Lets say have a main app, that also has a blog, I like to keep the “blog” part of the app as a separate rails app and re-use it in other rails apps as well.
How should I do it?
Share
Sign Up to our social questions and Answers Engine to ask questions, answer people’s questions, and connect with other people.
Login to our social questions & Answers Engine to ask questions answer people’s questions & connect with other people.
Lost your password? Please enter your email address. You will receive a link and will create a new password via email.
Please briefly explain why you feel this question should be reported.
Please briefly explain why you feel this answer should be reported.
Please briefly explain why you feel this user should be reported.
Lets say have a main app, that also has a blog, I like to keep the “blog” part of the app as a separate rails app and re-use it in other rails apps as well.
How should I do it?
The currently popular method to do what you are trying to achieve is to use Engines. Engines basically let you mount one application inside another, allowing you to do anything from add a method or two, to adding a complete blog. The official guides have a very nice step-by-step guide to getting started, and there are many good unofficial guides, as well. An engine basically consists of a little bit of initialization code, the application code, and a dummy application for testing and development. It might look intimidating, at first, but it’s much easier than it sounds, at first. Good luck