module ActionView module Helpers # Provides a set of methods for making easy links and getting urls that depend on the controller and action. This means that # you can use the same format for links in the views that you do in the controller. The different methods are even named # synchronously, so link_to uses that same url as is generated by url_for, which again is the same url used for # redirection in redirect_to. module UrlHelper # Returns the URL for the set of +options+ provided. See the valid options in link:classes/ActionController/Base.html#M000021 def url_for(options = {}, *parameters_for_method_reference) if Hash === options then options = { :only_path => true }.merge(options) end @controller.send(:url_for, options, *parameters_for_method_reference) end # Creates a link tag of the given +name+ using an URL created by the set of +options+. See the valid options in # link:classes/ActionController/Base.html#M000021. It's also possible to pass a string instead of an options hash to # get a link tag that just points without consideration. The html_options have a special feature for creating javascript # confirm alerts where if you pass :confirm => 'Are you sure?', the link will be guarded with a JS popup asking that question. # If the user accepts, the link is processed, otherwise not. def link_to(name, options = {}, html_options = {}, *parameters_for_method_reference) convert_confirm_option_to_javascript!(html_options) unless html_options.nil? if options.is_a?(String) content_tag "a", name, (html_options || {}).merge({ "href" => options }) else content_tag("a", name, (html_options || {}).merge({ "href" => url_for(options, *parameters_for_method_reference) })) end end # Creates a link tag of the given +name+ using an URL created by the set of +options+, unless the current # controller, action, and id are the same as the link's, in which case only the name is returned (or the # given block is yielded, if one exists). This is useful for creating link bars where you don't want to link # to the page currently being viewed. def link_to_unless_current(name, options = {}, html_options = {}, *parameters_for_method_reference) assume_current_url_options!(options) if destination_equal_to_current(options) block_given? ? yield(name, options, html_options, *parameters_for_method_reference) : html_escape(name) else link_to name, options, html_options, *parameters_for_method_reference end end # Creates a link tag for starting an email to the specified email_address, which is also used as the name of the # link unless +name+ is specified. Additional HTML options, such as class or id, can be passed in the html_options hash. def mail_to(email_address, name = nil, html_options = {}) content_tag "a", name || email_address, html_options.merge({ "href" => "mailto:#{email_address}" }) end private def destination_equal_to_current(options) params_without_location = @params.reject { |key, value| %w( controller action id ).include?(key) } options[:action] == @params['action'] && options[:id] == @params['id'] && options[:controller] == @params['controller'] && (options.has_key?(:params) ? params_without_location == options[:params] : true) end def assume_current_url_options!(options) if options[:controller].nil? options[:controller] = @params['controller'] if options[:action].nil? options[:action] = @params['action'] if options[:id].nil? then options[:id] ||= @params['id'] end end end end def convert_confirm_option_to_javascript!(html_options) if html_options.include?(:confirm) html_options["onclick"] = "return confirm('#{html_options[:confirm]}');" html_options.delete(:confirm) end end end end end