Rakefile.rb

require 'rubygems'
require 'rake/rdoctask'

require 'merb-core'
require 'merb-core/tasks/merb'

include FileUtils

# Load the basic runtime dependencies; this will include 
# any plugins and therefore plugin rake tasks.
init_env = ENV['MERB_ENV'] || 'rake'
Merb.load_dependencies(:environment => init_env)
     
# Get Merb plugins and dependencies
Merb::Plugins.rakefiles.each { |r| require r } 

# Load any app level custom rakefile extensions from lib/tasks
tasks_path = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "lib", "tasks")
rake_files = Dir["#{tasks_path}/*.rake"]
rake_files.each{|rake_file| load rake_file }

desc "Start runner environment"
task :merb_env do
  Merb.start_environment(:environment => init_env, :adapter => 'runner')
end

require 'spec/rake/spectask'
require 'merb-core/test/tasks/spectasks'
desc 'Default: run spec examples'
task :default => 'spec'

##############################################################################
# ADD YOUR CUSTOM TASKS IN /lib/tasks
# NAME YOUR RAKE FILES file_name.rake
##############################################################################

def insert_fixture(fixture_filename, opts={})
  basename = File.basename(fixture_filename, '.yaml')
  model = Kernel::const_get(basename.camel_case)
  template = Erubis::Eruby.new(File.read(fixture_filename)).result(binding())
  fixture = YAML::load(template)
  
  # this will raise an exception if the fixture insertion fails
  opts[:graceful] ||= false

  fixture.each do |attributes|
    m = model.new(attributes)
    if opts[:graceful]
      m.save
    else
      raise unless m.save
    end
  end
end

namespace :db do 
  namespace :fixtures do 

    desc 'insert postcode/suburb info into database' 
    task :postcodes => [:merb_env] do 
      insert_fixture('spec/fixtures/postcode.yaml')
      insert_fixture('spec/fixtures/suburb.yaml', :graceful => true)
    end

  end
end