wrap translate defaults to use translate helper features, closes #1102

1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/translation_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/translation_helper.rb
index cc74eff53a..fd06bfa2a8 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/translation_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/translation_helper.rb
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ module ActionView
       # you know what kind of output to expect when you call translate in a template.
       def translate(key, options = {})
         options.merge!(:rescue_format => :html) unless options.key?(:rescue_format)
+        options[:default] = wrap_translate_defaults(options[:default]) if options[:default]
         if html_safe_translation_key?(key)
           html_safe_options = options.dup
           options.except(*I18n::RESERVED_KEYS).each do |name, value|
@@ -83,6 +84,21 @@ module ActionView
         def html_safe_translation_key?(key)
           key.to_s =~ /(\b|_|\.)html$/
         end
+
+        def wrap_translate_defaults(defaults)
+          new_defaults = []
+          defaults     = Array(defaults)
+          while key = defaults.shift
+            if key.is_a?(Symbol)
+              new_defaults << lambda { |_, options| translate key, options.merge(:default => defaults) }
+              break
+            else
+              new_defautls << key
+            end
+          end
+
+          new_defaults
+        end
     end
   end
 end