Added a JavascriptHelper and accompanying prototype.js library that opens the world of Ajax to Action Pack with a large array of options for dynamically interacting with an application without reloading the page #884 [Sam Stephenson/David]

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*SVN*
* Added a JavascriptHelper and accompanying prototype.js library that opens the world of Ajax to Action Pack with a large array of options for dynamically interacting with an application without reloading the page #884 [Sam Stephenson/David]
* Added pagination support through both a controller and helper add-on #817 [Sam Stephenson]
* Fixed routing and helpers to make Rails work on non-vhost setups #826 [Nicholas Seckar/Tobias Luetke]

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@ -2,9 +2,18 @@ require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/tag_helper'
module ActionView
module Helpers
# You must call <%= define_javascript_functions %> in your application before using these helpers.
# You must call <%= define_javascript_functions %> in your application,
# or copy the included Javascript libraries into your application's
# public/javascripts/ directory, before using these helpers.
module JavascriptHelper
# Returns a link that'll trigger a javascript +function+ using the onclick handler and return false after the fact.
unless const_defined? :CALLBACKS
CALLBACKS = [:uninitialized, :loading, :loaded, :interactive, :complete]
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!')"
@ -16,17 +25,20 @@ 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 who's 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.
# 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" })
#
# By default, these remote requests are processed asynchronous during which various callbacks can be triggered (for progress indicators
# and the likes).
# By default, these remote requests are processed asynchronous during
# which various callbacks can be triggered (for progress indicators and
# the likes).
#
# Example:
# link_to_remote word,
@ -35,14 +47,20 @@ module ActionView
#
# The complete list of callbacks that may be specified are:
#
# * <tt>:uninitialized</tt> -- EXPLAIN ME!
# * <tt>:loading</tt> -- EXPLAIN ME!
# * <tt>:loaded</tt> -- EXPLAIN ME!
# * <tt>:interactive</tt> -- EXPLAIN ME!
# * <tt>:complete</tt> -- EXPLAIN ME!
# <tt>:uninitialized</tt>:: Called before the remote document is
# initialized with data.
# <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>:complete</tt>:: Called when the XMLHttpRequest is complete.
#
# If you for some reason or another needs synchronous processing (that'll block the browser while the request is happening), you
# can specify <tt>options[:type] = :sync</tt>.
# 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>.
def link_to_remote(name, options = {}, html_options = {})
link_to_function(name, remote_function(options), html_options)
end
@ -56,20 +74,16 @@ module ActionView
tag("form", options[:html], true)
end
def remote_function(options)
callbacks = build_callbacks(options)
def remote_function(options) #:nodoc: for now
javascript_options = options_for_ajax(options)
function = options[:update] ?
"update_with_response('#{options[:update]}', " :
"xml_request("
"new Ajax.Updater('#{options[:update]}', " :
"new Ajax.Request("
function << "'#{url_for(options[:url])}'"
function << ', Form.serialize(this)' if options[:form]
function << ', null' if !options[:form] && callbacks
function << ", true" if callbacks || options[:type] != :sync
function << ", #{callbacks}" if callbacks
function << ')'
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]
