The Pigstye

I have created a little view helper that I use in my ROR applications. I call it link_to_sort. What it does is create a clickable header on a list page that sorts the list by that header.

I add it to the application helper and make minimal changes to the controller list action and add one routine to the application controller to make it work.

In a rails application I am working on I needed to set up logging for the events happening in the system. After a little perusing on the net I figured that log4r was the way to go. Then as with a lot of ruby apps, I found the documentation wanting. Yes I know the api and source is on line but a little more help to get started would be helpful. So I thought I would share what I had gleaned from the various sources and how I got it working.