# Engines **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/rails-engines/9.md?page=5 [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:** 6 --- ## [Naming + existing engines](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/naming-existing-engines/92394)
**Author:** [@coldtone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/coldtone)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2007, 10:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/naming-existing-engines/92394 "2007-04-19T10:49:33Z")
Hey all, is there any list of Engine-based plugins out there already? Any way to find new ones that might be useful? (This would make a great FAQ entry…) Also, I’m currently finishing up my first Engine for public co… --- ## [RSpec](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rspec/91898)
**Author:** [@murfhy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/murfhy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2007, 8:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rspec/91898 "2007-04-13T08:21:50Z")
Is anyone using RSpec with an engine? I’m wondering how you got it to pick the appropriate SpecContext for various types of specs --- ## [ActiveRbac Problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activerbac-problem/91780)
**Author:** [@lumao66](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lumao66)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2007, 8:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activerbac-problem/91780 "2007-04-13T08:17:53Z")
Does there anybody installs the ActiveRbac successfully on windows? and could you share your experience with me? Thanks. --- ## [Db:migrate:engines task missing (svn externals install)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dbengines-task-missing-svn-externals-install/58557)
**Author:** [@hatless](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hatless)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2007, 10:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dbengines-task-missing-svn-externals-install/58557 "2007-04-04T22:40:41Z")
On my main development machine I have several apps. One uses a fixed version of engines installed via script\\plugin and explicitly runs under Rails 1.0 in environment.rb. User and Login engines run fine. For a new app… --- ## [New plugin doesn't pickup tests?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-plugin-doesnt-pickup-tests/90827)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Moen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Michael_Moen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2007, 7:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-plugin-doesnt-pickup-tests/90827 "2007-04-02T19:46:03Z")
I’m putting together a new plugin for internal use and I have a feeling I’m missing something. I have the test/\* directories setup: ./test/test\_helper.rb ./test/fixtures/users.yml ./test/functional/users\_controller\_t… --- ## [Engines, Rails 1.2, ActiveRbac](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/engines-rails-1-2-activerbac/82904)
**Author:** [@Hendy\_I](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hendy_I)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2007, 5:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/engines-rails-1-2-activerbac/82904 "2007-03-29T17:13:49Z")
Hi, Dr. Adam, is there still any “known issues” with Engines “latest stable” (or maybe trunk) and Rails 1.2? And to ActiveRbac developers… I would want to know what’s the current situation (uggh, so militaristic) reg… --- ## [App vs Engine - raise error message](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/app-vs-engine-raise-error-message/90270)
**Author:** [@Wes\_Hays](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Wes_Hays)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2007, 8:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/app-vs-engine-raise-error-message/90270 "2007-03-27T08:05:47Z")
I have some code that I was duplicating across applications so I made it an engine. The engine works fine but the only problem is when I raise an error in the before\_destroy method in my model (the model is not in the … --- ## [\[ANN\] Dojo Toolbocks - v1.0.0 (Ruby on Rails Plugin)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-dojo-toolbocks-v1-0-0-ruby-on-rails-plugin/89089)
**Author:** [@nshb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nshb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2007, 4:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-dojo-toolbocks-v1-0-0-ruby-on-rails-plugin/89089 "2007-03-17T04:51:23Z")
In true engine style, here is a new alternative to the default javascript libraries that come with Rails. Dojo, the massively successful and huge repository of established widgets most with internationalization librar… --- ## [Out of Office reply - Re: \[ANN\] D ojo Toolbocks - v1.0.0 (R](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/out-of-office-reply-re-ann-d-ojo-toolbocks-v1-0-0-r/102877)
**Author:** [@tekin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tekin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2007, 4:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/out-of-office-reply-re-ann-d-ojo-toolbocks-v1-0-0-r/102877 "2007-03-17T04:51:23Z")
Hi, I shall be out of the office from Monday 12th of March to Monday 19th. If you have an urgent enquiry, please contact either Mike or Liam at the Raid office. Regards, Tekin S. Raid Associates Ltd --- ## [Out of Office reply - Re: Re: alias \_method error with 1.2](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/out-of-office-reply-re-re-alias-method-error-with-1-2/102710)
**Author:** [@tekin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tekin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/out-of-office-reply-re-re-alias-method-error-with-1-2/102710 "2007-03-11T19:09:34Z")
Hi, I shall be out of the office from Monday 12th of March to Monday 19th. If you have an urgent enquiry, please contact either Mike or Liam at the Raid office. Regards, Tekin S. Raid Associates Ltd --- ## [Why not auto import active\_rbac's lib$B!)(B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-not-auto-import-active-rbacs-lib-b-b/88271)
