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diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascript_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascript_helper.rb index e7109e92e8..033aff5044 100644 --- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascript_helper.rb +++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/javascript_helper.rb @@ -2,38 +2,46 @@ require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/tag_helper' module ActionView module Helpers - # Provides a set of helpers for calling JavaScript functions and, most importantly, to call remote methods using what has - # been labelled AJAX[http://www.adaptivepath.com/publications/essays/archives/000385.php]. This means that you can call - # actions in your controllers without reloading the page, but still update certain parts of it using injections into the - # DOM. The common use case is having a form that adds a new element to a list without reloading the page. + # Provides functionality for working with JavaScript in your views. + # + # == Ajax, controls and visual effects + # + # * For information on using Ajax, see + # ActionView::Helpers::PrototypeHelper. + # * For information on using controls and visual effects, see + # ActionView::Helpers::ScriptaculousHelper. # - # To be able to use the JavaScript helpers, you must include the Prototype JavaScript Framework and for some functions - # script.aculo.us (which both come with Rails) on your pages. Choose one of these options: + # == Including the JavaScript libraries into your pages # - # * Use <tt><%= javascript_include_tag :defaults %></tt> in the HEAD section of your page (recommended): - # The function will return references to the JavaScript files created by the +rails+ command in your - # <tt>public/javascripts</tt> directory. Using it is recommended as the browser can then cache the libraries - # instead of fetching all the functions anew on every request. - # * Use <tt><%= javascript_include_tag 'prototype' %></tt>: As above, but will only include the Prototype core library, - # which means you are able to use all basic AJAX functionality. For the script.aculo.us-based JavaScript helpers, - # like visual effects, autocompletion, drag and drop and so on, you should use the method described above. - # * Use <tt><%= define_javascript_functions %></tt>: this will copy all the JavaScript support functions within a single - # script block. + # Rails includes the Prototype JavaScript framework and the Scriptaculous + # JavaScript controls and visual effects library. If you wish to use + # these libraries and their helpers (ActionView::Helpers::PrototypeHelper + # and ActionView::Helpers::ScriptaculousHelper), you must do one of the + # following: # - # For documentation on +javascript_include_tag+ see ActionView::Helpers::AssetTagHelper. + # * Use <tt><%= javascript_include_tag :defaults %></tt> in the HEAD + # section of your page (recommended): This function will return + # references to the JavaScript files created by the +rails+ command in + # your <tt>public/javascripts</tt> directory. Using it is recommended as + # the browser can then cache the libraries instead of fetching all the + # functions anew on every request. + # * Use <tt><%= javascript_include_tag 'prototype' %></tt>: As above, but + # will only include the Prototype core library, which means you are able + # to use all basic AJAX functionality. For the Scriptaculous-based + # JavaScript helpers, like visual effects, autocompletion, drag and drop + # and so on, you should use the method described above. + # * Use <tt><%= define_javascript_functions %></tt>: this will copy all the + # JavaScript support functions within a single script block. Not + # recommended. # - # If you're the visual type, there's an AJAX movie[http://www.rubyonrails.com/media/video/rails-ajax.mov] demonstrating - # the use of form_remote_tag. - module JavaScriptHelper - unless const_defined? :CALLBACKS - CALLBACKS = - [:uninitialized, :loading, :loaded, :interactive, :complete, :failure, :success].push((100..599).to_a).flatten - AJAX_OPTIONS = [ :before, :after, :condition, :url, :asynchronous, :method, - :insertion, :position, :form, :with, :update, :script ].concat(CALLBACKS) + # For documentation on +javascript_include_tag+ see + # ActionView::Helpers::AssetTagHelper. + module JavaScriptHelper + unless const_defined? :JAVASCRIPT_PATH JAVASCRIPT_PATH = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'javascripts') end - # Returns a link that'll trigger a javascript +function+ using the + # Returns a link that'll trigger a JavaScript +function+ using the # onclick handler and return false after the