Merge branch 'master' of git@github.com:rails/rails

26 files changed, 210 insertions, 256 deletions

diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
index a036600c2b..44269fc735 100755
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
@@ -283,13 +283,6 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
     @@debug_routes = true
     cattr_accessor :debug_routes
 
-    # Indicates to Mongrel or Webrick whether to allow concurrent action
-    # processing. Your controller actions and any other code they call must
-    # also behave well when called from concurrent threads. Turned off by
-    # default.
-    @@allow_concurrency = false
-    cattr_accessor :allow_concurrency
-
     # Modern REST web services often need to submit complex data to the web application.
     # The <tt>@@param_parsers</tt> hash lets you register handlers which will process the HTTP body and add parameters to the
     # <tt>params</tt> hash. These handlers are invoked for POST and PUT requests.
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/caching/actions.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/caching/actions.rb
index c4b0a97a33..65a36f7f98 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/caching/actions.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/caching/actions.rb
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
 
           if options[:action].is_a?(Array)
             options[:action].dup.each do |action|
-              expire_fragment(ActionCachePath.path_for(self, options.merge({ :action => action })))
+              expire_fragment(ActionCachePath.path_for(self, options.merge({ :action => action }), false))
             end
           else
-            expire_fragment(ActionCachePath.path_for(self, options))
+            expire_fragment(ActionCachePath.path_for(self, options, false))
           end
         end
 
@@ -125,16 +125,24 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
         attr_reader :path, :extension
 
         class << self
-          def path_for(controller, options)
-            new(controller, options).path
+          def path_for(controller, options, infer_extension=true)
+            new(controller, options, infer_extension).path
           end
         end
-
-        def initialize(controller, options = {})
-          @extension = extract_extension(controller.request.path)
+        
+        # When true, infer_extension will look up the cache path extension from the request's path & format.
+        # This is desirable when reading and writing the cache, but not when expiring the cache -  expire_action should expire the same files regardless of the request format.
+        def initialize(controller, options = {}, infer_extension=true)
+          if infer_extension and options.is_a? Hash
+            request_extension = extract_extension(controller.request)
+            options = options.reverse_merge(:format => request_extension)
+          end
           path = controller.url_for(options).split('://').last
           normalize!(path)
-          add_extension!(path, @extension)
+          if infer_extension
+            @extension = request_extension
+            add_extension!(path, @extension)
+          end
           @path = URI.unescape(path)
         end
 
@@ -144,13 +152,22 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
           end
 
           def add_extension!(path, extension)
-            path << ".#{extension}" if extension
+            path << ".#{extension}" if extension and !path.ends_with?(extension)
           end
-
-          def extract_extension(file_path)
+          
+          def extract_extension(request)
             # Don't want just what comes after the last '.' to accommodate multi part extensions
             # such as tar.gz.
-            file_path[/^[^.]+\.(.+)$/, 1]
+            extension = request.path[/^[^.]+\.(.+)$/, 1]
+
+            # If there's no extension in the path, check request.format
+            if extension.nil?
+              extension = request.format.to_sym.to_s
+              if extension=='all'
+                extension = nil
+              end
+            end
+            extension
           end
       end
     end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/rack_process.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/rack_process.rb
index 37b56dabca..9b4aa9b7cf 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/rack_process.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/rack_process.rb
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ end_msg
       if @body.respond_to?(:call)
         @writer = lambda { |x| callback.call(x) }
         @body.call(self, self)
+      elsif @body.is_a?(String)
+        @body.each_line(&callback)
       else
         @body.each(&callback)
       end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/record_identifier.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/record_identifier.rb
index 643ff7e5f4..f69c3d6163 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/record_identifier.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/record_identifier.rb
@@ -31,18 +31,21 @@ module ActionController
   module RecordIdentifier
     extend self
 
+    JOIN = '_'.freeze
+    NEW = 'new'.freeze
+
     # Returns plural/singular for a record or class. Example:
     #
     #   partial_path(post)                   # => "posts/post"
     #   partial_path(Person)                 # => "people/person"
     #   partial_path(Person, "admin/games")  # => "admin/people/person"
     def partial_path(record_or_class, controller_path = nil)
-      klass = class_from_record_or_class(record_or_class)
+      name = model_name_from_record_or_class(record_or_class)
 
       if controller_path && controller_path.include?("/")
-        "#{File.dirname(controller_path)}/#{klass.name.tableize}/#{klass.name.demodulize.underscore}"
+        "#{File.dirname(controller_path)}/#{name.partial_path}"
       else
-        "#{klass.name.tableize}/#{klass.name.demodulize.underscore}"
+        name.partial_path
       end
     end
 
