Summary
Upcoming features include Yarn/Webpack, System Tests via Capybara, Encrypted Secrets and a bunch of other cool things!rails beta 12:00
Resources
WIth system tests, using Capybara built in, you'll need to download the chromedriver
Ruby on Rails 5.1.0 Deprecations - https://blog.driftingruby.com/ruby-on-rails-5-1-0-deprecations/
Summary
# Terminal
# Installing yarn brew install node brew install yarn
# Terminal gem install rails --pre # For older versions, rails _5.0.1_ new testapp # To use webpack rails new testapp --webpack # or with a JS Framework rails new testapp --webpack=vue|angular|react # To install the JS Framework after creating the app rails webpacker:install:vue
To have compile the webpack assets, which will install to public/packs/folders
# Terminal rails webpacker:compile
# Terminal brew install chromedriver rails g system_test WelcomeController
# welcome_controllers_test.rb
require "application_system_test_case"
class WelcomeControllersTest < ApplicationSystemTestCase
test "visiting the index" do
visit root_url
accept_alert('Webpacker')
assert_selector "h1", text: "Welcome"
end
end# config/environments/development.rb config.x.webpacker[:dev_server_host] = "http://localhost:8080"
Start webpack-dev-server to serve the assets with webpack. Keep in mind that you will also need the Rails server running as well.
# Terminal ./bin/webpack-dev-server
Adding a JS Library to the application via yarn and webpack
# Terminal yarn add jquery
Not covered in the episode, but you'll also need to add the javascript assets.
# application.js //= require jquery/dist/jquery