[Engines Guide] extending controllers and models

[Weston Platter]

Asked this question on Rails core google group. Got some answers, nothing definitive. (see response). Anyone working on it? If not, I'll provide an initial draft.

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Is there a "Rails Way" way for extending models and controllers of rails engines?

The docs have TODO notes with no content for extending controllers and models

http://guides.rubyonrails.org/engines.html#controllers

http://guides.rubyonrails.org/engines.html#models

If there's preferred method, I would love to use it and I'll update the docs.

[Ryan Bigg]

I believe that you're on the right track with your model decorator idea and the same can be applied to controllers as well. Do that.

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[Weston Platter]

Before I start writing, I think it would be edit the http://edgeguides.rubyonrails.org/engines.html#improving-engine-functionality to describe extending Rails Engines by explaining,

• how to add methods to existing engine models/controllers
• how to override methods of existing engine models/controllers
• how to use ActiveSupport::Concern to structure Engine models/controllers

 Concur?

Gosh, I feel like this is growing into a book.

On Sunday, July 22, 2012 6:11:14 PM UTC-4, Ryan Bigg wrote:

I believe that you're on the right track with your model decorator idea and the same can be applied to controllers as well. Do that.

On Friday, 13 July 2012 at 7:52 AM, Weston Platter wrote:

Asked this question on Rails core google group. Got some answers, nothing definitive. (see response). Anyone working on it? If not, I'll provide an initial draft.

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Is there a "Rails Way" way for extending models and controllers of rails engines?

The docs have TODO notes with no content for extending controllers and models

http://guides.rubyonrails.org/engines.html#controllers

http://guides.rubyonrails.org/engines.html#models

If there's preferred method, I would love to use it and I'll update the docs.

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[Ryan Bigg]

Yes, I agree with these things.

A book about engines has crossed my mind more than once :)

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