@@ -56,7 +59,8 @@ module ActionController
     #   dom_class(post, :edit)   # => "edit_post"
     #   dom_class(Person, :edit) # => "edit_person"
     def dom_class(record_or_class, prefix = nil)
-      [ prefix, singular_class_name(record_or_class) ].compact * '_'
+      singular = singular_class_name(record_or_class)
+      prefix ? "#{prefix}#{JOIN}#{singular}" : singular
     end
 
     # The DOM id convention is to use the singular form of an object or class with the id following an underscore.
@@ -69,8 +73,11 @@ module ActionController
     #
     #   dom_id(Post.new(:id => 45), :edit) # => "edit_post_45"
     def dom_id(record, prefix = nil) 
-      prefix ||= 'new' unless record.id
-      [ prefix, singular_class_name(record), record.id ].compact * '_'
+      if record_id = record.id
+        "#{dom_class(record, prefix)}#{JOIN}#{record_id}"
+      else
+        dom_class(record, prefix || NEW)
+      end
     end
 
     # Returns the plural class name of a record or class. Examples:
@@ -78,7 +85,7 @@ module ActionController
     #   plural_class_name(post)             # => "posts"
     #   plural_class_name(Highrise::Person) # => "highrise_people"
     def plural_class_name(record_or_class)
-      singular_class_name(record_or_class).pluralize
+      model_name_from_record_or_class(record_or_class).plural
     end
 
     # Returns the singular class name of a record or class. Examples:
@@ -86,12 +93,12 @@ module ActionController
     #   singular_class_name(post)             # => "post"
     #   singular_class_name(Highrise::Person) # => "highrise_person"
     def singular_class_name(record_or_class)
-      class_from_record_or_class(record_or_class).name.underscore.tr('/', '_')
+      model_name_from_record_or_class(record_or_class).singular
     end
 
     private
-      def class_from_record_or_class(record_or_class)
-        record_or_class.is_a?(Class) ? record_or_class : record_or_class.class
+      def model_name_from_record_or_class(record_or_class)
+        (record_or_class.is_a?(Class) ? record_or_class : record_or_class.class).model_name
       end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/routing/segments.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/routing/segments.rb
index 864e068004..f0ad066bad 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/routing/segments.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/routing/segments.rb
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ module ActionController
       end
 
       def extract_value
-        "#{local_name} = hash[:#{key}] && hash[:#{key}].collect { |path_component| URI.escape(path_component.to_param, ActionController::Routing::Segment::UNSAFE_PCHAR) }.to_param #{"|| #{default.inspect}" if default}"
+        "#{local_name} = hash[:#{key}] && Array(hash[:#{key}]).collect { |path_component| URI.escape(path_component.to_param, ActionController::Routing::Segment::UNSAFE_PCHAR) }.to_param #{"|| #{default.inspect}" if default}"
       end
 
       def default
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb
index 80a3ddd2c5..ad1013b379 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-require 'action_controller/session/cookie_store'
-require 'action_controller/session/drb_store'
-require 'action_controller/session/mem_cache_store'
-if Object.const_defined?(:ActiveRecord)
-  require 'action_controller/session/active_record_store'
-end
-
 module ActionController #:nodoc:
   module SessionManagement #:nodoc:
     def self.included(base)
@@ -22,6 +15,8 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
       # <tt>:p_store</tt>, <tt>:drb_store</tt>, <tt>:mem_cache_store</tt>, or
       # <tt>:memory_store</tt>) or your own custom class.
       def session_store=(store)
+        require "action_controller/session/#{store.to_s}" if [:active_record_store, :drb_store, :mem_cache_store].include?(store)
+
         ActionController::CgiRequest::DEFAULT_SESSION_OPTIONS[:database_manager] =
           store.is_a?(Symbol) ? CGI::Session.const_get(store == :drb_store ? "DRbStore" : store.to_s.camelize) : store
       end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view.rb
index 5f4126e4e9..2f6894a8f9 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view.rb
@@ -21,12 +21,7 @@
 # WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 #++
 
