# Engines **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/rails-engines/9.md?page=9 [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:** 10 --- ## [Create new Image Plugin?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/create-new-image-plugin/95664)
**Author:** [@Henrik\_SSiso-8859-1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Henrik_SSiso-8859-1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2006, 6:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/create-new-image-plugin/95664 "2006-06-14T18:17:57Z")
(I have sent this e-mail to the rails list, but haven’t got any replay. Hope on better luck here. It definitely have to be an engine kind of plugin :-)). Henrik I’m working on a CMS for some time now. I need some k… --- ## [UserEngine deployment pain: can't login](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/userengine-deployment-pain-cant-login/82936)
**Author:** [@hatless](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hatless)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2006, 5:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/userengine-deployment-pain-cant-login/82936 "2006-06-14T17:39:47Z")
All right, after a full day of troubleshooting, I’ll restate my problem: On my dev machine, my application works perfectly with the LoginEngine/UserEngine combo. On the production box, where prior builds of my app… --- ## [Salted\_password() in php](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/salted-password-in-php/63184)
**Author:** [@Chris\_Fortune](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Chris_Fortune)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2006, 7:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/salted-password-in-php/63184 "2006-06-13T19:07:56Z")
Hello, I’m trying to implement a php version of the ruby hashed() and salted\_password() functions in /vendor/plugins/login\_engine/lib/login\_engine/authenticated\_user.rb def self.hashed(str) # check if a salt ha… --- ## [Meta-programming to get user data?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/meta-programming-to-get-user-data/62960)
**Author:** [@steve\_ross](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/steve_ross)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2006, 4:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/meta-programming-to-get-user-data/62960 "2006-06-11T16:32:18Z")
I’m using login\_engine and would like to create an acts\_as\_identified plugin instead of establishing a has\_one/belongs\_to relationship (I’m using two different databases). Here’s how it would work: class MyModel \< Act… --- ## [DateBox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/datebox/95431)
**Author:** [@battreal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/battreal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2006, 10:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/datebox/95431 "2006-06-01T10:49:33Z")
I have installed DateBox but now ActionMailer can not send emails. I get an error that says “wrong number of arguments”. I read somewhere that the latest version of Rails Engines interferes with ActionMailer. It work… --- ## [Userengine + Upload Progress help](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/userengine-upload-progress-help/61995)
**Author:** [@igrigorik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/igrigorik)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2006, 5:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/userengine-upload-progress-help/61995 "2006-05-30T17:47:28Z")
I’m trying to setup loginengine/userengine for my site, and I’ve added one Extra field to the ‘user’ table, which is supposed to store the filename of the user’s picture. Now, I have upload\_progress/file\_column workin… --- ## [Using User\_Engine](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-user-engine/61683)
**Author:** [@benjamin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/benjamin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2006, 3:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-user-engine/61683 "2006-05-30T15:26:07Z")
I will be working on an information system in a few weeks. I have finally gotten the User\_Engine engine to work but have realized that to access any part of the engine it’s always accessed at http://local…/user/user\_e… --- ## [\[login-engine\] protect?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/login-engine-protect/95301)
**Author:** [@Clayton\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Clayton_C)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2006, 4:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/login-engine-protect/95301 "2006-05-27T04:50:06Z")
Im trying to protect the signup action I put the user\_controller in app/controllers and pulled ‘signup’ out of the protect? Function Restarted apache but I can still get through to signup As far as I know that shoul… --- ## [\[login engine\] overriding registration](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/login-engine-overriding-registration/61740)
**Author:** [@Clayton\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Clayton_C)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2006, 2:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/login-engine-overriding-registration/61740 "2006-05-27T02:11:51Z")
Hello I am making a site where I want to hide the signup page Basically I would like ti so you have to log on to add another user How would one go about this? Ive tried a few things but nothing seems to work --- ## [Misunderstanding init\_engine.rb?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/misunderstanding-init-engine-rb/95259)
**Author:** [@al-evans](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/al-evans)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2006, 12:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/misunderstanding-init-engine-rb/95259 "2006-05-27T00:02:10Z")
(Sorry if this is not the right list – I tried posting to engine- developers, but got no response.) It seems to me that the init\_engine.rb file must not be getting processed, or – just as likely – I’m misunderstanding… --- ## [How to dynamically buid relationships between models?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-dynamically-buid-relationships-between-models/61196)
