Output Logger and SQL to the Rails Console in Development Mode
If you want to take a look at the SQL being generated by active record while your using the console, you can either type this into the console when it loads
ActiveRecord::Base.logger = Logger.new(STDOUT)
Or you can add it to your environment so that it'...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
How to Enable UUIDs in Postgres
The first thing you'll need to do is enable the extension
create extension "uuid-ossp";
To test that it's working
select uuid_generate_v1();
For more info on which version of the algorithm you should use refer to the documentation.
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Written by Sean Behan on 03/03/2017
How to Remove Your Last Git Commit
Remove your last commit (if you haven't pushed yet)
git reset --hard HEAD~1
To see changes that have been committed and their position in HEAD
git reflog
And to undo your previous reset and advance the cursor to the reference immediately behind the cu...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Sample Rails Database Config for MySQL
Sample Ruby on Rails database config file for connecting to mysql.
production:
adapter: mysql
encoding: utf8
reconnect: false
database: db_production
pool: 5
username: db_user
password: db_password
#socket: /tmp/mysql.sock #this may vary
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Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Color Output with Test:Unit, AutoTest and Ruby 1.9
If you are testing using Test:Unit (rather than RSpec) and you're using Ruby 1.9.* colorized output of your tests using Autotest will not be immediately available. Since, 1.9 comes with mini test the test/unit/ui/console/testrunner.rb script is not loaded...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
