Tag: redmine

Create a link inside a Redmine hook

I was recently asked how do create a link in a Redmine plugin hook. The answer is you can use the Ruby on Rails helper link_to but you need a few additional fields for Rails to know where to link to. The standard link_to will generate an ActionView::TemplateError: 1 2 3 4 link_to("My Link", { …

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Redmine System Notification plugin

I’m Open Sourcing another Redmine plugin, the System Notification plugin. This is a simple plugin that will let Administrators send emails to a list of users to let them know of important events (e.g. downtime, upgrades). You can check out the details about it on the plugin page on Redmine.org. I welcome any contributors, the …

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Redmine Railroaded – Model and Controller diagrams

With large systems, it’s useful to be able to visualize the relationships between the different components and systems. Redmine is no exception, weighing in at a hefty 286 classes and almost 14,000 lines of application code. The RailRoad gem aims to help automate the generation of Ruby on Rails class diagrams, showing methods and fields …

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