Class: Rails::Generators::GeneratorGenerator
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| Super Chains via Extension / Inclusion / Inheritance | |
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| Inherits: | Rails::Generators::NamedBase 
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| Defined in: | railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/generator/generator_generator.rb | 
Class Attribute Summary
Base - Inherited
Class Method Summary
NamedBase - Inherited
| .check_class_collision | Add a class collisions name to be checked on class initialization. | 
| .new | |
Base - Inherited
| .base_root | Returns the base root for a common set of generators. | 
| .default_source_root | Returns the default source root for a given generator. | 
| .desc | Tries to get the description from a USAGE file one folder above the source root otherwise uses a default description. | 
| .hide! | Convenience method to hide this generator from the available ones when running rails generator command. | 
| .hook_for | Invoke a generator based on the value supplied by the user to the given option named “name”. | 
| .namespace | Convenience method to get the namespace from the class name. | 
| .remove_hook_for | Remove a previously added hook. | 
| .source_root | Returns the source root for this generator using default_source_root as default. | 
| .add_shebang_option! | Small macro to add ruby as an option to the generator with proper default value plus an instance helper method called shebang. | 
| .banner | Use Rails default banner. | 
| .base_name | Sets the base_name taking into account the current class namespace. | 
| .default_aliases_for_option | Returns default aliases for the option name given doing a lookup in aliases. | 
| .default_for_option | Returns default for the option name given doing a lookup in config. | 
| .default_generator_root, | |
| .default_value_for_option | Returns the default value for the option name given doing a lookup in options. | 
| .generator_name | Removes the namespaces and get the generator name. | 
| .usage_path, | |
| .class_option | |
| .inherited | Cache source root and add lib/generators/base/generator/templates to source paths. | 
| .hooks | Keep hooks configuration that are used on prepare_for_invocation. | 
| .prepare_for_invocation | Prepare class invocation to search on  | 
Instance Attribute Summary
NamedBase - Inherited
| #file_name, #inside_template, #inside_template?, #mountable_engine?, #pluralize_table_names?, #uncountable? | 
Base - Inherited
Instance Method Summary
NamedBase - Inherited
| #application_name | Tries to retrieve the application name or simply return application. | 
| #assign_names!, #attributes_names, #class_name, #class_path, #edit_helper, #file_path, #fixture_file_name, #human_name, #i18n_scope, #index_helper, #model_resource_name, #namespaced_class_path, #new_helper, | |
| #parse_attributes! | Convert attributes array into  | 
| #plural_file_name, #plural_name, #plural_route_name, #plural_table_name, #redirect_resource_name, #regular_class_path, #route_url, #show_helper, | |
| #singular_name | FIXME: We are avoiding to use alias because a bug on thor that make this method public and add it to the task list. | 
| #singular_route_name, #singular_table_name, #table_name, #url_helper_prefix | |
Base - Inherited
| #class_collisions | Check whether the given class names are already taken by user application or Ruby on  | 
| #extract_last_module | Takes in an array of nested modules and extracts the last module. | 
| #indent, | |
| #module_namespacing | Wrap block with namespace of current application if namespace exists and is not skipped. | 
| #namespace, #namespace_dirs, #namespaced_path, #wrap_with_namespace | |
Actions - Included
| #add_source | Add the given source to  | 
| #application | Alias for Actions#environment. | 
| #environment | Adds configuration code to a Rails runtime environment. | 
| #gem | Adds a  | 
| #gem_group | Wraps gem entries inside a group. | 
| #generate | Runs another generator. | 
| #git | Runs one or more git commands. | 
| #github, | |
| #initializer | Creates an initializer file in  | 
| #lib | Creates a file in  | 
| #rails_command | Runs the specified Rails command. | 
| #rake | Runs the specified Rake task. | 
| #rakefile | Creates a Rake tasks file in  | 
| #readme | Reads the given file at the source root and prints it in the console. | 
| #route | Make an entry in Rails routing file  | 
| #vendor | Creates a file in  | 
| #append_file_with_newline | Append string to a file with a newline if necessary. | 
| #execute_command | Runs the supplied command using either  | 
| #indentation | Returns a string corresponding to the current indentation level (i.e. 2 *  | 
| #log | Define log for backwards compatibility. | 
| #match_file, | |
| #optimize_indentation | Returns optimized string with indentation. | 
| #quote | Always returns value in double quotes. | 
| #rebase_indentation | Alias for Actions#optimize_indentation. | 
| #route_namespace_pattern, | |
| #with_indentation | Increases the current indentation indentation level for the duration of the given block, and decreases it after the block ends. | 
| #initialize | |
Constructor Details
This class inherits a constructor from Rails::Generators::NamedBase
Instance Method Details
#create_generator_files
[ GitHub ]# File 'railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/generator/generator_generator.rb', line 11
def create_generator_files directory ".", generator_dir end