Create Migrations Faster with Vim-Rails

Not only can we create database migrations with vim-rails, it's faster than using a generator. I counted the steps today and realized I was wasting precious keystrokes by underutilizing this great plugin.

Here's how I was setting up a migration:

• Generate the migration:

$ rails g migration add_diameter_to_wheels

• Load the migration in Vim with :Emigration (vim-rails)
• Replace change method with up and down methods

Here's my improved method:

• Generate a migration (in Vim) with :Emigration AddDiameterToWheels!
• Create up and down methods

Less steps and characters, and best of all, we never have to leave Vim.

h/t Chris Erin