require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/tag_helper'
module ActionView
module Helpers
# Provides a set of helpers for creating JavaScript macros that rely on and often bundle methods from JavaScriptHelper into
# larger units. These macros also rely on counterparts in the controller that provide them with their backing. The in-place
# editing relies on ActionController::Base.in_place_edit_for and the autocompletion relies on
# ActionController::Base.auto_complete_for.
module JavaScriptMacrosHelper
# Makes an HTML element specified by the DOM ID +field_id+ become an in-place
# editor of a property.
#
# A form is automatically created and displayed when the user clicks the element,
# something like this:
# <form id="myElement-in-place-edit-form" target="specified url">
# <input name="value" text="The content of myElement"/>
# <input type="submit" value="ok"/>
# <a onclick="javascript to cancel the editing">cancel</a>
# </form>
#
# The form is serialized and sent to the server using an AJAX call, the action on
# the server should process the value and return the updated value in the body of
# the reponse. The element will automatically be updated with the changed value
# (as returned from the server).
#
# Required +options+ are:
# <tt>:url</tt>:: Specifies the url where the updated value should
# be sent after the user presses "ok".
#
# Addtional +options+ are:
# <tt>:rows</tt>:: Number of rows (more than 1 will use a TEXTAREA)
# <tt>:cols</tt>:: Number of characters the text input should span (works for both INPUT and TEXTAREA)
# <tt>:size</tt>:: Synonym for :cols when using a single line text input.
# <tt>:cancel_text</tt>:: The text on the cancel link. (default: "cancel")
# <tt>:save_text</tt>:: The text on the save link. (default: "ok")
# <tt>:loading_text</tt>:: The text to display when submitting to the server (default: "Saving...")
# <tt>:external_control</tt>:: The id of an external control used to enter edit mode.
# <tt>:load_text_url</tt>:: URL where initial value of editor (content) is retrieved.
# <tt>:options</tt>:: Pass through options to the AJAX call (see prototype's Ajax.Updater)
# <tt>:with</tt>:: JavaScript snippet that should return what is to be sent
# in the AJAX call, +form+ is an implicit parameter
# <tt>:script</tt>:: Instructs the in-place editor to evaluate the remote JavaScript response (default: false)
def in_place_editor(field_id, options = {})
function = "new Ajax.InPlaceEditor("
function << "'#{field_id}', "
function << "'#{url_for(options[:url])}'"
js_options = {}
js_options['cancelText'] = %('#{options[:cancel_text]}') if options[:cancel_text]
js_options['okText'] = %('#{options[:save_text]}') if options[:save_text]
js_options['loadingText'] = %('#{options[:loading_text]}') if options[:loading_text]
js_options['rows'] = options[:rows] if options[:rows]
js_options['cols'] = options[:cols] if options[:cols]
js_options['size'] = options[:size] if options[:size]
js_options['externalControl'] = "'#{options[:external_control]}'" if options[:external_control]
js_options['loadTextURL'] = "'#{url_for(options[:load_text_url])}'" if options[:load_text_url]
js_options['ajaxOptions'] = options[:options] if options[:options]
js_options['evalScripts'] = options[:script] if options[:script]
js_options['callback'] = "function(form) { return #{options[:with]} }" if options[:with]
function << (', ' + options_for_javascript(js_options)) unless js_options.empty?
function << ')'
javascript_tag(function)
end
# Renders the value of the specified object and method with in-place editing capabilities.
#
# See the RDoc on ActionController::InPlaceEditing to learn more about this.
def in_place_editor_field(object, method, tag_options = {}, in_place_editor_options = {})
tag = ::ActionView::Helpers::InstanceTag.new(object, method, self)
tag_options = {:tag => "span", :id => "#{object}_#{method}_#{tag.object.id}_in_place_editor", :class => "in_place_editor_field"}.merge!(tag_options)
in_place_editor_options[:url] = in_place_editor_options[:url] || url_for({ :action => "set_#{object}_#{method}", :id => tag.object.id })
tag.to_content_tag(tag_options.delete(:tag), tag_options) +
in_place_editor(tag_options[:id], in_place_editor_options)
