# Engines

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## [CVSSpam script running on Ruby 2.0/RHEL 7](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cvsspam-script-running-on-ruby-2-0-rhel-7/263971)

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**Author:** [@jsusmina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jsusmina)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2025, 5:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cvsspam-script-running-on-ruby-2-0-rhel-7/263971 "2025-07-07T05:23:26Z")

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Hi! I am configuring CVSSpam to integrate to CVS. I used TortoiseCVS as client and encountered this error with I commit the file. /data/cvs/doc/doclocations/CVSROOT/collect\_diffs.rb:170: warning: shadowing outer local…

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## [New Rails plugin adds registration for Rails Authentication Generator](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-rails-plugin-adds-registration-for-rails-authentication-generator/267621)

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**Author:** [@Salanoid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Salanoid)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2025, 4:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-rails-plugin-adds-registration-for-rails-authentication-generator/267621 "2025-07-04T04:44:15Z")

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Hi all, I made a Rails engine that adds user registration with email confirmation to your rails 8+ application, that uses Rails Authentication Generator. You can find it on Github or rubygems. Thanks!

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## [Ruby script from v1.8 to v2.0 Issues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-script-from-v1-8-to-v2-0-issues/263988)

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**Author:** [@jsusmina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jsusmina)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-script-from-v1-8-to-v2-0-issues/263988 "2023-06-14T21:25:39Z")

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Hi! Is there someone you tried to ran ruby 1.8 script to ruby 2.0? Did you encounter any issue? Thanks.

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## [Released a new Rails plugin for tracking method usage in production](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/released-a-new-rails-plugin-for-tracking-method-usage-in-production/263655)

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**Author:** [@akshaytakkar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/akshaytakkar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2023, 2:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/released-a-new-rails-plugin-for-tracking-method-usage-in-production/263655 "2023-02-12T14:18:53Z")

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Hi all, I just want to let you good folks know that I’ve been working on a rails plugin to track number of times model methods are called in a Rails application and present it in a rails engine. The plugin is called def…

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## [Rails App loading But not Connecting to localhost 300](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-app-loading-but-not-connecting-to-localhost-300/261174)

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**Author:** [@joan\_njuguna](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joan_njuguna)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 12:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-app-loading-but-not-connecting-to-localhost-300/261174 "2021-04-14T12:08:42Z")

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=\> Booting Puma =\> Rails 6.1.3.1 application starting in development =\> Run \`bin/rails server --help\` for more startup options Puma starting in single mode... \* Puma version: 5.2.2 (ruby 2.6.0-p0) ("F…

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## [KeluarQQ - Agen DominoQQ Online Berkualitas No.1 Diindonesia](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/keluarqq-agen-dominoqq-online-berkualitas-no-1-diindonesia/261092)

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**Author:** [@BandarDominoQQ](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BandarDominoQQ)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 9:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/keluarqq-agen-dominoqq-online-berkualitas-no-1-diindonesia/261092 "2021-03-10T21:13:23Z")

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KeluarQQ - Agen DominoQQ Online Berkualitas No.1 Diindonesia, Sudah sangat berkembang dengan pesat di seluruh media yang beredar di seluruh wilayah indonesia. Dengan begitu meraknya permainan judi online, yang sangat di …

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## [Petri Net workflow engine for Rails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/petri-net-workflow-engine-for-rails/254367)

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**Author:** [@hoooopo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hoooopo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2020, 12:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/petri-net-workflow-engine-for-rails/254367 "2020-02-08T00:16:31Z")

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Petri Flow Workflow engine for Rails. Features Full petri net features support (seq, parallel, iterative, timed, automitic etc.) Both approval workflow and business workflow. Simple web admin for workflow definition an…

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## [How to set logging level for Rails Engines](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-set-logging-level-for-rails-engines/136656)

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**Author:** [@franck](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/franck)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2014, 7:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-set-logging-level-for-rails-engines/136656 "2014-05-18T19:07:00Z")

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Hello, I get “Checking plugin…” all the time in the log and would like to disable it. I figure out that it comes from Engines.logger and want to set the logging level to info in stead of debug. How can I do this? Tha…

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## [Passing Current\_User from main app to engine](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/passing-current-user-from-main-app-to-engine/240940)

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**Author:** [@Detlef\_R](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Detlef_R)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/passing-current-user-from-main-app-to-engine/240940 "2014-05-07T16:48:26Z")

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So i have a general question about passing parameters from the main application to the engine . So is it a correct approach to inherit the ApplicationController of the main application in the engine to make use of the…

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## [Invalid argument](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/invalid-argument/147667)

