module ActionController module Macros module InPlaceEditing #:nodoc: def self.append_features(base) #:nodoc: super base.extend(ClassMethods) end # Example: # # # Controller # class BlogController < ApplicationController # in_place_edit_for :post, :title # end # # # View # <%= in_place_editor_field :post, 'title' %> # # For help on defining an in place editor in the browser, # see ActionView::Helpers::JavaScriptHelper. module ClassMethods def in_place_edit_for(object, attribute, options = {}) define_method("set_#{object}_#{attribute}") do @item = object.to_s.camelize.constantize.find(params[:id]) @item.update_attribute(attribute, params[:value]) render :text => @item.send(attribute) end end end end end end