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link_to_function Rails Ajax Reference
Link_to_function syntax for Haml template. Notice the "|" pipe which will allow for new lines in your code. = link_to_function( "Add Line Item") | {|page| page.insert_html :bottom, :invoice_line_items, | :partial => "line_item", :locals=>{:line_item=...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
How to Decorate Imported Libs in Python for Jinja Template Filters in Flask
To decorate an imported function in Python you would do something like this # in ./lib.py def function_name(): # function body And then in your program you could decorate it like this from lib import function_name function_name = decorat...
Written by Sean Behan on 03/04/2017
Rake DB Everything, Dump, Destroy, Create, Load
I'm a big fan of the yaml_db plugin. But I don't like running rake db:data:load, only to find that my db columns mismatch my model attributes, thus aborting the data import task. To quickly add/remove columns/attributes from a model and rebuild the datab...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
How to Time Piped *nix Commands
If you want to time how long a piped bash command take, use the `time` command followed by your commands in parens like so.. time (ls -lha | wc -l)
Written by Sean Behan on 12/11/2017
How to Merge a YAML File Into a Single Hash in Ruby
require 'yaml' # Nested YAML structure from something-nested.yml # # nested: # key: value # key_two: value_two # Procedural Approach to building a single Hash from nested YAML data structure. @yaml = YAML.load_file("something-nested...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012