Rails initializer for development and production

ruby-on-rails environment initializer
Shpigford picture Shpigford · May 12, 2010 · Viewed 8.9k times · Source

I have the following code in /config/initializers/chargify.rb

Chargify.configure do |c|
  c.subdomain = 'example'
  c.api_key   = '123xyz'
end

But I have different settings for development and production.

So, how would I have a different set of variables values based on environment?

Answer

jigfox picture jigfox · May 12, 2010

I would create a config file for this (config/chargify.yml):

development:
  subdomain: example
  api_key: 123abc
production:
  subdomain: production_domain
  api_key: 890xyz

And then change your Initializer like this:

chargify_config_file = File.join(Rails.root,'config','chargify.yml')
raise "#{chargify_config_file} is missing!" unless File.exists? chargify_config_file
chargify_config = YAML.load_file(chargify_config_file)[Rails.env].symbolize_keys

Chargify.configure do |c|
  c.subdomain = chargify_config[:subdomain]
  c.api_key   = chargify_config[:api_key]
end

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