@ -77,205 +91,90 @@ module ActionView
return function
end
# Includes the Action Pack Javascript library inside a single <script>
# tag.
#
# Note: The recommended approach is to copy the contents of
# lib/action_view/helpers/javascripts/ into your application's
# public/javascripts/ directory, and use +javascript_include_tag+ to
# create remote <script> links.
def define_javascript_functions
<<-EOF
<script language="JavaScript">
/* Convenience form methods */
Field = {
clear: function() {
for(i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) { o(arguments[i]).value = ''; }
return true;
},
focus: function(id) {
o(id).focus();
return true;
},
present: function() {
for(i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) { if (o(arguments[i]).value == '') { return false; } }
return true;
}
}
/* XMLHttpRequest Methods */
function update_with_response() {
var container = o(arguments[0]);
var url = arguments[1];
var parameters = arguments[2];
var async = arguments[3];
var callbacks = arguments[4];
if (async) {
if(!callbacks) callbacks = {}
complete = callbacks['complete']
callbacks['complete'] = function(request) {
container.innerHTML = request.responseText
if(complete) complete(request)
}
xml_request(url, parameters, true, callbacks)
} else {
container.innerHTML = xml_request(url, parameters);
}
}
function xml_request() {
var url = arguments[0];
var parameters = arguments[1];
var async = arguments[2];
var callbacks = arguments[3];
var type = parameters ? "POST" : "GET";
req = xml_http_request_object();
req.open(type, url, async);
if (async) {
invoke_callback = function(which) {
if(callbacks && callbacks[which]) callbacks[which](req)
}
req.onreadystatechange = function() {
switch(req.readyState) {
case 0: invoke_callback('uninitialized'); break
case 1: invoke_callback('loading'); break
case 2: invoke_callback('loaded'); break
case 3: invoke_callback('interactive'); break
case 4: invoke_callback('complete'); break
}
}
}
req.send(parameters ? parameters + "&_=" : parameters);
if(!async) return req.responseText;
}
function xml_http_request_object() {
var req = false;
try {
req = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
} catch (e) {
try {
req = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
} catch (E) {
req = false;
}
}
if (!req && typeof XMLHttpRequest!='undefined') {
req = new XMLHttpRequest();
}
return req;
}
/* Common methods ------------------------------ */
function toggle_display_by_id(id) {
o(id).style.display = (o(id).style.display == "none") ? "" : "none";
}
function toggle_display() {
for(i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
o(arguments[i]).style.display = (o(arguments[i]).style.display == "none") ? "" : "none";
}
}
function o(id) {
return document.getElementById(id);
}
function get_elements_by_class(tag_name, class_name) {
var all = document.all ? document.all : document.getElementsByTagName(tag_name);
var elements = new Array();
for (var e = 0; e < all.length; e++)
if (all[e].className == class_name)
elements[elements.length] = all[e];
return elements;
}
/* Serialize a form by Sam Stephenson ------------------------------ */
Form = {
Serializers: {
input: function(element) {
switch (element.type.toLowerCase()) {
case 'hidden':
case 'text':
return Form.Serializers.textarea(element);
case 'checkbox':
case 'radio':
return Form.Serializers.inputSelector(element);
}
},
inputSelector: function(element) {
if (element.checked)
return [element.name, element.value];
},
textarea: function(element) {
return [element.name, element.value];
},
select: function(element) {
var index = element.selectedIndex;
return [element.name, element.options[index].value];
}
},
serialize: function(form) {
var elements = Form.getFormElements(form);
var queryComponents = new Array();
for (var i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) {
var element = elements[i];
var method = element.tagName.toLowerCase();
var parameter = Form.Serializers[method](element);
if (parameter) {
var queryComponent = encodeURIComponent(parameter[0]) + '=' +
encodeURIComponent(parameter[1]);
queryComponents.push(queryComponent);
}
}
return queryComponents.join('&');
},
getFormElements: function(form) {
var elements = new Array();
for (tagName in Form.Serializers) {
var tagElements = form.getElementsByTagName(tagName);
for (var j = 0; j < tagElements.length; j++)
elements.push(tagElements[j]);
}
return elements;
}
}
</script>
EOF
javascript = '<script type="text/javascript">'
Dir.glob(File.join(JAVASCRIPT_PATH, '*')).each do |filename|
javascript << "\n" << IO.read(filename)
end
javascript << '</script>'
end
private
def build_callbacks(options)
callbacks = nil
%w{uninitialized loading loaded interactive complete}.each do |cb|
cb = cb.to_sym
if options[cb]
callbacks ? callbacks << "," : callbacks = "{"
callbacks <<
"#{cb}:function(request){#{options[cb].gsub(/"/){'\"'}}}"
