Ruby provides a script called Generator. This script can be used to generate many useful items in Rails. Most important generators are listed below.
Generator | Description |
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script/generate model ModellName | Generates Active Records. |
script/generate controller ListController show edit | Generates Controller. |
script/generate scaffold ModelName ControllerName | Generates Scaffold. |
script/generate migration AddNewTable | Generates Table to migrate. |
script/generate plugin PluginName | Generates Plugin. |
script/generate integration_test TestName | Generates Integ Test. |
script/generate session_migration | Generates Session Migration. |
Following is the list of options, which can be used along with generators −
-p, --pretend Run but do not make any changes.
-f, --force Overwrite files that already exist.
-s, --skip Skip files that already exist.
-q, --quite Suppress normal output.
-t, --backtrace Debugging: show backtrace on errors.
-h, --help Show this help message.
-c, --svn Modify files with subversion.
Check following link for more information on Rails Generators.