-require 'action_view/template_handler'
-require 'action_view/template_handlers/compilable'
-require 'action_view/template_handlers/builder'
-require 'action_view/template_handlers/erb'
-require 'action_view/template_handlers/rjs'
-
+require 'action_view/template_handlers'
 require 'action_view/template_finder'
 require 'action_view/template'
 require 'action_view/partial_template'
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb
index f398756550..c417cc07ac 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb
@@ -156,10 +156,12 @@ module ActionView #:nodoc:
     attr_reader   :finder
     attr_accessor :base_path, :assigns, :template_extension, :first_render
     attr_accessor :controller
-    
+
     attr_writer :template_format
     attr_accessor :current_render_extension
 
+    attr_accessor :output_buffer
+
     # Specify trim mode for the ERB compiler. Defaults to '-'.
     # See ERb documentation for suitable values.
     @@erb_trim_mode = '-'
@@ -178,14 +180,11 @@ module ActionView #:nodoc:
     # that alert()s the caught exception (and then re-raises it). 
     @@debug_rjs = false
     cattr_accessor :debug_rjs
-    
-    @@erb_variable = '_erbout'
-    cattr_accessor :erb_variable
-    
+
     attr_internal :request
 
     delegate :request_forgery_protection_token, :template, :params, :session, :cookies, :response, :headers,
-             :flash, :logger, :action_name, :to => :controller
+             :flash, :logger, :action_name, :controller_name, :to => :controller
  
     module CompiledTemplates #:nodoc:
       # holds compiled template code
@@ -253,12 +252,13 @@ If you are rendering a subtemplate, you must now use controller-like partial syn
       elsif options == :update
         update_page(&block)
       elsif options.is_a?(Hash)
+        use_full_path = options[:use_full_path]
         options = options.reverse_merge(:locals => {}, :use_full_path => true)
 
         if partial_layout = options.delete(:layout)
           if block_given?
             wrap_content_for_layout capture(&block) do 
-              concat(render(options.merge(:partial => partial_layout)), block.binding)
+              concat(render(options.merge(:partial => partial_layout)))
             end
           else
             wrap_content_for_layout render(options) do
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ If you are rendering a subtemplate, you must now use controller-like partial syn
             end
           end
         elsif options[:file]
-          render_file(options[:file], options[:use_full_path], options[:locals])
+          render_file(options[:file], use_full_path || false, options[:locals])
         elsif options[:partial] && options[:collection]
           render_partial_collection(options[:partial], options[:collection], options[:spacer_template], options[:locals])
         elsif options[:partial]
@@ -316,9 +316,10 @@ If you are rendering a subtemplate, you must now use controller-like partial syn
 
     private
       def wrap_content_for_layout(content)
-        original_content_for_layout = @content_for_layout
-        @content_for_layout = content
-        returning(yield) { @content_for_layout = original_content_for_layout }
+        original_content_for_layout, @content_for_layout = @content_for_layout, content
+        yield
+      ensure
+        @content_for_layout = original_content_for_layout
       end
 
       # Evaluate the local assigns and pushes them to the view.
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/capture_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/capture_helper.rb
index 9ea06568cf..9cd9d3d06a 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/capture_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/capture_helper.rb
@@ -31,20 +31,13 @@ module ActionView
       #   </body></html>
       #
       def capture(*args, &block)
-        # execute the block
-        begin
-          buffer = eval(ActionView::Base.erb_variable, block.binding)
-        rescue
-          buffer = nil
-        end
-        
-        if buffer.nil?
-          capture_block(*args, &block).to_s
+        if output_buffer
+          with_output_buffer { block.call(*args) }
         else
-          capture_erb_with_buffer(buffer, *args, &block).to_s
+          block.call(*args)
         end
       end
-      
+
       # Calling content_for stores a block of markup in an identifier for later use.
       # You can make subsequent calls to the stored content in other templates or the layout
       # by passing the identifier as an argument to <tt>yield</tt>.
@@ -121,40 +114,18 @@ module ActionView
       # named <tt>@content_for_#{name_of_the_content_block}</tt>. The preferred usage is now
       # <tt><%= yield :footer %></tt>.
       def content_for(name, content = nil, &block)
-        existing_content_for = instance_variable_get("@content_for_#{name}").to_s
-        new_content_for      = existing_content_for + (block_given? ? capture(&block) : content)
-        instance_variable_set("@content_for_#{name}", new_content_for)
+        ivar = "@content_for_#{name}"
+        content = capture(&block) if block_given?
+        instance_variable_set(ivar, "#{instance_variable_get(ivar)}#{content}")
       end
 
