Merge pull request #18546 from brainopia/action_view_render

A shortcut to setup controller environment

11 files changed, 273 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md b/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
index 6cd0b2d15d..d545c59afc 100644
--- a/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+*   Add `ActionController::Renderer` to render arbitrary templates
+    outside controller actions.
+
+    Its functionality is accessible through class methods `render` and
+    `renderer` of `ActionController::Base`.
+
+    *Ravil Bayramgalin*
+
+*   Support `:assigns` option when rendering with controllers/mailers.
+
+    *Ravil Bayramgalin*
+
 *   Default headers, removed in controller actions, are no longer reapplied on
     the test response.
 
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller.rb
index e977bbce99..7667e469d3 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ module ActionController
   autoload :Caching
   autoload :Metal
   autoload :Middleware
+  autoload :Renderer
 
   autoload_under "metal" do
     autoload :Compatibility
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal.rb
index 993f8e150d..ae111e4951 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal.rb
@@ -190,11 +190,15 @@ module ActionController
     end
 
     def dispatch(name, request) #:nodoc:
+      set_request!(request)
+      process(name)
+      to_a
+    end
+
+    def set_request!(request) #:nodoc:
       @_request = request
       @_env = request.env
       @_env['action_controller.instance'] = self
-      process(name)
-      to_a
     end
 
     def to_a #:nodoc:
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/rack_delegation.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/rack_delegation.rb
index 545d4a7e6e..ae9d89cc8c 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/rack_delegation.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/rack_delegation.rb
@@ -8,9 +8,15 @@ module ActionController
     delegate :headers, :status=, :location=, :content_type=,
              :status, :location, :content_type, :response_code, :to => "@_response"
 
-    def dispatch(action, request)
+    module ClassMethods
+      def build_with_env(env = {}) #:nodoc:
+        new.tap { |c| c.set_request! ActionDispatch::Request.new(env) }
+      end
+    end
+
+    def set_request!(request) #:nodoc:
+      super
       set_response!(request)
-      super(action, request)
     end
 
     def response_body=(body)
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb
index 7bbff0450a..2d15c39d88 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@ module ActionController
 
     RENDER_FORMATS_IN_PRIORITY = [:body, :text, :plain, :html]
 
+    module ClassMethods
+      # Documentation at ActionController::Renderer#render
+      delegate :render, to: :renderer
+
+      # Returns a renderer class (inherited from ActionController::Renderer)
+      # for the controller.
+      def renderer
+        @renderer ||= Renderer.for(self)
+      end
+    end
+
     # Before processing, set the request formats in current controller formats.
     def process_action(*) #:nodoc:
       self.formats = request.formats.map(&:ref).compact
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/renderer.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/renderer.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a122954968
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/renderer.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+module ActionController
+  # ActionController::Renderer allows to render arbitrary templates
+  # without requirement of being in controller actions.
+  #
+  # You get a concrete renderer class by invoking ActionController::Base#renderer.
+  # For example,
+  #
+  #   ApplicationController.renderer
+  #
+  # It allows you to call method #render directly.
+  #
+  #   ApplicationController.renderer.render template: '...'
+  #
+  # You can use a shortcut on controller to replace previous example with:
+  #
+  #   ApplicationController.render template: '...'
+  #
+  # #render method allows you to use any options as when rendering in controller.
+  # For example,
+  #
+  #   FooController.render :action, locals: { ... }, assigns: { ... }
+  #
+  # The template will be rendered in a Rack environment which is accessible through
+  # ActionController::Renderer#env. You can set it up in two ways:
+  #
+  # *  by changing renderer defaults, like
+  #
+  #       ApplicationController.renderer.defaults # => hash with default Rack environment
+  #
+  # *  by initializing an instance of renderer by passing it a custom environment.
+  #
+  #       ApplicationController.renderer.new(method: 'post', https: true)
+  #
+  class Renderer
+    class_attribute :controller, :defaults
+    # Rack environment to render templates in.
+    attr_reader :env
+
+    class << self
+      delegate :render, to: :new
+
+      # Create a new renderer class for a specific controller class.
+      def for(controller)
+        Class.new self do
+          self.controller = controller
+          self.defaults = {
+            http_host: 'example.org',
+            https: false,
+            method: 'get',
+            script_name: '',
+            'rack.input' => ''
+          }
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    # Accepts a custom Rack environment to render templates in.
+    # It will be merged with ActionController::Renderer.defaults
+    def initialize(env = {})
+      @env = normalize_keys(defaults).merge normalize_keys(env)
+      @env['action_dispatch.routes'] = controller._routes
+    end
+
+    # Render templates with any options from ActionController::Base#render_to_string.
+    def render(*args)
+      raise 'missing controller' unless controller?
+
+      instance = controller.build_with_env(env)
+      instance.render_to_string(*args)
+    end
+
+    private
+      def normalize_keys(env)
+        env.dup.tap do |new_env|
+          convert_symbols!   new_env
+          handle_method_key! new_env
+          handle_https_key!  new_env
+        end
+      end
+
+      def convert_symbols!(env)
+        env.keys.each do |key|
+          if key.is_a? Symbol
+            value = env.delete key
+            key = key.to_s.upcase 
+            env[key] = value
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      def handle_method_key!(env)
+        if method = env.delete('METHOD')
+          env['REQUEST_METHOD'] = method.upcase
+        end
+      end
+
+      def handle_https_key!(env)
+        if env.has_key? 'HTTPS'
+          env['HTTPS'] = env['HTTPS'] ? 'on' : 'off'
+        end
+      end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/new_base/bare_metal_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/new_base/bare_metal_test.rb
index 246ba099af..710c428dcc 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/new_base/bare_metal_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/new_base/bare_metal_test.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,15 @@ module BareMetalTest
       controller.index
       assert_equal ["Hello world"], controller.response_body
     end
+
+    test "connect a request to controller instance without dispatch" do
+      env = {}
+      controller = BareController.new
+      controller.set_request! ActionDispatch::Request.new(env)
+      assert controller.request
+      assert controller.response
+      assert env['action_controller.instance']
+    end
   end
 