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**Author:** [@leondu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/leondu)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 7:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/invalid-argument/147667 "2012-09-13T07:38:49Z")

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I use the community engine plugin with engine, when I start my app, the server starts up with the following error: Attempting to copy plugin assets from ‘E:/r/iv\_2/vendor/plugins/community\_engine/assets’ to ‘E:/r/iv\_2…

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## [Fixnum problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fixnum-problem/197125)

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**Author:** [@manish\_belsare](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/manish_belsare)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fixnum-problem/197125 "2011-09-28T03:04:56Z")

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Sir can i know what is the meaning of the phrase ‘comparison of Fixnum with nil failed’ I want to pass two parameters to a method in a model file… bt wen i pass an integer then it gives the above error… Please help…

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## [Couldn't find file 'jquery' rails 3.1 stable mountable engine](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/couldnt-find-file-jquery-rails-3-1-stable-mountable-engine/211342)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2011, 8:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/couldnt-find-file-jquery-rails-3-1-stable-mountable-engine/211342 "2011-09-01T20:55:56Z")

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When I create a new engine in Rails 3.1 stable and then access the dummy app or the engine I get an error say that the app can’t find jquery. I’ve created the engine using rails plugin new coffee --mountable and crea…

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## [Rails2, engine, undefined method \`public\_asset\_directory'](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails2-engine-undefined-method-public-asset-directory/192054)

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**Author:** [@jrochkind](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jrochkind)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2011, 8:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails2-engine-undefined-method-public-asset-directory/192054 "2011-04-14T08:58:26Z")

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I am trying to develop a Rails2 ‘engine’, with the engines plugin. Can an engine plugin not be a gem? Everything works fine if my engines plugin is actually a plugin. But if I try to make it a gem-plugin instead, whe…

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## [Rails engine not finding controller every second page load](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-engine-not-finding-controller-every-second-page-load/205352)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-engine-not-finding-controller-every-second-page-load/205352 "2011-04-05T02:52:34Z")

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Hi, i’m developing a rails 3 engine but really having troubles getting the controller to load every time. every second time I visit the page I get; LoadError in Webedit/public filesController#index Expected /home/a…

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## [Coexisting Engine Css with main Css](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/coexisting-engine-css-with-main-css/174730)

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**Author:** [@kingston](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kingston)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2010, 10:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/coexisting-engine-css-with-main-css/174730 "2010-09-28T10:42:38Z")

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hello to all, I wanted to know can the application exported to engine using engine plugin have it own css other if yes the how to go about it where to place the images and stylesheet folder thanks anyway

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## [Message from manishbelsare2003](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/message-from-manishbelsare2003/197055)

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**Author:** [@manish\_belsare](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/manish_belsare)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 8:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/message-from-manishbelsare2003/197055 "2010-09-01T20:56:29Z")

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Engine-Users mailing list removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid http://lists.rails-engines.org/listinfo.cgi/engine-users-rails-engines.org

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## [Sonia Gandhi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sonia-gandhi/193874)

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**Author:** [@manish\_belsare](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/manish_belsare)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 11:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sonia-gandhi/193874 "2010-08-25T23:56:18Z")

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Engine-Users mailing list removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid http://lists.rails-engines.org/listinfo.cgi/engine-users-rails-engines.org

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## [Engine routes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/engine-routes/192536)

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**Author:** [@roa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/roa)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2010, 6:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/engine-routes/192536 "2010-08-01T18:05:24Z")

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Hi all, I have a small question regarding Rails 3 / engines en routes file. At this point, I start my routes file with the following line: Rails.application.routes.draw do |map| But, since Rails 3 RC 1, I got depreca…

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## [Rails 3 Engines](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-3-engines/189695)

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**Author:** [@roa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/roa)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-3-engines/189695 "2010-07-31T19:46:50Z")

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Hi, I’m experimenting a bit with Rails3 and the Rails::Engine functionality. But there are a fiew points where I get stuck: application\_helper.rb : it looks like it is not loaded. When I call some method helpers in m…

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## [How to add configuration](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-add-configuration/188057)

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**Author:** [@anaconda\_wly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anaconda_wly)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2010, 8:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-add-configuration/188057 "2010-06-15T08:16:56Z")

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I want to add configuration used for my own app, seems like the second you mentioned. I create a file, adding a global variable in it for my use. Then I include the module when needed. Though it works fine, I don’t th…

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## [Application to import a csv file to database(help me)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/application-to-import-a-csv-file-to-database-help-me/197288)

