ActiveRecord TODOs

Before You Get Started

Before you get started...

1. Install Correct Version of SQLite3

   Run the following from the command line:

   which sqlite3
   

   This should either print out /usr/bin/sqlite3 or /usr/local/bin/sqlite3. We want it to print out /usr/local/bin/sqlite3. If it prints out /usr/bin/sqlite3 run the following from the command line:

   brew link sqlite3
   

   Now run which sqlite3 again and make sure it says /usr/local/bin/sqlite3. If it still doesn't find a staff member to help!

2. Run bundle from the application root directory

   From your application root directory, run the following command to install any necessary gems:

   $ bundle
   

   This will install all the gems listed in the Gemfile.

Getting Started

You're now ready to rock. Run

$ rake -T

to see the rake tasks available to you. Run rake db:create to create the (empty) database file. Run rake db:migrate to run migrations that have yet to be applied.

Create a file in the application root directory, e.g., todo.rb, to act as your main program.

File or Directory	Purpose
app/models/	Location of your ActiveRecord models; filenames should be singular and `snake_case`. These are autoloaded.
app/controllers/	Location of any controller code; this isn't auto-loaded, so you'll have to manually include your controllers
db/seeds.rb	Place any database seed code in this file. You automatically have access to your ActiveRecord models. Run using `rake db:seed`.
spec/	Location of your specs, using [RSpec](http://rspec.info/). Run with `rake spec`.
config/application.rb	Your main application file; **do not** add user-facing code to this file. Your application should include this file.