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# Gets the index for where +obj+ _should_ be, even if it's not in the
# list.
def index_for!(obj)
  divide_and_conquer(
    @array,
    :divisible? => lambda do |list|
      # divide if the list could contain obj
      list.length > 1 && @sorter.call(obj, list.first) > 0 && @sorter.call(obj, list.last) <= 0
    end,
    :divide     => lambda do |list|

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def merge_two_sorted_lists(a, b, &comparator)
  comparator ||= lambda { |x,y| x <=> y }
  linrec(
    :cond   => lambda { |pair| pair.first.empty? || pair.last.empty? },
    :before => lambda do |pair|
      preceding, following = case comparator.call(pair.first.first, pair.last.first)
        when -1; [pair.first, pair.last]
        when 0;  [pair.first, pair.last]
        when 1;  [pair.last, pair.first]
      end

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# config.gem "rspec",       :lib => false,        :version => ">=1.2.6" unless File.directory?(File.join(Rails.root, 'vendor/plugins/rspec'))
# config.gem "rspec-rails", :lib => 'spec/rails', :version => ">=1.2.6" unless File.directory?(File.join(Rails.root, 'vendor/plugins/rspec-rails'))

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require 'chronic'
require 'timecop'

module TemporalHelpers
  
  # Travels to +time+ and lets the clock keep running.
  # 
  # If a block is given, executes the block at that
  # time then returns to the present.
  def travel_to(time, &block)

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# ...

Rails::Initializer.run do |config|
  # ...

  # set up Syslog logging:
  config.gem 'SyslogLogger', :version => '1.4.0'
  require 'syslog_logger'
  config.logger = RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER = SyslogLogger.new("my_rails_app.#{ENV['RAILS_ENV']}")
  config.middleware.use Rack::CommonLogger, RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER

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# an example Monit configuration file for delayed_job
#
# To use:
# 1. copy to /var/www/apps/{app_name}/shared/delayed_job.monitrc
# 2. replace {app_name} and {environment} as appropriate
# 3. add this to your /etc/monit/monitrc
#
#   include /var/www/apps/{app_name}/shared/delayed_job.monitrc

check process delayed_job with pidfile /var/www/apps/{app_name}/shared/pids/delayed_job.pid

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class SomeModel < ActiveRecord::Base

  include TemporalHelper

  def my_temporal_attribute=(value)
    write_attribute :my_temporal_attribute, parse_temporal(value)
  end

end

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# make asset paths fully-qualified when pages are
# rendered as widgets in an OpenSocial container:
config.action_controller.asset_host = 'my_app.local'

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{
  :a => 2,
  # NOTE for partials, you need to include the format
  # otherwise, it'll fail to find byows/_byow.erb even if byows/_byow.html.erb exists
  :b => render(:partial => 'example.html')
}.to_json

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class PeopleController < ActionController::Base
  def index
    respond_to do |format|
      format.jqa
    end
  end
end