updated with some new favorites, and removed some old friends

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # It's kickoff time!
 
-Our terribly awesome template generates a Rails app featuring some of our favorite tools for building web apps.
+Our terribly awesome template generates a Rails app featuring some of [our](http://www.terriblelabs.com/team)
+favorite tools for building web apps.
 
 ## Usage
 
@@ -14,12 +15,21 @@ Our terribly awesome template generates a Rails app featuring some of our favori
 * Twitter Bootstrap
 * Modernizr
 * Haml
-* Kramdown, a markdown parser, because [Haml Sucks for Content](http://chriseppstein.github.com/blog/2010/02/08/haml-sucks-for-content/)
+* Redcarpet, a markdown parser, because [Haml Sucks for Content](http://chriseppstein.github.com/blog/2010/02/08/haml-sucks-for-content/)
+* Stamp for formatting dates and times
+* Unicorn web server
+* Airbrake
+
+Development tools:
+
+* Better Errors + binding_of_caller
+* debugger
+* Foreman
+* Letter Opener
 
 Testing tools:
 
 * RSpec
-* Cucumber
 * Guard
 * FactoryGirl
 * ffaker
@@ -33,4 +43,4 @@ And for production:
 
 ## Copyright
 
-Copyright (c) 2012 [Terrible Labs](http://terriblelabs.com).
+Copyright (c) 2012 [Terrible Labs, Inc.](http://www.terriblelabs.com)

template.rb

@@ -5,81 +5,88 @@ def ask_with_default(prompt, default)
   value.blank? ? default : value
 end
 
-if yes?("Do you want to use Devise?")
+def git_email
+  `git config --get user.email`.chomp
+end
+
+if yes?('Do you want to use Devise?')
   options[:devise_model] = ask_with_default(
-    "What should the user model be called?", "User").classify
+    'What should the user model be called?', 'User').classify
 
   say "Let's seed the database with the first #{options[:devise_model]}...", :yellow
-  git_email = `git config --get user.email`.chomp
-  options[:user_email]    = ask_with_default "Email", git_email
-  options[:user_password] = ask_with_default "Password", "password"
+  options[:user_email]    = ask_with_default 'Email', git_email
+  options[:user_password] = ask_with_default 'Password', 'password'
 end
 
-if options[:devise_model]
-  gem "devise"
-end
 
-gem "newrelic_rpm"
-gem "haml", :version => "~> 3.2.0.alpha.10"
-gem "jquery-rails"
-gem "kramdown"
-gem "simple_form"
-gem "stamp"
-gem "unicorn"
+gem 'airbrake'
+gem 'devise' if options[:devise_model]
+gem 'haml', :version => '3.2.0.rc.4'
+gem 'jquery-rails'
+gem 'newrelic_rpm'
+gem 'pg'
+gem 'redcarpet'
+gem 'simple_form'
+gem 'stamp'
+gem 'strong_parameters'
+gem 'unicorn'
 
 gem_group :assets do
-  gem "sass-rails", :version => "~> 3.2.3"
-  gem "coffee-rails", :version => "~> 3.2.1"
-  gem "uglifier", :version => ">= 1.0.3"
+  gem 'sass-rails', :version => '~> 3.2.3'
+  gem 'coffee-rails', :version => '~> 3.2.1'
+  gem 'uglifier', :version => '>= 1.0.3'
 
-  gem "bootstrap-sass"
-  gem 'haml-rails'
+  gem 'bootstrap-sass'
   gem 'modernizr-rails'
 end
 
 gem_group :development, :test do
-  gem "rspec-rails"
-  gem "debugger"
+  gem 'debugger'
+  gem 'quiet_assets'
+  gem 'rb-inotify', :require => false
+  gem 'rb-fsevent', :require => false
+  gem 'rspec-rails'
 end
 
 gem_group :development do
-  gem "foreman"
-  gem "heroku"
-
-  gem "guard-rspec"
-  gem "guard-cucumber"
+  gem 'better_errors'
+  gem 'binding_of_caller'
+  gem 'foreman'
+  gem 'letter_opener'
+  gem 'guard-rspec'
+  gem 'haml-rails'
 end
 
 gem_group :test do
-  gem "factory_girl_rails"
-  gem "ffaker"
-  gem "shoulda-matchers"
-  gem "valid_attribute"
-  gem "cucumber-rails", :require => false
-  gem "database_cleaner"
+  gem 'capybara'
+  gem 'database_cleaner'
+  gem 'factory_girl_rails'
+  gem 'ffaker'
+  gem 'shoulda-matchers'
+  gem 'valid_attribute'
 end
 
 # configure newrelic for heroku
-get "https://raw.github.com/gist/2253296/newrelic.yml", "config/newrelic.yml"
+get 'https://raw.github.com/gist/2253296/newrelic.yml', 'config/newrelic.yml'
+
+generate 'rspec:install'
+generate 'simple_form:install', '--bootstrap'
 
-generate "rspec:install"
-generate "cucumber:install"
-generate "simple_form:install", "--bootstrap"
 
 if options[:devise_model]
-  generate "devise:install"
-  generate "devise", options[:devise_model]
-  generate "devise:views"
+  generate 'devise:install'
+  generate 'devise', options[:devise_model]
+  generate 'devise:views'
 
   # create seed user
-  append_to_file "db/seeds.rb", <<-CODE
+  append_to_file 'db/seeds.rb', <<-CODE
 #{options[:devise_model]}.create!(
   :email => %q{#{options[:user_email]}},
   :password => %q{#{options[:user_password]}}) unless #{options[:devise_model]}.any?
 CODE
 
