Move file action only to app generator.

railties/lib/generators/actions.rb

@@ -262,12 +262,6 @@ module Rails
 
       protected
 
-        # Define file as an alias to create_file for backwards compatibility.
-        #
-        def file(*args, &block)
-          create_file(*args, &block)
-        end
-
         # Define log for backwards compatibility. If just one argument is sent,
         # invoke say, otherwise invoke say_status.
         #

railties/lib/generators/rails/app/app_generator.rb

@@ -171,6 +171,13 @@ module Rails::Generators
 
     protected
 
+      # Define file as an alias to create_file for backwards compatibility.
+      # TODO Add deprecation warning?
+      #
+      def file(*args, &block)
+        create_file(*args, &block)
+      end
+
       def app_name
         @app_name ||= File.basename(root)
       end

railties/test/generators/actions_test.rb

@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ class ActionsTest < GeneratorsTestCase
     assert_equal generator.instance_variable_get("@foo"), "FOO"
   end
 
-  def test_file_should_write_data_to_file_path
-    action :file, 'lib/test_file.rb', 'heres test data'
+  def test_create_file_should_write_data_to_file_path
+    action :create_file, 'lib/test_file.rb', 'heres test data'
     assert_file 'lib/test_file.rb', 'heres test data'
   end
 
-  def test_file_should_write_block_contents_to_file_path
-    action(:file, 'lib/test_file.rb'){ 'heres block data' }
+  def test_create_file_should_write_block_contents_to_file_path
+    action(:create_file, 'lib/test_file.rb'){ 'heres block data' }
     assert_file 'lib/test_file.rb', 'heres block data'
   end
 

railties/test/generators/app_generator_test.rb

@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ class AppGeneratorTest < GeneratorsTestCase
     assert_match "rails:generators:app", Rails::Generators::AppGenerator.namespace
   end
 
+  def test_file_is_added_for_backwards_compatibility
+    action :file, 'lib/test_file.rb', 'heres test data'
+    assert_file 'lib/test_file.rb', 'heres test data'
+  end
+
   protected
 
     def run_generator(args=[])
@@ -154,4 +159,8 @@ class AppGeneratorTest < GeneratorsTestCase
       @generator ||= Rails::Generators::AppGenerator.new([destination_root], options, :root => destination_root)
     end
 
+    def action(*args, &block)
+      silence(:stdout){ generator.send(*args, &block) }
+    end
+
 end