J-LAB's entry for Philly EcoCamp

Dependencies:

Ruby 2.1.1
GEOS
PostgreSQL
PostGIS

Setup:

set local ruby version if using rbenv:

rbenv local 2.1.1

generate rails app in current dir:

rails new . -T  --database=postgresql

edit the gemfile:

vim Gemfile
  uncomment "gem 'therubyracer',  platforms: :ruby"
  add the following:
    gem 'activerecord-postgis-adapter'
    gem 'bootstrap-sass'
    gem 'dbf'
    gem 'execjs'
    gem 'haml'
    gem 'haml-rails'
    gem 'rgeo'
    gem 'rgeo-geojson'
    group :development, :test do
      gem 'awesome_print'
      gem 'factory_girl_rails'
      gem 'faker'
      gem 'guard-rspec'
      gem "pry"
      gem 'rspec-rails'
      gem 'spring-commands-rspec'
    end

install gems:

bundle install

edit application config to use postgis

vim config/application.rb
  add "require 'active_record/connection_adapters/postgis_adapter/railtie'"

update database.yml to use postgis

vim config/database.yml
  in the default env
    change adapter to 'postgis'
    add 'schema_search_path: "public,postgis"'
  in test and dev env
    add "script_dir: <PATH_TO_POSTGIS>"
    ex "script_dir: /usr/share/postgresql/9.2/contrib/postgis-2.1"

create the db:

rake db:create

create binstubs for spring:

spring binstub --all

setup rspec:

rails g rspec:install

initialize guard:

guard init

setup guard to use spring

vim Guardfile
  change line "guard :rspec do" to 'guard :rspec, cmd:"spring rspec" do'

require bootstrap in application.js and application.css

vim app/assets/javascripts/application.js
  add '//= require bootstrap'
vim app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
  add '@import "bootstrap";'