Ruby on Rails: Detailed Guide with Extensive Code Examples
├── Introduction
│ └── Overview of Ruby on Rails
├── Setting Up and Configuration
│ ├── Installation
│ ├── Project Setup
│ └── Database Configuration
├── Core Features of Rails
│ ├── Models and Database Migrations
│ ├── Views and Layouts
│ ├── Controllers and Routing
│ └── Asset Pipeline
├── Advanced Rails Concepts
│ ├── RESTful Resource Routing
│ ├── Active Record Query Interface
│ ├── Action Mailer
│ └── Rails Security Best Practices
├── Comprehensive Implementation Examples
│ ├── Creating a Blog Application
│ ├── User Authentication System
│ ├── Implementing AJAX in Rails
│ └── API Development with Rails
└── Conclusion
└── Rails in Modern Web Application Development
1. Introduction
Overview of Ruby on Rails
- Ruby on Rails is a full-stack web application framework that follows the MVC (Model-View-Controller) architecture, known for its ease of use and convention over configuration philosophy.
2. Setting Up and Configuration
Installation
gem install rails
Project Setup
- Creating a new Rails project and directory structure.
rails new blog_app
cd blog_app
Database Configuration
- Setting up the database.yml file for database configurations.
# in config/database.yml
development:
adapter: sqlite3
database: db/development.sqlite3
3. Core Features of Rails
Models and Database Migrations
- Creating a model and corresponding database migration.
# Generating a new model
rails generate model Article title:string body:text
# Migrating the database
rails db:migrate
Views and Layouts