Planning the Application We're Going to Build
- The Application We'll Build in the Course
- Source code for the Application
- Project Requirements Planning
Initial Application Build
- Creating the App
- Pushing the Application to a Remote GitHub Repository
- Installing RSpec and Capybara Testing Frameworks
- Using BDD to Build a Homepage
Creating a User with Test Driven Development
- Installing and Configuring Authentication
- Creating an Admin User Type Using Single Table Inheritance
- Implementing Data Validations via Test Driven Development
Implementing the Ability to Post Overtime Requests
- How to Use the Resource Generator for Posts
- Creating an Index View Using Behavior Driven Development via Capybara
- Creating a Seeds File to Generate Sample Data
- Using BDD to Create Posts and Implement CRUD
- Refactoring the Post Creation Process
- Building a Relational Connection Between Users and Posts
Integrate an HTML/CSS Design and Layout
- How to Implement the Twitter Bootstrap HTML/CSS Framework
- Integrate the Basic HTML Layout
- Creating a Rails Helper Method for Activating the Navigation Tabs
Listing Posts via Test Driven Development
- Rending a List of Posts via BDD
- Refactoring the Index Action to Follow Best Practices
- How to Create a Custom Model Method to Generate a User's Full Name
Installing FactoryGirl for Test Data
- Installing FactoryGirl for Test Data Creation
- How to Refactor Tests to Include Factories
Implementing New CRUD Functionality into the Application
- Implement Ability to Edit Posts via BDD
- Adding a Button to Create Posts
- Integrating the Ability to Delete Posts
Building Advanced User Interface Elements
- How to Style the Application Forms
- Implement Growl Notifications to Alert Users
- How to Implement Growl Notifications for Form Validations
- How to Style the Sign In Forms
Installing and Customizing the Admin Dashboard
- Removing the Ability for Users to Register
- Installing the Admin Dashboard via the Administrate Gem
- How to Customize Administrate Admin Dashboard Forms
- Customizing the Admin Dashboard Search Engine
- Blocking Non Admins from Accessing the Admin Dashboard
Building out the Approval Workflow
- Planning the Approval Workflow Feature
- Implementing the Enum Component to Track Workflow Statuses
- Customizing the Admin Dashboard to Show Approval Statuses
- How to Implement Radio Buttons via BDD
- Hiding Approval Form Elements from Non Admins
- How to Hide Navigation Bar Elements from Users that Aren't Signed In
Creating a Permission Structure to Manage App Authorization
- Installing Pundit for Application Permission Structure
- Implementing Post Permissions
- Implementing RSpec Tests for Permissions, Part 1
- Implementing RSpec Tests for Permissions, Part 2
- Adding Growl Notifications for Permission Alerts
- Integrating Permission Structures to Hide Posts from Non Authorized Users Part 1
- Integrating Permission Structures to Hide Posts from Non Authorized Users Part 2
Building Advanced Features in Rails
- How to Build a Custom Database Query Scope in Rails
- Refactoring the Integration Test Post Spec
- How to Lock Records in Rails
- Creating a Custom View Helper to Render Color Coded Labels
- Hiding Elements in the View Based on the Permission Structure
- Installing and Running the Puma Web Server
- Adding Overtime Hours to Posts with Validations
- Updating Integration Tests to Include Requested Overtime Hours
- Styling the Show Page View Template
- Integrating Icons into the Views for Edit and Delete Components
Implementing the Twilio API for Sending Text Messages
- Installing the Twilio API Gem
- Protecting API Credentials via the Dotenv Rails Gem
- Building the SMS Tool Module
- Creating a RSpec Stub for Sending SMS Messages
Creating a Custom Rake Task
- Building a Custom Rake Task
- Planning the SMS Rake Task Data Flow
- Adding a Phone Number to Users with Validations
- Implement Regular Expression Matcher for Phone Numbers
- Finalize the Ability to Send Text Messages
Building the Audit Log Functionality
- Planning the Audit Log Functionality
- Generating the Audit Log Feature Using the Resource Generator
- Creating a Factory for the Audit Log Using FactoryGirl
- Integrating Data Validations with RSpec Tests
- Updating the Seeds File for Accurate Sample Data
- Implementing a Tab for the Audit Log Dashboard only Shown to Admin Users
- Building the Initial Audit Log Dashboard
- Blocking Non Admins from the Audit Log Index Page
- Styling the Audit Log Dashboard
- Implementing the Status Enum and Label Generator for Audit Items
Implementing AJAX Based Pagination
- Integrating Pagination with Kaminari Gem
- Styling Pagination Throughout the Application
- Building AJAX Based Pagination Using JavaScript Calls
Building out a Monitoring Dashboard for Managers
- Structuring the Page Flow for Admins vs Employees
