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++===============================================
++=== Log =======================================
++===============================================
++
++07/31/07
++jlsharps: I've added a user authentication system known as
++"acts_as_authenticated" to the code. The plugin is the the vendor/plugins
++directory. The two most noticeable changes are the AccountController and a
++redone User model. I've left the UserController in place for now, but the
++AccountController works in a different manner, so am switching over to that
++gradually. I saved the 5 lines or so in the old User model, overwrote
++it with the authenticated generator and then recopied the old stuff back in:
++has_many :elections and the name() method. The generator also creates its own
++migration file, but since we are using a create.sql file I adopted the
++migration file into a new users table in the create.sql file. I have yet to
++delete the old table because I haven't fully combed through the code yet and
++determined how many of the old attributes (such as first_name, last_name) may
++need to be retained.
++http://technoweenie.stikipad.com/plugins/show/Acts+as+Authenticated is the
++best site for documentation regarding acts_as_authenticaed. Also, currently
++it only stores the user_id in the session, but i just found a guide to help
++me make it store the entire user object, so I'll do that while my battery
++charges.
++
++08/03/07
++Handy trick: use the command 'gem_server' from a shell to create a server at
++http://localhost:8008 that is an easy to navigate locally-hosted website with
++all the documentation on local gems you have in a easy to read format.
++
++jlsharps: I added the Gruff plug-in today, which is viewable under the folder
++vender/plugins/gruff. I installed it directly using the Gruff plug-in and
++included controller generate utility. The version 0.1.2, which doesn't seem to
++be the latest version. I've looked into it and it see and it seems that the
++latest version is 0.2.8. However, I wasn't sure how including a gem w/o a plugin
++would function in end-game rails so I just what I used for now. If you guys
++(mako of john) know how to do it, it'd probably be better to upgrade, but it
++didn't seem like the best use of my time right now. I got the plug-in here:
++http://topfunky.net/svn/plugins/gruff. You can get the gruff gem v 0.2.8 by
++typing "sudo gem install gruff", I believe it's also hosted on RubyForge.
++
++I created the GraphsController for Gruff methods to use. In Pollarize I put them
++in the ApplicationContorller file, so they would be accessible to all. While
++that it also an option here, it would also mean there wouldn't be much room for
++playing around because everything in the Application file has to be perfect or
++it seems to throw Error Code 500 (basically everything breaks). The show()
++is a sample sample provided with Gruff.
++
++Documentation is here:http://gruff.rubyforge.org/ Alternately, if you have the
++gem installed, you can use the ri command, or the above mentioned gem_server.
++
++If you guys want more helpful stuff here, let me know.
++
++=
===============================================
--=== Depedendencies ============================
++=== Getting Selectricity ======================
++===============================================
++
++Selectricity is free software and is distributed under the MIT or
++BSD-like ExPat license. You are free to use, modify, and distribute, or
++rework Selectricity. Of course, we'd sure like it if you would send
++fixes back to us and tell us about cool stuff you do with our software!
++
++The best way to get Selectricity is just to download it from our source
++source repository. You'll need the Bazaar version control system or
++source control manager to check it. You can get it here:
++
++ http://bazaar-vcs.org
++
++Once you have it, getting the source code is pretty easy. You just need
++to check out a branch with a command like this:
++
++ bzr branch http://projects.mako.cc/source/selectricity
++
++This will give you the latest *development* version of our code. If you
++want the latest production version (i.e., what we're running on the
++site), you can grab that here:
++
++ bzr branch http://projects.mako.cc/source/selectricity-live
++
++===============================================
++=== Dependencies ==============================
===============================================
To use Selectricity, you'll need to install the following gems in
* John Dong <jdong@ubuntu.com>
* Justin Sharps <jlsharps@mit.edu>
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--=== Log =======================================
--===============================================
--
--07/31/07
--jlsharps: I've added a user authentication system known as
--"acts_as_authenticated" to the code. The plugin is the the vendor/plugins
--directory. The two most noticeable changes are the AccountController and a
--redone User model. I've left the UserController in place for now, but the
--AccountController works in a different manner, so am switching over to that
--gradually. I saved the 5 lines or so in the old User model, overwrote
--it with the authenticated generator and then recopied the old stuff back in:
--has_many :elections and the name() method. The generator also creates its own
--migration file, but since we are using a create.sql file I adopted the
--migration file into a new users table in the create.sql file. I have yet to
--delete the old table because I haven't fully combed through the code yet and
--determined how many of the old attributes (such as first_name, last_name) may
--need to be retained.
--http://technoweenie.stikipad.com/plugins/show/Acts+as+Authenticated is the
--best site for documentation regarding acts_as_authenticaed. Also, currently
--it only stores the user_id in the session, but i just found a guide to help
--me make it store the entire user object, so I'll do that while my battery
--charges.
--
--08/03/07
--Handy trick: use the command 'gem_server' from a shell to create a server at
--http://localhost:8008 that is an easy to navigate locally-hosted website with
--all the documentation on local gems you have in a easy to read format.
--
--jlsharps: I added the Gruff plug-in today, which is viewable under the folder
--vender/plugins/gruff. I installed it directly using the Gruff plug-in and
--included controller generate utility. The version 0.1.2, which doesn't seem to
--be the latest version. I've looked into it and it see and it seems that the
--latest version is 0.2.8. However, I wasn't sure how including a gem w/o a plugin
--would function in end-game rails so I just what I used for now. If you guys
--(mako of john) know how to do it, it'd probably be better to upgrade, but it
--didn't seem like the best use of my time right now. I got the plug-in here:
--http://topfunky.net/svn/plugins/gruff. You can get the gruff gem v 0.2.8 by
--typing "sudo gem install gruff", I believe it's also hosted on RubyForge.
--
--I created the GraphsController for Gruff methods to use. In Pollarize I put them
--in the ApplicationContorller file, so they would be accessible to all. While
--that it also an option here, it would also mean there wouldn't be much room for
--playing around because everything in the Application file has to be perfect or
--it seems to throw Error Code 500 (basically everything breaks). The show()
--is a sample sample provided with Gruff.
--
--Documentation is here:http://gruff.rubyforge.org/ Alternately, if you have the
--gem installed, you can use the ri command, or the above mentioned gem_server.
--
--If you guys want more helpful stuff here, let me know.
--
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