# Web-based ri browser -- a project looking for a creator

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-based-ri-browser-a-project-looking-for-a-creator/131407>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 9, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-based-ri-browser-a-project-looking-for-a-creator/131407 "2008-03-09T15:46:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Trans](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@Trans](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Trans)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-based-ri-browser-a-project-looking-for-a-creator/131407/1 "2008-03-09T15:46:06Z")

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If anyone is looking for an idea for a _very useful_ ruby project, the  
please consider creating a webrik or rack based web application for  
browsing ri/fast-ri docs.

To give you an idea of functionality, there is (amazingly enough) a  
gnome app that does it:

[http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?rbbr](http://ruby-gnome2.sourceforge.jp/hiki.cgi?rbbr)

This would be a great app to have. I would work on this myself, but my  
plate is already too overloaded.

T.

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**Post date:** [March 9, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-based-ri-browser-a-project-looking-for-a-creator/131407/2 "2008-03-09T17:11:00Z")

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On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:45:00 -0500, Trans wrote:

> plate is already too overloaded.
> 
> T.

Consider using “gem server”, which does most of what you’re asking.  
It would be nice if “gem server” would incorporate non-gem rubydocs in  
other places in the system as well.

–Ken

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**Post date:** [March 9, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-based-ri-browser-a-project-looking-for-a-creator/131407/3 "2008-03-09T17:38:07Z")

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On Mar 9, 12:09 pm, Ken B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> > This would be a great app to have. I would work on this myself, but my  
> > plate is already too overloaded.
> 
> > T.
> 
> Consider using “gem server”, which does most of what you’re asking.  
> It would be nice if “gem server” would incorporate non-gem rubydocs in  
> other places in the system as well.

That’s not the same. Gem server depends on gem installations, and the  
generation of rdocs by those gems. It is not at all dynamic, nor is  
the end result oragnaized in the same fashion.

T.