Copying files from a Rails plugin into the application upon plugin install

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Published on 2010-03-23T20:21:30Z Indexed on 2010/03/23 20:23 UTC
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When someone installs this plugin, I would like a file to be copied into the config/initializers directory of the app. I could do this in install.rb by copying a template file that resides somewhere in the plugin. Another option would be to require the user to run a generator after install. I know rspec-rails makes you run a generator after you install it, is that the recommended behavior?

And is there anything wrong with copying files into the application in install.rb?

Thanks!

Lou

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