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@dnagir
dnagir / rspec-syntax-cheat-sheet.rb
Created November 5, 2010 09:29
RSpec 2 syntax cheat sheet by example
# RSpec 2.0 syntax Cheet Sheet by http://ApproachE.com
# defining spec within a module will automatically pick Player::MovieList as a 'subject' (see below)
module Player
describe MovieList, "with optional description" do
it "is pending example, so that you can write ones quickly"
it "is already working example that we want to suspend from failing temporarily" do
pending("working on another feature that temporarily breaks this one")
@a-chernykh
a-chernykh / application_controller.rb
Created June 22, 2011 19:43
devise force https for sign in and sign up routes
class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
before_filter :ensure_proper_protocol
protected
def ssl_allowed_action?
(params[:controller] == 'users/sessions' && ['new', 'create'].include?(params[:action])) ||
(params[:controller] == 'users/registrations' && ['new', 'create', 'edit', 'update'].include?(params[:action])) ||
(params[:controller] == 'users/omniauth_callbacks')
end
@naholyr
naholyr / update-sublime-text.sh
Created September 6, 2011 15:27
Install or update Sublime Text from web site
#!/bin/bash
# Requirements: sed, grep, curl, pkill
# User configuration
LOCAL_INSTALL="/usr/lib/sublime-text-2" # Must be user-writable
REPO="dev" # "dev" for dev releases, or "2" for beta releases
TARGET_BUILD="Linux 32 bit" # can be one of "Windows", "Windows 64 bit", "OS X", "Linux 32 bit", "Linux 64 bit"
# Check if sublime text is running
@olistik
olistik / gist:2627011
Last active August 12, 2021 06:39
Ubuntu 12.10 setup (rbenv/RVM, Janus, PostgreSQL)

Ubuntu 12.10 setup (rbenv/RVM, Janus, PostgreSQL)

Basic pre-requisites

  • Some utilities:
sudo apt-get install vim tmux git curl
  • Copy/paste from the command line:
@bentonporter
bentonporter / gist:2891463
Created June 7, 2012 20:51
Ruby - HMAC-SHA256 example
require 'openssl'
require 'Base64'
key = "secret-key"
data = "some data to be signed"
Base64.encode64(OpenSSL::HMAC.digest(OpenSSL::Digest::Digest.new('sha256'), key, data)).strip()
@josephwecker
josephwecker / new_bashrc.sh
Created August 11, 2012 04:36
Replace .bashrc, .bash_profile, .profile, etc. with something much more clean, consistent, and meaningful. Now a repo: https://github.com/josephwecker/bashrc_dispatch
#!/bin/bash
# License: Public Domain.
# Author: Joseph Wecker, 2012
#
# -- DEPRICATED --
# This gist is slow and is missing .bashrc_once
# Use the one in the repo instead! https://github.com/josephwecker/bashrc_dispatch
# (Thanks gioele)
#
# Are you tired of trying to remember what .bashrc does vs .bash_profile vs .profile?
@tehpeh
tehpeh / db.rake
Created September 17, 2012 02:05
Enable hstore on rake db:schema:load
namespace :db do
namespace :enable do
desc "enable hstore extension"
task :hstore => [:environment, :load_config] do
ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute('CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS hstore;')
end
end
Rake::Task['db:schema:load'].enhance ['db:enable:hstore']
end
@paulsturgess
paulsturgess / attr_accessor_dates.md
Created May 2, 2013 08:11
How to set an attr_accessor date via Rails date_select and have Rails handle the multi-attributes automatically.

Your Class:

class YourClass < ActiveRecord::Base
  attr_accessor :some_date
  columns_hash["some_date"] = ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::Column.new("some_date", nil, "date")
end

Your View:

<%= form_for :your_class do |f| %>

@maxim
maxim / rails_load_path_tips.md
Last active January 9, 2025 00:59
How to use rails load paths, app, and lib directories.

In Rails 3

NOTE: This post now lives (and kept up to date) on my blog: http://hakunin.com/rails3-load-paths

If you add a dir directly under app/

Do nothing. All files in this dir are eager loaded in production and lazy loaded in development by default.

If you add a dir under app/something/

@ungoldman
ungoldman / dokku_setup.md
Last active November 28, 2023 12:35
Deploy your own PaaS: Setting up Dokku with DigitalOcean and Namecheap

Deploy your own PaaS!

Setting up Dokku with DigitalOcean and Namecheap

..or how I made my own heroku in a few hours for $3.98.


This write-up is several years out of date! You probably shouldn't use it.