Load All ActiveRecord::Base Model Classes in Rails Application
Here is a simple rake task which will instantiate all of your Active Record models, provided that they are located in the RAILS_ROOT/app/models directory. Interestingly, all plugin models are instantiated by default when you run the task, for instance, if...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
How to Enable UUIDs in Postgres
The first thing you'll need to do is enable the extension
create extension "uuid-ossp";
To test that it's working
select uuid_generate_v1();
For more info on which version of the algorithm you should use refer to the documentation.
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Written by Sean Behan on 03/03/2017
TinyMCE Rich Text Editor: HELLO EDITOR Plugin Tutorial and Example
I wanted to create a button for the TinyMCE Rich Text Editor for Wordpress. It was tough to find good docs on the subject. There are a couple of useful posts out there but in general I found them lacking.
http://codex.wordpress.org/TinyMCE_Custom_Buttons...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
How To Remove Duplicates From a Table with Postgres
Let's create a table that will hold some dummy data.
> create table fruits (id serial primary key, name varchar, color varchar);
> insert into fruits (name, color) values ('apple', 'red');
> insert into fruits (name, color) values ('ap...
Written by Sean Behan on 10/08/2013
Python String Format Precision of Float
You can use string interpolation in combination with a dictionary for simple formatting.
print "My name is %(name)s and I have $%(change)0.2f in change in my pocket!" % { 'name': 'Sean', 'change': 00.23 }
# My name is Sean and I have $0.23 in chang...
Written by Sean Behan on 11/20/2013
