The Pragmatic Programmer - Clark M. - Advanced Rails Recipes [2008, PDF, ENG]

REST and Routes Recipes
– Create A RESTful Resource
– Add Your Own RESTful Actions
– Nest Resources to Scope Access
– Toggle Attributes with AJAX
– Authenticate REST Clients
– Respond To Custom Formats
– Catch All 404s
Database Recipes
Add Foreign Key Constraints
– Write Custom Validations
– Take Advantage of Master/Slave Databases
– Siphon Off SQL Queries
– Use Fixtures For Canned Datasets
User Interface Recipes
– Handle Multiple Models In One Form
– Replace In-View Raw JavaScript
– Validate Required Form Fields Inline
– Create Multi-Step Wizards
– Customize Error Messages
– Upload Images with Thumbnails
– Decouple JavaScript with Low Pro
– Format Dates and Times
– Support An iPhone Interface
Search Recipes
– Improve SEO with Dynamic Meta Tags
– Build a Sitemap
– Quick & Dirty Search
– Full-Text Search with Ferret
– Full-Text Search with Sphinx
– Solr-Power Your Search
Design Recipes
– Freshen Up Your Models With Scope
– Create Meaningful Relationships Through Proxies
– Keep Forms DRY and Flexible
– Prevent Train Wrecks
– Simplify Controllers With a Presenter
Integration Recipes
– Process Credit Card Payments
– Play Nice with Facebook
– Mark Locations On a Google Map
– Tunnel Back to Your Application
Console Snacks
– Writin' Console Methods
– Console Loggin'
– Playin' In the Sandbox
– Accessin' Helpers
– Shortcuttin' the Console
Asynchronous Processing Recipes
– Send Lightweight Messages
– Off-Load Long-Running Tasks to BackgrounDRb
– Process Asynchronous, State-Based Workflows
E-mail Recipes
– Validate E-mail Addresses
– Receive E-mail Reliably via POP or IMAP
– Send E-mail Via Gmail
– Keep E-mail Addresses Up To Date
Testing Recipes
– Maintain Fixtures Without Frustration
– Describe Behavior from the Outside-In With RSpec
– Test First with Shoulda
– Write Domain-Specific RSpec Matchers
– Write Custom Testing Tasks
– Test JavaScript With Selenium
– Mock Models with FlexMock
– Track Test Coverage with RCov
– Automatically Validate HTML
– Mock With a Safety Net
– Drive a Feature Top-Down with Integration Tests
Performance and Scalability Recipes
– Cache Data Easily
– Look Up Constant Data Efficiently
– Profile In The Browser
– Cache Up With the Big Guys
– Dynamically Update Cached Pages
– Use DTrace for Profiling
Security Recipes
– Constrain Access to Sensitive Data
– Encrypt Sensitive Data
– Flip On SSL
Deployment and Capistrano Recipes
– Upload Custom Maintenance Pages
– Generate Custom Error (404 and 500) Pages
– Config Files On-The-Fly
– Create New Environments
– Run Multi-Stage Deployments
– Safeguard the Launch Codes
– Automate Periodic Tasks
– Preserve Files Between Deployments
– Segregate Page Cache Storage with Nginx
– Load Balance Around Your Mongrels' Health
– Respond To Remote Capistrano Prompts
– Monitor (and Repair) Processes with Monit
Big-Picture Recipes
– Manage Plugin Versions
– Fail Early
– Give Users Their Own Subdomain
– Customize and Analyze Log Files