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. # # 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: # # * Use <%= javascript_include_tag :defaults %> in the HEAD section of your page (recommended): # The function will return references to the JavaScript files created by the +rails+ command in your # public/javascripts directory. Using it is recommended as the browser can then cache the libraries # instead of fetching all the functions anew on every request. # * Use <%= javascript_include_tag 'prototype' %>: 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 <%= define_javascript_functions %>: this will copy all the JavaScript support functions within a single # script block. # # For documentation on +javascript_include_tag+ see ActionView::Helpers::AssetTagHelper. # # 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) JAVASCRIPT_PATH = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'javascripts') end # Returns a link that'll trigger a javascript +function+ using the # onclick handler and return false after the fact. # # Examples: # link_to_function "Greeting", "alert('Hello world!')" # link_to_function(image_tag("delete"), "if confirm('Really?'){ do_delete(); }") def link_to_function(name, function, html_options = {}) content_tag( "a", name, {:href => "#", :onclick => "#{function}; return false;"}.merge(html_options.symbolize_keys) ) end # Returns a link to a remote action defined by options[:url] # (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 options[:update]. # 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 options[:update] 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 options[:position] parameter to influence # how the target DOM element is updated. It must be one of # :before, :top, :bottom, or :after. # # 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 request object, # which holds the underlying XMLHttpRequest. # # To access the server response, use request.responseText, to # find out the HTTP status, use request.status. # # Example: # link_to_remote word, # :url => { :action => "undo", :n => word_counter }, # :complete => "undoRequestCompleted(request)" # # The callbacks that may be specified are (in order): # # :loading:: Called when the remote document is being # loaded with data by the browser. # :loaded:: Called when the browser has finished loading # the remote document. # :interactive:: Called when the user can interact with the # remote document, even though it has not # finished loading. # :success:: Called when the XMLHttpRequest is completed, # and the HTTP status code is in the 2XX range. # :failure:: Called when the XMLHttpRequest is completed, # and the HTTP status code is not in the 2XX # range. # :complete:: Called when the XMLHttpRequest is complete # (fires after success/failure if they are present)., # # You can further refine :success and :failure 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 # options[:type] = :synchronous. # # 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: # # :confirm:: Adds confirmation dialog. # :condition:: Perform remote request conditionally # by this expression. Use this to # describe browser-side conditions when # request should not be initiated. # :before:: Called before request is initiated. # :after:: Called immediately after request was # initiated and before :loading. # :submit:: 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 (options[:url]) every options[:frequency] seconds (default is 10). # Usually used to update a specified div (options[:update]) 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. options argument is the same as in form_remote_tag 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. # # * :content: The content to use for updating. Can be left out if using block, see example. # * :action: Valid options are :update (assumed by default), :empty, :remove # * :position 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 => "

New product!

")) %> # # <% replacement_function = update_element_function("products") do %> #

Product 1

#

Product 2

# <% 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 => "

New Product: #{@product.name}

")) %> # <% 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: # 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 ' 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: # :url:: +url_for+-style options for the action to call # when the field has changed. # # Additional options are: # :frequency:: 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. # :update:: Specifies the DOM ID of the element whose # innerHTML should be updated with the # XMLHttpRequest response text. # :with:: 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 :with 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" "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}" } end # Returns a JavaScript tag with the +content+ inside. Example: # javascript_tag "alert('All is good')" # => def javascript_tag(content) content_tag("script", javascript_cdata_section(content), :type => "text/javascript") end def javascript_cdata_section(content) #:nodoc: "\n//#{cdata_section("\n#{content}\n//")}\n" end private def options_for_javascript(options) '{' + options.map {|k, v| "#{k}:#{v}"}.sort.join(', ') + '}' end def array_or_string_for_javascript(option) js_option = if option.kind_of?(Array) "['#{option.join('\',\'')}']" elsif !option.nil? "'#{option}'" 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 end end