**Author:** [@josh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/josh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2006, 2:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-dynamically-buid-relationships-between-models/61196 "2006-05-26T14:24:09Z")
Hi all I’m trapped with the following problem. I’d like to work with the UserEngine engine. Every user has let’s say a Profile model. So they have a 1:1 relationship. Now I should declare this relationship in both mo… --- ## [UserEngine problem with nested controllers](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/userengine-problem-with-nested-controllers/61599)
**Author:** [@b0rdslide](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/b0rdslide)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2006, 3:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/userengine-problem-with-nested-controllers/61599 "2006-05-25T15:13:40Z")
Hi, I ran into a bit of a problem recently with the UserEngine and nested controllers. The issue was that it got itself into an endless redirection loop whenever it tried to take the user to the login screen from a n… --- ## [Overriding init from Login Engine](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/overriding-init-from-login-engine/61392)
**Author:** [@edresende](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/edresende)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2006, 2:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/overriding-init-from-login-engine/61392 "2006-05-25T14:39:40Z")
The following lines of login\_engine/init\_engine.rb are failing in my setup: – TODO: why do I have to include these here, when including them in login\_engine.rb should be sufficient? require ‘authenticated\_user’ requ… --- ## [Login engine](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/login-engine/95177)
**Author:** [@Clayton\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Clayton_C)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2006, 11:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/login-engine/95177 "2006-05-24T11:14:05Z")
Noticed some strange behaviour where the loginengine css in main public direcotry get rewritten all the time Should check to see if file present and then place else don’t rewrite Mostly a frustration --- ## [Db:migrate:engines task not found](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dbengines-task-not-found/61295)
**Author:** [@hatless](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hatless)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2006, 10:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dbengines-task-not-found/61295 "2006-05-22T22:13:30Z")
I’m using Rails 1.1.2 and Engines 1.1.x successfully on my main dev machine. Since initial setup and boostratpping, I’ve frozen gem rails. Now I checked out the same project on a second dev machine with the same versi… --- ## [User\_Engine bootstrap problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/user-engine-bootstrap-problem/60200)
**Author:** [@Rake\_Bootstrap\_comm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rake_Bootstrap_comm)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2006, 5:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/user-engine-bootstrap-problem/60200 "2006-05-22T17:57:00Z")
When installing the User\_Engine on the latest version of Rails, and issuing the command rake bootstrap, I get the following error. Creating admin user ‘the login name for your administrator user’ rake aborted! Couldn… --- ## [Basic Auth (for personalized RSS-Feed)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/basic-auth-for-personalized-rss-feed/61203)
**Author:** [@justbe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/justbe)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2006, 10:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/basic-auth-for-personalized-rss-feed/61203 "2006-05-22T10:39:05Z")
Hey there, Has anyone already implemented some sort of basic auth to be used with the user/login-engine? I am asking because I want to offer personalized feeds for a small web-application and eventually someone know… --- ## [How to dynamically buid relationships between models?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-dynamically-buid-relationships-between-models/95100)
**Author:** [@big\_mac](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/big_mac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2006, 6:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-dynamically-buid-relationships-between-models/95100 "2006-05-22T06:14:35Z")
Hi Joshua, This is what you’re looking for, it is under the README file of the engines plugin: === Model/Lib Tweaks Alas, tweaking model objects isn’t quite so easy (yet). If you need to change the behaviour of mod… --- ## [Can I replace all link\_to() with link\_if\_authorized()?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-i-replace-all-link-to-with-link-if-authorized/95072)
**Author:** [@josh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/josh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2006, 11:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-i-replace-all-link-to-with-link-if-authorized/95072 "2006-05-21T23:39:19Z")
Hi all I’m working with the UserEngine and now I’m wondering, if I can use link\_if\_authorized() everywhere I’m using link\_to() at the moment…? If so, I could only overwrite the link\_to method like the following, righ… --- ## [Extending UserController with Login & User Engine](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/extending-usercontroller-with-login-user-engine/61189)
**Author:** [@peterpunk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/peterpunk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2006, 7:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/extending-usercontroller-with-login-user-engine/61189 "2006-05-21T07:57:52Z")
Im trying to extend the UserController class AdminController \< UserController end but I cannot get UserController methods (extended on user engine like list method) on AdminController So could I consider that when I… --- ## [Developing an engine: What should I keep in mind?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/developing-an-engine-what-should-i-keep-in-mind/60491)
