# Engines **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/rails-engines/9.md?page=14 [Latest](https://www.ruby-forum.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.ruby-forum.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.ruby-forum.com/tags.md) **Page:** 15 --- ## [Extend UserEngine to have different user type](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/extend-userengine-to-have-different-user-type/53269)
**Author:** [@hpatoio](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hpatoio)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2006, 11:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/extend-userengine-to-have-different-user-type/53269 "2006-01-31T11:34:20Z")
Hello, I’m new to Rails and expecially to Engines. I’ve just installed the LoginRngine and the UserEngine. I’m developing a new application where I have different type of users with different personal data. The UserE… --- ## [Simple ACL's](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-acls/99210)
**Author:** [@Vincent\_AE\_Scott](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Vincent_AE_Scott)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2006, 7:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-acls/99210 "2006-01-31T07:26:13Z")
Hello all, I’ve been using LoginEngine and UserEngine in an app I’m developing and I’ve reached a stage where I’d like to be able to provide more granular filtering possibilities. At the moment I’m not quite sure how… --- ## [User\_engine installation problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/user-engine-installation-problem/53215)
**Author:** [@brucer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/brucer)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2006, 12:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/user-engine-installation-problem/53215 "2006-01-30T12:41:36Z")
Hello All, I am trying to install user\_engine, but am unable to get the rake commands to work. For example, when I run rake bootstrap I get the following error: rake aborted! PGError: ERROR: relation “permission” d… --- ## [How to use layout with LoginEngine (or UserEngine) views?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-layout-with-loginengine-or-userengine-views/53219)
**Author:** [@lopmx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lopmx)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2006, 10:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-layout-with-loginengine-or-userengine-views/53219 "2006-01-29T22:21:09Z")
Hi How to use layout with LoginEngine (or UserEngine) views without overwriting the engine files? Peter --- ## [Problems using Login Engine - Rails not bound](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-using-login-engine-rails-not-bound/53027)
**Author:** [@manuel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/manuel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2006, 11:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-using-login-engine-rails-not-bound/53027 "2006-01-28T11:24:57Z")
Hi list- and engineusers. My name is Manuel and I’d like to protect my rails-application with the Login-engine. I am using Debian 3.1 Sarge with the debian packages of libruby, libruby1.8, rake, ruby, ruby1.8, ruby1.… --- ## [User\_Engine - rake engine\_migrate brings stack level too dee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/user-engine-rake-engine-migrate-brings-stack-level-too-dee/64474)
**Author:** [@manuel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/manuel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2006, 11:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/user-engine-rake-engine-migrate-brings-stack-level-too-dee/64474 "2006-01-26T11:06:42Z")
Hi, I ran into another problem when trying the user\_engine. I guess I do something wrong here and I hope somebody could help me with this. I installed the user\_engine from svn today and did all the steps until step 7… --- ## [Seperation of application specific view/controller code from](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/seperation-of-application-specific-view-controller-code-from/102797)
**Author:** [@bakki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bakki)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/seperation-of-application-specific-view-controller-code-from/102797 "2006-01-25T20:47:44Z")
\[I posted to Rails Engines Forum but didn’t get a response so I am posting here\] I installed both login and user engines and got them working. Thanks for an excellent job! Now, I have some questions on how to customiz… --- ## [LoginEngine and config.active\_record.table\_name\_prefix](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/loginengine-and-config-active-record-table-name-prefix/64395)
**Author:** [@seade](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/seade)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2006, 12:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/loginengine-and-config-active-record-table-name-prefix/64395 "2006-01-23T12:38:02Z")
This is kind of a bug (or at least a DRY violation): The migrate script for LoginEngine correctly deals with the config.active\_record.table\_name\_prefix configuration setting, but when it is used it is also necessary t… --- ## [OT? Using SVN on a project and for engines](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ot-using-svn-on-a-project-and-for-engines/52299)
**Author:** [@klancaster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/klancaster)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2006, 11:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ot-using-svn-on-a-project-and-for-engines/52299 "2006-01-23T11:46:03Z")
Apologies in advance if this seems a bit off topic, but this seemed like a starting point for this question. I installed the engine plugin using the svn method described on the engines wiki. No problem doing so, and i… --- ## [User Engine - Login Engine testing](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/user-engine-login-engine-testing/63831)
