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This is a skeleton without anything but monk-glue and a new command, monk install.
The goal is to have a skeleton that will let you create the skeleton you want,
free from the restrictions of the default gems that most monk skeletons ship with.
First: install monk and rvm.
- Ruby Version Manager: http://rvm.beginrescueend.com
- Monk: http://monkrb.com
Add the nano skeleton.
monk add nano git://github.com/rstacruz/nanomonk
Create a new app from this skeleton.
monk init myapp -s nano
cd myapp
Install a templating system. It's probably best to do this first!
monk install haml
Install an ORM if need one.
monk install ohm
# or: datamapper, datamapper-sqlite
Try a few more packages!
monk install contest
monk install rtopia
monk install less
monk install sinatra-minify
monk install jquery # Even non-gems can work
Start it up!
monk start
When you do a monk install, it queries the GitHub repo to see if there is a
recipe for the gem you want to install.
Some gems have recipes for them: for instance, the ohm gem will have a recipe
to create the other necessary files such as configuration files and Rake tasks.
If a recipe doesn't exist for the gem, it'll simply be installed and vendored.
Have a look at the current recipes at the Nanomonk recipes index.
You can simulate the original Monk skeleton with:
monk install haml ohm
monk install quietbacktrace override spawn ffaker stories contest --test
And you can also add in some useful extras (most of there are used in the Sinefunc skeleton):
monk install sinatra-minify sinatra-helpers sinatra-i18n sinatra-security rtopia
monk install pagination less sinatra-minify jquery
monk install webrat --test
More tips are available at the Tips page.