       private
-        def capture_block(*args, &block)
-          block.call(*args)
-        end
-      
-        def capture_erb(*args, &block)
-          buffer = eval(ActionView::Base.erb_variable, block.binding)
-          capture_erb_with_buffer(buffer, *args, &block)
-        end
-      
-        def capture_erb_with_buffer(buffer, *args, &block)
-          pos = buffer.length
-          block.call(*args)
-        
-          # extract the block 
-          data = buffer[pos..-1]
-        
-          # replace it in the original with empty string
-          buffer[pos..-1] = ''
-        
-          data
-        end
-      
-        def erb_content_for(name, &block)
-          eval "@content_for_#{name} = (@content_for_#{name} || '') + capture_erb(&block)"
-        end
-      
-        def block_content_for(name, &block)
-          eval "@content_for_#{name} = (@content_for_#{name} || '') + capture_block(&block)"
+        def with_output_buffer(buf = '')
+          self.output_buffer, old_buffer = buf, output_buffer
+          yield
+          output_buffer
+        ensure
+          self.output_buffer = old_buffer
         end
     end
   end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb
index 0791feb9ac..63a932320e 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb
@@ -249,9 +249,9 @@ module ActionView
           args.unshift object
         end
 
-        concat(form_tag(options.delete(:url) || {}, options.delete(:html) || {}), proc.binding)
+        concat(form_tag(options.delete(:url) || {}, options.delete(:html) || {}))
         fields_for(object_name, *(args << options), &proc)
-        concat('</form>', proc.binding)
+        concat('</form>')
       end
 
       def apply_form_for_options!(object_or_array, options) #:nodoc:
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_options_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_options_helper.rb
index e0a097e367..b3f8e63c1b 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_options_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_options_helper.rb
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ module ActionView
       #
       # NOTE: Only the option tags are returned, you have to wrap this call in
       # a regular HTML select tag.
-      def time_zone_options_for_select(selected = nil, priority_zones = nil, model = TimeZone)
+      def time_zone_options_for_select(selected = nil, priority_zones = nil, model = ::ActiveSupport::TimeZone)
         zone_options = ""
 
         zones = model.all
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ module ActionView
         value = value(object)
         content_tag("select",
           add_options(
-            time_zone_options_for_select(value || options[:default], priority_zones, options[:model] || TimeZone),
+            time_zone_options_for_select(value || options[:default], priority_zones, options[:model] || ActiveSupport::TimeZone),
             options, value
           ), html_options
         )
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb
index ca58f4ba26..3a97f1390f 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_tag_helper.rb
@@ -407,10 +407,10 @@ module ActionView
       #   # => <fieldset><legend>Your details</legend><p><input id="name" name="name" type="text" /></p></fieldset>
       def field_set_tag(legend = nil, &block)
         content = capture(&block)
-        concat(tag(:fieldset, {}, true), block.binding)
-        concat(content_tag(:legend, legend), block.binding) unless legend.blank?
-        concat(content, block.binding)
-        concat("</fieldset>", block.binding)
+        concat(tag(:fieldset, {}, true))
+        concat(content_tag(:legend, legend)) unless legend.blank?
+        concat(content)
+        concat("</fieldset>")
       end
       
       private
@@ -442,9 +442,9 @@ module ActionView
         
         def form_tag_in_block(html_options, &block)
           content = capture(&block)
-          concat(form_tag_html(html_options), block.binding)
-          concat(content, block.binding)
-          concat("</form>", block.binding)
+          concat(form_tag_html(html_options))
+          concat(content)
+          concat("</form>")
         end
 
         def token_tag
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascript_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascript_helper.rb
index 1ea3cbd74e..7404a251e4 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascript_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascript_helper.rb
@@ -172,20 +172,17 @@ module ActionView
       #     alert('All is good')
       #   <% end -%>
       def javascript_tag(content_or_options_with_block = nil, html_options = {}, &block)
-        if block_given?
-          html_options = content_or_options_with_block if content_or_options_with_block.is_a?(Hash)
-          content = capture(&block)
-        else
-          content = content_or_options_with_block
-        end
+        content =
+          if block_given?
+            html_options = content_or_options_with_block if content_or_options_with_block.is_a?(Hash)
+            capture(&block)
+          else
+            content_or_options_with_block
+          end
 
