From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2005-12-15T11:30:53+09:00
Subject: Re: Correct way to use DRb within a Rails Controller?

On Dec 13, 2005, at 7:59 PM, x1 wrote:

> [not really rails specific]
> I'm unsure about what should be placed where or if it even matters.
> Here's the basic rails controller:
>
> -------please_work_controller.rb----------
> class PleaseWork < ApplicationController
>     def get_name
>        @name = retrieve.name
>     end
>     def get_age
>        @age = retrieve.age
>     end
> end
> -------/please_work_controller.rb--------
> To create your typical client DRb connection, you'll need the  
> following:
>
>     require 'drb'
>     DRb.start_service
>     retrieve = DRbObject.new(nil,"druby://#{hostname}:#{port}")

Depending upon how long your DRb server lives you can probably make  
retrieve a global and put it in environment.rb.  Score bonus points  
for using NamedIdConv.

> Where should these definitions be placed? They seem to work just about
> anywhere but whats the optimal placement? Also, I realize retrieve
> does not *need* to be defined but since it is used throughout the
> class in other methods as such..
>
> Thanks as usual!

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