Project Structure

The folders used for the project follows the usual convention in every common Rails app, based on the structure that appears below:

• app/ Core application code, including models, views, controllers, and helpers
• app/assets Applications assets such CSS, JavaScript files, and images
• bin/ Binary executable files
• config/ Application configuration
• db/ Database files
• doc/ Documentation for the application
• lib/ Library modules
• lib/assets Library assets such as CSS, JavaScript files, and images
• log/ Application log files
• public/ Data accessible to the public (e.g., web browsers), such as error pages
• bin/rails A program for generating code, opening console sessions, or starting a local server
• spec/ Application tests
• tmp/ Temporary files
• vendor/ Third-party code such as plugins and gems
• vendor/assets Third-party assets

Other relevant files:

• README.rdoc A brief description of the application
• Rakefile Utility tasks available via the rake command
• Gemfile Gem requirements for this app
• Gemfile.lock A list of gems used to ensure that all copies of the app use the same gem versions
• config.ru A configuration file for Rack middleware
• .gitignore Patterns for files that should be ignored by Git