# Most important gems

[Issue #639](https://github.com/ontohub/ontohub/issues/574) lists the most important gems, we use in Ontohub. For now, just the links to the respective README files are collected, here.

## Model

## View

* [bootstrap-sass](https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap-sass)

* [compass](http://compass-style.org)

* [hamlbars](https://github.com/jamesotron/hamlbars)

* [haml](http://haml.info)

* [simple_form](https://github.com/plataformatec/simple_form)

## Controller

* [inherited_resources](https://github.com/josevalim/inherited_resources) for DRY and restful controllers

* [has_scope](https://github.com/plataformatec/has_scope)

* [kaminari](https://github.com/amatsuda/kaminari) for pagination

## "Infrastructure"

* [devise](https://github.com/plataformatec/devise) for authentication

* [cancan](https://github.com/ryanb/cancan) for authorization

* [sidekiq](http://sidekiq.org/) for asynchronous background jobs

## Development

* [pry-byebug](https://github.com/deivid-rodriguez/pry-byebug) for setting breakpoints to debug

## Testing

* [RSpec](http://rspec.info/) as testing framework

* [Shoulda](https://github.com/colszowka/simplecov) delivers matchers for RSpec

* [SimepleCov](https://github.com/colszowka/simplecov) for generating reports of the test coverage

* [vcr](https://github.com/vcr/vcr) and [webmock](https://github.com/bblimke/webmock) for recording HTTP requests that are played back during testing

## Deployment

* [capistrano](https://github.com/capistrano/capistrano) for deployment

* [god](http://godrb.com/) for monitoring of background processes

* [rails_config](https://github.com/railsjedi/rails_config) for the configuration of a ontohub instance