instance method `generate`

Ruby on Rails 4.1.16

Since v3.0.20

Available in: v3.0.20 v3.1.12 v3.2.22.5 v4.0.13 v4.1.16 v4.2.9 v5.2.8.1 v6.0.6 v6.1.7.10 v7.0.10 v7.1.6 v7.2.3 v8.0.4 v8.1.2

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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.

generate(:authenticated, "user session")

Parameters

what req
args rest

Source

# File railties/lib/rails/generators/actions.rb, line 189
      def generate(what, *args)
        log :generate, what
        argument = args.map {|arg| arg.to_s }.flatten.join(" ")

        in_root { run_ruby_script("bin/rails generate #{what} #{argument}", verbose: false) }
      end

Defined in railties/lib/rails/generators/actions.rb line 189 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in Rails::Generators::Actions

Signature

Parameters