module ActionController #:nodoc:
module Helpers #:nodoc:
def self.included(base)
# Initialize the base module to aggregate its helpers.
base.class_inheritable_accessor :master_helper_module
base.master_helper_module = Module.new
# Extend base with class methods to declare helpers.
base.extend(ClassMethods)
base.class_eval do
# Wrap inherited to create a new master helper module for subclasses.
class << self
alias_method_chain :inherited, :helper
end
end
end
# The template helpers serve to relieve the templates from including the same inline code again and again. It's a
# set of standardized methods for working with forms (FormHelper), dates (DateHelper), texts (TextHelper), and
# Active Records (ActiveRecordHelper) that's available to all templates by default.
#
# It's also really easy to make your own helpers and it's much encouraged to keep the template files free
# from complicated logic. It's even encouraged to bundle common compositions of methods from other helpers
# (often the common helpers) as they're used by the specific application.
#
# module MyHelper
# def hello_world() "hello world" end
# end
#
# MyHelper can now be included in a controller, like this:
#
# class MyController < ActionController::Base
# helper :my_helper
# end
#
# ...and, same as above, used in any template rendered from MyController, like this:
#
# Let's hear what the helper has to say: <tt><%= hello_world %></tt>
module ClassMethods
# Makes all the (instance) methods in the helper module available to templates rendered through this controller.
# See ActionView::Helpers (link:classes/ActionView/Helpers.html) for more about making your own helper modules
# available to the templates.
def add_template_helper(helper_module) #:nodoc:
master_helper_module.send(:include, helper_module)
end
# Declare a helper:
# helper :foo
# requires 'foo_helper' and includes FooHelper in the template class.
# helper FooHelper
# includes FooHelper in the template class.
# helper { def foo() "#{bar} is the very best" end }
# evaluates the block in the template class, adding method #foo.
# helper(:three, BlindHelper) { def mice() 'mice' end }
# does all three.
def helper(*args, &block)
args.flatten.each do |arg|
case arg
when Module
add_template_helper(arg)
when String, Symbol
file_name = arg.to_s.underscore + '_helper'
class_name = file_name.camelize
begin
require_dependency(file_name)
rescue LoadError => load_error
requiree = / -- (.*?)(\.rb)?$/.match(load_error).to_a[1]
msg = (requiree == file_name) ? "Missing helper file helpers/#{file_name}.rb" : "Can't load file: #{requiree}"
raise LoadError.new(msg).copy_blame!(load_error)
end
add_template_helper(class_name.constantize)
else
raise ArgumentError, 'helper expects String, Symbol, or Module argument'
end
end
# Evaluate block in template class if given.
master_helper_module.module_eval(&block) if block_given?
end
# Declare a controller method as a helper. For example,
# helper_method :link_to
# def link_to(name, options) ... end
# makes the link_to controller method available in the view.
def helper_method(*methods)
methods.flatten.each do |method|
master_helper_module.module_eval <<-end_eval
def #{method}(*args, &block)
controller.send(%(#{method}), *args, &block)
end
end_eval
end
end
# Declare a controller attribute as a helper. For example,
# helper_attr :name
# attr_accessor :name
# makes the name and name= controller methods available in the view.
# The is a convenience wrapper for helper_method.
def helper_attr(*attrs)
attrs.flatten.each { |attr| helper_method(attr, "#{attr}=") }
end
private
def default_helper_module!
module_name = name.sub(/Controller$|$/, 'Helper')
module_path = module_name.split('::').map { |m| m.underscore }.join('/')
require_dependency module_path
helper module_name.constantize
rescue LoadError
logger.debug("#{name}: missing default helper path #{module_path}") if logger
rescue NameError
logger.debug("#{name}: missing default helper module #{module_name}") if logger
end
def inherited_with_helper(child)
inherited_without_helper(child)
begin
child.master_helper_module = Module.new
child.master_helper_module.send :include, master_helper_module
child.send :default_helper_module!
rescue MissingSourceFile => e
raise unless e.is_missing?("helpers/#{child.controller_path}_helper")
end
end
end
end
end
