Redstar¶ ↑

Generates models and migrations including validation for required fields.

Installation¶ ↑

Add it to your Gemfile:

gem "redstar", :group => :development

Install using bundle:

bundle install

Usage¶ ↑

When generating your models (via model or scaffold generator) append a star (*) to the attribute name on required fields. Example:

rails generate model Article title*:string subtitle:string content*:string

The above command generates:

• this model:

  class Article < ActiveRecord::Base
    validates_presence_of :title
    validates_presence_of :content
  end
  

• and this migration:

  class CreateArticles < ActiveRecord::Migration
    def change
      create_table :articles do |t|
        t.string :title, :null => false
        t.string :subtitle
        t.string :content, :null => false
        t.timestamps
      end
    end
  end