**Author:** [@martinx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/martinx)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2007, 4:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-not-auto-import-active-rbacs-lib-b-b/88271 "2007-03-10T04:00:48Z")
I’ve installed the lasted engines and active\_rbac from svn，and configurated it as the following. 1:edit the routes.rb,and add map.connect ‘/active\_rbac/registration/confirm/:user/:token’, :controller =\> ‘active\_r… --- ## [Out of Office reply - Re: Re: why n ot auto import active\_r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/out-of-office-reply-re-re-why-n-ot-auto-import-active-r/88371)
**Author:** [@tekin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tekin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2007, 4:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/out-of-office-reply-re-re-why-n-ot-auto-import-active-r/88371 "2007-03-10T04:00:48Z")
Hi, I shall be out of the office from Monday 12th of March to Monday 19th. If you have an urgent enquiry, please contact either Mike or Liam at the Raid office. Regards, Tekin S. Raid Associates Ltd --- ## [Engines 1.2 and performance](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/engines-1-2-and-performance/87728)
**Author:** [@henry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/henry)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2007, 11:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/engines-1-2-and-performance/87728 "2007-03-05T23:18:08Z")
Greetings, We’re running into some performance issues with an app and I’m hoping to eliminate Engines as the cause before really taking things apart. Since we updated the app to Rails v1.2 and upgraded three of the En… --- ## [Lib folders and application controllers](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/lib-folders-and-application-controllers/85850)
**Author:** [@treybean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/treybean)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2007, 3:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/lib-folders-and-application-controllers/85850 "2007-03-05T15:39:06Z")
What’s the best way to handle items in your engine’s lib folder? I have a couple of support files I would normally place in my lib folder and then include in my application controller. In developing my engine, I pla… --- ## [Dry\_scaffold](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dry-scaffold/86137)
**Author:** [@michael](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/michael)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2007, 10:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dry-scaffold/86137 "2007-02-20T10:57:06Z")
I’m currently working with Rails 1.2.2 and am having severe trouble with dry\_scaffold. Does anyone have any input/insights into current issues? Will there be a stable/compatible release any time soon? Regards, Mich… --- ## [Dry\_scaffold](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dry-scaffold/100530)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2007, 5:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dry-scaffold/100530 "2007-02-20T05:07:36Z")
Announcing, the beta of DRY Scaffolding engine! A DRY scaffolding engine plugin: I love DRY. Ruby on Rails is a great DRY framework. However, the moment I executed “script/generate scaffold” things got “wet”. DryScaf… --- ## [Active\_rbac engine and Rails 1.2](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/active-rbac-engine-and-rails-1-2/83309)
**Author:** [@afg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/afg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2007, 8:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/active-rbac-engine-and-rails-1-2/83309 "2007-02-09T08:02:01Z")
All, First I migrated away from the login\_engine to the active\_rbac engine last summer. I’ve forgotten why, but I don’t remember it being a very tramatic process. I suspect it only took an hour or two. At that tim… --- ## [List of Engines](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/list-of-engines/82120)
**Author:** [@solutionmeister](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/solutionmeister)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 9:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/list-of-engines/82120 "2007-01-28T21:17:29Z")
Hi: I am new to Engines just exploring things… I wonder if any one would help me a bit… Is there any Engine List? i.e. all currently available engines? I couldn’t find it in rails-engine.org website. Now that the la… --- ## [Engines 1.2 and Testing](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/engines-1-2-and-testing/83622)
**Author:** [@treybean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/treybean)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2007, 6:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/engines-1-2-and-testing/83622 "2007-01-28T18:19:15Z")
Hi all, I’m new to this list as well as to engines in general. I am taking my first stab at writing an engine and am having a little trouble getting the tests for my engine working. Everything else is working at t… --- ## [Engines plugin 1.2 release coming real soon now](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/engines-plugin-1-2-release-coming-real-soon-now/83058)
**Author:** [@nitr0z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nitr0z)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2007, 12:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/engines-plugin-1-2-release-coming-real-soon-now/83058 "2007-01-24T00:39:54Z")
Hello all, This is just a quick heads up that I’m going to be making the 1.2 branch of the engines plugin the official release in the very near future. If you’re planning on using the engines plugin with Rails 1.2, I… --- ## [Migrating to 1.2](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/migrating-to-1-2/81249)