**Author:** [@joshua\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joshua_s)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2006, 10:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/user-engine-login-engine-testing/63831 "2006-01-21T22:34:23Z")
Is it possible that the User Engine plugin breaks the Login Engine tests? Yesterday when I just had the Login engine the tests had no errors. Today, after the installation of the user engine, the tests are all broke… --- ## [Help needed using assigns() functionality in functional test](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-needed-using-assigns-functionality-in-functional-test/95860)
**Author:** [@klancaster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/klancaster)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2006, 10:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-needed-using-assigns-functionality-in-functional-test/95860 "2006-01-20T22:19:39Z")
I’m trying to create a functional test where the controller action (for now, anyway) breaks apart a string and populates intermediate variables with the results. I want to check the intermediate vars in my test, so I … --- ## [Seperation of application specific view/controller stuff](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/seperation-of-application-specific-view-controller-stuff/63497)
**Author:** [@bakki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bakki)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2006, 9:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/seperation-of-application-specific-view-controller-stuff/63497 "2006-01-20T21:09:31Z")
I installed both login and user engines and got them working. Thanks for an excellent job! Now, I have some questions on how to customize them without breaking the code or making future upgrades messy. I have several … --- ## ["script/plugin install" help with svn site errors?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-plugin-install-help-with-svn-site-errors/52755)
**Author:** [@brad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/brad)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2006, 11:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-plugin-install-help-with-svn-site-errors/52755 "2006-01-19T11:06:46Z")
Hi, I’ve downloaded and used the login\_engine and am now working on the user\_engine–login\_engine worked fine, btw–I got the following errors (below) when running the install (same thing happened for login\_engine, I j… --- ## [Help! Rails database connection guru needed!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-rails-database-connection-guru-needed/52756)
**Author:** [@sayoyo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sayoyo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2006, 6:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-rails-database-connection-guru-needed/52756 "2006-01-18T18:33:44Z")
Hi, I really need help to understand what is happening while Rails connect to a database,(we area actually using postgresql, so my example will be with postgresql) What I understand is Rails is able to connect to di… --- ## [Login\_Engine: Cannot send Email (signup)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/login-engine-cannot-send-email-signup/52745)
**Author:** [@s04015](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/s04015)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2006, 5:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/login-engine-cannot-send-email-signup/52745 "2006-01-18T17:23:57Z")
Hey, I’m having trouble creating a new user with the login\_engine signup method. Whenever I try and register a new user from the login page → register as a new user, I get redirected to the signup page with the mess… --- ## [\[ANN\] Engines plugin 1.0.5](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-engines-plugin-1-0-5/52466)
**Author:** [@nitr0z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nitr0z)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2006, 7:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-engines-plugin-1-0-5/52466 "2006-01-14T19:21:49Z")
Fixed a bug stopping fixtures from loading on PostgreSQL (Bad! Bad MySQL/SQLServer for not reporting when you are sent garbage in queries!). As usual: http://opensvn.csie.org/rails\_engines/plugins/engines http://open… --- ## [WikiEngine: Future plans](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/wikiengine-future-plans/52094)
**Author:** [@masschel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/masschel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2006, 9:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/wikiengine-future-plans/52094 "2006-01-13T21:32:22Z")
Hello, I have been struggling with what wiki to continue, either Instiki, I2, or WikiEngine. Instiki is quite quiet for the moment, and I don’t see much progress (didnt check the svn trunk lately though). I2 is VERY … --- ## [Spam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spam/95118)
**Author:** [@nitr0z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nitr0z)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2006, 4:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spam/95118 "2006-01-13T16:30:37Z")
OK, maybe it wasn’t such a good idea allowing ‘anyone’ to post to these lists… so I’m making registration a requirement. I’ll speak to Andreas about getting RubyForum working with them with respect to this change. j… --- ## [Tests failing](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tests-failing/95136)
**Author:** [@Britton\_Nielsen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Britton_Nielsen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2006, 4:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tests-failing/95136 "2006-01-13T16:17:19Z")
I have the login controller and engines (1.0.4) setup and configured. I get the following errors when running the user\_controller functional tests. Any help would be appreciated. -Britton C:\\rails\\test\_user\_engine\>r… --- ## [Engine views and Layouts](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/engine-views-and-layouts/61181)
