Rails: Generators All in One

rails_generators.md

Generator

rails generate [model|controller|resource|scaffold] [name]
rails destroy [model|controller|resource|scaffold] [name]

Model

rails g model hello

• model
• migration
• test

Controller

• not very useful

rails g controller hello
rails g controller hello index

• controller
• route
• view
• test
• helper
• assets

Resource

rails g resource hello

• migration
• model
• route
• controller
• views empty folder
• test

Scaffold

rails g scaffold hello

• model
• migration
• route
• controller
• view
• jbuilder
• test
• helper
• assets

Disable Unwanted Rails Generators

# config/application.rb
class Application < Rails::Application

    config.generators do |generate|
      generate.helper false
      generate.assets false
      generate.view_specs false
      generate.test_framework false
    end
  end
end

References

• Reduce Application Clutter, Disable Unwanted Rails Generators