tm_helper

Some useful utilities for Ruby development in TextMate.

Features

• Formats output when running RSpec specs in TextMate using the RSpec TextMate bundle via the method printout

  • Namely, it escapes HTML and converts \n characters to <br/>.

  • This is useful when using print statements to debug code while running specs in TextMate.

• Supports forcing of logs to the Textmate window.

  • Defining TM_SHOW_LOGS in your environment will cause all logs issued using the Logger class be to redirected to the TextMate runner window.

  • This is useful when you want to see your application’s logs while running an RSpec spec in TextMate.

Installation

Include tm_helper into your Gemfile.

gem 'tm_helper'

Usage

Use printout as you would normally use puts. Output will be automatically formatted when running in an RSpec window.

If using spork with –drb, define TM_HELPER=true and TM_RSPEC=true in the shell before running spork.

eg.

$ TM_HELPER=true TM_RSPEC=true spork

Optionally, define TM_SHOW_LOGS to cause Logger logs issued by your application be to redirected to the TextMate runner window.

NOTES

This gem is an extension of the original gem I developed while I was working at Capital Thought in 2010: github.com/capitalthought/tm_helper. It is open source, and licensed under the origin gem’s license.

LICENSE

Copyright 2010 Capital Thought, LLC

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use any part of this software or its source code except
in compliance with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at

    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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