Rails controllers.

ios.md

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ Multiple Exchange accounts:
 
     scp root@iphone.local:/private/var/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.accountsettings.plist .
 
+Copy photos:
+
+    scp -r root@iphone.local:/User/Media/DCIM/100APPLE ./photos
+
 Ringtone conversion using ffmpeg:
 
     ffmpeg -i foo.mp3 -ac 1 -ab 128000 -f mp4 -acodec libfaac -y target.m4r

middleman.md

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+title: Middleman
+---
+
+### Compass config
+
+    compass_config do |config|
+      config.output_style = :compact
+    end
+
+### Config
+
+    # Automatic image dimensions on image_tag helper
+    activate :automatic_image_sizes
+
+### Gems
+
+    # Susy grids in Compass
+    # First: gem install compass-susy-plugin
+    require 'susy'
+
+    # CodeRay syntax highlighting in Haml
+    # First: gem install haml-coderay
+    require 'haml-coderay'
+
+    # CoffeeScript filters in Haml
+    # First: gem install coffee-filter
+    require 'coffee-filter'
+
+
+### Page command
+
+    # With no layout
+    page "/path/to/file.html", :layout => false
+
+    # With alternative layout
+    page "/path/to/file.html", :layout => :otherlayout
+
+    # A path which all have the same layout
+    with_layout :admin do
+      page "/admin/*"
+    end
+
+    # Proxy (fake) files
+    page "/this-page-has-no-template.html", :proxy => "/template-file.html" do
+      @which_fake_page = "Rendering a fake page with a variable"
+    end
+
+### Helpers
+
+    helpers do
+      def some_helper
+        "Helping"
+      end
+    end
+
+### Directories
+
+    set :css_dir, "alternative_css_directory"
+    set :js_dir, "alternative_js_directory"
+    set :images_dir, "alternative_image_directory"
+
+# Build-specific configuration
+
+    configure :build do
+      # For example, change the Compass output style for deployment
+      activate :minify_css
+
+      # Minify Javascript on build
+      activate :minify_javascript
+
+      # Enable cache buster
+      activate :cache_buster
+
+      # Use relative URLs
+      activate :relative_assets
+
+      # Compress PNGs after build
+      # First: gem install middleman-smusher
+      # require "middleman-smusher"
+      activate :smusher
+
+      # Or use a different image path
+      set :http_path, "/Content/images/"
+    end

rails-controllers.md

@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+title: Rails Controllers
+---
+
+### Common stuff
+
+    redirect_to root_url
+    redirect_to root_url, notice: "Good."
+
+### Special hashes
+
+    session[:user_id] = nil
+
+    flash[:notice] = "Hello"    # Gets flushed on next request
+    flash.keep                  # Persist flash values
+    flash.now[:error] = "Boo"   # Available on the same request
+
+    cookies[:hello] = "Hi"
+
+    params[:page]
+
+    # params is a combination of:
+    query_parameters
+    path_parameters
+    request_parameters
+
+### respond_to
+
+    respond_to do |format|
+      format.html
+      format.xml  { render xml: @users }
+      format.json { render json: @users }
+      format.js    # Will be executed by the browser
+    end
+
+### default_url_options
+
+    # The options parameter is the hash passed in to 'url_for'
+    def default_url_options(options)
+      {:locale => I18n.locale}
+    end
+
+### Filters
+
+    # Filter with callbacks
+    before_filter :authenticate
+    before_filter :authenticate, except: [:login]
+    before_filter :authenticate, only: [:login]
+    def authenticate
+      redirect_to login_url unless controller.logged_in?
+    end
+
+    # Filter with inline
+    before_filter do |controller|
+      redirect_to login_url unless controller.logged_in?
+    end
+
+    # Filter with external classes
+    before_filter LoginFilter
+    class LoginFilter
+      def self.filter(controller) ...; end
+    end
+
+    # Filter exceptions
+    skip_before_filter :require_login, only: [:new, :create]
+
+    # Before/after filters
+    around_filter :wrap_in_transaction
+    def wrap_in_transaction(&blk)
+      ActiveRecord::Base.transation { yield }
+    end
+
+### HTTP basic authentication
+
+    before_filter :authenticate
+
+    # Basic authentication:
+    def authenticate
+      authenticate_or_request_with_http_basic { |u, p|
+        u == "root" && p == "alpine"
+      }
+    end
+
+    # ...or digest (hashed) authentication:
+    # uses the ha1 hash (username:realm:password)
+    def authenticate_by_digest
+      realm = "Secret3000"
+      users = {
+        "rsc" => Digest::MD5.hexdigest("rsc:#{realm}:passwordhere")
+      }
+
+      authenticate_or_request_with_http_digest(realm) { |user|
+        users[user]
+      }
+    end
+
+    # For integration tests
+    def test_access
+      auth = ActionController::HttpAuthentication::Basic.encode_credentials(user, pass)
+      get "/notes/1.xml", nil, 'HTTP_AUTHORIZATION' => auth
+    end
+
+    # Token auth
+    is_logged_in = authenticate_with_http_token do |token, options|
+      token == our_secret_token
+    end
+
+    request_http_token_authentication  unless is_logged_in
+
+### Request/response
+
+    request.host            #=> "www.example.com"
+    request.domain          #=> "www.example.com"
+    request.domain(n=2)     #=> "example.com"
+    request.port            #=> 80
+    request.protocol        #=> "http://"
+    request.query_string    #=> "q=duck+tales"
+    request.url             #=> "http://www.example.com/search?q=duck+tales"
+    request.fullpath        #=> "/search?q=duck+tales"
+
+    request.headers         # Returns a hash
+
+    request.format          #=> "text/html"
+    request.remote_ip       #=> "203.167.220.220"
+    request.local?          #=> true (if localhost/127.0.0.1)
+
+    request.xhr?
+
+    request.method          #=> "POST"
+    request.method_symbol   #=> :post
+    request.get?
+    request.post?
+    request.put?
+    request.delete?
+    request.head?
+
+### response
+
+    response.body
+    response.status         #=> 404
+    response.location       # Redirect location
+    response.content_type
+    response.charset
+    response.headers
+
+    response.headers["Content-Type"] = "application/pdf"
+
+### Streaming
+
+    send_data pdfdata, filename: "foo.pdf", type: "application/pdf"
+    send_file Rails.root.join('public','filename.txt') [filename: '..', type: '..']
+
+### References
+
+ * [Guide](http://guides.rubyonrails.org/action_controller_overview.html)
+ * [HttpAuthentication::Basic](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionController/HttpAuthentication/Basic.html)
+ * [HttpAuthentication::Token](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionController/HttpAuthentication/Token.html)