-        javascript_tag = content_tag("script", javascript_cdata_section(content), html_options.merge(:type => Mime::JS))
-        
-        if block_given? && block_is_within_action_view?(block)
-          concat(javascript_tag, block.binding)
-        else
-          javascript_tag
-        end
+        tag = content_tag("script", javascript_cdata_section(content), html_options.merge(:type => Mime::JS))
+
+        block_given? ? concat(tag) : tag
       end
 
       def javascript_cdata_section(content) #:nodoc:
@@ -205,11 +202,6 @@ module ActionView
         end
         js_option
       end
-
-    private
-      def block_is_within_action_view?(block)
-        eval("defined? _erbout", block.binding)
-      end
     end
     
     JavascriptHelper = JavaScriptHelper unless const_defined? :JavascriptHelper
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/prototype_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/prototype_helper.rb
index 5a1012954e..a7c3b9ddc3 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/prototype_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/prototype_helper.rb
@@ -382,9 +382,9 @@ module ActionView
           args.unshift object
         end
 
-        concat(form_remote_tag(options), proc.binding)
+        concat(form_remote_tag(options))
         fields_for(object_name, *(args << options), &proc)
-        concat('</form>', proc.binding)
+        concat('</form>')
       end
       alias_method :form_remote_for, :remote_form_for
       
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/record_tag_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/record_tag_helper.rb
index 66c596f3a9..9bb235175e 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/record_tag_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/record_tag_helper.rb
@@ -51,9 +51,8 @@ module ActionView
         prefix  = args.first.is_a?(Hash) ? nil : args.shift
         options = args.first.is_a?(Hash) ? args.shift : {}
         concat content_tag(tag_name, capture(&block), 
-          options.merge({ :class => "#{dom_class(record)} #{options[:class]}".strip, :id => dom_id(record, prefix) })), 
-          block.binding
+          options.merge({ :class => "#{dom_class(record)} #{options[:class]}".strip, :id => dom_id(record, prefix) }))
       end
     end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tag_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tag_helper.rb
index 999cbfb52a..e1abec1847 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tag_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tag_helper.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 require 'cgi'
 require 'erb'
+require 'set'
 
 module ActionView
   module Helpers #:nodoc:
@@ -8,7 +9,8 @@ module ActionView
     module TagHelper
       include ERB::Util
 
-      BOOLEAN_ATTRIBUTES = Set.new(%w(disabled readonly multiple))
+      BOOLEAN_ATTRIBUTES = %w(disabled readonly multiple).to_set
+      BOOLEAN_ATTRIBUTES.merge(BOOLEAN_ATTRIBUTES.map(&:to_sym))
 
       # Returns an empty HTML tag of type +name+ which by default is XHTML 
       # compliant. Set +open+ to true to create an open tag compatible 
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ module ActionView
       #   tag("img", { :src => "open &amp; shut.png" }, false, false)
       #   # => <img src="open &amp; shut.png" />
       def tag(name, options = nil, open = false, escape = true)
-        "<#{name}#{tag_options(options, escape) if options}" + (open ? ">" : " />")
+        "<#{name}#{tag_options(options, escape) if options}#{open ? ">" : " />"}"
       end
 
       # Returns an HTML block tag of type +name+ surrounding the +content+. Add
@@ -66,12 +68,9 @@ module ActionView
       def content_tag(name, content_or_options_with_block = nil, options = nil, escape = true, &block)
         if block_given?
           options = content_or_options_with_block if content_or_options_with_block.is_a?(Hash)
-          content = capture(&block)
-          content_tag = content_tag_string(name, content, options, escape)
-          block_is_within_action_view?(block) ? concat(content_tag, block.binding) : content_tag
+          concat(content_tag_string(name, capture(&block), options, escape))
         else
-          content = content_or_options_with_block
-          content_tag_string(name, content, options, escape)
+          content_tag_string(name, content_or_options_with_block, options, escape)
         end
       end
 
@@ -114,7 +113,6 @@ module ActionView
             if escape
               options.each do |key, value|
                 next unless value
-                key = key.to_s
                 value = BOOLEAN_ATTRIBUTES.include?(key) ? key : escape_once(value)
                 attrs << %(#{key}="#{value}")
               end
@@ -124,10 +122,6 @@ module ActionView
             " #{attrs.sort * ' '}" unless attrs.empty?
           end
         end
-
-        def block_is_within_action_view?(block)
-          eval("defined? _erbout", block.binding)
-        end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb
index 669a285424..a1a91f6b3d 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/text_helper.rb
@@ -15,18 +15,26 @@ module ActionView
       #
       # ==== Examples
       #   <%
-      #       concat "hello", binding
+      #       concat "hello"
       #       # is the equivalent of <%= "hello" %>
       #
       #       if (logged_in == true):
-      #         concat "Logged in!", binding
+      #         concat "Logged in!"
       #       else
-      #         concat link_to('login', :action => login), binding
+      #         concat link_to('login', :action => login)
       #       end
       #       # will either display "Logged in!" or a login link
       #   %>
-      def concat(string, binding)
-        eval(ActionView::Base.erb_variable, binding) << string
+      def concat(string, unused_binding = nil)
+        if unused_binding
+          ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn("The binding argument of #concat is no longer needed.  Please remove it from your views and helpers.")
+        end
+
+        if output_buffer && string
+          output_buffer << string
+        else
+          string
+        end
       end
 
