ngsmrk / sidekiq_monitoring
Created August 11, 2014 11:51
Sidekiq queue checking via rails console
stats = Sidekiq::Stats.new
stats.queues
stats.enqueued
stats.processed
stats.failed
var mediaJSON = { "categories" : [ { "name" : "Movies",
"videos" : [
{ "description" : "Big Buck Bunny tells the story of a giant rabbit with a heart bigger than himself. When one sunny day three rodents rudely harass him, something snaps... and the rabbit ain't no bunny anymore! In the typical cartoon tradition he prepares the nasty rodents a comical revenge.\n\nLicensed under the Creative Commons Attribution license\nhttp://www.bigbuckbunny.org",
"sources" : [ "http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/BigBuckBunny.mp4" ],
"subtitle" : "By Blender Foundation",
"thumb" : "images/BigBuckBunny.jpg",
"title" : "Big Buck Bunny"
},
{ "description" : "The first Blender Open Movie from 2006",
"sources" : [ "http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/ElephantsDream.mp4" ],
@eliotsykes
eliotsykes / rails_new_help_output.md
Last active March 31, 2024 17:09
"rails new" options explained

Run rails new --help to view all of the options you can pass to rails new:

$ bin/rails new --help
Usage:
  rails new APP_PATH [options]

Options:
  -r, [--ruby=PATH]                                      # Path to the Ruby binary of your choice
                                                         # Default: /Users/eliot/.rbenv/versions/2.2.0/bin/ruby
@esteedqueen
esteedqueen / authenticable.rb
Last active December 7, 2022 08:52 — forked from Bomadeno/registrations_controller.rb
JSON API User Registration and Sessions with Devise
module Authenticable
# Devise methods overwrite
def current_user
@current_user ||= User.find_by(authentication_token: request.headers['Authorization'])
end
def authenticate_with_token!
render json: { errors: "Not authenticated" },
status: :unauthorized unless user_signed_in?
@mankind
mankind / rails-jsonb-queries
Last active May 23, 2024 06:47
Ruby on Rails-5 postgresql-9.6 jsonb queries
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22667401/postgres-json-data-type-rails-query
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/40702813/query-on-postgres-json-array-field-in-rails
#payload: [{"kind"=>"person"}]
Segment.where("payload @> ?", [{kind: "person"}].to_json)
#data: {"interest"=>["music", "movies", "programming"]}
Segment.where("data @> ?", {"interest": ["music", "movies", "programming"]}.to_json)
Segment.where("data #>> '{interest, 1}' = 'movies' ")
Segment.where("jsonb_array_length(data->'interest') > 1")
@Oxicode
Oxicode / README.md
Created March 1, 2017 21:35 — forked from brunogaspar/README.md
Install wkhtmltopdf on Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit

Install wkhtmltopdf on Ubuntu

This was tested on:

  • Ubuntu 14.04 x64
  • Ubuntu 16.04 x64

Step 1

Install the xvfb server by running