I have essentially finished the Rails Cookbook. It’s in O’Reilly’s production pipeline and should be in-print by Christmas. Here’s the final table of contents:

ch01_Getting_Started/

1. Introduction.xml
2. Finding_Documentation.xml
3. Fix_Ruby_and_Install_Rails_on_OS_X_Tiger.xml
4. Getting_your_Rails_Project_into_Subversion.xml
5. Installing_MySQL.xml
6. Installing_PostgreSQL.xml
7. Installing_Rails.xml
8. Joining_the_Rails_Community.xml
9. Running_Rails_in_OSX_with_Locomotive.xml
10. Running_Rails_in_Windows_with_Instant_Rails.xml
11. Updating_Rails_with_RubyGems.xml

ch02_Rails_Development/

1. Introduction.xml
2. Creating_a_Rails_Project.xml
3. Creating_Full_Featured_CRUD_Applications_with_Streamlined.xml
4. Cross_Platform_Development_with_RadRails.xml
5. Develop_Rails_in_OS_X_with_TextMate.xml
6. Enhance_Windows_Development_with_Cygwin.xml
7. Generating_Rdoc_for_your_Rails_Application.xml
8. Installing_and_Running_Edge_Rails.xml
9. Jump_start_Development_with_Scaffolding.xml
10. Setting_Up_Password-less_Authentication_with_SSH.xml
11. Speed_Up_Rails_Development_with_Mongrel.xml
12. Understanding_Pluralization_Patterns_in_Rails.xml

ch03_Active_Record/

1. Introduction.xml
2. Accessing_your_Data_via_Active_Record.xml
3. Add_Sort_Capabilities_to_a_Model_with_acts_as_list.xml
4. Automating_Record_Time_stamping.xml
5. Avoiding_Race_Conditions_with_Optimistic_Locking.xml
6. Create_a_Directory_of_Nested_Topics_with_acts_as_tree.xml
7. Developing_your_Database_with_Migrations.xml
8. Enforce_Data_Integrity_with_Active_Record_Validations.xml
9. Executing_Custom_Queries_with_find_by_sql.xml
10. Factoring_out_Common_Relationships_with_Polymorphic_Associations.xml
11. Handling_Tables_with_Legacy_Naming_Conventions.xml
12. Inspecting_Model_Relationships_from_the_Rails_Console.xml
13. Iterating_Over_an_Active_Record_Result_Set.xml
14. Mixing_Join_Models_and_Polymorphism_for_Flexible_Data_Modeling.xml
15. Model_a_Threaded_Forum_with_acts_as_nested_set.xml
16. Modeling_a_Database_with_Active_Record.xml
17. Perform_a_Task_Whenever_a_Model_Object_is_Created.xml
18. Programmatically_Define_Database_Schema.xml
19. Protecting_Against_Race_Conditions_with_Transactions.xml
20. Retrieving_Data_Efficiently_with_Eager_Loading.xml
21. Retrieving_Records_with_Find.xml
22. Setting_up_a_Relational_Database_for_Use_with_Rails.xml
23. Updating_an_Active_Record_Object.xml

ch04_Action_Controller/

1. Introduction.xml
2. Accessing_Form_Data_from_a_Controller.xml
3. Changing_an_Applications_Default_Page.xml
4. Clarify_Your_Code_with_Named_Routes.xml
5. Configuring_Customized_Routing_Behavior.xml
6. Displaying_Alert_Messages_with_Flash.xml
7. Extending_the_Life_of_a_Flash_Message.xml
8. Following_Actions_with_Redirects.xml
9. Generating_URLs_Dynamically.xml
10. Inspecting_Requests_with_Filters.xml
11. Logging_with_Filters.xml
12. Rendering_Actions.xml
13. Restricting_Access_to_Controller_Methods.xml
14. Sending_Files_or_Data_Streams_to_the_Browser.xml
15. Storing_Session_Information_in_a_Database.xml
16. Tracking_Information_with_Sessions.xml
17. Using_Filters_for_Authentication.xml

