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 mapping package), but that doesn't mean that Action Pack depends on Active
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 Record. Action Pack is an independent package that can be used with any sort
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 of backend (Instiki[http://www.instiki.org], which is based on an older version
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-of Action Pack, uses Madeleine for example). Read more about the role Action
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+of Action Pack, used Madeleine for example). Read more about the role Action
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 Pack can play when used together with Active Record on
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 http://www.rubyonrails.org.
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 A short rundown of the major features:
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 * Actions grouped in controller as methods instead of separate command objects
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-  and can therefore helper share methods.
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+  and can therefore share helper methods.
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     BlogController < ActionController::Base
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       def display
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       def list
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         # Before this action is run, the user will be authenticated, the cache
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         # will be examined to see if a valid copy of the results already
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-        # exist, and the action will be logged for auditing.
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+        # exists, and the action will be logged for auditing.
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         # After this action has run, the output will first be localized then 
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-        # compressed to minimize bandwith usage
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+        # compressed to minimize bandwidth usage
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       end
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       private
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         def authenticate
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-          # Implement the filter will full access to both request and response
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+          # Implement the filter with full access to both request and response
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         end
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     end
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@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ A short rundown of the major features:
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     <%= form "post" %>
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-    ...will generate something like (the selects will have more options of
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+    ...will generate something like (the selects will have more options, of
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     course):
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     <form action="create" method="POST">
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@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ And the templates look like this:
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 This simple setup will list all the posts in the system on the index page,
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 which is called by accessing /weblog/. It uses the form builder for the Active
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-Record model to make the new screen, which in turns hand everything over to
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+Record model to make the new screen, which in turn hands everything over to
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 the create action (that's the default target for the form builder when given a
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 new model). After creating the post, it'll redirect to the display page using
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 an URL such as /weblog/display/5 (where 5 is the id of the post).

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@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
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 = Active Record -- Object-relation mapping put on rails
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 Active Record connects business objects and database tables to create a persistable
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-domain model where logic and data is presented in one wrapping. It's an implementation 
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+domain model where logic and data are presented in one wrapping. It's an implementation 
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 of the object-relational mapping (ORM) pattern[http://www.martinfowler.com/eaaCatalog/activeRecord.html] 
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 by the same name as described by Martin Fowler:
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   "An object that wraps a row in a database table or view, encapsulates 
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        the database access, and adds domain logic on that data."
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-Active Records main contribution to the pattern is to relieve the original of two stunting problems:
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+Active Record's main contribution to the pattern is to relieve the original of two stunting problems:
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 lack of associations and inheritance. By adding a simple domain language-like set of macros to describe
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 the former and integrating the Single Table Inheritance pattern for the latter, Active Record narrows the
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 gap of functionality between the data mapper and active record approach.
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      pkId = 1234
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      cat = Cat.find(pkId)
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-     # something even more interesting involving a the same cat...
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+     # something even more interesting involving the same cat...
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      cat.save
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   {Learn more}[link:classes/ActiveRecord/Base.html]
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 Data definitions are specified only in the database. Active Record queries the database for 
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 the column names (that then serves to determine which attributes are valid) on regular
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-objects instantiation through the new constructor and relies on the column names in the rows
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+object instantiation through the new constructor and relies on the column names in the rows
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 with the finders.
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    # CREATE TABLE companies (
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@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ Active Record will also automatically link the "Person" object to the "people" t
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 == Simple example (2/2): Using the domain
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-Picking a database connection for all the active records
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+Picking a database connection for all the Active Records
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    ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(
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      :adapter  => "mysql", 
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@@ -300,9 +300,9 @@ It's also highly recommended to have a look at the unit tests. Read more in link
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 == Philosophy 
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-Active Record attempts to provide a coherent wrapping for the inconvenience that is 
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+Active Record attempts to provide a coherent wrapper as a solution for the inconvenience that is 
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 object-relational mapping. The prime directive for this mapping has been to minimize
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-the amount of code needed to built a real-world domain model. This is made possible
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+the amount of code needed to build a real-world domain model. This is made possible
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 by relying on a number of conventions that make it easy for Active Record to infer
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 complex relations and structures from a minimal amount of explicit direction.
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    new feature to be submitted in the form of new unit tests.
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 For other information, feel free to ask on the ruby-talk mailing list
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-(which is mirrored to comp.lang.ruby) or contact mailto:david@loudthinking.com.
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+(which is mirrored to comp.lang.ruby) or contact mailto:david@loudthinking.com.

