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iamatypeofwalrus / add_milliseconds_to_mysql_and_activerecord_timestamps.md
Last active February 16, 2025 18:13
ActiveRecord: Store Milliseconds (or Microseconds) in Timestamps/Datetimes with Rails / MySQL

ActiveRecord: Store Milliseconds (or Microseconds) in Timestamps with Rails / MySQL

Milliseconds in your Timestamps.

We got 'em, you want 'em.

Why

Shit needs to be PRECISE

LICENSE

MIT

@ismell
ismell / circle.yml
Created May 8, 2014 16:56
Precompile and cache rails assets on CircleCI
dependencies:
# Compute the assets once and cache them
post:
- bundle exec rake assets:precompile assets:clean_expired:
environment:
RAILS_GROUPS: assets
cache_directories:
- "public/assets"
@rxaviers
rxaviers / gist:7360908
Last active August 27, 2025 13:48
Complete list of github markdown emoji markup

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@jakeasmith
jakeasmith / mysqldump.sh
Last active June 28, 2021 20:07
A quick snippet for doing a compressed mysql dump with a pv to monitor progress
mysqldump [database] | pv | gzip -c > [file].sql.gz
@thegrubbsian
thegrubbsian / object.rb
Created August 28, 2012 15:41
Using Rails try() for chaining multiple methods
class Object
def try_all(*methods)
values = [self]
methods.each do |method|
value = values.last.try(method)
return nil if value.nil?
values << value
end
values.last
@softr8
softr8 / gist:2955680
Created June 19, 2012 18:13
Rails cache wrapper
module MyApp
# See ActiveSupport::Cache::Store for documentation.
module Cache
class << self
def fetch(key, options = {}, &block)
if block_given?
if ActionController::Base.perform_caching && options && options[:expires_in].to_i > 0
Rails.cache.fetch(key, options, &block)
else
yield
@them0nk
them0nk / rspec_rails_cheetsheet.rb
Created March 23, 2012 03:39
Rspec Rails cheatsheet (include capybara matchers)
#Model
@user.should have(1).error_on(:username) # Checks whether there is an error in username
@user.errors[:username].should include("can't be blank") # check for the error message
#Rendering
response.should render_template(:index)
#Redirecting
response.should redirect_to(movies_path)
@chetan
chetan / yardoc_cheatsheet.md
Last active July 22, 2025 02:26
YARD cheatsheet
@Burgestrand
Burgestrand / README.md
Created February 3, 2012 23:20
A ruby script to construct magnet links out of .torrent files

Magneto

It reads your torrents. Spit out magnet URIs.

Example Usage

$ ./magneto.rb magneto.rb.torrent

Results in:

@zhengjia
zhengjia / capybara cheat sheet
Created June 7, 2010 01:35
capybara cheat sheet
=Navigating=
visit('/projects')
visit(post_comments_path(post))
=Clicking links and buttons=
click_link('id-of-link')
click_link('Link Text')
click_button('Save')
click('Link Text') # Click either a link or a button
click('Button Value')