From: Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2009 09:39:45 +0000 (-0400) Subject: merged in licensing changes (we'll have to undo this eventually) X-Git-Url: https://projects.mako.cc/source/selectricity/commitdiff_plain/d06c024c7dddeca27c658b668ed313f3f107d2e6?hp=9b4770e85ce3add247c6462002ca910f6ba103da merged in licensing changes (we'll have to undo this eventually) --- diff --git a/NOTES b/NOTES new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e543bb3 --- /dev/null +++ b/NOTES @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +=============================================== +=== 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. + += diff --git a/README b/README index 9980f41..859f0ca 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,5 +1,31 @@ =============================================== -=== 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 @@ -33,59 +59,7 @@ Apache2 load balancing proxy using mod_proxy. * John Dong * Justin Sharps -=============================================== -=== 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. - -====================================== +===================================== === XML-RPC INFO == ====================================== diff --git a/app/views/election/_overview_form.rhtml b/app/views/election/_overview_form.rhtml index eed92da..be90de6 100644 --- a/app/views/election/_overview_form.rhtml +++ b/app/views/election/_overview_form.rhtml @@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ <% type_hash = {}; ELECTION_TYPES.each {|k,v| type_hash[v] = k} %> <%= select_tag 'election[election_method]', options_for_select(type_hash, @election.election_method) %>

- +