**Author:** [@josh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/josh)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/developing-an-engine-what-should-i-keep-in-mind/60491 "2006-05-18T15:22:37Z")
Hi all I’d like to begin with clean development of engines that I will be able to re-use and give to the Rails community. Now my question: what should I always keep in mind when writing code for an engine? I’m thinki… --- ## [Trouble migrating login\_engine schema](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trouble-migrating-login-engine-schema/60514)
**Author:** [@jpettet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jpettet)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2006, 2:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trouble-migrating-login-engine-schema/60514 "2006-05-18T14:18:24Z")
Hello, I tried to migrate the schema for Login\_Engine but I get this error rake engine\_migrate ENGINE=login rake aborted! No such file to load – authenticated\_user I cannot seem to find anyone else with the same p… --- ## [Login engine... locking access](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/login-engine-locking-access/60832)
**Author:** [@Clayton\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Clayton_C)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2006, 8:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/login-engine-locking-access/60832 "2006-05-18T08:47:05Z")
Story: Website has ROR with login engine Multiple people can login to make changes to the sites ‘widgets’ database table however I want to lock access to any one individual ‘widget’ tuple currently being edited b… --- ## [How to extend UserEngine to provide roles on a per project b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-extend-userengine-to-provide-roles-on-a-per-project-b/58306)
**Author:** [@prichard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/prichard)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2006, 7:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-extend-userengine-to-provide-roles-on-a-per-project-b/58306 "2006-05-17T07:14:41Z")
OK, I’ve not seen anything out there on this, but maybe you guys can make a suggestion. I have Users, and they of course have Roles. However, the Roles they have are not global, they are only in place for certain Proj… --- ## [Need DB connectivity to SQLBase](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-db-connectivity-to-sqlbase/94861)
**Author:** [@regg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/regg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2006, 8:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-db-connectivity-to-sqlbase/94861 "2006-05-16T20:19:48Z")
First, I’m new to Ruby, so I don’t know much about it. I need connectivity to SQLBase and I know Rails does not support it. So I need to know how do I get started in creating the connectivity to SQLBase that I need? A… --- ## [UserEngine "puts" warning mess up Apache/FastCGI?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/userengine-puts-warning-mess-up-apache-fastcgi/60570)
**Author:** [@casperfabricius](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casperfabricius)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2006, 6:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/userengine-puts-warning-mess-up-apache-fastcgi/60570 "2006-05-15T18:46:26Z")
Hi, My rails app (hosted on Dreamhost) often gives the dreaded “Rails Application Failed to Start Properly” error when it has been left alone for a while. I have a suspicion that this could be due to the fact that I’… --- ## [Resetting users table](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/resetting-users-table/60315)
**Author:** [@steve\_ross](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/steve_ross)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2006, 12:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/resetting-users-table/60315 "2006-05-15T00:10:37Z")
I have what seems to be a hosed users table. No, actually I know it’s hosed. If anyone knows how a mysql .MYI could disappear just let me know (but that’s another story). What I need to do is create the users table ag… --- ## [Namespace problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/namespace-problem/60065)
**Author:** [@masschel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/masschel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2006, 11:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/namespace-problem/60065 "2006-05-14T23:36:27Z")
Hello, I wanted to convert an Engine (in casu the RikiEngine) into namespaces, to avoid naming clashes. I did this as I thought it should be done: I created in the view, model and controller directory seperate riki\_en… --- ## [Forwarding to login-page fails for user-engine if used withi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/forwarding-to-login-page-fails-for-user-engine-if-used-withi/60481)
**Author:** [@justbe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/justbe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2006, 11:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/forwarding-to-login-page-fails-for-user-engine-if-used-withi/60481 "2006-05-14T23:21:26Z")
Hello there, I am using the user and login engine in my application, and it works perfectly when used in ‘normal’ controllers, but when used in a controller like ‘admin/general’, it does not work properly, because wh… --- ## [LoginEngine: fastcgi dies on signup](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/loginengine-fastcgi-dies-on-signup/60347)
**Author:** [@Henrik\_SSiso-8859-1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Henrik_SSiso-8859-1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2006, 10:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/loginengine-fastcgi-dies-on-signup/60347 "2006-05-13T10:44:22Z")
Using engine 1.1.1, rails 1.1.2 and newest loginengine and userengine and Apache2.0.54. When I’m using webric, all is working correctly. On apache all else is working fine, except when a new user tries to signup (afte… [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/rails-engines/9.md?page=8) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/rails-engines/9.md?page=10)