Jordan Hudgens – Build a Photo Blog with Ruby on Rails

Jordan Hudgens – Build a Photo Blog with Ruby on Rails

In this intermediate Ruby on Rails development course you will learn how to create a rails application from scratch and implement all of the code necessary for creating a photo uploading feature for a blog.

This includes: creating and scaffolding the rails application with full CRUD functionality, building out the upload configuration files and dynamic sizing methods, connecting to the Amazon S3 CDN server for both uploading and downloading files for the application, building out the view files in the application to render the images, and much more.

At the end I’ve also included an introduction to RSpec testing and how to integrate it into the application.

The frameworks, systems, and libraries you will learn how to use in this course are:

• Ruby on Rails, version 4.2
• Carrierwave for file upload processing
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) CDN API for storing and retrieving image files
• Figaro for secure credential management
• Fog for AWS API connections
• Rspec for automated testing
• MiniMagick for dynamically manipulating file sizes
• ActiveRecord for managing database migrations and queries
• And the processes associated with building a real Ruby on Rails web application!

By the end of this course you will be able to create a fully functional image uploading application, you can either extend it’s functionality to turn it into something that fits your needs, or leverage the processes to include photo uploading and management into your own applications.

All of the source code for the working application is available for students to review and use.

Finally, it’s my goal that all students are able to get through the course successfully, and I therefore check the course message board daily and assist students through any parts of the course.

Course Curriculum

Application Creation

• Creating the Rails Application (3:27)
• Reviewing the File Setup in the Application (5:47)
• Setting up the application’s Model, Views, and Controller (5:43)
• Working with the Rails Console (5:11)
• Integrating Validations for Data Integrity (4:30)
• Setting up the homepage in the route’s file (3:22)

Integrate photo uploading processes

• Gems for image uploading and connecting to the AWS API (5:38)
• Creating the Carrierwave Upload Generator File (2:24)
• Configuring the file upload parameters with custom resize methods (6:15)
• Integrating the photo upload process into the model (2:25)
• Setting up Figaro for secure environment variable management (3:28)

Connecting to the AWS CDN

• Creating AWS Buckets on the CDN server (2:44)
• Integrating a connector to the AWS API with Fog (5:26)

Integrating photo uploading and rendering

• Integrating the file upload field into the view form (3:09)
• Rendering images from the server onto the web application (5:23)
• Integrating photo rendering on the homepage (5:35)
• Making images clickable (2:22)

Introduction to Rspec Testing

• RSpec Setup and Installation (3:31)
• Creating the User Model (2:15)
• Creating and Running User Validation Tests (9:51)
• Integrating Length Validations and Running in Documentation Mode (5:19)

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