Added config/initializers where all ruby files within it are automatically loaded after the Rails configuration is done, so you don't have to litter the environment.rb file with a ton of mixed stuff [DHH]

git-svn-id: http://svn-commit.rubyonrails.org/rails/trunk@6212 5ecf4fe2-1ee6-0310-87b1-e25e094e27de

railties/CHANGELOG

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 *SVN*
 
+* Added config/initializers where all ruby files within it are automatically loaded after the Rails configuration is done, so you don't have to litter the environment.rb file with a ton of mixed stuff [DHH]
+
 * For new apps, generate a random secret for the cookie-based session store.  [Jeremy Kemper]
 
 * Stop swallowing errors during rake test [Koz]

railties/Rakefile

@@ -39,8 +39,26 @@ end
 
 
 BASE_DIRS = %w( 
-  app config/environments components db doc log lib lib/tasks public script script/performance script/process test vendor vendor/plugins
-  tmp/sessions tmp/cache tmp/sockets tmp/pids
+  app
+  config/environments
+  config/initializers
+  components
+  db
+  doc
+  log
+  lib
+  lib/tasks
+  public
+  script
+  script/performance
+  script/process
+  test
+  vendor
+  vendor/plugins
+  tmp/sessions
+  tmp/cache
+  tmp/sockets
+  tmp/pids
 )
 
 APP_DIRS    = %w( models controllers helpers views views/layouts )

railties/environments/environment.rb

@@ -49,19 +49,7 @@
   # config.active_record.default_timezone = :utc
 
   # See Rails::Configuration for more options
+  
+  # Application configuration should go into files in config/initializers
+  # -- all .rb files in that directory is automatically loaded
 end
-
-# Add new inflection rules using the following format 
-# (all these examples are active by default):
-# Inflector.inflections do |inflect|
-#   inflect.plural /^(ox)$/i, '\1en'
-#   inflect.singular /^(ox)en/i, '\1'
-#   inflect.irregular 'person', 'people'
-#   inflect.uncountable %w( fish sheep )
-# end
-
-# Add new mime types for use in respond_to blocks:
-# Mime::Type.register "text/richtext", :rtf
-# Mime::Type.register "application/x-mobile", :mobile
-
-# Include your application configuration below

railties/lib/initializer.rb

@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ def initialize(configuration)
     # * #load_plugins
     # * #load_observers
     # * #initialize_routing
+    # * #after_initialize
+    # * #load_application_initializers
     #
     # (Note that #load_environment is invoked twice, once at the start and
     # once at the end, to support the legacy configuration style where the
@@ -112,6 +114,8 @@ def process
 
       # the framework is now fully initialized
       after_initialize
+
+      load_application_initializers
     end
 
     # Check for valid Ruby version
@@ -334,6 +338,12 @@ def after_initialize
       configuration.after_initialize_block.call if configuration.after_initialize_block
     end
 
+    def load_application_initializers
+      Dir["#{RAILS_ROOT}/config/initializers/**/*.rb"].each do |initializer|
+        load(initializer)
+      end
+    end
+
     protected
       # Return a list of plugin paths within base_path.  A plugin path is
       # a directory that contains either a lib directory or an init.rb file.

railties/lib/rails_generator/generators/applications/app/app_generator.rb

@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ def mysql_socket_location
     app/models
     app/views/layouts
     config/environments
+    config/initializers
     db
     doc
     lib