uninitialized constant Delayed::Job - ruby-on-rails

I've added the delayed_job gem to my gemfile and installed correctly but when I try to run the following line:
Delayed::Job.enqueue do_it(), 0, 1.minutes.from_now.getutc
I get the error 'uninitialized constant Delayed::Job'
Can somebody explain what i need to do here? I've tried running 'rake jobs:work' beforehand but it also returns the 'uninitialized constant Delayed::Job' error. Additionally, I've added "require 'delayed_job'" to the file (application.rb) without much luck.

If you've upgraded to delayed_job version >=3 you'll need to add this (presuming you're using ActiveRecord):
# Gemfile
gem 'delayed_job_active_record'

Did you follow the installation instructions on the README file? https://github.com/collectiveidea/delayed_job
Add this to your gemfile:
gem 'delayed_job_active_record'
and then run this at the console:
$ rails generate delayed_job:active_record
$ rake db:migrate
You need to create the delayed jobs table in the database (this assumes you're using active record).
For Rails 3, all you need to do is include it in the gemfile, run that code above to create the table and migrate the database, then restart your server and go!

I'm using delayed job within an engine (so the gem is specified in a .gemspec rather than Gemfile) and was getting the same error. I found that I could solve the problem by using:
require 'delayed_job_active_record' # fixes problem
rather than
require 'delayed_job' # doesn't

Just in case, if this is still unanswered, check the below link
http://www.pipetodevnull.com/past/2010/4/14/uninitialized_constant_delayedjob/
edit: Alternative, just upgrade to the latest version - 2.1

i was struggling a while back with the same problem. i was following ryan bates screencast on delayed_job and got the same error 'uninitialized constant Delayed::Job'. In the screencast ryan creates a file called mailing_job.rb(located under lib folder) with the delayed_job perform method inside, which allows you to use the enqueue method. After doing some research i found that rails 3 does not automatically load the lib folder files into your app.(not entirely sure)
Try this
In your controller where you use this:
"Delayed::Job.enqueue do_it(), 0, 1.minutes.from_now.getutc"
Try to require the file like this.
require 'mailing_job'
class AssetsController < ApplicationController
def some_method
Delayed::Job.enqueue do_it(), 0, 1.minutes.from_now.getutc
end
end

Version change possibility : if you jump from the 2.1.x to the 3.x version of the gem via a non locked down bundle, you may have a similar issue.

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NameError in PostsController#pingback

This is my first time trying to get a Gem to work in rails where I haven't just been able to follow the documentation.
I first installed the gem using sudo gem install ping back and then added it to my Gemfile via gem 'pingback'. I then ran bundle install and it shows it installed in the list it outputs.
So then I wrong a little function that looks like this and is in my posts controller:
def send_trackback(posts)
posts.each do |post|
source_uri = "http://example.com/posts/#{post.slug_url}"
target_uri = post.target_url
Pingback::Client.new.ping(source_uri, target_uri)
end
end
whenever I try to load the admin page that sends the trackbacks I get the following:
NameError in PostsController#pingback
uninitialized constant PostsController::Pingback
Do I have to do more than just install the gem via bundler and then plug and play?
Update
adding require 'pingback' to the top of my posts controller results in this:
cannot load such file -- pingback
The error message to me indicates that the VM is trying to find PingBack in PostsController, I am thinking you are missing a require or include statement for PingBack.
It may be a typo, but pingback needs to be one word, not 'ping back' for the line in the gemfile, and for the gem install.
I would try running 'bundle list' to make sure the gem is installed.
I restarted the rails server and I believe this has resolved this issue.

const_missing error when changing I18n backedn

I'm trying to upgrade the I18n backend of my application to use the database instead of the yml files for internationalization. I'm following the steps found for the I18n-active_record gem found here: https://github.com/svenfuchs/i18n-active_record.
Unfortunately, the aws-s3 gem seems to be conflicting somehow as I can't even start my server or console once I create the locale.rb initializer. Here is a summary of the steps I'm following:
gem "i18n-active_record", "~> 0.0.2"
create new file config/initializers/locale.rb
inside locale.rb
I18n.backend = I18n::Backend::Database.new
restart localhost server to load initializer
Error Message
/Users/user_name/.rvm/gems/ree-1.8.7-2010.02#app/gems/aws-s3-0.6.2/lib/aws/s3/extensions.rb:206:in `const_missing': uninitialized constant I18n::Backend::Database (NameError)
...(Several more lines)
Any help or insight would be appreciated!
Great question and great discussion. The answer is contained in a combination of the comments up above, but for those of you who are upgrading to a Rails 3 application, this is a summary of the steps I had to take.
Add this to your Gemfile:
gem 'i18n-active_record', :require => 'i18n/active_record'
Add this to a new config file config/initializers/locale.rb
require 'i18n/backend/active_record'
I18n.backend = I18n::Backend::ActiveRecord.new
Take out any code in application.rb that was previously initializing the record store. This clears the missing content errors. Full instructions are on the Github repo for this backend module which was removed from the core I18n: https://github.com/svenfuchs/i18n-active_record
Although the readme in github says so, I don't think the Database constant is actually defined by the gem. Try
I18n.backend = I18n::Backend::ActiveRecord.new