   # create factory for user model
-  create_file "spec/factories/#{options[:devise_model].underscore}s.rb", <<-CODE
+  create_file 'spec/factories/#{options[:devise_model].underscore}s.rb', <<-CODE
 FactoryGirl.define do
   factory :#{options[:devise_model].underscore} do
     email      { Faker::Internet.disposable_email }
@@ -91,25 +98,24 @@ def ask_with_default(prompt, default)
 
 
 # initialize guard for rspec and cucumber
-run "bundle exec guard init rspec"
-run "bundle exec guard init cucumber"
+run 'bundle exec guard init rspec'
 
 
 # for deployment to heroku
-application "config.assets.initialize_on_precompile = false"
+application 'config.assets.initialize_on_precompile = false'
 
 
 # enable simple factory girl syntax (create, build) in rspec and cucumber
-create_file "spec/support/factory_girl.rb", <<-CODE
+create_file 'spec/support/factory_girl.rb', <<-CODE
 RSpec.configure do |config|
   config.include FactoryGirl::Syntax::Methods
 end
 CODE
-append_to_file "features/support/env.rb", "World(FactoryGirl::Syntax::Methods)"
 
 
 # configure sendgrid for heroku
-create_file "config/initializers/mail.rb", <<-CODE
+create_file 'config/initializers/mail.rb', <<-CODE
+ActionMailer::Base.delivery_method = :smtp
 ActionMailer::Base.smtp_settings = {
   :address        => 'smtp.sendgrid.net',
   :port           => '587',
@@ -118,22 +124,32 @@ def ask_with_default(prompt, default)
   :password       => ENV['SENDGRID_PASSWORD'],
   :domain         => 'heroku.com'
 }
-ActionMailer::Base.delivery_method = :smtp
 CODE
 
 
-create_file "app/assets/stylesheets/screen.css.sass", <<-CODE
-@import "bootstrap"
+# configure airbrake notifier
+create_file 'config/initializers/airbrake.rb', <<-CODE
+Airbrake.configure do |config|
+  config.api_key     = ENV['AIRBRAKE_API_KEY']
+  config.host        = ENV['AIRBRAKE_HOST'] if ENV['AIRBRAKE_HOST'].present?
+  config.port        = 80
+  config.secure      = config.port == 443
+end if ENV['AIRBRAKE_API_KEY'].present?
+CODE
+
+
+create_file 'app/assets/stylesheets/screen.css.sass', <<-CODE
+@import 'bootstrap'
 
 body
   padding-top: 80px
 
-@import "bootstrap/responsive"
+@import 'bootstrap/responsive'
 CODE
 
 
-remove_file "app/views/layouts/application.html.erb"
-create_file "app/views/layouts/application.html.haml", <<-CODE
+remove_file 'app/views/layouts/application.html.erb'
+create_file 'app/views/layouts/application.html.haml', <<-CODE
 %html.no-js{ lang: 'en' }
   %head
     %title= yield(:title)
@@ -154,37 +170,37 @@ def ask_with_default(prompt, default)
 CODE
 
 
-create_file "app/views/shared/_flashes.html.haml", <<-CODE
+create_file 'app/views/shared/_flashes.html.haml', <<-CODE
 - flash.each do |key, message|
   %p.alert{ :class => key }= message
 CODE
 
 
-create_file "Procfile", <<-CODE
+create_file 'Procfile', <<-CODE
 web: bundle exec unicorn -p $PORT -c ./config/unicorn.rb
 CODE
 
 
 # configure unicorn to run 3 workers for single-dyno concurrency
 # http://michaelvanrooijen.com/articles/2011/06/01-more-concurrency-on-a-single-heroku-dyno-with-the-new-celadon-cedar-stack/
-create_file "config/unicorn.rb", <<-CODE
+create_file 'config/unicorn.rb', <<-CODE
 worker_processes 3 # number of unicorn workers to spin up
 timeout 30         # restarts workers that hang for 30 seconds
 CODE
 
 
 # add js assets
-append_to_file "app/assets/javascripts/application.js", <<-CODE
+append_to_file 'app/assets/javascripts/application.js', <<-CODE
 //= require bootstrap
 //= require modernizr
 CODE
 
 
 # require css assets explicitly instead of `require_tree`
-gsub_file "app/assets/stylesheets/application.css", /require_tree \.$/, 'require screen'
+gsub_file 'app/assets/stylesheets/application.css', /require_tree \.$/, 'require screen'
 
 
-insert_into_file "app/helpers/application_helper.rb", :after => "module ApplicationHelper\n" do
+insert_into_file 'app/helpers/application_helper.rb', :after => 'module ApplicationHelper\n' do
 <<-CODE
   # Renders controller and action as CSS classes on the body element.
   def body_attributes
@@ -195,7 +211,7 @@ def body_attributes
 CODE
 end
 
-insert_into_file "app/controllers/application_controller.rb", :before => /^end$/ do
+insert_into_file 'app/controllers/application_controller.rb', :before => /^end$/ do
 <<-CODE
   before_filter :set_locale
 
@@ -206,14 +222,17 @@ def set_locale
 end
 
 
-rake "db:migrate"
-rake "db:seed"
+rake 'db:migrate'
+rake 'db:seed'
 
 remove_file 'README.rdoc'
 remove_file 'public/index.html'
 remove_file 'app/assets/images/rails.png'
 remove_dir 'test'
 
 git :init
-git :add => "."
-git :commit => %{-m "Initial commit.\r\nGenerated by http://github.com/terriblelabs/kickoff"}
+git :add => '.'
+git :commit => %{-m 'Initial commit.\r\nGenerated by https://github.com/terriblelabs/kickoff'}
+
+
+say "Remember to change config.active_record.whitelist_attributes to false if you're going to use strong_parameters.", :yellow