require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/javascript_helper' module ActionView module Helpers # Provides a set of helpers for calling Scriptaculous JavaScript # functions, including those which create Ajax controls and visual effects. # # To be able to use these helpers, you must include the Prototype # JavaScript framework and the Scriptaculous JavaScript library in your # pages. See the documentation for ActionView::Helpers::JavaScriptHelper # for more information on including the necessary JavaScript. # # The Scriptaculous helpers' behavior can be tweaked with various options. # See the documentation at http://script.aculo.us for more information on # using these helpers in your application. module ScriptaculousHelper unless const_defined? :TOGGLE_EFFECTS TOGGLE_EFFECTS = [:toggle_appear, :toggle_slide, :toggle_blind] end # Returns a JavaScript snippet to be used on the Ajax callbacks for # starting visual effects. # # 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. # # For toggling visual effects, you can use :toggle_appear, :toggle_slide, and # :toggle_blind which will alternate between appear/fade, slidedown/slideup, and # blinddown/blindup respectively. # # 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] if TOGGLE_EFFECTS.include? name.to_sym "Effect.toggle(#{element},'#{name.to_s.gsub(/^toggle_/,'')}',#{options_for_javascript(js_options)});" else "new Effect.#{name.to_s.camelize}(#{element},#{options_for_javascript(js_options)});" end 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. # # 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| PrototypeHelper::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. # # 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. # # 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| PrototypeHelper::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 end end end