rubygems-generate_index

rubygems-generate_index

rubygems-generate_index generates the index files for a gem server directory.

The generate_index command creates a set of indexes for serving gems statically. The command expects a 'gems' directory under the path given to the --directory option. The given directory will be the directory you serve as the gem repository.

For gem generate_index --directory /path/to/repo, expose /path/to/repo via your HTTP server configuration (not /path/to/repo/gems).

When done, it will generate a set of files like this:

  gems/*.gem                                   # .gem files you want to
                                               # index

  specs.<version>.gz                           # specs index
  latest_specs.<version>.gz                    # latest specs index
  prerelease_specs.<version>.gz                # prerelease specs index
  quick/Marshal.<version>/<gemname>.gemspec.rz # Marshal quick index file

The .rz extension files are compressed with the inflate algorithm. The Marshal version number comes from ruby's Marshal::MAJOR_VERSION and Marshal::MINOR_VERSION constants. It is used to ensure compatibility.

This gem is a replacement for the gem generate_index command that was removed in RubyGems 3.5.0.

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'rubygems-generate_index'

And then execute:

$ bundle install

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install rubygems-generate_index

Development

After checking out the repo, run bundle install to install dependencies. Then, run rake test to run the tests.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and the created tag, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems-generate_index.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.