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 == Installation
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-The prefered method of installing Active Support is through its GEM file. You'll need to have
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-RubyGems[http://rubygems.rubyforge.org/wiki/wiki.pl] installed for that, though. If you have,
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+The preferred method of installing Active Support is through its GEM file. You'll need to have
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+RubyGems[http://rubygems.rubyforge.org/wiki/wiki.pl] installed for that, though. If you have it,
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 then use:
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   % [sudo] gem install activesupport-1.0.0.gem
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    new feature to be submitted in the form of new unit tests.
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 For other information, feel free to ask on the ruby-talk mailing list
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-(which is mirrored to comp.lang.ruby) or contact mailto:david@loudthinking.com.
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+(which is mirrored to comp.lang.ruby) or contact mailto:david@loudthinking.com.

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 == Welcome to Rails
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-Rails is a web-application and persistance framework that includes everything
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+Rails is a web-application and persistence framework that includes everything
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 needed to create database-backed web-applications according to the
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 Model-View-Control pattern of separation. This pattern splits the view (also
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 called the presentation) into "dumb" templates that are primarily responsible
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-for inserting pre-build data in between HTML tags. The model contains the
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+for inserting pre-built data in between HTML tags. The model contains the
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 "smart" domain objects (such as Account, Product, Person, Post) that holds all
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 the business logic and knows how to persist themselves to a database. The
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 controller handles the incoming requests (such as Save New Account, Update
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 Product, Show Post) by manipulating the model and directing data to the view.
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-In Rails, the model is handled by what's called a object-relational mapping
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+In Rails, the model is handled by what's called an object-relational mapping
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 layer entitled Active Record. This layer allows you to present the data from
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 database rows as objects and embellish these data objects with business logic
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 methods. You can read more about Active Record in 
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 link:files/vendor/rails/activerecord/README.html.
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-The controller and view is handled by the Action Pack, which handles both
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+The controller and view are handled by the Action Pack, which handles both
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 layers by its two parts: Action View and Action Controller. These two layers
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 are bundled in a single package due to their heavy interdependence. This is
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 unlike the relationship between the Active Record and Action Pack that is much
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   </VirtualHost>
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 NOTE: Be sure that CGIs can be executed in that directory as well. So ExecCGI
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-should be on and ".cgi" should respond. All requests from 127.0.0.1 goes
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+should be on and ".cgi" should respond. All requests from 127.0.0.1 go
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 through CGI, so no Apache restart is necessary for changes. All other requests
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-goes through FCGI (or mod_ruby) that requires restart to show changes.
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+go through FCGI (or mod_ruby), which requires a restart to show changes.
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 == Debugging Rails
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 You can interact with the domain model by starting the console through script/console. 
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 Here you'll have all parts of the application configured, just like it is when the
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 application is running. You can inspect domain models, change values, and save to the
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-database. Start the script without arguments will launch it in the development environment.
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+database. Starting the script without arguments will launch it in the development environment.
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 Passing an argument will specify a different environment, like <tt>console production</tt>.
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 app/models
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   Holds models that should be named like post.rb.
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-  Most models will descent from ActiveRecord::Base.
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+  Most models will descend from ActiveRecord::Base.
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 app/views
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   Holds the template files for the view that should be named like
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-  weblog/index.rhtml for the WeblogController#index action. All views uses eRuby
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+  weblog/index.rhtml for the WeblogController#index action. All views use eRuby
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   syntax. This directory can also be used to keep stylesheets, images, and so on
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   that can be symlinked to public.
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   Configuration files for the Rails environment, the routing map, the database, and other dependencies.
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 components
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-  Self-contained mini-applications that can bundle controllers, models, and views together.
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+  Self-contained mini-applications that can bundle together controllers, models, and views.
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 lib
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   Application specific libraries. Basically, any kind of custom code that doesn't
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-  belong controllers, models, or helpers. This directory is in the load path.
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+  belong under controllers, models, or helpers. This directory is in the load path.
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 public
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-  The directory available for the web server. Contains sub-directories for images, stylesheets,
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+  The directory available for the web server. Contains subdirectories for images, stylesheets,
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   and javascripts. Also contains the dispatchers and the default HTML files.
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 script
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@@ -149,4 +149,5 @@ test
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   Unit and functional tests along with fixtures.
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 vendor
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-  External libraries that the application depend on. This directory is in the load path.
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+  External libraries that the application depends on. Also includes the plugins subdirectory.
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+  This directory is in the load path.