If I require a file in application.rb does this make it available throughout the app?

Question

Application.rb:

require File.expand_path('../boot', __FILE__)

require 'rails/all'
require 'parse-ruby-client'

Parse.init :application_id => "<APP_ID>",
           :api_key        => "<API_KEY>"


# Require the gems listed in Gemfile, including any gems
# you've limited to :test, :development, or :production.
Bundler.require(*Rails.groups)

module GarmentsROR
  class Application < Rails::Application

  end
end

My gem parse-ruby-client doesn't seem to allow my rails app to connect to my parse.com account. I have a feeling I've put Parse.init in the wrong place.

The instructions weren't very clear. It assumes I should know where they go.

Would appreciate some help

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 01 '14 at 18:20

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You should create an initializer in config/initializers/parse_ruby_client.rb with:

Parse.init :application_id => "<APP_ID>",
           :api_key        => "<API_KEY>"

answered Aug 01 '14 at 18:20

Māris Cīlītis

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Done, so then how does the gem know how to communicate with this file? Will it just work? – LondonGuy Aug 01 '14 at 18:23
It depends what init method does! If it sets the data, than initializers are the right place to do that, because theese files are loaded only once when server is started! – Māris Cīlītis Aug 01 '14 at 18:26

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 31 '15 at 05:46

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My issue was forgetting to remove the symbols < and > out of the APP ID and API KEY. Doing this solved all my issues.

edited Mar 31 '15 at 05:46

Timo Tijhof

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answered Aug 01 '14 at 21:55

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If I require a file in application.rb does this make it available throughout the app?

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