end
# Adds AJAX autocomplete functionality to the text input field with the
# DOM ID specified by +field_id+.
#
# This function expects that the called action returns an HTML <ul> list,
# or nothing if no entries should be displayed for autocompletion.
#
# You'll probably want to turn the browser's built-in autocompletion off,
# so be sure to include an <tt>autocomplete="off"</tt> attribute with your text
# input field.
#
# The autocompleter object is assigned to a Javascript variable named <tt>field_id</tt>_auto_completer.
# This object is useful if you for example want to trigger the auto-complete suggestions through
# other means than user input (for that specific case, call the <tt>activate</tt> method on that object).
#
# Required +options+ are:
# <tt>:url</tt>:: URL to call for autocompletion results
# in url_for format.
#
# Addtional +options+ are:
# <tt>:update</tt>:: Specifies the DOM ID of the element whose
# innerHTML should be updated with the autocomplete
# entries returned by the AJAX request.
# Defaults to <tt>field_id</tt> + '_auto_complete'
# <tt>:with</tt>:: A JavaScript expression specifying the
# parameters for the XMLHttpRequest. This defaults
# to 'fieldname=value'.
# <tt>:frequency</tt>:: Determines the time to wait after the last keystroke
# for the AJAX request to be initiated.
# <tt>:indicator</tt>:: Specifies the DOM ID of an element which will be
# displayed while autocomplete is running.
# <tt>:tokens</tt>:: A string or an array of strings containing
# separator tokens for tokenized incremental
# autocompletion. Example: <tt>:tokens => ','</tt> would
# allow multiple autocompletion entries, separated
# by commas.
# <tt>:min_chars</tt>:: The minimum number of characters that should be
# in the input field before an Ajax call is made
# to the server.
# <tt>:on_hide</tt>:: A Javascript expression that is called when the
# autocompletion div is hidden. The expression
# should take two variables: element and update.
# Element is a DOM element for the field, update
# is a DOM element for the div from which the
# innerHTML is replaced.
# <tt>:on_show</tt>:: Like on_hide, only now the expression is called
# then the div is shown.
# <tt>:after_update_element</tt>:: A Javascript expression that is called when the
# user has selected one of the proposed values.
# The expression should take two variables: element and value.
# Element is a DOM element for the field, value
# is the value selected by the user.
# <tt>:select</tt>:: Pick the class of the element from which the value for
# insertion should be extracted. If this is not specified,
# the entire element is used.
def auto_complete_field(field_id, options = {})
function = "var #{field_id}_auto_completer = new Ajax.Autocompleter("
function << "'#{field_id}', "
function << "'" + (options[:update] || "#{field_id}_auto_complete") + "', "
function << "'#{url_for(options[:url])}'"
js_options = {}
js_options[:tokens] = array_or_string_for_javascript(options[:tokens]) if options[:tokens]
js_options[:callback] = "function(element, value) { return #{options[:with]} }" if options[:with]
js_options[:indicator] = "'#{options[:indicator]}'" if options[:indicator]
js_options[:select] = "'#{options[:select]}'" if options[:select]
js_options[:paramName] = "'#{options[:param_name]}'" if options[:param_name]
js_options[:frequency] = "#{options[:frequency]}" if options[:frequency]
{ :after_update_element => :afterUpdateElement,
:on_show => :onShow, :on_hide => :onHide, :min_chars => :minChars }.each do |k,v|
js_options[v] = options[k] if options[k]
end
function << (', ' + options_for_javascript(js_options) + ')')
javascript_tag(function)
end
# Use this method in your view to generate a return for the AJAX autocomplete requests.
#
# Example action:
#
# def auto_complete_for_item_title
# @items = Item.find(:all,
# :conditions => [ 'LOWER(description) LIKE ?',
# '%' + request.raw_post.downcase + '%' ])
# render :inline => "<%= auto_complete_result(@items, 'description') %>"
# end
#
# The auto_complete_result can of course also be called from a view belonging to the
# auto_complete action if you need to decorate it further.
def auto_complete_result(entries, field, phrase = nil)
return unless entries
items = entries.map { |entry| content_tag("li", phrase ? highlight(entry[field], phrase) : h(entry[field])) }
content_tag("ul", items.uniq)
end
# Wrapper for text_field with added AJAX autocompletion functionality.
#
# In your controller, you'll need to define an action called
# auto_complete_for_object_method to respond the AJAX calls,
#
# See the RDoc on ActionController::AutoComplete to learn more about this.
def text_field_with_auto_complete(object, method, tag_options = {}, completion_options = {})
(completion_options[:skip_style] ? "" : auto_complete_stylesheet) +
text_field(object, method, tag_options) +
content_tag("div", "", :id => "#{object}_#{method}_auto_complete", :class => "auto_complete") +
auto_complete_field("#{object}_#{method}", { :url => { :action => "auto_complete_for_#{object}_#{method}" } }.update(completion_options))
end
private
def auto_complete_stylesheet
content_tag('style', <<-EOT, :type => 'text/css')
div.auto_complete {
width: 350px;
background: #fff;
}
div.auto_complete ul {
border:1px solid #888;
margin:0;
padding:0;
width:100%;
list-style-type:none;
}
div.auto_complete ul li {
margin:0;
padding:3px;
}
div.auto_complete ul li.selected {
background-color: #ffb;
}
div.auto_complete ul strong.highlight {
color: #800;
margin:0;
padding:0;
}
EOT
end
end
end
end
