The application builder allows you to override elements of the application generator without being forced to reverse the operations of the default generator.

This allows you to override entire operations, like the creation of the Gemfile, README, or JavaScript files, without needing to know exactly what those operations do so you can create another template action.

class CustomAppBuilder < Rails::AppBuilder
  def test
    @generator.gem "rspec-rails", group: [:development, :test]
    run "bundle install"
    generate "rspec:install"
  end
end
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app()
# File railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb, line 80
def app
  directory "app"

  keep_file "app/assets/images"
  empty_directory_with_keep_file "app/assets/javascripts/channels" unless options[:skip_action_cable]

  keep_file  "app/controllers/concerns"
  keep_file  "app/models/concerns"
end
bin()
# File railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb, line 90
def bin
  directory "bin" do |content|
    "#{shebang}\n" + content
  end
  chmod "bin", 0755 & ~File.umask, verbose: false
end
bin_when_updating()
# File railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb, line 97
def bin_when_updating
  bin_yarn_exist = File.exist?("bin/yarn")

  bin

  if options[:api] && !bin_yarn_exist
    remove_file "bin/yarn"
  end
end
config()
# File railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb, line 107
def config
  empty_directory "config"

  inside "config" do
    template "routes.rb"
    template "application.rb"
    template "environment.rb"
    template "cable.yml" unless options[:skip_action_cable]
    template "puma.rb"   unless options[:skip_puma]
    template "spring.rb" if spring_install?
    template "storage.yml" unless skip_active_storage?

    directory "environments"
    directory "initializers"
    directory "locales"
  end
end
config_target_version()
# File railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb, line 243
def config_target_version
  defined?(@config_target_version) ? @config_target_version : Rails::VERSION::STRING.to_f
end
config_when_updating()
# File railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb, line 125
def config_when_updating
  cookie_serializer_config_exist = File.exist?("config/initializers/cookies_serializer.rb")
  action_cable_config_exist      = File.exist?("config/cable.yml")
  active_storage_config_exist    = File.exist?("config/storage.yml")
  rack_cors_config_exist         = File.exist?("config/initializers/cors.rb")
  assets_config_exist            = File.exist?("config/initializers/assets.rb")
  csp_config_exist               = File.exist?("config/initializers/content_security_policy.rb")

  @config_target_version = Rails.application.config.loaded_config_version || "5.0"

  config

  unless cookie_serializer_config_exist
    gsub_file "config/initializers/cookies_serializer.rb", /json(?!,)/, "marshal"
  end

  if !options[:skip_action_cable] && !action_cable_config_exist
    template "config/cable.yml"
  end

  if !skip_active_storage? && !active_storage_config_exist
    template "config/storage.yml"
  end

  if options[:skip_sprockets] && !assets_config_exist
    remove_file "config/initializers/assets.rb"
  end

  unless rack_cors_config_exist
    remove_file "config/initializers/cors.rb"
  end

  if options[:api]
    unless cookie_serializer_config_exist
      remove_file "config/initializers/cookies_serializer.rb"
    end

    unless assets_config_exist
      remove_file "config/initializers/assets.rb"
    end

    unless csp_config_exist
      remove_file "config/initializers/content_security_policy.rb"
    end
  end
end
configru()
# File railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb, line 62
def configru
  template "config.ru"
end
credentials()
# File railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb, line 181
  def credentials
    return if options[:pretend] || options[:dummy_app]

    require "rails/generators/rails/credentials/credentials_generator"
    Rails::Generators::CredentialsGenerator.new([], quiet: options[:quiet]).add_credentials_file_silently
  end

  def database_yml
    template "config/databases/#{options[:database]}.yml", "config/database.yml"
  end

  def db
    directory "db"
  end

  def lib
    empty_directory "lib"
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "lib/tasks"
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "lib/assets"
  end

  def log
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "log"
  end

  def public_directory
    directory "public", "public", recursive: false
  end

  def storage
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "storage"
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "tmp/storage"
  end

  def test
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "test/fixtures"
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "test/fixtures/files"
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "test/controllers"
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "test/mailers"
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "test/models"
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "test/helpers"
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "test/integration"

    template "test/test_helper.rb"
  end

  def system_test
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "test/system"

    template "test/application_system_test_case.rb"
  end

  def tmp
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "tmp"
    empty_directory "tmp/cache"
    empty_directory "tmp/cache/assets"
  end

