refinery/refinerycms · error · RuntimeError

You must override the method 'generator_command' in your gen

Error message

You must override the method 'generator_command' in your generator.

What it means

Error "You must override the method 'generator_command' in your generator." thrown in refinery/refinerycms.

Source

Thrown at core/lib/refinery/extension_generation.rb:236

      if self.behavior != :revoke && !options[:pretend]
        instruct_user!
      else
        erase_destination!
      end
    end

    def gem_name
      "refinerycms-#{extension_plural_name}"
    end

    def gemfile
      @gemfile ||= begin
        Bundler.default_gemfile || destination_pathname.join('Gemfile')
      end
    end

    def generator_command
      raise "You must override the method 'generator_command' in your generator."
    end

    def install!
      run "bundle install"
      run "rails generate refinery:#{extension_plural_name}"
      run "rake db:migrate"
      run "rake db:seed"
    end

    def merge_existing_files!
      # go through all of the temporary files and merge what we need into the current files.
      tmp_directories = []
      globs = %w[config/locales/*.yml config/routes.rb.erb lib/refinerycms-extension_plural_name.rb.erb]
      Pathname.glob(source_pathname.join("{#{globs.join(',')}}"), File::FNM_DOTMATCH).each do |path|
        # get the path to the current tmp file.
        # Both the new and current paths need to strip the .erb portion from the generator template
        new_file_path = extension_path_for(path, extension_name).sub(/\.erb$/, '')
        tmp_directories << new_file_path.split.first

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at core/lib/refinery/extension_generation.rb:236 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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