ruby-on-rails

Convert a date string to a Unix timestamp

I have this date "Mon Mar 15 20:51:18 +0000 2010". How do i convert this date into a Unix timestamp? ...

Namespace with index action in Rails

I have an admin controller located inside /controllers/admin/admin_controller.rb I also have a pages controller located inside /controllers/admin/pages_controller.rb In my routes.rb file, I have the following: map.namespace :admin do |admin| admin.resources :pages end When the user goes to localhost:3000/admin, I'd like the us...

mongo mapper with STI with more than one type?

I have a series of models all which inherit from a base model Properties For example Bars, Restaurants, Cafes, etc. class Property include MongoMapper::Document key :name, String key :_type, String end class Bar < Property What I'm wondering is what to do with the case when a record happens to be both a Bar & a Restaurant? I...

collaborative filtering in rails

I'm looking for a solution for collaborative filtering in rails or even possible examples. So far I have only found acts_as_recommendable which looks useful but I noticed it hasn't had any updates in the last 2 years. Does anyone know of any other solutions and/or examples? ...

Understanding Rails core source code?

Hi, I would like to start making code patches to Rails. Are there any good books on 'advanced' Ruby that I should read to understand the rails source code? Are there any other tips on getting started? Rails seems like a large beast and I don't know where to start! Thanks, Jason. UPDATE: I'm also looking for something that explains mor...

how to handle .something in the url

I am using rails 2.3.5 . I have a resource for event. map.resources :events respond_to do |format| format.html format.js { render :text => @event.to_json, :layout => false } end It is a public site and sometimes I get urls like http://domain.com/events/14159-international-hardware-show-2010+91+"prashant"+2010...

Will_paginate stuck on page 2

For some reason my will_paginate collection is stuck on page 2. I have the usual links the view helper provides except every page after page one links to http://localhost:3000/ceo/gr_messages?page=2 I have tried to add the :order option with no luck. I have also ensured that the request is a get as mentioned on this page: http://wiki.git...

In Rails, how to speed up machinist tests?

I'm replacing test fixtures with Machinist. But using Machinist to set up test data is very slow, because whenever a test method is run some new data are made by Machinist and saved to database. Is there any way to cache the data in memory so that using Machinist isn't so slow? Thanks, Bryan ...

Record id with cucumber and pickle [Rails]

I am using Cucumber, Webrat, and Pickle in conjunction. When I write a scenario, I can do something like this: Given a product exists with title: "Bread" When I go to the edit page for that product And I fill in "Title" with "Milk" And I press "Save changes" Then I should see "Successfully edited product." And I should be on that car's ...

A few questions about a Rails model for a simple addressbook app

I have a Rails application that lists information about local services. My objectives for this model are as follows: 1. Require the name and tag_list fields. 2. Require one or more of the tollfreephone, phone, phone2, mobile, fax, email or website fields. 3. If the paddress field has a value, then encode it with the Geokit plugin. Here i...

Snow Leopard sqlite3-ruby install problem

UPDATE 3/20/10 I'm running Mac OSX Snow Leopard, this problem is caused by a recent train wreck in which I updated ruby without RVM. I've attempted to properly install/run RVM, however I can't get it to work. I am unable to install the sqlite3-ruby gem. I get the following ERROR: Error installing sqlite3-ruby: ERROR: Failed to bui...

Using JSON with jRails

I am currently trying to use AJAX in my application via jRails. I am trying to return a JSON object from my controller, and then parse it in my Javascript. I am using json2.js to do the parsing. Here is the code I currently have: function getSomething() { $.ajax({ type: "GET", url: "map/testjson", success: ...

How to refresh a parent page #Rails

Hi Guys, I have the fllowing requirement, I have a model called Task to display user tasks 1 . Link to add a new task (in the tasks index page) 2 . when a user click the link, 'tasks/new' action will open up inside a popup 3 . when the user save the new task, I want to close 'new task' popup and refresh the parent page 'tasks/index...

mongomapper, rails3 edge: undefined method `to_key' on form_for

when i am trying to get the basic devise examples running with current git versions from rails, mongomapper and devise, i have the following error appearing: undefined method `to_key' for #<Admin:0x23dee04> here is my actual source: 4: = form_for @admin, :url => admins_path do |f| 5: - field_set_tag 'Update my email' do 6: ...

Does anybody have any experience with Hobo?

I'm thinking of adopting HOBO for quicker development of some Rails apps I want to develop on the side for myself. Obviously there seems to be a certain learning curve to get the different concepts and specific coding practices of the gem and its dryml templates. Also the documentation seems close to non-existent so I'm not sure I wan...

Add new extension to RedCloth

Hi, I`m trying to add $ text $ markup to RedCloth, but http://github.com/jgarber/redcloth/blob/124b72fe841b364df940932e576502851b51a682/spec/extension_spec.rb doensn`t work. Any ideas? ...

How to validate presence of an uploaded file in rails?

I'm playing around creating a rails file uploader and have struck a problem that should have an obvious solution. How do I check that a file has been selected in my form and uploaded? Here is my new.html.erb view <h2>Upload File</h2> <% form_for(@upload_file, :url => {:action => 'save'}, :html => {:multipart => true}) do |f| %> <%=...

Rails, Rake, moving a folder to a new location

I need to move a folder from a plugin to the main app/views. I guess using rake to do this with the following command is the easiest way: require 'fileutils' FileUtils.mv('/vendor/plugins/easy_addresses/lib/app/views', '/app/views/') I'm just not sure where to tell script where to look and where to place the folder. The file I want...

Writing tests for Rails plugins

I'm working on a plugin for Rails that would add limited in-memory caching to ActiveRecord's finders. The functionality itself is mature enough, but I can't for the life of me get unit tests to work with the plugin. I now have under vendor/plugins/my_plugin/test/my_plugin_test.rb a standard subclass of ActiveSupport::TestCase with a cou...

Rails and jQuery - how do you get server-side validation errors to your view after an ajax request

Ive searched this site but questions are usually regarding doing client-side validations or for different frameworks. I have a tasks list whose items can be edited inline. Upon submitting the inline edit form the item is updated all thanks to jQuery, ajax and rails. But I want to handle bad input from the user. HTML requests redisplay...