  def vendor
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "vendor"
  end

  def config_target_version
    defined?(@config_target_version) ? @config_target_version : Rails::VERSION::STRING.to_f
  end
end
database_yml()
# File railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb, line 188
def database_yml
  template "config/databases/#{options[:database]}.yml", "config/database.yml"
end
db()
# File railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb, line 192
def db
  directory "db"
end
gemfile()
# File railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb, line 58
def gemfile
  template "Gemfile"
end
gitignore()
# File railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb, line 66
def gitignore
  template "gitignore", ".gitignore"
end
lib()
# File railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb, line 196
def lib
  empty_directory "lib"
  empty_directory_with_keep_file "lib/tasks"
  empty_directory_with_keep_file "lib/assets"
end
log()
# File railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb, line 202
def log
  empty_directory_with_keep_file "log"
end
master_key()
# File railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb, line 172
  def master_key
    return if options[:pretend] || options[:dummy_app]

    require "rails/generators/rails/master_key/master_key_generator"
    master_key_generator = Rails::Generators::MasterKeyGenerator.new([], quiet: options[:quiet], force: options[:force])
    master_key_generator.add_master_key_file_silently
    master_key_generator.ignore_master_key_file_silently
  end

  def credentials
    return if options[:pretend] || options[:dummy_app]

    require "rails/generators/rails/credentials/credentials_generator"
    Rails::Generators::CredentialsGenerator.new([], quiet: options[:quiet]).add_credentials_file_silently
  end

  def database_yml
    template "config/databases/#{options[:database]}.yml", "config/database.yml"
  end

  def db
    directory "db"
  end

  def lib
    empty_directory "lib"
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "lib/tasks"
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "lib/assets"
  end

  def log
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "log"
  end

  def public_directory
    directory "public", "public", recursive: false
  end

  def storage
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "storage"
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "tmp/storage"
  end

  def test
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "test/fixtures"
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "test/fixtures/files"
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "test/controllers"
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "test/mailers"
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "test/models"
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "test/helpers"
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "test/integration"

    template "test/test_helper.rb"
  end

  def system_test
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "test/system"

    template "test/application_system_test_case.rb"
  end

  def tmp
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "tmp"
    empty_directory "tmp/cache"
    empty_directory "tmp/cache/assets"
  end

  def vendor
    empty_directory_with_keep_file "vendor"
  end

  def config_target_version
    defined?(@config_target_version) ? @config_target_version : Rails::VERSION::STRING.to_f
  end
end

module Generators
  # We need to store the RAILS_DEV_PATH in a constant, otherwise the path
  # can change in Ruby 1.8.7 when we FileUtils.cd.
  RAILS_DEV_PATH = File.expand_path("../../../../../..", __dir__)
  RESERVED_NAMES = %w[application destroy plugin runner test]

  class AppGenerator < AppBase # :nodoc:
    WEBPACKS = %w( react vue angular elm stimulus )

    add_shared_options_for "application"

    # Add bin/rails options
    class_option :version, type: :boolean, aliases: "-v", group: :rails,
                           desc: "Show Rails version number and quit"

    class_option :api, type: :boolean,
                       desc: "Preconfigure smaller stack for API only apps"

    class_option :skip_bundle, type: :boolean, aliases: "-B", default: false,
                               desc: "Don't run bundle install"

    class_option :webpack, type: :string, default: nil,
                           desc: "Preconfigure for app-like JavaScript with Webpack (options: #{WEBPACKS.join('/')})"

    def initialize(*args)
      super

      if !options[:skip_active_record] && !DATABASES.include?(options[:database])
        raise Error, "Invalid value for --database option. Supported for preconfiguration are: #{DATABASES.join(", ")}."
      end

      # Force sprockets and yarn to be skipped when generating API only apps.
      # Can't modify options hash as it's frozen by default.
      if options[:api]
        self.options = options.merge(skip_sprockets: true, skip_javascript: true, skip_yarn: true).freeze
      end
    end

    public_task :set_default_accessors!
    public_task :create_root

    def create_root_files
      build(:readme)
      build(:rakefile)
      build(:ruby_version)
      build(:configru)
      build(:gitignore)   unless options[:skip_git]
      build(:gemfile)     unless options[:skip_gemfile]
      build(:version_control)
      build(:package_json) unless options[:skip_yarn]
    end

    def create_app_files
      build(:app)
    end

    def create_bin_files
      build(:bin)
    end

    def update_bin_files
      build(:bin_when_updating)
    end
    remove_task :update_bin_files

    def create_config_files
      build(:config)
    end

    def update_config_files
      build(:config_when_updating)
    end
    remove_task :update_config_files

    def create_master_key
      build(:master_key)
    end

    def create_credentials
      build(:credentials)
    end

    def display_upgrade_guide_info
      say "\nAfter this, check Rails upgrade guide at http://guides.rubyonrails.org/upgrading_ruby_on_rails.html for more details about upgrading your app."
    end
    remove_task :display_upgrade_guide_info