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**Author:** [@murfhy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/murfhy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2010, 3:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/application-to-import-a-csv-file-to-database-help-me/197288 "2010-03-31T15:05:22Z")

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hi actually i am creating an application to import a csv file to database. but onn running that application ai’am getting errors like this NoMethodError in ImportsController#new undefined method \`login\_required’…

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## [Mport a csv file to database.(help pls)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mport-a-csv-file-to-database-help-pls/186069)

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**Author:** [@murfhy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/murfhy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2010, 6:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mport-a-csv-file-to-database-help-pls/186069 "2010-03-31T06:22:07Z")

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hi actually i am creating an application to import a csv file to database. but onn running that application ai’am getting errors like this NoMethodError in ImportsController#new undefined method \`login\_required’…

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## [Acts\_as\_solr throwing an Exception](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/acts-as-solr-throwing-an-exception/185212)

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**Author:** [@vamsi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vamsi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2010, 7:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/acts-as-solr-throwing-an-exception/185212 "2010-03-16T07:32:41Z")

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Hi, when i start the rake task for solr like rake solr:start i got the following error: \*\* Invoke solr:start (first\_time) \*\* Execute solr:start Exception in thread “main” java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: copy/vend…

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## [Stack level too deep, alias\_method\_chain and an alternative](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/stack-level-too-deep-alias-method-chain-and-an-alternative/184789)

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**Author:** [@goodieboy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/goodieboy)\
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**Last updated:** [March 8, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/stack-level-too-deep-alias-method-chain-and-an-alternative/184789 "2010-03-08T18:50:22Z")

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Hi I’ve been running into some weird behavior with our engine app. Latest Rails, latest Engines plugin. When turning config.reload\_plugins = true, the first request to our application runs fine, then we get an error,…

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## [Fixnum problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fixnum-problem/184739)

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**Author:** [@manish\_belsare](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/manish_belsare)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fixnum-problem/184739 "2010-03-07T19:05:34Z")

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Sir can i know what is the meaning of the phrase ‘comparison of Fixnum with nil failed’ I want to pass two parameters to a method in a model file… bt wen i pass an integer then it gives the above error… Please help…

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## [The state of Rails 2.3 / Engines migrations](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-state-of-rails-2-3-engines-migrations/183200)

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**Author:** [@subimage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/subimage)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-state-of-rails-2-3-engines-migrations/183200 "2010-02-11T16:55:42Z")

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Hey everyone, I’ve been out of the loop for a minute regarding engines, but I’m looking to update Substruct to Engines 2.3/Rails 2.3 if possible. My last investigation stopped when running into the migrations issue. …

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## [No such file to load -- openssl (RuntimeError)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-such-file-to-load-openssl-runtimeerror/169340)

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**Author:** [@cabaret](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cabaret)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2010, 4:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-such-file-to-load-openssl-runtimeerror/169340 "2010-01-09T04:34:01Z")

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Hi. I have been trying all day to set up RoR; I got Ruby, Rails, Rubygems. Everything is installed (they all react to --version). However, when I try to run the webserver, I get the following message (terminal output …

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## [Modularity, engines and loading](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/modularity-engines-and-loading/181197)

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**Author:** [@vzmind](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vzmind)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2010, 7:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/modularity-engines-and-loading/181197 "2010-01-07T07:25:11Z")

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Hi, I am working on blankapplication.org (an OpenSource CMS 2.0). I would like to add an extension behaviour to it as it is done on Spree. I thought initially to plug new addons using engines but I came to a loading …

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## [Convention for using initializers end environments in engine](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/convention-for-using-initializers-end-environments-in-engine/180361)

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**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/convention-for-using-initializers-end-environments-in-engine/180361 "2009-12-18T17:29:03Z")

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Hi Guys, First of all great job with an extremely useful plugin infrastructure. Ive been looking at migrating part of some existing code into an engine within rails 2.3. Essentially trying to modularize some code. We …

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## [Undefined method \`last' for {"user\_engine"=\>:environment}:Ha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/undefined-method-last-for-user-engine-environment-ha/160482)

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**Author:** [@mehdy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mehdy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2009, 6:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/undefined-method-last-for-user-engine-environment-ha/160482 "2009-12-09T06:55:07Z")

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\[root@localhost coupa-1.5\]# ruby -v ruby 1.8.5 (2006-08-25) \[i386-linux\] \[root@localhost coupa-1.5\]# gem -v 1.3.1 \[root@localhost coupa-1.5\]# gem list \*\*\* LOCAL GEMS \*\*\* actionmailer (2.2.2, 1.3.3) actionpack (2.…

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