Rename Rails App - for Rails v6
Rename rails app using a patched rename gem supporting Rails 6
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Richard Logwood
Usage
Before Running
Close any open editors or IDEs to prevent cached files from being writtenAfter Running
cd .. cd YourNewNameHere bin/bundle remove rename
Confirm the changes before committing
# re-bundle after removing rename bin/bundle # confirm changes git diff
* NOTE: Forked from Rename Rails App in order to use
rename gem patched for Rails 6* NOTE: See rename gem patch details at pull request Add support for Rails 6.1.3.1
Run this command in your Rails app directory in the terminal:
rails app:template LOCATION="https://railsbytes.com/script/VWesZK"Template Source
Review the code before running this template on your machine.
# coding: utf-8
#
# Please peform the manual steps indicated at the end
#
# Note: tests on Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS, haven't found a way to successfully
# cd back to new parent, hence the commands listed at end must be run
# manally
#
# TODO: Test on MacBook
# TODO: Find out if there is a way to force thor run into a new directory context
require 'pathname'
pn = Pathname.new(Dir.pwd)
old_dir = pn.basename
parent_dir = pn.dirname
chdir_error_regex = /No such file or directory @ dir_chdir - .*#{old_dir}/
name = ask("Enter new name for your Rails app:")
renamed_dir = "#{parent_dir}/#{name}"
puts "💎 Adding gem 'rename'"
# use patched rename gem that supports Rails 6
# see pull request https://github.com/morshedalam/rename/pull/12
run "bin/bundle add rename --git https://github.com/rlogwood/rename.git --branch rails_6.1.3.1"
begin
rails_command "g rename:into #{name}"
rescue Exception => e
if e.message =~ chdir_error_regex
# ignore cd error that occurs on removed directory
puts "ignoring error #{e.message}"
else
raise e
end
end
puts "Completed rename"
puts "***\n*** Please run these commands manually:\n***\n"
puts "cd #{renamed_dir}"
puts "bin/bundle remove rename"
puts "bin/bundle"
puts "git status"
puts "git diff"