    def create_boot_file
      template "config/boot.rb"
    end

    def create_active_record_files
      return if options[:skip_active_record]
      build(:database_yml)
    end

    def create_db_files
      return if options[:skip_active_record]
      build(:db)
    end

    def create_lib_files
      build(:lib)
    end

    def create_log_files
      build(:log)
    end

    def create_public_files
      build(:public_directory)
    end

    def create_tmp_files
      build(:tmp)
    end

    def create_vendor_files
      build(:vendor)
    end

    def create_test_files
      build(:test) unless options[:skip_test]
    end

    def create_system_test_files
      build(:system_test) if depends_on_system_test?
    end

    def create_storage_files
      build(:storage) unless skip_active_storage?
    end

    def delete_app_assets_if_api_option
      if options[:api]
        remove_dir "app/assets"
        remove_dir "lib/assets"
        remove_dir "tmp/cache/assets"
      end
    end

    def delete_app_helpers_if_api_option
      if options[:api]
        remove_dir "app/helpers"
        remove_dir "test/helpers"
      end
    end

    def delete_app_views_if_api_option
      if options[:api]
        if options[:skip_action_mailer]
          remove_dir "app/views"
        else
          remove_file "app/views/layouts/application.html.erb"
        end
      end
    end

    def delete_public_files_if_api_option
      if options[:api]
        remove_file "public/404.html"
        remove_file "public/422.html"
        remove_file "public/500.html"
        remove_file "public/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png"
        remove_file "public/apple-touch-icon.png"
        remove_file "public/favicon.ico"
      end
    end

    def delete_js_folder_skipping_javascript
      if options[:skip_javascript]
        remove_dir "app/assets/javascripts"
      end
    end

    def delete_assets_initializer_skipping_sprockets
      if options[:skip_sprockets]
        remove_file "config/initializers/assets.rb"
      end
    end

    def delete_application_record_skipping_active_record
      if options[:skip_active_record]
        remove_file "app/models/application_record.rb"
      end
    end

    def delete_action_mailer_files_skipping_action_mailer
      if options[:skip_action_mailer]
        remove_file "app/views/layouts/mailer.html.erb"
        remove_file "app/views/layouts/mailer.text.erb"
        remove_dir "app/mailers"
        remove_dir "test/mailers"
      end
    end

    def delete_action_cable_files_skipping_action_cable
      if options[:skip_action_cable]
        remove_file "app/assets/javascripts/cable.js"
        remove_dir "app/channels"
      end
    end

    def delete_non_api_initializers_if_api_option
      if options[:api]
        remove_file "config/initializers/cookies_serializer.rb"
        remove_file "config/initializers/content_security_policy.rb"
      end
    end

    def delete_api_initializers
      unless options[:api]
        remove_file "config/initializers/cors.rb"
      end
    end

    def delete_new_framework_defaults
      unless options[:update]
        remove_file "config/initializers/new_framework_defaults_5_2.rb"
      end
    end

    def delete_bin_yarn_if_skip_yarn_option
      remove_file "bin/yarn" if options[:skip_yarn]
    end

    def finish_template
      build(:leftovers)
    end

    public_task :apply_rails_template, :run_bundle
    public_task :run_webpack, :generate_spring_binstubs

    def run_after_bundle_callbacks
      @after_bundle_callbacks.each(&:call)
    end

    def self.banner
      "rails new #{arguments.map(&:usage).join(' ')} [options]"
    end

  private

    # Define file as an alias to create_file for backwards compatibility.
    def file(*args, &block)
      create_file(*args, &block)
    end

    def app_name
      @app_name ||= (defined_app_const_base? ? defined_app_name : File.basename(destination_root)).tr('\\', "").tr(". ", "_")
    end

    def defined_app_name
      defined_app_const_base.underscore
    end

    def defined_app_const_base
      Rails.respond_to?(:application) && defined?(Rails::Application) &&
        Rails.application.is_a?(Rails::Application) && Rails.application.class.name.sub(/::Application$/, "")
    end

    alias :defined_app_const_base? :defined_app_const_base

    def app_const_base
      @app_const_base ||= defined_app_const_base || app_name.gsub(/\W/, "_").squeeze("_").camelize
    end
    alias :camelized :app_const_base

    def app_const
      @app_const ||= "#{app_const_base}::Application"
    end

    def valid_const?
      if app_const =~ /^\d/
        raise Error, "Invalid application name #{app_name}. Please give a name which does not start with numbers."
      elsif RESERVED_NAMES.include?(app_name)
        raise Error, "Invalid application name #{app_name}. Please give a " \
                     "name which does not match one of the reserved rails " \
                     "words: #{RESERVED_NAMES.join(", ")}"
      elsif Object.const_defined?(app_const_base)
        raise Error, "Invalid application name #{app_name}, constant #{app_const_base} is already in use. Please choose another application name."
      end
    end

