Adding HTML to a Ruby on Rails Gem

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I'm not a RoR expert, trying to write my first gem which includes javascript, erb, etc. Is this possible, it seems like every tutorial and example code I can find only includes ruby code. If it is possible, what does the directory structure of the gem look like with javascript and erb files? Thanks.

coreyward · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-30 20:06:36Z

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What you want is an engine.

Engines can be considered miniature applications that provide functionality to their host applications. A Rails application is actually just a "supercharged" engine, with the Rails::Application class inheriting a lot of its behavior from Rails::Engine.

Therefore, engines and applications can be thought of almost the same thing, just with subtle differences, as you'll see throughout this guide. Engines and applications also share a common structure.

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Gerry Over a year ago

Unfortunately the senior guy on the project is insisting on making a gem project and not a plugin/engine project. Having a lot of difficulty finding an example gem (or documentation) that includes both javascript and html files, and how to use them. At least this was helpful: gorails.com/episodes/…

coreyward Over a year ago

@Gerry You can distribute an Engine as a Gem; many popular gems like Devise are engines.

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