Using annotate gem in rails

Install

Into Gemfile from rubygems.org:

gem 'annotate'

Into Gemfile from Github:

gem 'annotate', github: 'ctran/annotate_models'

Into environment gems from rubygems.org:

gem install annotate

Into environment gems from Github checkout:

git clone git://github.com/ctran/annotate_models.git annotate_models
cd annotate_models
rake build
gem install pkg/annotate-*.gem

Usage

(If you used the Gemfile install, prefix the below commands with bundle exec.)

Usage in Rails

To annotate all your models, tests, fixtures, and factories:

cd /path/to/app
annotate

To annotate just your models, tests, and factories:

annotate --exclude fixtures

To annotate just your models:

annotate --exclude tests,fixtures,factories,serializers

To annotate routes.rb:

annotate --routes

To remove model/test/fixture/factory/serializer annotations:

annotate --delete

To remove routes.rb annotations:

annotate --routes --delete

To automatically annotate every time you run db:migrate, either run rails g annotate:install or add Annotate.load_tasksto your `Rakefile`. See the configuration in Rails section for more info.

Source: https://github.com/ctran/annotate_models