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@adamjmurray
adamjmurray / gist:3154437
Created July 21, 2012 03:18
Managing Ruby gems programmatically
# Environment, set GEM_HOME & GEM_PATH. For example, we can launch JRuby like this:
# GEM_HOME=/Users/amurray/tmp/gems/ GEM_PATH=/Users/amurray/tmp/gems java -jar ~/Downloads/jruby-complete-1.7.0.preview1.jar -S irb
# =====================
# LISTING gems
puts Gem::Specification.find_all.to_s
puts Gem::Specification.find_all.map{|spec| "#{spec.name} (#{spec.version})" }
# =====================
# USING (a specific version of) gems
@carlwolff
carlwolff / rbenvansible.yaml
Created August 30, 2012 14:12
ugly ruby/rbenv installation using ansible
- name: create user $user
action: user name=$user
- name: download rbenv-installer for $user
action: get_url url=https://raw.github.com/fesplugas/rbenv-installer/master/bin/rbenv-installer dest=/tmp/rbenv-installer mode=0755
- name: run rbenv-installer
action: raw HOME=/home/$user /tmp/rbenv-installer
- name: copy rbenv environment setup
@machty
machty / new-router-examples.md
Last active April 16, 2020 22:03
How to do cool stuff with the new Router API
@celoyd
celoyd / ndvi.py
Last active October 4, 2022 11:03
#!/usr/bin/env python
# ndvi.py red.tif nir.tif output-ndvi.tif
# Calculate NDVI (see Wikipedia). Assumes atmospheric correction.
# (Although I use it without all the time for quick experiments.)
import numpy as np
from sys import argv
from osgeo import gdal, gdalconst
@andybega
andybega / pg-upgrade.sh
Created December 17, 2013 01:02
Updating PostgreSQL and PostGIS (installed via homebrew)
# from here http://blog.55minutes.com/2013/09/postgresql-93-brew-upgrade/
# Create backup of database
/usr/local/cellar/postgresql/9.2.4/bin/pg_dump -h localhost -p 5432 -U ab428 -Fc -b -v -f "/usr/local/var/pg_backup/afghanistan.backup" afghanistan
# Upgrade PostGIS
brew doctor # fix errors
brew update
brew upgrade postgres
brew upgrade gdal --with-postgres
@wycats
wycats / app.js
Last active August 2, 2024 09:53
App.Router.map(function() {
this.resource('post', { path: '/posts/:post_id' });
});
App.PostRoute = Ember.Route.extend({
model: function(params) {
return this.store.find('post', params.post_id);
}
});
@peterc
peterc / methods_returning.rb
Last active October 29, 2023 03:10
Object#methods_returning - to work out which method on an object returns what we want
require 'stringio'
require 'timeout'
class Object
def methods_returning(expected, *args, &blk)
old_stdout = $>
$> = StringIO.new
methods.select do |meth|
Timeout::timeout(1) { dup.public_send(meth, *args, &blk) == expected rescue false } rescue false
@christopheranderton
christopheranderton / homebrew-github-api-token.md
Last active August 15, 2024 15:19
Set your Github API Token If you hit a ”GitHub API rate limit exceeded” when searching with Homebrew (http://brew.sh/).

Description

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN AND READ THE COMMENTS FOR A MORE UP TO DATE WAY (AND EASIER) TO DO THIS
When using Homebrew (http://brew.sh) and searching formulas or pull requests you may get the dreaded error message: Github API Rate limit exceeded

Let's fix that! (yeah!)


Short version

PLEASE SCROLL DOWN AND READ THE COMMENTS FOR A MORE UP TO DATE WAY (AND EASIER) TO DO THIS

@stuart11n
stuart11n / gist:9628955
Created March 18, 2014 20:34
rename git branch locally and remotely
git branch -m old_branch new_branch # Rename branch locally
git push origin :old_branch # Delete the old branch
git push --set-upstream origin new_branch # Push the new branch, set local branch to track the new remote
@Envek
Envek / pg_interval_support_4_1.rb
Last active December 18, 2023 14:41
Enables PostgreSQL interval datatype support (as ActiveSupport::Duration) in Ruby on Rails from 4.1 to 6.0
# Enables PostgreSQL interval datatype support (as ActiveSupport::Duration) in Ruby on Rails 4.1.
# Based on https://gist.github.com/clarkdave/6529610
require 'active_support/duration'
# add a native DB type of :interval
ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::PostgreSQLAdapter::NATIVE_DATABASE_TYPES[:interval] = { name: 'interval' }
# add the interval type to the simplified_type list. because this method is a case statement
# we can't inject anything into it, so we create an alias around it so calls to it will call