Question

I am using Ruby on Rails 3.2.2. In the <ROOT_APP>/lib/my_plugin directory I developed a “plugin” and now I am considering:

• to implement the MCV (Model-Control-View) architecture in the <ROOT_APP>/lib/my_plugin directory;
• to make those related controllers, helpers and so on available to my application (where needed).

Is it possible to make that? If so, how? What do you advice about?

Answer 1

You should consider making a mountable application if you need controllers, models and views. Devise is a good gem to look at to get an example of how this is done. It’ll be a lot simpler than duplicating the entire structure of a Rails app in lib.