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@eliotsykes
eliotsykes / rspec_cheatsheet_controller_spec.rb
Last active September 19, 2025 16:28
RSpec Cheatsheet
require 'rails_helper'
RSpec.describe TodosController, :type => :controller do
describe "GET #index" do
#describe "POST #create" do
#describe "GET #show" do
#describe "PATCH #update" do (or PUT #update)
#describe "DELETE #destroy" do
#describe "GET #new" do
@yustam
yustam / redis.config
Last active May 20, 2025 06:23
Install Redis on Elastic Beanstalk
packages:
yum:
gcc-c++: []
make: []
sources:
/home/ec2-user: http://download.redis.io/releases/redis-2.8.4.tar.gz
commands:
redis_build:
command: make
cwd: /home/ec2-user/redis-2.8.4
@jtadeulopes
jtadeulopes / server.md
Last active October 22, 2025 18:39
Server setup with ubuntu, nginx and puma for rails app.

Update and upgrade the system

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade && sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo reboot

Configure timezone

@bradmontgomery
bradmontgomery / install-comodo-ssl-cert-for-nginx.rst
Last active November 29, 2025 12:10
Steps to install a Comodo PositiveSSL certificate with Nginx.

Setting up a SSL Cert from Comodo

I use Namecheap.com as a registrar, and they resale SSL Certs from a number of other companies, including Comodo.

These are the steps I went through to set up an SSL cert.

Purchase the cert

@larrybotha
larrybotha / readme.markdown
Last active March 24, 2025 17:47
Postfix Using Gmail SMTP in Mac OSX Mavericks
@adamgit
adamgit / .gitignore
Last active September 13, 2025 22:55
.gitignore file for Xcode4 / OS X Source projects
#########################
# .gitignore file for Xcode4 and Xcode5 Source projects
#
# Apple bugs, waiting for Apple to fix/respond:
#
# 15564624 - what does the xccheckout file in Xcode5 do? Where's the documentation?
#
# Version 2.6
# For latest version, see: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/49478/git-ignore-file-for-xcode-projects
#
@trcarden
trcarden / gist:3295935
Created August 8, 2012 15:28
Rails 3.2.7 SSL Localhost (no red warnings, no apache config)
# SSL self signed localhost for rails start to finish, no red warnings.
# 1) Create your private key (any password will do, we remove it below)
$ openssl genrsa -des3 -out server.orig.key 2048
# 2) Remove the password
$ openssl rsa -in server.orig.key -out server.key
@alanjrogers
alanjrogers / KVO.m
Created July 4, 2012 01:15
KVO best practices
static NSString *MYObservationContext = @"MYObservationContext";
[object addObserver:self forKeyPath:@"key.path" options:(NSKeyValueObservingOptionOld | NSKeyValueObservingOptionNew) context:(void*)&MYObservationContext];
- (void)observeValueForKeyPath:(NSString *)keyPath ofObject:(id)object change:(NSDictionary *)change context:(void *)context {
if (context == &MYObservationContext) {
id oldValue = [change objectForKey:NSKeyValueChangeOldKey];
id newValue = [change objectForKey:NSKeyValueChangeNewKey];
// Do something
}
@dblandin
dblandin / states.rb
Created June 25, 2012 22:51
Ruby array of US state name and abbreviations
states = Array[ ["AK", "Alaska"],
["AL", "Alabama"],
["AR", "Arkansas"],
["AS", "American Samoa"],
["AZ", "Arizona"],
["CA", "California"],
["CO", "Colorado"],
["CT", "Connecticut"],
["DC", "District of Columbia"],
["DE", "Delaware"],
@averyvery
averyvery / seeds.rb
Created April 11, 2012 19:27
Seeding images in Rails
# encoding: utf-8
environment_seed_file = File.join(Rails.root, 'db', 'seeds', "#{Rails.env}.rb")
def seed_image(file_name)
File.open(File.join(Rails.root, "/app/assets/images/seed/#{file_name}.jpg"))
end
products = [
{:name => 'foo', :description => 'lorem ipsum', :product_type => ProductType.find_by_name('Sandwiches')},