   class HeadController < ActionController::Metal
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/renderer_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/renderer_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d5508323b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/renderer_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+require 'abstract_unit'
+
+class RendererTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+  test 'creating with a controller' do
+    controller = CommentsController
+    renderer   = ActionController::Renderer.for controller
+
+    assert_equal controller, renderer.controller
+  end
+
+  test 'creating from a controller' do
+    controller = AccountsController
+    renderer   = controller.renderer
+
+    assert_equal controller, renderer.controller
+  end
+
+  test 'rendering with a class renderer' do
+    renderer = ApplicationController.renderer
+    content  = renderer.render template: 'ruby_template'
+
+    assert_equal 'Hello from Ruby code', content
+  end
+
+  test 'rendering with an instance renderer' do
+    renderer = ApplicationController.renderer.new
+    content  = renderer.render file: 'test/hello_world'
+
+    assert_equal 'Hello world!', content
+  end
+
+  test 'rendering with a controller class' do
+    assert_equal 'Hello world!', ApplicationController.render('test/hello_world')
+  end
+
+  test 'rendering with locals' do
+    renderer = ApplicationController.renderer
+    content  = renderer.render template: 'test/render_file_with_locals',
+                               locals: { secret: 'bar' }
+
+    assert_equal "The secret is bar\n", content
+  end
+
+  test 'rendering with assigns' do
+    renderer = ApplicationController.renderer
+    content  = renderer.render template: 'test/render_file_with_ivar',
+                               assigns: { secret: 'foo' }
+
+    assert_equal "The secret is foo\n", content
+  end
+
+  test 'rendering with custom env' do
+    renderer = ApplicationController.renderer.new method: 'post'
+    content  = renderer.render inline: '<%= request.post? %>'
+
+    assert_equal 'true', content
+  end
+
+  test 'rendering with defaults' do
+    renderer = ApplicationController.renderer
+    renderer.defaults[:https] = true
+    content = renderer.render inline: '<%= request.ssl? %>'
+
+    assert_equal 'true', content
+  end
+
+  test 'same defaults from the same controller' do
+    defaults = ->(controller) { controller.renderer.defaults }
+
+    assert defaults[AccountsController].equal? defaults[AccountsController]
+    assert_not defaults[AccountsController].equal? defaults[CommentsController]
+  end
+
+  test 'rendering with different formats' do
+    html = 'Hello world!'
+    xml  = "<p>Hello world!</p>\n"
+
+    assert_equal html, render['respond_to/using_defaults']
+    assert_equal xml,  render['respond_to/using_defaults.xml.builder']
+    assert_equal xml,  render['respond_to/using_defaults', formats: :xml]
+  end
+
+  test 'rendering with helpers' do
+    assert_equal "<p>1\n<br />2</p>", render[inline: '<%= simple_format "1\n2" %>']
+  end
+  
+  test 'rendering from inherited renderer' do
+    inherited = Class.new ApplicationController.renderer do
+      defaults[:script_name] = 'script'
+      def render(options)
+        super options.merge(locals: { param: :value })
+      end
+    end
+
+    template = '<%= url_for controller: :foo, action: :bar, param: param %>'
+    assert_equal 'script/foo/bar?param=value', inherited.render(inline: template)
+  end
+
+  private
+    def render
+      @render ||= ApplicationController.renderer.method(:render)
+    end
+end
diff --git a/actionview/lib/action_view/rendering.rb b/actionview/lib/action_view/rendering.rb
index abd3b77c67..1e8e7415d1 100644
--- a/actionview/lib/action_view/rendering.rb
+++ b/actionview/lib/action_view/rendering.rb
@@ -92,12 +92,15 @@ module ActionView
       # Find and render a template based on the options given.
       # :api: private
       def _render_template(options) #:nodoc:
-        variant = options[:variant]
+        variant = options.delete(:variant)
+        assigns = options.delete(:assigns)
+        context = view_context
 
+        context.assign assigns if assigns
         lookup_context.rendered_format = nil if options[:formats]
         lookup_context.variants = variant if variant
 
-        view_renderer.render(view_context, options)
+        view_renderer.render(context, options)
       end
 
       # Assign the rendered format to lookup context.
diff --git a/actionview/test/actionpack/controller/render_test.rb b/actionview/test/actionpack/controller/render_test.rb
index 563caee8a2..94f519e330 100644
--- a/actionview/test/actionpack/controller/render_test.rb
+++ b/actionview/test/actionpack/controller/render_test.rb
@@ -453,6 +453,10 @@ class TestController < ApplicationController
     render :text => "foo"
   end
 
+  def render_with_assigns_option
+    render inline: '<%= @hello %>', assigns: { hello: "world" }
+  end
+
   def yield_content_for
     render :action => "content_for", :layout => "yield"
   end
@@ -1102,6 +1106,11 @@ class RenderTest < ActionController::TestCase
     assert_equal "world", assigns["hello"]
   end
 
+  def test_render_text_with_assigns_option
+    get :render_with_assigns_option
+    assert_equal 'world', response.body
+  end
+
   # :ported:
   def test_template_with_locals
     get :render_with_explicit_template_with_locals
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/initializers/application_controller_renderer.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/initializers/application_controller_renderer.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea930f54da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/initializers/application_controller_renderer.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+## Change renderer defaults here.
+#
+# ApplicationController.renderer.defaults.merge!(
+#   http_host: 'example.org',
+#   https: false
+# )