       if RUBY_VERSION < '1.9'
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/partial_template.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/partial_template.rb
index 1fb3aaee02..0b374db888 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/partial_template.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/partial_template.rb
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ module ActionView #:nodoc:
     end
     
     def render_member(object)
-      @locals[@counter_name] += 1
       @locals[:object] = @locals[@variable_name] = object
       
       template = render_template
+      @locals[@counter_name] += 1
       @locals.delete(@variable_name)
       @locals.delete(:object)
       
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/template.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/template.rb
index 369526188f..500ff713bb 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/template.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/template.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 module ActionView #:nodoc:
   class Template #:nodoc:
+    extend TemplateHandlers
 
     attr_accessor :locals
     attr_reader :handler, :path, :extension, :filename, :path_without_extension, :method
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ module ActionView #:nodoc:
       @view.first_render ||= @path
       @source = nil # Don't read the source until we know that it is required
       set_extension_and_file_name(use_full_path)
-      
+
       @locals = locals || {}
       @handler = self.class.handler_class_for_extension(@extension).new(@view)
     end
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ module ActionView #:nodoc:
         raise TemplateError.new(self, @view.assigns, e)
       end
     end
-    
+
     def render
       prepare!
       @handler.render(self)
@@ -46,11 +47,11 @@ module ActionView #:nodoc:
     def base_path_for_exception
       @finder.find_base_path_for("#{@path_without_extension}.#{@extension}") || @finder.view_paths.first
     end
-    
+
     def prepare!
       @view.send :evaluate_assigns
       @view.current_render_extension = @extension
-      
+
       if @handler.compilable?
         @handler.compile_template(self) # compile the given template, if necessary
         @method = @view.method_names[method_key] # Set the method name for this template and run it
@@ -58,70 +59,30 @@ module ActionView #:nodoc:
     end
 
     private
-
-    def set_extension_and_file_name(use_full_path)
-      @path_without_extension, @extension = @finder.path_and_extension(@path)
-      if use_full_path
-        if @extension
-          @filename = @finder.pick_template(@path_without_extension, @extension)
+      def set_extension_and_file_name(use_full_path)
+        @path_without_extension, @extension = @finder.path_and_extension(@path)
+        if use_full_path
+          if @extension
+            @filename = @finder.pick_template(@path_without_extension, @extension)
+          else
+            @extension = @finder.pick_template_extension(@path).to_s
+            raise_missing_template_exception unless @extension
+
+            @filename = @finder.pick_template(@path, @extension)
+            @extension = @extension.gsub(/^.+\./, '') # strip off any formats
+          end
         else
-          @extension = @finder.pick_template_extension(@path).to_s
-          raise_missing_template_exception unless @extension
-          
-          @filename = @finder.pick_template(@path, @extension)
-          @extension = @extension.gsub(/^.+\./, '') # strip off any formats
+          @filename = @path
         end
-      else
-        @filename = @path
-      end
-
-      raise_missing_template_exception if @filename.blank?
-    end
-    
-    def raise_missing_template_exception
-      full_template_path = @path.include?('.') ? @path : "#{@path}.#{@view.template_format}.erb"
-      display_paths = @finder.view_paths.join(':')
-      template_type = (@path =~ /layouts/i) ? 'layout' : 'template'
-      raise(MissingTemplate, "Missing #{template_type} #{full_template_path} in view path #{display_paths}")
-    end
 
