instance method `generate`

Ruby on Rails 6.0.6

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 221
      def generate(what, *args)
        log :generate, what

        options = args.extract_options!
        options[:without_rails_env] = true
        argument = args.flat_map(&:to_s).join(" ")

        execute_command :rails, "generate #{what} #{argument}", options
      end

Defined in railties/lib/rails/generators/actions.rb line 221 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in Rails::Generators::Actions

Signature

Parameters