**Author:** [@James\_Nelson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/James_Nelson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/migrating-to-1-2/81249 "2007-01-19T16:30:35Z")
Hi there I’ve been trying to move my rbac plugin over to the new rails. So far its worked pretty well - all my models work from the console, and after swapping configuration over to class variables that all still wo… --- ## [How to install the new engines plugin in edge rails?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-the-new-engines-plugin-in-edge-rails/82223)
**Author:** [@jmcervera](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jmcervera)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2007, 10:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-the-new-engines-plugin-in-edge-rails/82223 "2007-01-18T10:55:44Z")
I am a newbie to engines, I will need some advices. I am developing a new applications with edge rails. I pretend to use datebocks engine, and I will try to install first the new engines plugin. Is this ok? I asm tr… --- ## [Datebocks engine not loading on Dreamhost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/datebocks-engine-not-loading-on-dreamhost/81854)
**Author:** [@ol1barn3s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ol1barn3s)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2007, 7:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/datebocks-engine-not-loading-on-dreamhost/81854 "2007-01-15T19:58:38Z")
Hello, I have the datebocks engine installed and working great on my local machine (macbook using Locomotive 2), but up on Dreamhost I get this undefined datebocks\_field error on my templates (see error message at th… --- ## [Datebocks engine not loading on Dreamhost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/datebocks-engine-not-loading-on-dreamhost/81852)
**Author:** [@ol1barn3s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ol1barn3s)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2007, 7:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/datebocks-engine-not-loading-on-dreamhost/81852 "2007-01-15T19:54:26Z")
Hello, I have datebocks installed and working great on my local machine (macbook using Locomotive 2), but up on Dreamhost I get this undefined datebocks\_field error on my templates (see error message at the bottom of… --- ## [Rails 1.2](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-1-2/81644)
**Author:** [@technodolt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/technodolt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2007, 10:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-1-2/81644 "2007-01-10T22:21:45Z")
Ok, I have no clue where to post this, so if I’m in the wrong forum, just tell me, and I’ll take a hike. That being said: I was looking at the rubyonrails.org weblog site, and was reading of the updates to Active Sup… --- ## [Globalize login engine?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-login-engine/81218)
**Author:** [@mamatux](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mamatux)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2007, 2:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-login-engine/81218 "2007-01-08T14:58:41Z")
Hello, Before posting this suggestion, I have searched the archives finding no other discussion of this. So if this has already been discussed please throw a link at me :slight\_smile: I’ve bumped my head into the fac… --- ## [Hark: Who goes there? (Call for developers)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hark-who-goes-there-call-for-developers/69359)
**Author:** [@jay-levitt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jay-levitt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2007, 1:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hark-who-goes-there-call-for-developers/69359 "2007-01-08T01:45:31Z")
LoginEngine is aging and was built on top of a quick-and-dirty generator; even James isn’t too happy with it anymore. acts\_as\_authenticated is somewhat cleaner, but is a generator, and as with all generators, there’… --- ## [Engines 1.2 experimental branch is now the release branch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/engines-1-2-experimental-branch-is-now-the-release-branch/81074)
**Author:** [@nitr0z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nitr0z)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2007, 7:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/engines-1-2-experimental-branch-is-now-the-release-branch/81074 "2007-01-06T19:30:47Z")
… which means things are going to break if your running the Rails 1.2 release candidate. You can find the new 1.2 release branch here: http://svn.rails-engines.org/engines/branches/rb\_1.2 If you must maintain compatib… --- ## [Routing Error with LoginEngine](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/routing-error-with-loginengine/80901)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_VSSSSlkerts](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Daniel_VSSSSlkerts)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2007, 10:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/routing-error-with-loginengine/80901 "2007-01-01T22:08:05Z")
LoginEngine: Routing failed after porting from Win to Linux Posted by Daniel Völkerts (Guest) on 01.01.2007 17:00 Hi all, I got a routing error with the login engine :frowning: Under my win dev machine all went fin… --- ## [LoginEngine: Routing failed after porting from Win to Linux](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/loginengine-routing-failed-after-porting-from-win-to-linux/80895)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_VSSSSlkerts](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Daniel_VSSSSlkerts)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2007, 5:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/loginengine-routing-failed-after-porting-from-win-to-linux/80895 "2007-01-01T17:00:02Z")
Hi all, I got a routing error with the login engine :frowning: Under my win dev machine all went fine. After I checked out my rails dir from svn on linux I got following error in my development.log Processing Base#in… [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/rails-engines/9.md?page=4) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/rails-engines/9.md?page=6)