-    # Template Handlers
-    
-    @@template_handlers = HashWithIndifferentAccess.new
-    @@default_template_handlers = nil
-    
-    # Register a class that knows how to handle template files with the given
-    # extension. This can be used to implement new template types.
-    # The constructor for the class must take the ActiveView::Base instance
-    # as a parameter, and the class must implement a +render+ method that
-    # takes the contents of the template to render as well as the Hash of
-    # local assigns available to the template. The +render+ method ought to
-    # return the rendered template as a string.
-    def self.register_template_handler(extension, klass)
-      @@template_handlers[extension.to_sym] = klass
-      TemplateFinder.update_extension_cache_for(extension.to_s)
-    end
-
-    def self.template_handler_extensions
-      @@template_handlers.keys.map(&:to_s).sort
-    end
-
-    def self.register_default_template_handler(extension, klass)
-      register_template_handler(extension, klass)
-      @@default_template_handlers = klass
-    end
-
-    def self.handler_class_for_extension(extension)
-      (extension && @@template_handlers[extension.to_sym]) || @@default_template_handlers
-    end
-
-    register_default_template_handler :erb, TemplateHandlers::ERB
-    register_template_handler :rjs, TemplateHandlers::RJS
-    register_template_handler :builder, TemplateHandlers::Builder
+        raise_missing_template_exception if @filename.blank?
+      end
 
-    # TODO: Depreciate old template extensions
-    register_template_handler :rhtml, TemplateHandlers::ERB
-    register_template_handler :rxml, TemplateHandlers::Builder
-    
+      def raise_missing_template_exception
+        full_template_path = @path.include?('.') ? @path : "#{@path}.#{@view.template_format}.erb"
+        display_paths = @finder.view_paths.join(':')
+        template_type = (@path =~ /layouts/i) ? 'layout' : 'template'
+        raise(MissingTemplate, "Missing #{template_type} #{full_template_path} in view path #{display_paths}")
+      end
   end
 end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_finder.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_finder.rb
index 83b7e27c09..7e9a310810 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_finder.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_finder.rb
@@ -1,14 +1,5 @@
 module ActionView #:nodoc:
   class TemplateFinder #:nodoc:
-
-    class InvalidViewPath < StandardError #:nodoc:
-      attr_reader :unprocessed_path
-      def initialize(path)
-        @unprocessed_path = path
-        super("Unprocessed view path found: #{@unprocessed_path.inspect}.  Set your view paths with #append_view_path, #prepend_view_path, or #view_paths=.")
-      end
-    end
-
     cattr_reader :processed_view_paths
     @@processed_view_paths = Hash.new {|hash, key| hash[key] = []}
 
@@ -18,7 +9,6 @@ module ActionView #:nodoc:
     }
 
     class << self #:nodoc:
-
       # This method is not thread safe. Mutex should be used whenever this is accessed from an instance method
       def process_view_paths(*view_paths)
         view_paths.flatten.compact.each do |dir|
@@ -35,7 +25,7 @@ module ActionView #:nodoc:
 
               # Build extension cache
               extension = file.split(".").last
-              if template_handler_extensions.include?(extension)
+              if ActionView::Template.template_handler_extensions.include?(extension)
                 key = file.split(dir).last.sub(/^\//, '').sub(/\.(\w+)$/, '')
                 @@file_extension_cache[dir][key] << extension
               end
@@ -44,19 +34,6 @@ module ActionView #:nodoc:
         end
       end
 
-      def update_extension_cache_for(extension)
-        @@processed_view_paths.keys.each do |dir|
-          Dir.glob("#{dir}/**/*.#{extension}").each do |file|
-            key = file.split(dir).last.sub(/^\//, '').sub(/\.(\w+)$/, '')
-            @@file_extension_cache[dir][key] << extension
-          end
-        end
-      end
-
-      def template_handler_extensions
-        ActionView::Template.template_handler_extensions
-      end
-
       def reload!
         view_paths = @@processed_view_paths.keys
 
@@ -76,7 +53,7 @@ module ActionView #:nodoc:
 
       @view_paths = args.flatten
       @view_paths = @view_paths.respond_to?(:find) ? @view_paths.dup : [*@view_paths].compact
-      check_view_paths(@view_paths)
+      self.class.process_view_paths(@view_paths)
     end
 