fact. # # Examples: @@ -46,251 +54,10 @@ module ActionView ) end - # Returns a link to a remote action defined by <tt>options[:url]</tt> - # (using the url_for format) that's called in the background using - # XMLHttpRequest. The result of that request can then be inserted into a - # DOM object whose id can be specified with <tt>options[:update]</tt>. - # Usually, the result would be a partial prepared by the controller with - # either render_partial or render_partial_collection. - # - # Examples: - # link_to_remote "Delete this post", :update => "posts", :url => { :action => "destroy", :id => post.id } - # link_to_remote(image_tag("refresh"), :update => "emails", :url => { :action => "list_emails" }) - # - # You can also specify a hash for <tt>options[:update]</tt> to allow for - # easy redirection of output to an other DOM element if a server-side error occurs: - # - # Example: - # link_to_remote "Delete this post", - # :url => { :action => "destroy", :id => post.id }, - # :update => { :success => "posts", :failure => "error" } - # - # Optionally, you can use the <tt>options[:position]</tt> parameter to influence - # how the target DOM element is updated. It must be one of - # <tt>:before</tt>, <tt>:top</tt>, <tt>:bottom</tt>, or <tt>:after</tt>. - # - # By default, these remote requests are processed asynchronous during - # which various JavaScript callbacks can be triggered (for progress indicators and - # the likes). All callbacks get access to the <tt>request</tt> object, - # which holds the underlying XMLHttpRequest. - # - # To access the server response, use <tt>request.responseText</tt>, to - # find out the HTTP status, use <tt>request.status</tt>. - # - # Example: - # link_to_remote word, - # :url => { :action => "undo", :n => word_counter }, - # :complete => "undoRequestCompleted(request)" - # - # The callbacks that may be specified are (in order): - # - # <tt>:loading</tt>:: Called when the remote document is being - # loaded with data by the browser. - # <tt>:loaded</tt>:: Called when the browser has finished loading - # the remote document. - # <tt>:interactive</tt>:: Called when the user can interact with the - # remote document, even though it has not - # finished loading. - # <tt>:success</tt>:: Called when the XMLHttpRequest is completed, - # and the HTTP status code is in the 2XX range. - # <tt>:failure</tt>:: Called when the XMLHttpRequest is completed, - # and the HTTP status code is not in the 2XX - # range. - # <tt>:complete</tt>:: Called when the XMLHttpRequest is complete - # (fires after success/failure if they are present)., - # - # You can further refine <tt>:success</tt> and <tt>:failure</tt> by adding additional - # callbacks for specific status codes: - # - # Example: - # link_to_remote word, - # :url => { :action => "action" }, - # 404 => "alert('Not found...? Wrong URL...?')", - # :failure => "alert('HTTP Error ' + request.status + '!')" - # - # A status code callback overrides the success/failure handlers if present. - # - # If you for some reason or another need synchronous processing (that'll - # block the browser while the request is happening), you can specify - # <tt>options[:type] = :synchronous</tt>. - # - # You can customize further browser side call logic by passing - # in JavaScript code snippets via some optional parameters. In - # their order of use these are: - # - # <tt>:confirm</tt>:: Adds confirmation dialog. - # <tt>:condition</tt>:: Perform remote request conditionally - # by this expression. Use this to - # describe browser-side conditions when - # request should not be initiated. - # <tt>:before</tt>:: Called before request is initiated. - # <tt>:after</tt>:: Called immediately after request was - # initiated and before <tt>:loading</tt>. - # <tt>:submit</tt>:: Specifies the DOM element ID that's used - # as the parent of the form elements. By - # default this is the current form, but - # it could just as well be the ID of a - # table row or any other DOM element. - def link_to_remote(name, options = {}, html_options = {}) - link_to_function(name, remote_function(options), html_options) - end - - # Periodically calls the specified url (<tt>options[:url]</tt>) every <tt>options[:frequency]</tt> seconds (default is 10). - # Usually used to update a specified div (<tt>options[:update]</tt>) with the results of the remote call. - # The options for specifying the target with :url and defining callbacks is the same as link_to_remote. - def periodically_call_remote(options = {}) - frequency = options[:frequency] || 10 # every ten seconds by default - code = "new PeriodicalExecuter(function() {#{remote_function(options)}}, #{frequency})" - javascript_tag(code) - end - - # Returns a form tag that will submit using XMLHttpRequest in the background instead of the regular - # reloading POST arrangement. Even though it's using JavaScript to serialize the form elements, the form submission - # will work just like a regular submission as viewed by the receiving side (all elements available in @params). - # The options for specifying the target with :url and defining callbacks is the same as link_to_remote. - # - # A "fall-through" target for browsers that doesn't do JavaScript can be specified with the :action/:method options on :html - # - # form_remote_tag :html => { :action => url_for(:controller => "some", :action => "place") } - # The Hash passed to the :html key is equivalent to the options (2nd) argument in the FormTagHelper.form_tag method. - # - # By default the fall-through action is the same as the one specified in the :url (and the default method is :post). - def form_remote_tag(options = {}) - options[:form] = true - - options[:html] ||= {} - options[:html][:onsubmit] = "#{remote_function(options)}; return false;" - options[:html][:action] = options[:html][:action] || url_for(options[:url]) - options[:html][:method] = options[:html][:method] || "post" - - tag("form", options[:html], true) - end - - # Returns a button input tag that will submit form using XMLHttpRequest in the background instead of regular - # reloading POST arrangement. <tt>options</tt> argument is the same as in <tt>form_remote_tag</tt> - def submit_to_remote(name, value, options = {}) - options[:with] ||= 'Form.serialize(this.form)' - - options[:html] ||= {} - options[:html][:type] = 'button' - options[:html][:onclick] = "#{remote_function(options)}; return false;" - options[:html][:name] = name - options[:html][:value] = value - - tag("input", options[:html], false) - end - - # Returns a Javascript function (or expression) that'll update a DOM element according to the options passed. - # - # * <tt>:content</tt>: The content to use for updating. Can be left out if using block, see example. - # * <tt>:action</tt>: Valid options are :update (assumed by default), :empty, :remove - # * <tt>:position</tt> If the :action is :update, you can optionally specify one of the following positions: :before, :top, :bottom, :after. - # - # Examples: - # <%= javascript_tag(update_element_function( - # "products", :position => :bottom, :content => "<p>New product!</p>")) %> - # - # <% replacement_function = update_element_function("products") do %> - # <p>Product 1</p> - # <p>Product 2</p> - # <% end %> - # <%= javascript_tag(replacement_function) %> - # - # This method can also be used in combination with remote method call where the result is evaluated afterwards to cause - # multiple updates on a page. Example: - # - # # Calling view - # <%= form_remote_tag :url => { :action => "buy" }, :complete => evaluate_remote_response %> - # all the inputs here... - # - # # Controller action - # def buy - # @product = Product.find(1) - # end - # - # # Returning view - # <%= update_element_function( - # "cart", :action => :update, :position => :bottom, - # :content => "<p>New Product: #{@product.name}</p>")) %> - # <% update_element_function("status", :binding => binding) do %> - # You've bought a new product! - # <% end %> - # - # Notice how the second call doesn't need to be in an ERb output block since it uses a block and passes in the binding - # to render directly. This trick will however only work in ERb (not Builder or other template forms). - def update_element_function(element_id, options = {}, &block) - - content = escape_javascript(options[:content] || '') - content = escape_javascript(capture(&block)) if block - - javascript_function = case (options[:action] || :update) - when :update - if options[:position] - "new Insertion.#{options[:position].to_s.camelize}('#{element_id}','#{content}')" - else - "$('#{element_id}').innerHTML = '#{content}'" - end - - when :empty - "$('#{element_id}').innerHTML = ''" - - when :remove - "Element.remove('#{element_id}')" - - else - raise ArgumentError, "Invalid action, choose one of :update, :remove, :empty" - end - - javascript_function << ";\n" - options[:binding] ? concat(javascript_function, options[:binding]) : javascript_function - end - - # Returns 'eval(request.responseText)' which is the Javascript function that form_remote_tag can call in :complete to - # evaluate a multiple update return document using update_element_function calls. - def evaluate_remote_response - "eval(request.responseText)" - end - - # Returns the javascript needed for a remote function. - # Takes the same arguments as link_to_remote. - # - # Example: - # <select