ch05_Action_View/

1. Introduction.xml
2. Avoid_Potentially_Harmful_Code_in_Views_with_Liquid_Templates.xml
3. Creating_a_Sticky_Select_List.xml
4. Creating_a_Web_Form_with_Form_Helpers.xml
5. Customize_the_Behavior_of_Standard_Helpers.xml
6. Defining_a_Default_Application_Layout.xml
7. Displaying_Large_Data-sets_with_Pagination.xml
8. Editing_many-to-many_Relationships_with_Multi-Select_Lists.xml
9. Factoring_out_Common_Display_Code_with_Layouts.xml
10. Formatting_Dates_Times_and_Currencies.xml
11. Generating_RSS_Feeds_from_Active_Record_Data.xml
12. Globalize_your_Rails_Application.xml
13. Output_XML_with_Builder_Templates.xml
14. Personalize_User_Profiles_with_Gravatars.xml
15. Processing_Dynamically_Created_Input_Fields.xml
16. Reusing_Page_Elements_with_Partials.xml
17. Simplifying_Templates_with_View_Helpers.xml

ch06_RESTful_Development/

1. Introduction.xml
2. Consuming_Complex_Rest_Resources.xml
3. Creating_Nested_Resources.xml
4. Develop_your_Rails_Applications_RESTfully.xml
5. Modeling_Relationships_RESTfully_with_Join_Models.xml
6. Moving_Beyond_CRUD_with_Restful_Resources.xml
7. Supporting_Alternative_Data_Formats_by_Mime_Type.xml

ch07_Rails_Application_Testing/

1. Introduction.xml
2. Analyzing_Code_Coverage_with_rcov.xml
3. Centralize_the_Creation_of_Objects_Common_to_Test_Cases.xml
4. Creating_Many-to-Many_Association_Fixtures.xml
5. Examining_the_Contents_of_Cookie.xml
6. Importing_Test_Data_with_CSV_Fixtures.xml
7. Improve_Feedback_by_Running_Tests_Continuously.xml
8. Including_Dynamic_Data_in_Fixtures_with_ERb.xml
9. Initializing_a_Test_Database.xml
10. Interactively_Testing_Controllers_from_the_Rails_Console.xml
11. Interpreting_the_Output_of_Test-Unit.xml
12. Loading_Test_Data_with_YAML_Fixtures.xml
13. Modifying_the_Default_Behaviour_of_a_Class_for_Testing_Using_Mocks.xml
14. Monitoring_Test_Coverage_with_rake_stats.xml
15. Running_Tests_with_Rake.xml
16. Speeding_up_Tests_with_Transactional_Fixtures.xml
17. Testing_Across_Controllers_with_Integration_Tests.xml
18. Testing_a_Model_with_Unit_Tests.xml
19. Testing_Controllers_with_Functional_Tests.xml
20. Testing_Custom_and_Named_Routes.xml
21. Testing_File_Uploads.xml
22. Testing_HTTP_Requests_with_Response-Related_Assertions.xml
23. Unit_Testing_Model_Validations.xml
24. Verifying_DOM_Structure_with_Tag-Related_Assertions.xml
25. Writing_Custom_Assertions.xml

ch08_JavaScript_and_AJAX/

1. Introduction.xml
2. Adding_DOM_Elements_to_a_Page.xml
3. Autocompleting_a_Text_Field.xml
4. Creating_a_Custom_Report_with_Drag_and_Drop.xml
5. Creating_an_Ajax_Progress_Indicator.xml
6. Dynamically_Add_Items_to_a_Select_List.xml
7. Editing_Fields_in_Place.xml
8. Enhancing_the_User_Interface_with_Visual_Effects.xml
9. Implementing_a_Live_Search.xml
10. Inserting_JavaScript_Into_Templates.xml
11. Letting_a_User_Re-order_a_List.xml
12. Monitor_the_Content_Length_of_a_Textarea.xml
13. Search_for_and_Hightlight_Text_Dynamically.xml
14. Updating_Page_Elements_with_RJS_Templates.xml

ch09_Action_Mailer/

1. Introduction.xml
2. Attaching_Files_to_Email_Messages.xml
3. Configuring_Rails_to_Send_Email.xml
4. Creating_a_Custom_Mailer_Class_with_the_mailer_Generator.xml
5. Formatting_Email_Messages_Using_Templates.xml
6. Receiving_Email_with_ActionMailer.xml
7. Sending_Email_From_a_Rails_Application.xml

