Return the full path from the source root for the given path. Example for source_root = ’/source’:

source_path('some/path.rb') == '/source/some/path.rb'

The given path may include a colon ’:’ character to indicate that the file belongs to another generator. This notation allows any generator to borrow files from another. Example:

source_path('model:fixture.yml') = '/model/source/path/fixture.yml'

Source Code

# File rails_generator/base.rb, line 134
def source_path(relative_source)
  # Check whether we're referring to another generator's file.
  name, path = relative_source.split(':', 2)

  # If not, return the full path to our source file.
  if path.nil?
    File.join(source_root, name)

  # Otherwise, ask our referral for the file.
  else
    # FIXME: this is broken, though almost always true.  Others'
    # source_root are not necessarily the templates dir.
    File.join(self.class.lookup(name).path, 'templates', path)
  end
end