**Author:** [@Garz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Garz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2006, 2:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/engine-views-and-layouts/61181 "2006-01-13T14:37:55Z")
I have the LoginEngine working and have defined an application.rhtml layout which displays the flash messages etc. Moving forward what if I don’t want to use application.rhtml. Can I make the engine views work with an… --- ## [Overriding controller methods](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/overriding-controller-methods/52378)
**Author:** [@Garz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Garz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2006, 12:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/overriding-controller-methods/52378 "2006-01-13T12:41:09Z")
Overriding a controller method in the main app is a great way to customise an engine but may lead to duplicate code. Is there any way to call the engine controller method from the overriding method? --- ## [Weblog engine exists?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/weblog-engine-exists/52227)
**Author:** [@togawamanabu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/togawamanabu)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2006, 10:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/weblog-engine-exists/52227 "2006-01-13T10:34:08Z")
does anybody know about weblog engine? I’m looking for buildin weblog system in my rails app. thank you for your help. --- ## [UserEngine bootstrap](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/userengine-bootstrap/52267)
**Author:** [@nitr0z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nitr0z)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2006, 10:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/userengine-bootstrap/52267 "2006-01-12T22:49:46Z")
Have people been experiencing problems running the bootstrap rake task for the UserEngine? We’ve just noticed that while the task works fine on some machines, it seems to fail with error messages like “Permission was … --- ## [\[ANN\] Engines plugin 1.0.4](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-engines-plugin-1-0-4/61157)
**Author:** [@nitr0z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nitr0z)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2006, 5:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-engines-plugin-1-0-4/61157 "2006-01-12T17:29:43Z")
I’ve prepared a new release which should hopefully fix the controller loading issues in the previous version. If any of you have been plagued by errors loading User#list, for example, this should hopefully solve your … --- ## [User\_controller functional tests failing](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/user-controller-functional-tests-failing/52189)
**Author:** [@Britton\_Nielsen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Britton_Nielsen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2006, 3:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/user-controller-functional-tests-failing/52189 "2006-01-12T15:41:33Z")
I believe I have setup and configured both the login and user engines correctly, yet when I run the user\_controller.rb functional test in either engine I get the following… C:/rails/login\_user\_test/vendor/plugins/user… --- ## [Engine.start order (user\_engine)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/engine-start-order-user-engine/52184)
**Author:** [@tgreiser](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tgreiser)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2006, 11:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/engine-start-order-user-engine/52184 "2006-01-12T11:25:33Z")
I’m trying to use user\_engine, and as suggested I load with: Engines.start :login, :user However, when I go to /user/list I get a nil object error. Some use of breakpointer reveals that it isn’t running the user\_eng… --- ## [Single table inheritance for different user types?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/single-table-inheritance-for-different-user-types/52177)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Holmlund](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Daniel_Holmlund)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2006, 10:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/single-table-inheritance-for-different-user-types/52177 "2006-01-11T22:09:39Z")
First of all, I wanted to give a harty “thank you” to James A.s for creating rails engines, which seems like a very natural way to increase codesharing and productivity. My question is how have people implemented diff… --- ## [Rake plugindoc returns error - any idea what the problem is](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-plugindoc-returns-error-any-idea-what-the-problem-is/89822)
**Author:** [@alex\_nesbitt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alex_nesbitt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2006, 5:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-plugindoc-returns-error-any-idea-what-the-problem-is/89822 "2006-01-05T17:23:09Z")
I’m trying to make docs and when I run rake plugindoc I get rdoc -o doc/plugins/engines --title ‘Engines Plugin Documentation’ –line-number s --inline-source -T html --main ‘vendor/plugins/engines/README’ vendor/plug… --- ## [\[ANN\] Rails Engines user mailing list on ruby-forum.com](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-rails-engines-user-mailing-list-on-ruby-forum-com/88151)
**Author:** [@andreas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/andreas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2006, 2:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-rails-engines-user-mailing-list-on-ruby-forum-com/88151 "2006-01-03T02:15:56Z")
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