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The Even Darker Art of Rails Engines
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lazyatom
May 05, 2009
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The Even Darker Art of Rails Engines
Given at RailsConf 2009
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The Even-Darker Art of Rails Engines
@lazyatom
github.com/lazyatom/engines
Rails 2.3
history
November 2005
it’s distracting!
reuse is overrated!
Evil! Evil! Evil! Evil! Evil! Evil! Evil! Evil! Shit!
eek!
appable_plugins
desert
merb slices?
None
engines
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$$@/-"="A/6)>B1'()/05.#/-"C "0! !"#$D/"8.7%)9 $$@/-"=E'/0B!/1";)'1<F$G%77GF$GD/"86GC "0!
app/controllers/ models/ helpers/ views/ metal/
*$+,#-&"**&23-'!3$$(!&*$+,#-523-'!3$$(!.!) ;-%66$H-(5/0I'0)1'--"1/0/1**$#2"'#3-43-'!3$$(! $$!"#$/0!"A $$$$1"0!"1$J)"A)$,K$LM"--'F$H-(5/0NL $$"0! "0!
9"-7"1$J%-- won’t load from your plugin
Ticket #1905
config/routes.rb
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top precedence
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in your plugin: in your app:
O;)/'0I'0)1'--"1JJ?'()/05JJ?'()"6=!1%8$!'$+2%7+ $$2%7=;'00";)$G:7%)9GF$J;'0)1'--"1$,K$L7-(5/0LF$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$J%;)/'0$,K$L/0!"AL "0! O;)/'0I'0)1'--"1JJ?'()/05JJ?'()"6=!1%8$!'$+2%7+ $$3$===$')9"1$1'()"6$=== $$2%7=;'00";)$G:7%)9GF$J;'0)1'--"1$,K$L%77LF$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$J%;)/'0$,K$L/0!"AL $$3$===$')9"1$1'()"6$=== "0!
in your plugin: in your app:
Ticket #2592 (also Ticket #329)
785*$+,#-&$#)&785*$+,#-.!) 2'!(-"$P<H-(5/0 $$!"#$6"-#=%!!.1'()"6B7"*C $$$$2%7=;'00";)$L:6)(##LF$J;'0)1'--"1$,K$L)9/056L $$"0! "0! O;)/'0I'0)1'--"1JJ?'()/05JJ?'()"6=!1%8$!'$+2%7+ $$3$<'(1$%77$1'()"6=== $$P<H-(5/0=%!!.1'()"6B2%7C $$3$");===
"0!
what’s missing?
public assets
copy
file clash
83+!5*$+,#-&#-%'"$$.!) 2<./2%5"6$,$H%)90%2"=0"8B@/-"=!/10%2"
[email protected]
$S$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$L%66")6:/2%5"6L )%15")$,$?%/-6=1'')$S$L7(&-/;:/2%5"6:2<.7-(5/0L @/-"T)/-6=2U!/1.7B)%15")C 2<./2%5"6=;9/-!1"0="%;9$!'$+"+$ $$$$@/-"T)/-6=;7.1B"F$)%15")$S$"=&%6"0%2"C$ "0!
83+!5*$+,#-&#-%'"$$.!) 2<./2%5"6$,$H%)90%2"=0"8B@/-"=!/10%2"
[email protected]
$S$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$L%66")6:/2%5"6L )%15")$,$?%/-6=1'')$S$L7(&-/;:/2%5"6:2<.7-(5/0L )%15")=2%U".6<2-/0UB2<./2%5"6C$(0-"66$)%15")="A/6)>
migrations
simple DSL
rollback
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version 20090101121234 20090102142345 2008123123456 1%U"$!&J1'--&%;U P/51%)'1=1'--&%;U P/51%)'13;(11"0).D"16/'0 P/51%)'132/51%)"!=-%6) P/51%)'1=5").%--.D"16/'06 BL_4R4I`$D"16/'0$@?aP$
$ $ $$6;9"2%.2/51%)/'06LC =2%7BbJ)'./C=6'1)
it gets worse
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/bk2204/475332962/
single timeline
app migration 1 app migration 2 plugin migration 1 app
migration 3 plugin migra install upgrade You Me
app migration 1 app migration 2 plugin migration 1 app
migration 3 plugin migration 2 You
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WW[.!"-)%=1& !&:2/51%)": $$WWY.%-79%=1& WWV.&")%=1& 7-(5/0:!&:2/51%)": $$WWY.5%22%=1& WWZ.7-(5/0.)'.WWY=1& Copy & Retimestamp?
Reference? Symlink?
Ticket #2058 interblah.net/plugin-migrations
my recommendation? (for the moment, at least)
write a generator c$6;1/7):5"0"1%)"$%;)6.%6.#(.2/51%)/'06 $$$$ $$$"A/6)6$$!&:2/51%)" $$$;1"%)"$$!&:2/51%)":VWWXW\W\YYYZZd.&-%9=1& c$=== (within your
plugin)
techniques
overriding functionality
views just work
controllers
straight override
None
None
module
None
None
None
namespaced
None
None
None
playing nice with the class cache
1/23*8/36/1**$#2"'#3-43-'!3$$(!/ 9"%/)((-/!(73:(;/6!37/'9(/73;+$(/ '!((/)+'/#%/%'#$$/"2'#:(<< < < < < < < !
O;)/D"_(77'1)JJe"7"0!"0;/"6=-'%!.'0;".7%)96
ApplicationController AppController PluginController
ApplicationController PluginController
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init.rb woes
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testing
ApplicationController PluginController AppController
ApplicationController PluginController Their Code Your Code
None
! " # $
None
unit test?
test in your own rails environment?
plugin_test_helper
I care about testing my chunk
You care about testing your whole app
empower the developer
avoiding fail
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consume wisely
Serving Size 14 kloc Nutrition Facts Amount Per Serving 1
bad engine Calories 10,666 Long Methods 1578g 34% God Objects 326g 7% Stress 320mg 119% Total Fat 2674g 98% Hairloss 45g 45.8% % Daily Value* Technical Debt 13g 87% Untested Code 1578mg 34% Hidden Bugs 326mg 7% Benefit 1mg 0.1%
you will not be able to write some engines.
you will not be able to use some engines.
extract specific functionality
establish some clear integration points
you are customer #1
READ the CODE
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