Introducing Boring Generators

Boring Generators is a gem that aims to make your development faster by delegating boring setups to the gem. It provides a collection of Rails generators that automate common setup tasks, allowing you to focus on building features rather than configuring boilerplate.

What is Boring Generators?

Boring Generators is a Ruby gem that provides a set of Rails generators for common development tasks. Instead of manually setting up configurations, tests, and boilerplate code, you can use generators to automate these repetitive tasks.

Installation

Add Boring Generators to your Gemfile:

gem 'boring_generators'

Then run:

bundle install

Available Generators

Boring Generators provides several generators to speed up your workflow:

Setup Generators

Generate common setup configurations:

rails generate boring:setup:rspec
rails generate boring:setup:factory_bot
rails generate boring:setup:devise

Component Generators

Create common components with proper structure:

rails generate boring:component:service
rails generate boring:component:form_object
rails generate boring:component:query_object

Benefits

Using Boring Generators provides several advantages:

• Time-saving: Automates repetitive setup tasks
• Consistency: Ensures consistent structure across your application
• Best practices: Generates code following Rails conventions
• Focus on features: Lets you focus on building features instead of configuration

Example Usage

Here's an example of generating a service object:

rails generate boring:component:service User::Create

This creates a properly structured service object with:

# app/services/user/create.rb
module User
  class Create
    def initialize(params)
      @params = params
    end

    def call
      # Your implementation
    end

    private

    attr_reader :params
  end
end

Customization

You can customize the generators to match your team's preferences by creating your own generator templates or modifying the default ones.

Conclusion

Boring Generators helps streamline your Rails development workflow by automating common setup tasks. By delegating boring configurations to the gem, you can focus on what matters most: building great features.