Comments on: Find objects in IRB directly from browser URLs

By: Dr Nic

Dr Nic — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 08:53:16 +0000

Matt Aimonetti noted that outside of script/console, there was an error with pluralize missing from String class. #pluralize is an active_scaffold contribution. I realise I have the following at the top of my .irbrc file:

unless (IRB.conf[:LOAD_MODULES] || []).join =~ /config\/environment/
  require 'active_support'
end

That is, if you're in irb, and /config/environemtn isn't loaded, then explicitly load active_support.

By: Matthijs Langenberg

Matthijs Langenberg — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:20:59 +0000

While this is a neat little trick, I really don’t like the tight coupling between the way to access the resource at HTTP level and database level.

By: saimon

saimon — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:53:42 +0000

@Dr Nic [via] – Cool stuff…Looking good…

By: Dr Nic

Dr Nic — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:06:19 +0000

@saimon [via] – Very nice work

I added the following when clause to the #evaluate method to support development urls (e.g. http://localhost:3000...)

        when /^(http|https):\/\/[a-z.]+:[0-9]+(([0-9]{1,5})?\/.*)?$/ix
          original_evaluate($2.gsub(/(^\/)/,''), line_no)

By: saimon

saimon — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:23:31 +0000

http://pastie.caboo.se/133977

This handles url of the type: /users/david

Now only need to figure out /users/david-myopenid-com and we’re all set.

By: saimon

saimon — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:30:04 +0000

You’ve now got no excuse to add in support for all restless urls (as far as logical) and package it up into a gem. DO IT NOW

By: saimon

saimon — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:22:01 +0000

RE caboose chat:

http://pastie.caboo.se/133959

By: Matt Aimonetti

Matt Aimonetti — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:25:45 +0000

@drnic Hey Gem master, what about packaging all of that in a nice gem a la wirble?

By: Dr Nic

Dr Nic — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:46:32 +0000

@mislav [via] - ok, figured out how to support has_many nested_routes, e.g. people/123/addresses See the pastie NOTE: This assumes there are models Person and Address, and Person.has_many :addresses Nifty.

By: Dr Nic

Dr Nic — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:27:53 +0000

Ooh, I forgot the hook! You’ll need to add the following to the bottom of your .irbrc file:

IRB.conf[:IRB_RC] = Proc.new { define_model_find_shortcuts }