end
end
callbacks << "}" if callbacks
# Observes the field with the DOM ID specified by +field_id+ and makes
# an Ajax when its contents have changed.
#
# Required +options+ are:
# <tt>:frequency</tt>:: The frequency (in seconds) at which changes to
# this field will be detected.
# <tt>:url</tt>:: +url_for+-style options for the action to call
# when the field has changed.
#
# Additional options are:
# <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 = {})
build_observer('Form.Element.Observer', name, options)
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 = {})
build_observer('Form.Observer', name, options)
end
private
def escape_javascript(javascript)
(javascript || '').gsub('"', '\"')
end
def options_for_ajax(options)
js_options = build_callbacks(options)
js_options['asynchronous'] = options[:type] != :synchronous
js_options['method'] = options[:method] if options[:method]
if options[:form]
js_options['parameters'] = 'Form.serialize(this)'
elsif options[:with]
js_options['parameters'] = options[:with]
end
'{' + js_options.map {|k, v| "#{k}:#{v}"}.join(', ') + '}'
end
def build_observer(klass, name, options = {})
options[:with] ||= 'value' if options[:update]
callback = remote_function(options)
javascript = '<script type="text/javascript">'
javascript << "new #{klass}('#{name}', "
javascript << "#{options[:frequency]}, function(element, value) {"
javascript << "#{callback}})</script>"
end
def build_callbacks(options)
CALLBACKS.inject({}) do |callbacks, callback|
name = 'on' + callback.to_s.capitalize
code = escape_javascript(options[callback])
callbacks[name] = "function(request){#{code}}" if callbacks[name]
callbacks
end
end
end
end
end

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/* Prototype: an object-oriented Javascript library, version 1.0.0
* (c) 2005 Sam Stephenson <sam@conio.net>
*
* Prototype is freely distributable under the terms of an MIT-style license.
* For details, see http://prototype.conio.net/
*/
Prototype = {
Version = '1.0.0'
}
Class = {
create: function() {
return function() {
this.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
}
}
}
Abstract = new Object();
Object.prototype.extend = function(object) {
for (property in object) {
this[property] = object[property];
}
return this;
}
Function.prototype.bind = function(object) {
var method = this;
return function() {
method.apply(object, arguments);
}
}
Function.prototype.bindAsEventListener = function(object) {
var method = this;
return function(event) {
method.call(object, event || window.event);
}
}
Try = {
these: function() {
var returnValue;
for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
var lambda = arguments[i];
try {
returnValue = lambda();
break;
} catch (e) {}
}
return returnValue;
}
}
Toggle = {
visibility: function() {
for (i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
var element = $(arguments[i]);
element.style.display =
(element.style.display == 'none' ? '' : 'none');
}
}
}
/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
function $() {
var elements = new Array();
for (i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
var element = arguments[i];
if (typeof element == 'string')
element = document.getElementById(element);
if (arguments.length == 1)
return element;
elements.push(element);
}
return elements;
}
function getElementsByClassName(className, element) {
var children = (element || document).getElementsByTagName('*');
var elements = new Array();
for (var i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
var child = children[i];
var classNames = child.className.split(' ');
for (var j = 0; j < classNames.length; j++) {
if (classNames[j] == className) {
elements.push(child);
break;
}
}
}
return elements;
}
/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
Ajax = {
getTransport: function() {
return Try.these(
function() {return new ActiveXObject('Msxml2.XMLHTTP')},
function() {return new ActiveXObject('Microsoft.XMLHTTP')},
function() {return new XMLHttpRequest()}
) || false;
},
emptyFunction: function() {}
}
Ajax.Base = function() {};
Ajax.Base.prototype = {
setOptions: function(options) {
this.options = {
method: 'post',
asynchronous: true,
parameters: ''
}.extend(options || {});
}
}
Ajax.Request = Class.create();
Ajax.Request.Events =
['Uninitialized', 'Loading', 'Loaded', 'Interactive', 'Complete'];
