local variable or method `config' for main:Object (NameError)

Question

I'm following this post for integrating Omniauth Twitter + Devise http://sourcey.com/rails-4-omniauth-using-devise-with-twitter-facebook-and-linkedin/ and I have encounter an issue that is blocking me to start my rails app.

 /Users/javier/Desktop/definitive/config/environment.rb:8:in `<top (required)>': undefined     local variable or method `config' for main:Object (NameError)
from /Users/javier/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/activesupport-4.1.1/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:247:in `require'
from /Users/javier/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/activesupport-4.1.1/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:247:in `block in require'
from /Users/javier/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/activesupport-4.1.1/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:232:in `load_dependency'
from /Users/javier/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/activesupport-4.1.1/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:247:in `require'
from /Users/javier/Desktop/definitive/config.ru:3:in `block in <main>'
from /Users/javier/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rack-1.5.2/lib/rack/builder.rb:55:in `instance_eval'
from /Users/javier/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rack-1.5.2/lib/rack/builder.rb:55:in `initialize'
from /Users/javier/Desktop/definitive/config.ru:in `new'
from /Users/javier/Desktop/definitive/config.ru:in `<main>'
from /Users/javier/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rack-1.5.2/lib/rack/builder.rb:49:in `eval'
from /Users/javier/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rack-1.5.2/lib/rack/builder.rb:49:in `new_from_string'
from /Users/javier/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rack-1.5.2/lib/rack/builder.rb:40:in `parse_file'
from /Users/javier/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rack-1.5.2/lib/rack/server.rb:277:in `build_app_and_options_from_config'
from /Users/javier/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rack-1.5.2/lib/rack/server.rb:199:in `app'
from /Users/javier/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/railties-4.1.1/lib/rails/commands/server.rb:50:in `app'
from /Users/javier/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/rack-1.5.2/lib/rack/server.rb:314:in `wrapped_app'
from /Users/javier/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/railties-4.1.1/lib/rails/commands/server.rb:130:in `log_to_stdout'
from /Users/javier/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/railties-4.1.1/lib/rails/commands/server.rb:67:in `start'
from /Users/javier/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/railties-4.1.1/lib/rails/commands/commands_tasks.rb:81:in `block in server'
from /Users/javier/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/railties-4.1.1/lib/rails/commands/commands_tasks.rb:76:in `tap'
from /Users/javier/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/railties-4.1.1/lib/rails/commands/commands_tasks.rb:76:in `server'
from /Users/javier/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/railties-4.1.1/lib/rails/commands/commands_tasks.rb:40:in `run_command!'
from /Users/javier/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/railties-4.1.1/lib/rails/commands.rb:17:in `<top (required)>'
from /Users/javier/Desktop/definitive/bin/rails:8:in `require'
from /Users/javier/Desktop/definitive/bin/rails:8:in `<top (required)>'
from /Users/javier/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/spring-1.1.3/lib/spring/client/rails.rb:27:in `load'
from /Users/javier/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/spring-1.1.3/lib/spring/client/rails.rb:27:in `call'
from /Users/javier/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/spring-1.1.3/lib/spring/client/command.rb:7:in `call'
from /Users/javier/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/spring-1.1.3/lib/spring/client.rb:26:in `run'
from /Users/javier/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/spring-1.1.3/bin/spring:48:in `<top (required)>'
from /Users/javier/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/spring-1.1.3/lib/spring/binstub.rb:11:in `load'
from /Users/javier/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.1.2/gems/spring-1.1.3/lib/spring/binstub.rb:11:in `<top (required)>'
from /Users/javier/Desktop/definitive/bin/spring:16:in `require'
from /Users/javier/Desktop/definitive/bin/spring:16:in `<top (required)>'
from bin/rails:3:in `load'
from bin/rails:3:in `<main>'

I guess the issue is in the line 8 of config/environment.rb but can not find with the right fix. Is it possible that environment.rb should be included in 'config/environments/'?

Answer 1

The article states that you should put some code in:

config/environments/[environment].rb

Where [environment].rb is meant to signify one of the following files:

config/environments/development.rb
config/environments/production.rb
config/environments/test.rb

You could also put the code in config/application.rb if you want the same settings across your different environments.

The lines of code shown start with config.*, and they should be placed inside the Rails.application.configure do block.

config/environment.rb in a typical Rails 4 application is just a require and Rails.application.initialize!, and should not need modification.