Tracks is a basic VC(View and Controller) Framework written in Ruby and inspired by Rails. The project implements a basic controller class and router class to provide basic routing

The following methods are used by BaseController:

• render(template_name): render a template that is in the app/views/#{controller_name} directory
• redirect_to (url): redirect to the url argument
• session: manage session cookies as a hash for particular login.
• flash/flash.now: storage of errors in a hash for error messages
  • flash errors persists to next session
  • flash.now errors persists only the current session Example of how double rendering is avoided

def render_content(content, content_type)
  raise "Double Render Error" if already_built_response?
  res.write(content)
  res.set_header('Content-Type', content_type)
  @already_built_response = true
  session.store_session(@res)
end

def render(template_name)
  path = "views/#{self.class.name.underscore}/#{template_name}.html.erb"
  content = File.read(path)
  erb_template = ERB.new(content).result(binding)
  render_content(erb_template,'text/html')
end

The Router creates routes for your controllers and allows the transition between routes. Example of forming routers

router.draw do
  get Regexp.new("^/tracks$"), TracksController, :index
  get Regexp.new("^/tracks/new$"), TracksController, :new
  get Regexp.new("^/tracks/(?<id>\\d+)$"), TracksController, :show
  post Regexp.new("^/tracks$"), TracksController, :create
end

Have working Ruby and Bundler

1. git clone https://github.com/mi-ruan/tracks.git
2. cd tracks
3. bundle install
4. ruby app/tracks.rb
5. Visit http://localhost:3000/tracks

• Integrate project's controller and views with Rails
• create more fleshed out webpage with CRUD