ch10_Debugging_Rails_Applications/

1. Introduction.xml
2. Debugging_HTTP_Communication_with_Firefox_Extensions.xml
3. Debugging_Your_Application_in_Real_Time_with_the_Breakpointer.xml
4. Debug_your_Code_Interactively_with_ruby-debug.xml
5. Debug_your_JavaScript_in_Real_Time_with_the_JavaScript_Shell.xml
6. Displaying_Object_Contents_with_Exceptions.xml
7. Emailing_Application_Exceptions.xml
8. Exploring_and_Debugging_from_the_Console.xml
9. Filtering_Development_Logs_in_Real-Time.xml
10. Fixing_Bugs_at_the_Source_with_Ruby_-cw.xml
11. Logging_with_the_Built-in_Rails_Logger_Class.xml
12. Outputting_Environment_Information_in_Views.xml
13. Writing_Debugging_Information_to_a_File.xml

ch11_Security/

1. Introduction.xml
2. Guarding_Against_Cross_Site_Scripting_Attacks.xml
3. Hardening_your_Systems_with_Strong_Passwords.xml
4. Protecting_Queries_from_SQL_Injection.xml
5. Restricting_Access_to_Public_Methods_or_Actions.xml
6. Securing_Your_Server_by_Closing_Unnecessary_Ports.xml

ch12_Performance/

1. Introduction.xml
2. Before_Filtering_Cached_Pages_with_Action_Caching.xml
3. Benchmark_Portions_of_Your_Application_Code.xml
4. Expiring_Cached_Pages.xml
5. Improve_Performance_by_Caching_Static_Pages.xml
6. Increasing_Performance_by_Caching_Post-Processed_Content.xml
7. Measuring_Web_Server_Performance_with_httperf.xml
8. Mix_Static_and_Dynamic_Content_with_Fragment_Caching.xml
9. Speed_up_Data_Access_Times_with_Memcached.xml

ch13_Hosting_and_Deployment/

1. Introduction.xml
2. Cleaning_up_Residual_Session_Records.xml
3. Configuring_Pound_with_SSL_Support.xml
4. Customize_Pounds_Logging_with_Cronolog.xml
5. Deploying_Rails_with_Capistrano.xml
6. Deploying_Rails_with_Pound_in_Front_of_Mongrel_Lighttpd_and_Apache.xml
7. Deploying_to_Multiple_Environments_with_Capistrano.xml
8. Deploying_with_Capistrano_and_mongrel_cluster.xml
9. Deploying_with_Capistrano_without_a_SCM.xml
10. Disabling_your_Website_During_Maintenance.xml
11. Hosting_Rails_Using_Apache_1_3_and_mod_fastcgi.xml
12. Hosting_Rails_with_Apache_2-2_mod_proxy_balancer_and_Mongrel.xml
13. Managing_Multiple_Mongrel_Processes_with_mongrel_cluster.xml
14. Simple_Load_Balancing_with_Pen.xml
15. Writing_Custom_Capistrano_Tasks.xml

ch14_Extending_Rails_with_Plugins/

1. Introduction.xml
2. Adding_More_Elaborate_Authentication_using_the_Login_Engine.xml
3. Adding_View_Helpers_to_Rails_as_Plugins.xml
4. Building_Authentication_with_acts_as_authenticated.xml
5. Disable_Records_Instead_of_Deleting_them_with_acts_as_paranoid.xml
6. Extending_Active_Record_with_an_acts_as_Plugin.xml
7. Finding_Third_Party_Plugins.xml
8. Installing_and_Removing_Plugins.xml
9. Manipulate_Record_Versions_with_acts_as_versioned.xml
10. Simplify_Folksonomy_with_acts_as_taggable.xml
11. Uploading_Files_with_acts_as_attachment.xml
12. Uploading_Files_with_the_file_column_Plugin.xml

ch15_Graphics/

1. Introduction.xml
2. Creating_Resized_Thumbnails_with_RMagick.xml
3. Creating_Small_Informative_Graphs_with_Sparklines.xml
4. Generating_PDF_Documents.xml
5. Installing_RMagick_for_Image_Processing.xml
6. Serving_Images_Directly_from_a_Database.xml
7. Uploading_Images_into_a_Database.xml
8. Visually_Display_Data_with_Gruff.xml