Merb 0.4 - Installing Edge Merb and using new Generators
Merb 0.4 will include generators (via RubiGen) to make it uber-easy for developers to create Merb apps. Here’s a HOWTO screencast (lifted from rubyconf talk) on getting the required gems from SVN, and setting up a Merb to use ActiveRecord.
The video also shows how your generated model/controllers can either have test::unit OR rspec test files generated.
As Albert Einstein said “All your base belong to us.”
Installing Edge Merb and using new Generators from probablycorey on Vimeo.
Alternately, download the 800×600 QuickTime version (22Mb).
Errata:
- To change between rspec and test::unit (or between different ORMs), use
Merb::GENERATOR_SCOPEfound in config/merb_init.rb, rather than hack script/generate as I do in the video
- Prior to following the video tutorial, you need to checkout the two edge gem sources:
svn co http://svn.devjavu.com/merb/trunk merb svn co http://svn.devjavu.com/merb/plugins/merb_activerecord
The videos don’t have voice overs, because if I’d done that then I’d have been completely bored when I gave my talk. As it was, I think half my talk was videos and screencasts - I felt like a TV host… it was odd. But, you’ll get the gist.
For more step-by-step instructions, see the man who helped write the Merb generators - Daniel Neighman (irc - hassox).
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Hey, I put your video on vimeo.com, it is a little easier to read and you could embed it instead of the youtube vid. http://vimeo.com/372998
@Corey [via] - cool, ok, giving it a try above.
I’m a merb neophyte, but after only a couple of days investigating what its about I think I’m hooked!
It looks like the errata above might be already outdated
It think the Merb::GENERATOR_SCOPE is now replaced with use_orm [:active_record, :data_mapper], use_test [:test_unit, :rspec]
@scott [via] - yeah, my video will be completely redundant. Merb 0.4 is out now, so no need to get trunk, etc
Typo alert:
svn co http://svn.devjavu.com/merb/plugins/merb_active_record
=>
svn co http://svn.devjavu.com/merb/plugins/merb_activerecord
@jamiew [via] - thx, fixed.