Arbitrary Sprockets asset path in assets only gem for Rails/Sprockets

Question

I'm trying to make and distribute a Ruby Gem where I package CoffeeScript files for use in other applications.

It works fine in most Sprockets apps, but when I try to include it in a Rails App I get:

undefined method `append_path' for Sprockets:Module

The error is from this line:

::Sprockets.append_path File.join(root_dir, "source")

How come when using the gem in a Rails app Sprockets has no append_path method? Is there a way to get Rails apps look in a specific directory for asset files?

I don't want to put my files in app/assets/javascripts because this is an assets only app and burying them like that just to accomodate Rails is aesthetically displeasing.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 14 '13 at 00:08

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class Engine < ::Rails::Engine
  config.paths['app/assets'] = "source"
end

answered Mar 14 '13 at 00:08

Daniel X Moore

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 12 '13 at 05:34

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Which version of rails are you using. Sprockets has been included in rails.

check out http://guides.rubyonrails.org/asset_pipeline.html

answered Mar 12 '13 at 05:34

RoRRe

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Rails 3.2.11. The Sprockets module exists, but it doesn't respond to append_path like it does in Sprockets apps outside of Rails. – Daniel X Moore Mar 12 '13 at 17:46

Arbitrary Sprockets asset path in assets only gem for Rails/Sprockets

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