id="options" onchange="<%= remote_function(:update => "options", :url => { :action => :update_options }) %>"> - # <option value="0">Hello</option> - # <option value="1">World</option> - # </select> - def remote_function(options) - javascript_options = options_for_ajax(options) - - update = '' - if options[:update] and options[:update].is_a?Hash - update = [] - update << "success:'#{options[:update][:success]}'" if options[:update][:success] - update << "failure:'#{options[:update][:failure]}'" if options[:update][:failure] - update = '{' + update.join(',') + '}' - elsif options[:update] - update << "'#{options[:update]}'" - end - - function = update.empty? ? - "new Ajax.Request(" : - "new Ajax.Updater(#{update}, " - - function << "'#{url_for(options[:url])}'" - function << ", #{javascript_options})" - - function = "#{options[:before]}; #{function}" if options[:before] - function = "#{function}; #{options[:after]}" if options[:after] - function = "if (#{options[:condition]}) { #{function}; }" if options[:condition] - function = "if (confirm('#{escape_javascript(options[:confirm])}')) { #{function}; }" if options[:confirm] - - return function - end - # Includes the Action Pack JavaScript libraries inside a single <script> # tag. The function first includes prototype.js and then its core extensions, # (determined by filenames starting with "prototype"). - # Afterwards, any additional scripts will be included in random order. + # Afterwards, any additional scripts will be included in undefined order. # # Note: The recommended approach is to copy the contents of # lib/action_view/helpers/javascripts/ into your application's @@ -312,142 +79,6 @@ module ActionView javascript << '</script>' end - # Observes the field with the DOM ID specified by +field_id+ and makes - # an AJAX call when its contents have changed. - # - # Required +options+ are: - # <tt>:url</tt>:: +url_for+-style options for the action to call - # when the field has changed. - # - # Additional options are: - # <tt>:frequency</tt>:: The frequency (in seconds) at which changes to - # this field will be detected. Not setting this - # option at all or to a value equal to or less than - # zero will use event based observation instead of - # time based observation. - # <tt>:update</tt>:: Specifies the DOM ID of the element whose - # innerHTML should be updated with the - # XMLHttpRequest response text. - # <tt>:with</tt>:: A JavaScript expression specifying the - # parameters for the XMLHttpRequest. This defaults - # to 'value', which in the evaluated context - # refers to the new field value. - # - # Additionally, you may specify any of the options documented in - # link_to_remote. - def observe_field(field_id, options = {}) - if options[:frequency] and options[:frequency] > 0 - build_observer('Form.Element.Observer', field_id, options) - else - build_observer('Form.Element.EventObserver', field_id, options) - end - end - - # Like +observe_field+, but operates on an entire form identified by the - # DOM ID +form_id+. +options+ are the same as +observe_field+, except - # the default value of the <tt>:with</tt> option evaluates to the - # serialized (request string) value of the form. - def observe_form(form_id, options = {}) - if options[:frequency] - build_observer('Form.Observer', form_id, options) - else - build_observer('Form.EventObserver', form_id, options) - end - end - - # Returns a JavaScript snippet to be used on the AJAX callbacks for starting - # visual effects. - # - # This method requires the inclusion of the script.aculo.us JavaScript library. - # - # Example: - # <%= link_to_remote "Reload", :update => "posts", - # :url => { :action => "reload" }, - # :complete => visual_effect(:highlight, "posts", :duration => 0.5 ) - # - # If no element_id is given, it assumes "element" which should be a local - # variable in the generated JavaScript execution context. This can be used - # for example with drop_receiving_element: - # - # <%= drop_receving_element (...), :loading => visual_effect(:fade) %> - # - # This would fade the element that was dropped on the drop receiving element. - # - # You can change the behaviour with various options, see - # http://script.aculo.us for more documentation. - def visual_effect(name, element_id = false, js_options = {}) - element = element_id ? "'#{element_id}'" : "element" - js_options[:queue] = "'#{js_options[:queue]}'" if js_options[:queue] - "new Effect.