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diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/polymorphic_routes.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/polymorphic_routes.rb new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..31dba835ac --- /dev/null +++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/polymorphic_routes.rb @@ -0,0 +1,186 @@ +module ActionDispatch + module Routing + # Polymorphic URL helpers are methods for smart resolution to a named route call when + # given an Active Record model instance. They are to be used in combination with + # ActionController::Resources. + # + # These methods are useful when you want to generate correct URL or path to a RESTful + # resource without having to know the exact type of the record in question. + # + # Nested resources and/or namespaces are also supported, as illustrated in the example: + # + # polymorphic_url([:admin, @article, @comment]) + # + # results in: + # + # admin_article_comment_url(@article, @comment) + # + # == Usage within the framework + # + # Polymorphic URL helpers are used in a number of places throughout the Rails framework: + # + # * <tt>url_for</tt>, so you can use it with a record as the argument, e.g. + # <tt>url_for(@article)</tt>; + # * ActionView::Helpers::FormHelper uses <tt>polymorphic_path</tt>, so you can write + # <tt>form_for(@article)</tt> without having to specify <tt>:url</tt> parameter for the form + # action; + # * <tt>redirect_to</tt> (which, in fact, uses <tt>url_for</tt>) so you can write + # <tt>redirect_to(post)</tt> in your controllers; + # * ActionView::Helpers::AtomFeedHelper, so you don't have to explicitly specify URLs + # for feed entries. + # + # == Prefixed polymorphic helpers + # + # In addition to <tt>polymorphic_url</tt> and <tt>polymorphic_path</tt> methods, a + # number of prefixed helpers are available as a shorthand to <tt>:action => "..."</tt> + # in options. Those are: + # + # * <tt>edit_polymorphic_url</tt>, <tt>edit_polymorphic_path</tt> + # * <tt>new_polymorphic_url</tt>, <tt>new_polymorphic_path</tt> + # + # Example usage: + # + # edit_polymorphic_path(@post) # => "/posts/1/edit" + # polymorphic_path(@post, :format => :pdf) # => "/posts/1.pdf" + module PolymorphicRoutes + # Constructs a call to a named RESTful route for the given record and returns the + # resulting URL string. For example: + # + # # calls post_url(post) + # polymorphic_url(post) # => "http://example.com/posts/1" + # polymorphic_url([blog, post]) # => "http://example.com/blogs/1/posts/1" + # polymorphic_url([:admin, blog, post]) # => "http://example.com/admin/blogs/1/posts/1" + # polymorphic_url([user, :blog, post]) # => "http://example.com/users/1/blog/posts/1" + # polymorphic_url(Comment) # => "http://example.com/comments" + # + # ==== Options + # + # * <tt>:action</tt> - Specifies the action prefix for the named route: + # <tt>:new</tt> or <tt>:edit</tt>. Default is no prefix. + # * <tt>:routing_type</tt> - Allowed values are <tt>:path</tt> or <tt>:url</tt>. + # Default is <tt>:url</tt>. + # + # ==== Examples + # + # # an Article record + # polymorphic_url(record) # same as article_url(record) + # + # # a Comment record + # polymorphic_url(record) # same as comment_url(record) + # + # # it recognizes new records and maps to the collection + # record = Comment.new + # polymorphic_url(record) # same as comments_url() + # + # # the class of a record will also map to the collection + # polymorphic_url(Comment) # same as comments_url() + # + def polymorphic_url(record_or_hash_or_array, options = {}) + if record_or_hash_or_array.kind_of?(Array) + record_or_hash_or_array = record_or_hash_or_array.compact + record_or_hash_or_array = record_or_hash_or_array[0] if record_or_hash_or_array.size == 1 + end + + record = extract_record(record_or_hash_or_array) + record = record.to_model if record.respond_to?(:to_model) + + args = case record_or_hash_or_array + when Hash; [ record_or_hash_or_array ] + when Array; record_or_hash_or_array.dup + else [ record_or_hash_or_array ] + end + + inflection = if options[:action].to_s == "new" + args.pop + :singular + elsif (record.respond_to?(:persisted?) && !record.persisted?) + args.pop + :plural + elsif record.is_a?(Class) + args.pop + :plural + else + :singular + end + + args.delete_if {|arg| arg.is_a?(Symbol) || arg.is_a?(String)} + named_route = build_named_route_call(record_or_hash_or_array, inflection, options) + + url_options = options.except(:action, :routing_type) + unless url_options.empty? + args.last.kind_of?(Hash) ? args.last.merge!(url_options) : args << url_options + end + + send(named_route, *args) + end + + # Returns the path component of a URL for the given record. It uses + # <tt>polymorphic_url</tt> with <tt>:routing_type => :path</tt>. + def polymorphic_path(record_or_hash_or_array, options = {}) + polymorphic_url(record_or_hash_or_array, options.merge(:routing_type => :path)) + end + + %w(edit new).each do |action| + module_eval <<-EOT, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1 + def #{action}_polymorphic_url(record_or_hash, options = {}) # def edit_polymorphic_url(record_or_hash, options = {}) + polymorphic_url( # polymorphic_url( + record_or_hash, # record_or_hash, + options.merge(:action => "#{action}")) # options.merge(:action => "edit")) + end # end + # + def #{action}_polymorphic_path(record_or_hash, options = {}) # def edit_polymorphic_path(record_or_hash, options = {}) + polymorphic_url( # polymorphic_url( + record_or_hash, # record_or_hash, + options.merge(:action => "#{action}", :routing_type => :path)) # options.merge(:action => "edit", :routing_type => :path)) + end # end + EOT + end + + private + def action_prefix(options) + options[:action] ? "#{options[:action]}_" : '' + end + + def routing_type(options) + options[:routing_type] || :url + end + + def build_named_route_call(records, inflection, options = {}) + unless records.is_a?(Array) + record = extract_record(records) + route = '' + else + record = records.pop + route = records.inject("") do |string, parent| + if parent.is_a?(Symbol) || parent.is_a?(String) + string << "#{parent}_" + else + string << ActiveModel::Naming.plural(parent).singularize + string << "_" + end + end + end + + if record.is_a?(Symbol) || record.is_a?(String) + route << "#{record}_" + else + route << ActiveModel::Naming.plural(record) + route = route.singularize if inflection == :singular + route << "_" + route << "index_" if ActiveModel::Naming.uncountable?(record) && inflection == :plural + end + + action_prefix(options) + route + routing_type(options).to_s + end + + def extract_record(record_or_hash_or_array) + case record_or_hash_or_array + when Array; record_or_hash_or_array.last + when Hash; record_or_hash_or_array[:id] + else record_or_hash_or_array + end + end + end + end +end + |