    def mysql_socket
      @mysql_socket ||= [
        "/tmp/mysql.sock",                        # default
        "/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock",            # debian/gentoo
        "/var/tmp/mysql.sock",                    # freebsd
        "/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock",              # fedora
        "/opt/local/lib/mysql/mysql.sock",        # fedora
        "/opt/local/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock",  # mac + darwinports + mysql
        "/opt/local/var/run/mysql4/mysqld.sock",  # mac + darwinports + mysql4
        "/opt/local/var/run/mysql5/mysqld.sock",  # mac + darwinports + mysql5
        "/opt/lampp/var/mysql/mysql.sock"         # xampp for linux
      ].find { |f| File.exist?(f) } unless Gem.win_platform?
    end

    def get_builder_class
      defined?(::AppBuilder) ? ::AppBuilder : Rails::AppBuilder
    end
  end

  # This class handles preparation of the arguments before the AppGenerator is
  # called. The class provides version or help information if they were
  # requested, and also constructs the railsrc file (used for extra configuration
  # options).
  #
  # This class should be called before the AppGenerator is required and started
  # since it configures and mutates ARGV correctly.
  class ARGVScrubber # :nodoc:
    def initialize(argv = ARGV)
      @argv = argv
    end

    def prepare!
      handle_version_request!(@argv.first)
      handle_invalid_command!(@argv.first, @argv) do
        handle_rails_rc!(@argv.drop(1))
      end
    end

    def self.default_rc_file
      File.expand_path("~/.railsrc")
    end

    private

      def handle_version_request!(argument)
        if ["--version", "-v"].include?(argument)
          require "rails/version"
          puts "Rails #{Rails::VERSION::STRING}"
          exit(0)
        end
      end

      def handle_invalid_command!(argument, argv)
        if argument == "new"
          yield
        else
          ["--help"] + argv.drop(1)
        end
      end

      def handle_rails_rc!(argv)
        if argv.find { |arg| arg == "--no-rc" }
          argv.reject { |arg| arg == "--no-rc" }
        else
          railsrc(argv) { |rc_argv, rc| insert_railsrc_into_argv!(rc_argv, rc) }
        end
      end

      def railsrc(argv)
        if (customrc = argv.index { |x| x.include?("--rc=") })
          fname = File.expand_path(argv[customrc].gsub(/--rc=/, ""))
          yield(argv.take(customrc) + argv.drop(customrc + 1), fname)
        else
          yield argv, self.class.default_rc_file
        end
      end

      def read_rc_file(railsrc)
        extra_args = File.readlines(railsrc).flat_map(&:split)
        puts "Using #{extra_args.join(" ")} from #{railsrc}"
        extra_args
      end

      def insert_railsrc_into_argv!(argv, railsrc)
        return argv unless File.exist?(railsrc)
        extra_args = read_rc_file railsrc
        argv.take(1) + extra_args + argv.drop(1)
      end
  end
package_json()
# File railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb, line 76
def package_json
  template "package.json"
end
public_directory()
# File railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb, line 206
def public_directory
  directory "public", "public", recursive: false
end
rakefile()
# File railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb, line 46
def rakefile
  template "Rakefile"
end
readme()
# File railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb, line 50
def readme
  copy_file "README.md", "README.md"
end
ruby_version()
# File railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb, line 54
def ruby_version
  template "ruby-version", ".ruby-version"
end
storage()
# File railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb, line 210
def storage
  empty_directory_with_keep_file "storage"
  empty_directory_with_keep_file "tmp/storage"
end
system_test()
# File railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb, line 227
def system_test
  empty_directory_with_keep_file "test/system"

  template "test/application_system_test_case.rb"
end
test()
# File railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb, line 215
def test
  empty_directory_with_keep_file "test/fixtures"
  empty_directory_with_keep_file "test/fixtures/files"
  empty_directory_with_keep_file "test/controllers"
  empty_directory_with_keep_file "test/mailers"
  empty_directory_with_keep_file "test/models"
  empty_directory_with_keep_file "test/helpers"
  empty_directory_with_keep_file "test/integration"

  template "test/test_helper.rb"
end
tmp()
# File railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb, line 233
def tmp
  empty_directory_with_keep_file "tmp"
  empty_directory "tmp/cache"
  empty_directory "tmp/cache/assets"
end
vendor()
# File railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb, line 239
def vendor
  empty_directory_with_keep_file "vendor"
end
version_control()
# File railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb, line 70
def version_control
  if !options[:skip_git] && !options[:pretend]
    run "git init", capture: options[:quiet]
  end
end