VelocityOnRails¶ ↑

This is a Rails plugin for using Velocity (velocity.apache.org/) templates in your views under JRuby. It might be useful if you are migrating a Java project to Rails.

This is compatible with Rails 3.0.

Building The Gem¶ ↑

git clone http://github.com/benilovj/velocity_on_rails.git
cd velocity_on_rails
gem build velocity_on_rails.gemspec

Installation¶ ↑

• Install the gem.

• Add the following line to your Rails Gemfile: gem ‘velocity_on_rails’

• Invoke the command: bundle install

to install the gem.

Usage¶ ↑

Place Velocity templates under apps/views with the .vel extension.

You can inject variables into your views by providing a variables Hash to the :locals:

class DemoController < ApplicationController
  def index
    render :layout => false, :locals => {:page_title => "demo"}
  end
end

It is possible to use the Velocity #parse command, but the path specified needs to be relative to ‘Rails.home/app/views’.

Copyright © 2010 Jake Benilov, released under the MIT license