rspec.md

@@ -101,20 +101,42 @@ title: RSpec
 
     expect { thing.destroy }.to change(Thing, :count).by(-1)
 
-### Mocking a class
+### Mocking - basic
 
-    user_mock = mock "User"
-    user_mock.should_receive(:authenticate).with("password").and_return(true)
-    user_mock.should_receive(:coffee).exactly(3).times.and_return(:americano)
-    user_mock.should_receive(:coffee).exactly(5).times.and_raise(NotEnoughCoffeeExcep
-    ion)
+    book.stub(:title) { "The RSpec Book" }
+    book.stub(:title => "The RSpec Book")
+    book.stub(:title).and_return("The RSpec Book")
 
-    people_stub = mock "people"
-    people_stub.stub!(:each).and_yield(mock_user)
-    people_stub.stub!(:bad_method).and_raise(RuntimeError)
+    # First arg is a name, it's optional
+    book = double("book", :title => "The RSpec Book")
 
-    user_stub = mock_model("User", :id => 23, :username => "pat", :email =>
-    "pat@example.com")
+### Mocking - consecutive return values
+
+    die.stub(:roll).and_return(1,2,3)
+    die.roll # => 1
+    die.roll # => 2
+    die.roll # => 3
+    die.roll # => 3
+    die.roll # => 3
+
+### Expectations
+
+    double.should_receive(:msg).with(no_args())
+    double.should_receive(:msg).with(any_args())
+    double.should_receive(:msg).with(1, kind_of(Numeric), "b") #2nd argument can any kind of Numeric
+    double.should_receive(:msg).with(1, boolean(), "b") #2nd argument can true or false
+    double.should_receive(:msg).with(1, /abc/, "b") #2nd argument can be any String matching the submitted Regexp
+    double.should_receive(:msg).with(1, anything(), "b") #2nd argument can be anything at all
+    double.should_receive(:msg).with(1, ducktype(:abs, :div), "b") #2nd argument can be object that responds to #abs and #div
+
+    double.should_receive(:msg).once
+    double.should_receive(:msg).twice
+    double.should_receive(:msg).exactly(n).times
+    double.should_receive(:msg).at_least(:once)
+    double.should_receive(:msg).at_least(:twice)
+    double.should_receive(:msg).at_least(n).times
+    double.should_receive(:msg).at_most(:once)
+    double.should_receive(:msg).at_most(:twice)
+    double.should_receive(:msg).at_most(n).times
+    double.should_receive(:msg).any_number_of_times
 
-    my_instance.stub!(:msg).and_return(value)
-    MyClass.stub!(:msg).and_return(value)