Ajax.Request.prototype = (new Ajax.Base()).extend({
initialize: function(url, options) {
this.transport = Ajax.getTransport();
this.setOptions(options);
try {
if (this.options.method == 'get')
url += '?' + this.options.parameters + '&_=';
this.transport.open(this.options.method, url, true);
if (this.options.asynchronous)
this.transport.onreadystatechange = this.onStateChange.bind(this);
if (this.options.method == 'post') {
this.transport.setRequestHeader('Connection', 'close');
this.transport.setRequestHeader('Content-type',
'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
}
this.transport.send(this.options.parameters);
} catch (e) {
}
},
onStateChange: function() {
var event = Ajax.Request.Events[this.transport.readyState];
(this.options['on' + event] || Ajax.emptyFunction)(this.transport);
}
});
Ajax.Updater = Class.create();
Ajax.Updater.prototype = (new Ajax.Base()).extend({
initialize: function(container, url, options) {
this.container = $(container);
this.setOptions(options);
if (this.options.asynchronous) {
this.onComplete = this.options.onComplete;
this.options.onComplete = this.updateContent.bind(this);
}
this.request = new Ajax.Request(url, this.options);
if (!this.options.asynchronous)
this.updateContent();
},
updateContent: function() {
this.container.innerHTML = this.request.transport.responseText;
if (this.onComplete) this.onComplete(this.request);
}
});
Field = {
clear: function() {
for (i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++)
$(arguments[i]).value = '';
},
focus: function(element) {
$(element).focus();
},
present: function() {
for (i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++)
if ($(arguments[i]).value == '') return false;
return true;
}
}
/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
Form = {
serialize: function(form) {
var elements = Form.getElements($(form));
var queryComponents = new Array();
for (var i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) {
var queryComponent = Form.Element.serialize(elements[i]);
if (queryComponent)
queryComponents.push(queryComponent);
}
return queryComponents.join('&');
},
getElements: function(form) {
form = $(form);
var elements = new Array();
for (tagName in Form.Element.Serializers) {
var tagElements = form.getElementsByTagName(tagName);
for (var j = 0; j < tagElements.length; j++)
elements.push(tagElements[j]);
}
return elements;
}
}
Form.Element = {
serialize: function(element) {
element = $(element);
var method = element.tagName.toLowerCase();
var parameter = Form.Element.Serializers[method](element);
if (parameter)
return encodeURIComponent(parameter[0]) + '=' +
encodeURIComponent(parameter[1]);
},
getValue: function(element) {
element = $(element);
var method = element.tagName.toLowerCase();
var parameter = Form.Element.Serializers[method](element);
if (parameter)
return parameter[1];
}
}
Form.Element.Serializers = {
input: function(element) {
switch (element.type.toLowerCase()) {
case 'hidden':
case 'text':
return Form.Element.Serializers.textarea(element);
case 'checkbox':
case 'radio':
return Form.Element.Serializers.inputSelector(element);
}
},
inputSelector: function(element) {
if (element.checked)
return [element.name, element.value];
},
textarea: function(element) {
return [element.name, element.value];
},
select: function(element) {
var index = element.selectedIndex;
return [element.name, element.options[index].value];
}
}
/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
Abstract.TimedObserver = function() {}
Abstract.TimedObserver.prototype = {
initialize: function(element, frequency, callback) {
this.frequency = frequency;
this.element = $(element);
this.callback = callback;
this.lastValue = this.getValue();
this.registerCallback();
},
registerCallback: function() {
setTimeout(this.onTimerEvent.bind(this), this.frequency * 1000);
},
onTimerEvent: function() {
var value = this.getValue();
if (this.lastValue != value) {
this.callback(this.element, value);
this.lastValue = value;
}
this.registerCallback();
}
}
Form.Element.Observer = Class.create();
Form.Element.Observer.prototype = (new Abstract.TimedObserver()).extend({
getValue: function() {
return Form.Element.getValue(this.element);
}
});
Form.Observer = Class.create();
Form.Observer.prototype = (new Abstract.TimedObserver()).extend({
getValue: function() {
return Form.serialize(this.element);
}
});