GemExample

An example of building a new gem from scratch with Bundler 1.9 and Thor 0.19.

Referenced by the accompanying blog post.

Steps:

bundle gem gem_example

(n) to code of conduct

(y) to MIT license

May also ask you the first time through the wizard about including a testing scaffold, I prefer rspec.

cd gem_example

git add . && git commit -am 'initial commit'

Add remainder of testing scaffold

bundle install

bundle exec rake spec

Refer to bundler's gem scaffold for where to put cli executables (e.g. an exe folder)

bundle install

chmod +x exe/gem_example

Updated the gemspec summary and description (necessary for both local gem installation and release)

Important to commit before running the gem, as the gemspec relies on running git ls-files for which files to include in the runtime environment

bundle exec exe/gem_example

bundle exec exe/gem_example hello Johnny

bundle exec rake build (builds gem package)

bundle exec rake install (installs gem locally so you can use it anywhere on your system from the CLI)

rbenv rehash (if you use rbenv, run this so rbenv see's your newly installed gem's executable and includes it in rbenv's stub directory)

gem_example

gem_example hello Sally