On Sunday, 2 September 2012 18:43:23 UTC-5, jmcguckin wrote: > > Building a Rails app entails creating files in multiple locations. Config > dir, App, Views, Layouts, etc. > > If I have an existing application app framework, is there a way to add a > new feature (for example, contracts management) where the files > for the new feature are bundled together and not scattered willy-nilly > throughout the Rails application directory tree? >
Build it as a Rails engine, so that it is its own application but can be included into your new applications. http://edgeapi.rubyonrails.org/classes/Rails/Engine.html > > Pros? Cons? > The pros and cons are only something you can come up with. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rubyonrails-talk/-/O-BvjDT5lLoJ. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.