Overview

The gem discussed in this article, render_anywhere, is now deprecated and no longer needed as of Rails 5. It provides a solution for rendering templates in a controller context anywhere within a Rails application, including models, background jobs, and rake tasks.

Features

Ability to call "render" from anywhere within a Rails application
Compatible with models, background jobs, rake tasks, and more
Returns a string when the render method is invoked

Summary

The render_anywhere gem was a useful tool for rendering templates in a controller context anywhere within a Rails application. However, it is deprecated and no longer needed in Rails 5, as ActionController::Renderer can now serve this purpose.

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