I’ve been using the excellent fixture_replacement plugin for several months now and greatly prefer it over traditional fixtures (yes, even foxy fixtures). fixture_replacement2 adds even more goodness to the party. However, I ran into a problem today when trying to use default_xxx methods in my example_data.rb file: module FixtureReplacement attributes_for … Continue reading
I noticed something interesting while enhancing Teascript today. I recently upgraded the app to Rails 2.0 which ended up breaking several of the Scriptaculous visual effects that I had been using to highlight certain parts of the page when things changed. This is how I had called visual_effect in the … Continue reading
Being at RubyConf this weekend has provided the necessary motivation for me to finally release a new Ruby gem I’ve been building. It’s an extraction from a project I’ve been working on for Relevance. I’m a regular user of assert_select in my functional tests. I find myself frequently doing something … Continue reading
The Rails PDF plugin is a dandy little thing. It wraps the PDF::Writer library for Ruby, allowing PDF templates to be defined like any other Rails view (with a .rpdf extension, of course). One thing it doesn’t do is allow access to the parent controller’s helper from within a PDF … Continue reading
So you’re savvy with flexmock, a fine Rails plugin that lets you create mock objects in your tests. You’ve been coding up a boatload of fine tests that are elegant in their isolation thanks to your super mocks. They all run fine, but they’re kind of slow so you go … Continue reading
The latest and greatest version of Streamlined was released a few weeks ago. Lots of new features and bug fixes are included in this release, including a handy (and fully configurable) breadcrumb trail implemented in part by yours truly. For those who aren’t familiar with it, Streamlined is sort of … Continue reading
Early on in my exploration of Rails, I got into the habit of testing that the response code of an action indicated a redirect. It turns out that this check is entirely unnecessary since assert_redirected_to makes an identical check: def assert_redirected_to(options = {}, message=nil) clean_backtrace do assert_response(:redirect, message) … end … Continue reading
If you were one of the unfortunate souls who missed RailsConf this year, I’m sorry for you. If you happened to be at RailsConf but missed Justin Gehtland’s excellent Streamlined tutorial then you are truly of all people most pitiable. On a more serious note, the tutorial was very good … Continue reading
For those who may have missed my talk at RailsConf, you can download the slides to get a better idea of what the talk was all about. I had a blast, by the way! The audience seemed to enjoy it, and I was pleasantly surprised at the number of questions … Continue reading
Portland is rapidly fading into the distance as I fly back towards Raleigh. I’ve enjoyed the past six days immensely. The Ruby/Rails community continues to surprise me with its passion, dedication, and downright uber-geekiness. The highlight of the conference for me was the time spent between talks and during meals, … Continue reading