#{name.to_s.camelize}(#{element},#{options_for_javascript(js_options)});" - end - - # Makes the element with the DOM ID specified by +element_id+ sortable - # by drag-and-drop and make an AJAX call whenever the sort order has - # changed. By default, the action called gets the serialized sortable - # element as parameters. - # - # This method requires the inclusion of the script.aculo.us JavaScript library. - # - # Example: - # <%= sortable_element("my_list", :url => { :action => "order" }) %> - # - # In the example, the action gets a "my_list" array parameter - # containing the values of the ids of elements the sortable consists - # of, in the current order. - # - # You can change the behaviour with various options, see - # http://script.aculo.us for more documentation. - def sortable_element(element_id, options = {}) - options[:with] ||= "Sortable.serialize('#{element_id}')" - options[:onUpdate] ||= "function(){" + remote_function(options) + "}" - options.delete_if { |key, value| AJAX_OPTIONS.include?(key) } - - [:tag, :overlap, :constraint, :handle].each do |option| - options[option] = "'#{options[option]}'" if options[option] - end - - options[:containment] = array_or_string_for_javascript(options[:containment]) if options[:containment] - options[:only] = array_or_string_for_javascript(options[:only]) if options[:only] - - javascript_tag("Sortable.create('#{element_id}', #{options_for_javascript(options)})") - end - - # Makes the element with the DOM ID specified by +element_id+ draggable. - # - # This method requires the inclusion of the script.aculo.us JavaScript library. - # - # Example: - # <%= draggable_element("my_image", :revert => true) - # - # You can change the behaviour with various options, see - # http://script.aculo.us for more documentation. - def draggable_element(element_id, options = {}) - javascript_tag("new Draggable('#{element_id}', #{options_for_javascript(options)})") - end - - # Makes the element with the DOM ID specified by +element_id+ receive - # dropped draggable elements (created by draggable_element). - # and make an AJAX call By default, the action called gets the DOM ID of the - # element as parameter. - # - # This method requires the inclusion of the script.aculo.us JavaScript library. - # - # Example: - # <%= drop_receiving_element("my_cart", :url => { :controller => "cart", :action => "add" }) %> - # - # You can change the behaviour with various options, see - # http://script.aculo.us for more documentation. - def drop_receiving_element(element_id, options = {}) - options[:with] ||= "'id=' + encodeURIComponent(element.id)" - options[:onDrop] ||= "function(element){" + remote_function(options) + "}" - options.delete_if { |key, value| AJAX_OPTIONS.include?(key) } - - options[:accept] = array_or_string_for_javascript(options[:accept]) if options[:accept] - options[:hoverclass] = "'#{options[:hoverclass]}'" if options[:hoverclass] - - javascript_tag("Droppables.add('#{element_id}', #{options_for_javascript(options)})") - end - # Escape carrier returns and single and double quotes for JavaScript segments. def escape_javascript(javascript) (javascript || '').gsub(/\r\n|\n|\r/, "\\n").gsub(/["']/) { |m| "\\#{m}" } @@ -463,7 +94,7 @@ module ActionView "\n//#{cdata_section("\n#{content}\n//")}\n" end - private + protected def options_for_javascript(options) '{' + options.map {|k, v| "#{k}:#{v}"}.sort.join(', ') + '}' end @@ -476,51 +107,6 @@ module ActionView end js_option end - - def options_for_ajax(options) - js_options = build_callbacks(options) - - js_options['asynchronous'] = options[:type] != :synchronous - js_options['method'] = method_option_to_s(options[:method]) if options[:method] - js_options['insertion'] = "Insertion.#{options[:position].to_s.camelize}" if options[:position] - js_options['evalScripts'] = options[:script].nil? || options[:script] - - if options[:form] - js_options['parameters'] = 'Form.serialize(this)' - elsif options[:submit] - js_options['parameters'] = "Form.serialize(document.getElementById('#{options[:submit]}'))" - elsif options[:with] - js_options['parameters'] = options[:with] - end - - options_for_javascript(js_options) - end - - def method_option_to_s(method) - (method.is_a?(String) and !method.index("'").nil?) ? method : "'#{method}'" - end - - def build_observer(klass, name, options = {}) - options[:with] ||= 'value' if options[:update] - callback = remote_function(options) - javascript = "new #{klass}('#{name}', " - javascript << "#{options[:frequency]}, " if options[:frequency] - javascript << "function(element, value) {" - javascript << "#{callback}})" - javascript_tag(javascript) - end - - def build_callbacks(options) - callbacks = {} - options.each do |callback, code| - if CALLBACKS.include?(callback) - name = 'on' + callback.to_s.capitalize - callbacks[name] = "function(request){#{code}}" - end - end - callbacks - end - end JavascriptHelper = JavaScriptHelper unless const_defined? :JavascriptHelper |