     def prepend_view_path(path)
@@ -166,12 +143,5 @@ module ActionView #:nodoc:
     def find_template_extension_from_first_render
       File.basename(@template.first_render.to_s)[/^[^.]+\.(.+)$/, 1]
     end
-
-    private
-      def check_view_paths(view_paths)
-        view_paths.each do |path|
-          raise InvalidViewPath.new(path) unless @@processed_view_paths.has_key?(path)
-        end
-      end
   end
 end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handler.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handler.rb
index ec407e3fb3..39e578e586 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handler.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handler.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 module ActionView
   class TemplateHandler
-
     def self.line_offset
       0
     end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1471e99e01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+require 'action_view/template_handler'
+require 'action_view/template_handlers/compilable'
+require 'action_view/template_handlers/builder'
+require 'action_view/template_handlers/erb'
+require 'action_view/template_handlers/rjs'
+
+module ActionView #:nodoc:
+  module TemplateHandlers #:nodoc:
+    def self.extended(base)
+      base.register_default_template_handler :erb, TemplateHandlers::ERB
+      base.register_template_handler :rjs, TemplateHandlers::RJS
+      base.register_template_handler :builder, TemplateHandlers::Builder
+
+      # TODO: Depreciate old template extensions
+      base.register_template_handler :rhtml, TemplateHandlers::ERB
+      base.register_template_handler :rxml, TemplateHandlers::Builder
+    end
+
+    @@template_handlers = {}
+    @@default_template_handlers = nil
+
+    # Register a class that knows how to handle template files with the given
+    # extension. This can be used to implement new template types.
+    # The constructor for the class must take the ActiveView::Base instance
+    # as a parameter, and the class must implement a +render+ method that
+    # takes the contents of the template to render as well as the Hash of
+    # local assigns available to the template. The +render+ method ought to
+    # return the rendered template as a string.
+    def register_template_handler(extension, klass)
+      @@template_handlers[extension.to_sym] = klass
+    end
+
+    def template_handler_extensions
+      @@template_handlers.keys.map(&:to_s).sort
+    end
+
+    def register_default_template_handler(extension, klass)
+      register_template_handler(extension, klass)
+      @@default_template_handlers = klass
+    end
+
+    def handler_class_for_extension(extension)
+      (extension && @@template_handlers[extension.to_sym]) || @@default_template_handlers
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers/builder.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers/builder.rb
index f76d89777a..ee02ce1a6f 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers/builder.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers/builder.rb
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ module ActionView
 
       def compile(template)
         content_type_handler = (@view.send!(:controller).respond_to?(:response) ? "controller.response" : "controller")
+
         "#{content_type_handler}.content_type ||= Mime::XML\n" +
-        "xml = ::Builder::XmlMarkup.new(:indent => 2)\n" +
-        template.source +
-        "\nxml.target!\n"
+          "xml = ::Builder::XmlMarkup.new(:indent => 2)\n" +
+          template.source +
+          "\nxml.target!\n"
       end
 
       def cache_fragment(block, name = {}, options = nil)
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers/compilable.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers/compilable.rb
index 25bd0fea7f..1aef81ba1a 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers/compilable.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers/compilable.rb
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ module ActionView
           locals_code << "#{key} = local_assigns[:#{key}]\n"
         end
 
-        "def #{render_symbol}(local_assigns)\n#{locals_code}#{body}\nend"
+        "def #{render_symbol}(local_assigns)\nold_output_buffer = output_buffer;#{locals_code}#{body}\nensure\nself.output_buffer = old_output_buffer\nend"
       end
 
       # Return true if the given template was compiled for a superset of the keys in local_assigns
@@ -125,4 +125,4 @@ module ActionView
 
     end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers/erb.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers/erb.rb
index 15a9064461..ad4ccc7c42 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers/erb.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/template_handlers/erb.rb
@@ -43,13 +43,11 @@ module ActionView
       include Compilable
 
       def compile(template)
-        ::ERB.new(template.source, nil, @view.erb_trim_mode).src
+        ::ERB.new(template.source, nil, @view.erb_trim_mode, '@output_buffer').src
       end
 
       def cache_fragment(block, name = {}, options = nil) #:nodoc:
-        @view.fragment_for(block, name, options) do
-          eval(ActionView::Base.erb_variable, block.binding)
-        end
+        @view.fragment_for(block, name, options) { @view.response.template.output_buffer ||= '' }
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/test_case.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/test_case.rb
index 16fedd9732..1a3c93c283 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/test_case.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/test_case.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ module ActionView
       if helper_class && !self.class.ancestors.include?(helper_class)
         self.class.send(:include, helper_class)
       end
+
+      self.output_buffer = ''
     end
 
     class TestController < ActionController::Base
@@ -48,6 +50,9 @@ module ActionView
       end
     end
 
+    protected
+      attr_accessor :output_buffer
+
     private
       def method_missing(selector, *args)
         controller = TestController.new