原文: Building a Social Network Site in Rails
本文不会手把手教你如何实现一个社会化网络站点，而是覆盖一些你可能认为有用的插件和事情。
社会化网络插件
Restful Authentication
RESTful Authentication可能是Rails里的用户认证标准，它让你轻松搭建用户注册、登录和email通知等功能。
它没有实现忘掉密码的功能，但是有一个很好的教程指南。
Java代码 复制代码
1. # To Install
2. ruby script/plugin source http://svn.techno-weenie.net/projects/plugins
3. ruby script/plugin install restful_authentication
# To Install
ruby script/plugin source http://svn.techno-weenie.net/projects/plugins
ruby script/plugin install restful_authentication
Paperclip
Paperclip用来管理文件上传以及将文件附属到模型。
Java代码 复制代码
1. # To Install
2. svn export https://svn.thoughtbot.com/plugins/paperclip/tags/rel_2-0-2
3. piston import https://svn.thoughtbot.com/plugins/paperclip/trunk
# To Install
svn export https://svn.thoughtbot.com/plugins/paperclip/tags/rel_2-0-2
piston import https://svn.thoughtbot.com/plugins/paperclip/trunk
Will_paginate
Will_paginate是一个伟大的插件，它允许你对记录进行分页。
Java代码 复制代码
1. # To Install
2. ruby script/plugin install svn://errtheblog.com/svn/plugins/will_paginate
# To Install
ruby script/plugin install svn://errtheblog.com/svn/plugins/will_paginate
Acts_as_slugable
Acts_as_slugable让生成URL slug更容易，每个人都喜欢有意义的URL，所以使用'/users/jim-neath'比使用'/users/231'更nice
Java代码 复制代码
1. # To Install
2. ruby script/plugin install http://code.dunae.ca/acts_as_slugable
# To Install
ruby script/plugin install http://code.dunae.ca/acts_as_slugable
White_list
white_list helper会encode所有的标签并strip所有的属性以尽可能防止hacker入侵:
Java代码 复制代码
1. # To Install
2. ruby script/plugin install http://svn.techno-weenie.net/projects/plugins/white_list
# To Install
ruby script/plugin install http://svn.techno-weenie.net/projects/plugins/white_list
Acts_as_commentable
Acts_as_commentable允许你给模型添加comment，它帮你take care of多态关联:
Java代码 复制代码
1. # To Install
2. ruby script/plugin install http://juixe.com/svn/acts_as_commentable
# To Install
ruby script/plugin install http://juixe.com/svn/acts_as_commentable
ReCAPTCHA
Captcha，Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart，全自动区分计算机和人类的图灵测试，防止注册机和垃圾comment等等
Java代码 复制代码
1. # To Install
2. ruby script/plugin install svn.ambethia.com/pub/rails/lugins/recaptcha/
# To Install
ruby script/plugin install svn.ambethia.com/pub/rails/lugins/recaptcha/
Acts_as_taggable_on_steroids
支持tag cloud
Java代码 复制代码
1. # To Install
2. ruby script/plugin install http://svn.viney.net.nz/things/rails/pugins/acts_as_taggable_on_steroids
# To Install
ruby script/plugin install http://svn.viney.net.nz/things/rails/pugins/acts_as_taggable_on_steroids
Exception Notifier
必需的，当你的在线应用报错时可以email通知你。
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1. # To Install
2. ruby script/plugin install exception_notification
# To Install
ruby script/plugin install exception_notification
Throttler
当你的server负载高达一定程度后，你可以屏蔽video上传等部分消耗资源的actions来防止server直接crumbling
Java代码 复制代码
1. # To Install
2. ruby script/plugin install http://svn.kabisa.nl/rails/plugins/throttler
# To Install
ruby script/plugin install http://svn.kabisa.nl/rails/plugins/throttler
Backup_fu
访问量上去了，很多数据在服务器上，如果不定期备份，难免天灾人祸。。。使用Backup_fu来自动备份你的数据库和文件到Amazon S3。
Java代码 复制代码
1. # To Install
2. sudo gem install aws-s3
3. ruby script/plugin install http://backup-fu.googlecode.com/svn/backup_fu
# To Install
sudo gem install aws-s3
ruby script/plugin install http://backup-fu.googlecode.com/svn/backup_fu
Fischy_friends
Fischy_friends是交友网站的一个很好的开始。
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1. # Github
2. <a href="http://github.com/dfischer/fischyfriends/tree/master" target="_blank">http://github.com/dfischer/fischyfriends/tree/master</a>
# Github
http://github.com/dfischer/fischyfriends/tree/master
其他有用的工具
SWFUpload
它使用一个小flash文件来允许用户一次上传多个文件
Download: http://swfupload.googlecode.com/files/SWFUpload%20v2.0.2.Release.zip
TinyMCE Text Editor
WYSIWYG编辑器。
Download: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/tinymce/tinymce_3_0_7.zip?download
FFMPEG/Mencoder
FFMPEG是一个命令行工具，用来转换视频格式，最常用的就是将视频转换为flv格式。
JW FLV Media Player
播放器，支持FLV,MP3,H264,SWF,JPG,PNG,GIF,RTMP,HTTP streaming,RSS,XSPF,ASX playlist...
更多有用的资源
RailsSpace: Building a Social Networking Website with Ruby on Rails
Practical Rails Social Networking Sites
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