Add services to a rails project

Here is how to add a service folder to a rails project.

In rails, I like to create services to help keep my code dry, and make sure I am always creating reusable code. MVC(Model View Controller) is create, but some times code does not fit into this design pattern.

First I recommend checking to see if the folder is already included. Open up rails console:

rails c

then run:

ActiveSupport::Dependencies.autoload_paths

Check to see if app/services is included in the paths.

If it is included and still not working, then run the following:

Spring stop

If it is not included open up config/application.rb.

Check autoload_paths and make sure it is loading app/services. If it is not, add it like this:

config.autoload_paths += [
  Rails.root.join('app/services')
]

After this, run the following in a terminal under your rails project:

Spring stop