# ActiveResources 0.1.0 Released **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [March 10, 2007, 2:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activeresources-0-1-0-released/88368 "2007-03-10T02:57:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lone\_Star\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Lone\_Star\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Lone_Star_S)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2007, 2:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activeresources-0-1-0-released/88368/1 "2007-03-10T02:57:43Z")
See the blog post at [http://blog.lonestarsoftware.net/2007/03/09/active\_resources-010-released/](http://blog.lonestarsoftware.net/2007/03/09/active_resources-010-released/) Reading through the rails blogosphere last week, I read a post (which I can not find again) that suggested a completely different approach to AJAX use in rails apps. The idea was to create a Javascript proxy to the ActiveRecord models and allow AR operations to be called from the client. I see this functionality broken into 3 major components: - Route generator which creates RESTful resources and nested resources based on a given AR model - Abstract controller providing basic CRUD and Finder functionality - Javascript proxy library interfacing to the controller API Today’s release of ActiveResources, version 0.1.0, provides the first bit of functionality (route generator). The plugin has 100% test coverage and passes heckling with no mutations remaining. It is in the very early stages, but I want to start gathering feedback on the interface and functionality so that this plugin may eventually be as useful as possible. Tony P. Lone Star S. Engineering Services [http://lonestarsoftware.net/](http://lonestarsoftware.net/) ---
**Author:** ![Lone\_Star\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Lone\_Star\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Lone_Star_S)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2007, 5:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activeresources-0-1-0-released/88368/2 "2007-03-10T05:30:54Z")
On Mar 9, 2007, at 8:57 PM, Lone Star S. wrote: > See the blog post at [http://blog.lonestarsoftware.net/2007/03/09/](http://blog.lonestarsoftware.net/2007/03/09/) > active\_resources-010-released/ Would it maybe be better to come up with a different name to avoid confusion with ActiveResource [1]? James. 1: [http://svn.rubyonrails.org/rails/trunk/activeresource/](http://svn.rubyonrails.org/rails/trunk/activeresource/) – James S. Play: [http://james.anthropiccollective.org](http://james.anthropiccollective.org) Work: [Processing Greenbelt 2009 – James Stewart](http://jystewart.net/process/) ---
**Author:** ![Lone\_Star\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Lone\_Star\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Lone_Star_S)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2007, 6:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activeresources-0-1-0-released/88368/3 "2007-03-10T06:55:01Z")
Thanks for letting me know about that. I should have done more research before settling on a name. However, that project and this one definitely share some common goals. Perhaps one day, it’ll all blend together. For now, let me think about what can be done… Tony ---
**Author:** ![Lone\_Star\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Lone\_Star\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Lone_Star_S)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2007, 7:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activeresources-0-1-0-released/88368/4 "2007-03-10T19:58:30Z")
On 3/9/07, Lone Star S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Thanks for letting me know about that. I should have done more > research before settling on a name. However, that project and this one > definitely share some common goals. Perhaps one day, it’ll all blend > together. For now, let me think about what can be done… > > Tony Actually they’re completely different, ActiveResource is for consuming the very restful resources you’re exposing. – Rick O. [http://lighthouseapp.com](http://lighthouseapp.com) [http://weblog.techno-weenie.net](http://weblog.techno-weenie.net) [http://mephistoblog.com](http://mephistoblog.com) ---
**Author:** ![Lone\_Star\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Lone\_Star\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Lone_Star_S)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2007, 11:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activeresources-0-1-0-released/88368/5 "2007-03-10T23:14:11Z")
I saw that you have also released mock active record. What is the need for mocking ActiveRecord objects? ---
**Author:** ![Lone\_Star\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Lone\_Star\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Lone_Star_S)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 1:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activeresources-0-1-0-released/88368/6 "2007-03-12T01:00:13Z")
Hi Rick, My future plans for this plugin include an abstract controller and a javascript proxy library for consuming the services. A ruby proxy library would be a great thing to have as well. Tony ---
**Author:** ![Lone\_Star\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Lone\_Star\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Lone_Star_S)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 12:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activeresources-0-1-0-released/88368/7 "2007-03-12T00:58:13Z")
I use that for my test suite in active\_record. I don’t want to actually create a DB in order to test that the routes are generated correctly. ---
**Author:** ![Lone\_Star\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Lone\_Star\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Lone_Star_S)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2007, 11:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activeresources-0-1-0-released/88368/8 "2007-03-10T23:14:11Z")
I saw that you have also released mock active record. What is the need for mocking ActiveRecord objects?