# ANN: new plugin - ResourceFu **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [March 14, 2007, 11:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-new-plugin-resourcefu/88845 "2007-03-14T23:22:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tsmith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@tsmith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tsmith)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 11:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-new-plugin-resourcefu/88845/1 "2007-03-14T23:22:32Z")
Hey all, I’ve decided to collect various hacks and techniques I’ve been using in my projects to make nested and polymorphic resources a little less painful to use. So, while refactoring everything into a single plugin will take time, I decided to release the first incarnation. The current version includes support for url helpers that automagically try to fill in any missing route segments for you. It’s the sort of feature that’s been done-to-death using various techniques but this is my own take on solving the problem - with special attention to runtime performance. As in, there are no costly per-request evals and/or route re-recognition needed. It’s also the underpinning I use for handling polymorphic resources. AgileWebDevelopment Page: [http://agilewebdevelopment.com/plugins/resource\_fu](http://agilewebdevelopment.com/plugins/resource_fu) SVN Repository (trunk): [http://svn.protocool.com/public/plugins/resource\_fu/](http://svn.protocool.com/public/plugins/resource_fu/) The README in the svn repository explains what’s already there and how it works. I’ll keep it updated as I move features in place. Three things to note if you’re going to use this in your projects: 1 - ResourceFu is rails 1.2 only. It’s not compatible with 1.1 and, while I track edge rails, my current target is only rails 1.2. 2 - imho, Piston is the best tool to use for managing external dependencies such as resource\_fu. See [http://piston.rubyforge.org/](http://piston.rubyforge.org/) for more information. Personally I’ve had one or two issues with newer versions of piston so if you have problems, try an older gem version - 1.3.0 works flawlessly for me. 3 - ResourceFu _is_ a moving target and the svn url above is for _trunk_. As I add features I will provide compatibility branches if method signatures or behavior of existing features change. However, if you use svn:externals you may be caught-out. See point #3 above about using Piston 🙂 Regards, Trevor ---
**Author:** ![tsmith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@tsmith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tsmith)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 11:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-new-plugin-resourcefu/88845/2 "2007-03-14T23:32:34Z")
Congrats, Trevor. I’m looking forward to checking this out. Also looking forward to Polymorphic resources! – – Tom M., CTO – Engine Y., Ruby on Rails Hosting – Reliability, Ease of Use, Scalability – (866) 518-YARD (9273)