How social_stream register new user works (using devise gem)?

Question

I'm trying social_stream gem (https://github.com/ging/social_stream). It uses devise gem for user registration. When I register a new user on social_stream, it creates new records in several tables. I checked the code in social stream, the registration method is not overrided. So I'm totally lost. I can't find how new records are inserted in the other tables except user table. There are several new records inserted into the following tables: channels, actors, profile, activity_objects, relations, permissions. But I can't find the connection between users to these tables.

Can anyone help me to point out how social stream works when new user register?

Thank you

Answer 1

You can see on User model ( https://github.com/ging/social_stream/blob/master/base/app/models/user.rb#L8 ) there are several has_many association.

In the find_or_create_for_facebook_oauth method there are a User and Authentication method create.

https://github.com/ging/social_stream/blob/master/base/app/models/user.rb#L118

Answer 2

Have a look at the database schema to get a glimpse of the architecture (and complexity) of social stream.

I may be wrong, but as social stream is based on device, it's devise that handles the user registration (check devise/app/controllers/devise/registrations_controller.rb). You might want to move that into your app to override this behavior.

Given the overall complexity of social stream, think twice before building your project on top of it.

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Pros for using it:

• You have a deep knowledge of rails and engines, so you can customise it easily
• You can understand the code of others, and complex models easily (so you will actually understand what's going on under the covers)
• Or you just want to prototype and then throw your project away

Cons:

• You need just a few social stream features (eg, just user registration and adding friends)
• You are on a long term project
• You don't have much rails experience