Hmmm... I'm not sure I prefer the approach of auto-overriding everything. I
added a helper method called "require_from_ce" that lets you selectively
include a CE class to override. For example
require_from_ce 'models/post'
class Post < ActiveRecord::Base
... your stuff here ...
end
On Sun, Sep 25, 2011 at 8:40 PM, d00n <mike.muld...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Another big wrinkle. In Rails 3, engine classes load after your stuff
> in /app, which breaks the old method of overriding/extending CE.
>
> The fix below patches the loading process. Replace YOUR_APP_NAME as
> needed, and place this code in /config/application.rb, after this
> line:
> require 'rails/all'
>
> The patch:
>
> require 'active_support/dependencies'
> module ActiveSupport::Dependencies
> alias_method :require_or_load_without_multiple, :require_or_load
> def require_or_load(file_name, const_path = nil)
> if file_name.starts_with?(Rails.root.to_s + '/app')
> relative_name = file_name.gsub(Rails.root.to_s, '')
> @engine_paths ||=
> YOUR_APP_NAME::Application.railties.engines.collect{|engine|
> engine.config.root.to_s }
> @engine_paths.each do |path|
> engine_file = File.join(path, relative_name)
> require_or_load_without_multiple(engine_file, const_path) if
> File.file?(engine_file)
> end
> end
> require_or_load_without_multiple(file_name, const_path)
> end
> end
>
> More reading:
>
> http://www.cowboycoded.com/2011/02/28/why-you-cant-reopen-rails-3-engine-classes-from-the-parent-app/
>
> On Sep 25, 1:49 pm, d00n <mike.muld...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Started!
> >
> > I have finished the database updates, including the migration from
> > attachmentfu to paperclip. I plan on cleaning this code up and parking
> > it somewhere, but if anybody needs help now (anybody else on an Oct
> > 1st deadline, too?), I can expedite your adventure.
> >
> > However, I'm knee deep in the merge, and I won't have time to document
> > this properly until I get this pushed to production.
> >
> > On Sep 12, 9:11 am, Bruno Bornsztein <bruno.bornszt...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > I've migrated one site (it's not public yet, so I can't point you to
> it),
> > > that was a pretty basic CE install with a few customizations. It wasn't
> too
> > > bad, but the main thing what made it easier was not having to migrate
> any
> > > content, and not having to update very many customized view templates.
> >
> > > CE 2 uses Paper clip for file uploads, so that will complicate any
> migration
> > > of an app with existing photos/user avatars etc. You'll probably have
> to
> > > write some custom code to either migrate the locations of the existing
> > > files, or override the appropriate models to account for the legacy
> files.
> >
> > > Hope that helps
> > > bruno
> >
> > > On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 4:22 PM, d00n <mike.muld...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Hello all,
> >
> > > > Has anyone migrated an existing CE install from 1.0.4.2 to
> > > > 2.0.0.beta?
> >
> > > > I'm faced with the looming FB OAuth 2.0 migration deadline on Oct 1,
> > > > and considering using my limited time to jump ship to Rails 3.1
> > > > instead of updating the CEFB plugin.
> >
> > > > thx!
> > > > Mike
> >
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