Capybara debugging Javascript
Debugging Javascript in Capybara feature specs can be challenging (to say the least), because AFAIK you can’t drop ‘debugger’ into…
Awesome Debugging for Rails Boot StackLevel Too Deep problem
So let’s say you are, for example, upgrading your Rails app and when you boot it you get a crash…
Ruby each, collect, map, select, reject, and inject
Ruby’s most commonly used method is probably each, an iterator that can act on an Array, Hash, Range, or any…
Ruby 1.8.7 patchlevel inconsistency; “super called outside of method”
I discovered an interesting difference between two patch levels of the same Ruby (1.8.7) def index respond_to do |format| format.html…
Public, Private, Protected
Quick demonstration of public, private, and protected methods.
Reading a file in Ruby
Reads a file line by line into an array my_stuff my_stuff = [] file = File.new(“config/random_categories.txt”, “r”) while (line =…
Ruby Debugger Primer
Very quick rdebug primer for using the debugger in Mongrel. <h1>Setting Up your Environment for Debugging</h1> gem install ruby-debug If…
Object Equality & States in Ruby
A good area to spend some time for someone new to Ruby is to understand about objects. This serves as…
Arrays in Ruby
Ruby syntax for working with arrays (cheat-sheet):
Pattern Matching Function (Ruby)
def hilite_search_criteria(pattern, search_criteria) return if pattern.nil? or search_criteria.nil? pattern.gsub!(/(]*>)|\n|\t/s) {” “} match_char = pattern =~ /#{search_criteria}/i matched_string = $~.to_s return…