setup and populate tasks and instructions

README.markdown

@@ -5,36 +5,23 @@
 Reproduce all functionality that exists with the current paper bike binder and departed bikes binder system.
 
 
-## Getting up and running for development
+## Install and configuration
 
-### After the first clone
+* Setup rake task
 
-Take the following actions to get a cloned/pulled version to run locally for development
+     bundle exec rake setup
 
-* Rename the database config file (remove ".sample")
-* Install gems
-* Initialize and populate the database 
+* Edit the config/database.yml file with correct parameters
 
-        cp config/database.yml.sample config/database.yml
-        bundle install
-        rake db:populate
-
-
-### After each time you pull updates
+### Prepare the application for development 
 
-* Install missing (or out of date) gems
-* Reinitialize and repopulate the database (see seeding approaches for details)
-
-        bundle install
-        rake db:populate
+* After the first clone and after updates to the database or gems are pulled
 
-## Running tests
+	bundle exec rake populate
 
-* Create the test database
-* Start the autotest
+* Running tests
 
-        rake db:test_setup
-        bundle exec guard
+	bundle exec guard
 
 ## Documentation Tasks
 

config/directories.rb

@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
 
 # config
 
+dirs << CONFIG_DIRECTORY_ROOT = "#{Rails.root}/config"
 dirs << APP_CONFIG_DIRECTORY = "#{Rails.root}/config/application"
 APP_SECRET_FILE              = "#{APP_CONFIG_DIRECTORY}/secret_token.txt"
+APP_DB_CONIG_FILE            = "#{CONFIG_DIRECTORY_ROOT}/database.yml"
 
 # tmp
 

lib/tasks/create_a_secret.rake

@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ desc "Install a session secret token for the application"
 task :create_a_secret =>:environment do
   require File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../../config/directories.rb"
   puts "Writing secret token to #{APP_SECRET_FILE}"
-  `rake -s secret > #{APP_SECRET_FILE}`
+  puts `rake -s secret > #{APP_SECRET_FILE}`
 end

lib/tasks/populate.rake

@@ -1,20 +1,25 @@
+desc "Setup/installation script to prepare applction for develoment after each pull"
+task :populate => :environment do
+  Rake::Task['db:drop'].invoke
+  Rake::Task['setup'].invoke
+
+  Rake::Task['db:populate'].invoke
+
+  Rake::Task['db:test_setup'].invoke
+end
+
 namespace :db do
 
-  desc "Setup the application and fill database with dummy data"
+  desc "Setup the application and fill database with demo data"
   task :populate => :environment do
 
-    Rake::Task['db:drop'].invoke
-    Rake::Task['setup'].invoke
-
     Rake::Task['db:populate_hooks'].invoke
     Rake::Task['db:populate_programs'].invoke
     Rake::Task['db:populate_bikes'].invoke
 
     # Pass rake argument using ENV hash
     ENV['FILE'] = 'surveys/bike_overhaul_inspection.rb'
     Rake::Task['surveyor'].invoke
-
-    Rake::Task['db:test_setup'].invoke
   end
 
   desc "Fill database with initial Hooks"

lib/tasks/setup.rake

@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
-desc "Setup script to run after the first clone"
+desc "Setup/installation script to run after the first clone"
 task :setup => :environment do
 
-  `bundle install`
+  puts `bundle install`
+
+  require File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../../config/directories.rb"
+  require 'fileutils'
+  # Database config file
+  if !File.exists?(APP_DB_CONIG_FILE)
+    puts `cp config/database.yml.sample config/database.yml`
+  end
 
   # Create the secret token
   Rake::Task['create_a_secret'].invoke
@@ -15,15 +22,12 @@ namespace :db do
 
   desc "Prepare test database structure"
   task :test_setup => :environment do
-    #ENV['RAILS_ENV'] = 'test'
-    #Rake::Task['db:reset'].invoke
 
     # Preparte test db
     # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5264355/rspec-failure-could-not-find-table-after-migration
-    #Rake::Task['db:test:prepare'].invoke
+    # http://guides.rubyonrails.org/testing.html#preparing-your-application-for-testing
 
-    ENV['RAILS_ENV'] = 'test'
-    Rake::Task['db:test:load'].invoke
+    Rake::Task['db:test:clone_structure'].invoke
 
     ENV['FILE'] = 'surveys/bike_overhaul_inspection.rb'    
     ENV['RAILS_ENV'] = 'test'

spec/features/bike_form_spec.rb

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
           @new_model_name = 'test_model_123'
           @new_brand_name = 'test_brand_123'
         end
+
         it "should create and assign the model with correct model name and brand name" do
           page.choose('bike_form_brand_action_create')
           fill_in 'Brand', :with => @new_brand_name
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@
           expect(page).to have_content @new_brand_name
           expect(page).to have_content @new_model_name
         end
+
       end # context "for editing an existing bike" do
 
       context "for creating a new bike" do