Ruby Workflow - Bundle Install

Question

Where does bundle install fit into the add-commit-push workflow? In other words, when is it necessary.

Answer 1

You will need to launch bundle install every time that you update your Gemfile.

Before you run it, make sure you have bundler gem installed:

$ gem install bundler

You can integrate this command and several others adding some git hooks. For example, I use overcommit gem to make sure that some actions are performed before commit, merge and push.

Answer 2

You would want to ensure that you have run bundle install before adding files to a git commit. You should be in the habit of running bundle install every time your Gemfile is changed.

Please note: Git and Bundler are independent. The only reason you want to have run bundle install before adding to git is to ensure that your Gemfile.lock is updated to contain the latest information.