Client Auto-Reload for Ruby on Rails.
This gem will cause your visitor's browser to automatically reload when a new release of your Rails app is deployed. This helps ensure that the DOM and JS running in the browser are not outdated.
Railcar achieves this by running client-side javascript that monitors the server-side availability of the currently loaded assets. If they are no longer available, Railcar assumes that a new, fingerprinted version has been generated and forces a reload.
Note: Because Rails, by default, only fingerprints assets when running in production mode, Railcar does not activate in development mode.
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
gem 'railcar'
And then execute:
$ bundle
Or install it yourself as:
$ gem install railcar
Finally, require the Railcar logic in your script pipeline (this generally goes in app/assets/javascripts/application.js, after the jquery-related requires):
//= require railcar
That's it!
If you followed the installation steps, you're done.
- Fork it
- Create your feature branch (
git checkout -b my-new-feature) - Commit your changes (
git commit -am 'Add some feature') - Push to the branch (
git push origin my-new-feature) - Create new Pull Request