Mimetype-fu isn't working

I feel like this should be an easy answer but I'm totally stumped.
I've added mimetype_fu to my gemfile and it installed it when I ran bundle install. When I try to use File.mime_type? in my application I get an error:
NoMethodError: undefined method `mime_type?' for File:Class
In the rails console when I run
gem 'mimetype-fu'
it returns true
I'm on windows, if that matters
Any ideas?
If you are using Bundler, you can also just add require to the gem line like this.
gem 'mimetype-fu', :require => 'mimetype_fu'
You may need to manually require it inside your rails app. You can do this by adding an file to config/initializers/ if you want it to be available globally.
EDIT | Also, you did restart the rails server, right? ;)

Trouble including httparty in ruby on rails

I've been trying to use HTTParty in my rails code
sudo gem install httparty
From the command line I can now successfully do
httparty "http://twitter.com/statuses/public_timeline.json"
When I try this in my rails app
require 'rubygems'
require 'httparty'
class FooController < ApplicationController
include HTTParty
def bar
blah = HTTParty.get("http://twitter.com/statuses/public_timeline.json")
end
end
I get the error message "no such file to load -- httparty"
I suspect there is something wrong with my environment?
You don't need to do 'include HTTParty' inside the Controller. Just remove that and it should work. I just tested it and it worked for me. If this doesn't work for you, you should add the gem to your environment.
Usually if you use a gem inside your Rails application, you should add the following to environment.rb:
config.gem "httparty"
The gem will be available in the application now and you don't need to add 'require' inside the Controller. Also, you don't need to require RubyGems inside a Controller.
When you use Rails 3, you need to put the following inside the Gemfile:
gem "httparty"
I hope it works for you. :)
The problem is, if you load a new gem, you have to restart the server even if you are in development.
I had this same error. I tried moving the require HTTParty all over, but found, all I needed to do was restart the rails server In the end I did not need to 'require HTTParty' nor 'include' it. It just needed to be loaded into rails.
1)include the httpary in your gemfile
open your gem file then add
gem 'httparty','YOUR VERSION NUMBER'
2) run bundle install in your command prompt of the app file
3) restart the server
Ran into the same problem. Then I switched from Ruby 1.8.7 to Ruby 1.9.2 and all errors varnished into thin air.
(Yes, it first took me quite some hours to come up with the possibility that the Ruby version might be the problem. Configured a secundairy server to avoid possible conflicts with 2 ruby versions, and after way to many hours I got my RoR stack up and running. And the first test with httparty (based on the example on top) worked out of the box! Finally can sleep RESTfully again :-)
I run into the same error whilst reviewing a project from a student, I change the name of the Gem from uppercase to lowercase then run bundle install. I then went ahead to change the format in which they were being imported from
require 'HTTParty' to require 'httparty' and boom it worked

GEM Version Requirements Deprecated

When creating a new Rails project using:
rails sample
Then creating a model using:
script/generate model person first_name:string last_name:string
Everything is fine. However, if I add any gems to my environment.rb:
config.gem "authlogic"
And run the same generator, I get the following:
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.3.5/lib/rails/gem_dependency.rb:119:Warning:
Gem::Dependency#version_requirements
is deprecated and will be removed on
or after August 2010.
The warning just recently appeared (I think), but I would like to fix it if possible. Any hints or similar experiences?
Thanks.
did you try:
rake gems:install
Btw. If you are using rubygems 1.3.6 then you get this deprecation warning. Previous versions never gave a warning. Also i suggest installing any gem using the command line rather than adding it in the environment.rb file. If the gem(s) you have added in the file is/are not installed, then the generator or any rake task will simply not run. Its a minor bug.
Here is an article that describes a way to prevent the warning:
http://www.mattvsworld.com/blog/2010/03/version_requirements-deprecated-warning-in-rails/
Its no big deal though. Just install gems the normal way and don't add any to your environment.rb file. You'll never get the deprecation warning.
This may be irrelevant as it is rails 3.0 but the answer you are looking for is in this article:
http://omgbloglol.com/post/353978923/the-path-to-rails-3-approaching-the-upgrade
down by the section titled "config.gem is dead, long live bundler", although the article does explain some new things.
You may want to consider upgrading to rails 3.0 and when you do, you will be using the Gemfile inside your application. in here, you will want to include the line:
gem 'authlogic'
and then on the command line, run
sudo bundle install
After that, all should be set :)
Check https://gist.github.com/807008 they suggest to downgrade and upgrade again rubygems.
Worked for me...
Putting these lines in your config/environment.rb between your bootstrap and your initializer will remove the deprecation warning:
if Gem::VERSION >= "1.3.6"
module Rails
class GemDependency
def requirement
super == Gem::Requirement.default ? nil : super
end
end
end
end

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