generate(what, *args) — Rails::TemplateRunner

generate(what, *args)

Generate something using a generator from Rails or a plugin. The second parameter is the argument string that is passed to the generator or an Array that is joined.

Example

generate(:authenticated, "user session")

Parameters

what req
args rest

Source

# File railties/lib/rails_generator/generators/applications/app/template_runner.rb, line 228
    def generate(what, *args)
      log 'generating', what
      argument = args.map(&:to_s).flatten.join(" ")

      in_root { run_ruby_script("script/generate #{what} #{argument}", false) }
    end

Defined in railties/lib/rails_generator/generators/applications/app/template_runner.rb line 228 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

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Signature

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