Module: ActionView::Helpers::ScriptaculousHelper

Defined in:
lib/action_view/helpers/scriptaculous_helper.rb

Overview

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 script.aculo.us for more information on using these helpers in your application.

Constant Summary collapse

TOGGLE_EFFECTS = 
[:toggle_appear, :toggle_slide, :toggle_blind]

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#draggable_element(element_id, options = {}) ⇒ Object

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 script.aculo.us for more documentation.



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/scriptaculous_helper.rb', line 100

def draggable_element(element_id, options = {})
  javascript_tag(draggable_element_js(element_id, options).chop!)
end

#draggable_element_js(element_id, options = {}) ⇒ Object

:nodoc:



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/scriptaculous_helper.rb', line 104

def draggable_element_js(element_id, options = {}) #:nodoc:
  %(new Draggable(#{element_id.to_json}, #{options_for_javascript(options)});)
end

#drop_receiving_element(element_id, options = {}) ⇒ Object

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 script.aculo.us for more documentation.



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/scriptaculous_helper.rb', line 119

def drop_receiving_element(element_id, options = {})
  javascript_tag(drop_receiving_element_js(element_id, options).chop!)
end

#drop_receiving_element_js(element_id, options = {}) ⇒ Object

:nodoc:



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/scriptaculous_helper.rb', line 123

def drop_receiving_element_js(element_id, options = {}) #:nodoc:
  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]
  
  %(Droppables.add(#{element_id.to_json}, #{options_for_javascript(options)});)
end

#sortable_element(element_id, options = {}) ⇒ Object

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 script.aculo.us for more documentation.



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/scriptaculous_helper.rb', line 74

def sortable_element(element_id, options = {})
  javascript_tag(sortable_element_js(element_id, options).chop!)
end

#sortable_element_js(element_id, options = {}) ⇒ Object

:nodoc:



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/scriptaculous_helper.rb', line 78

def sortable_element_js(element_id, options = {}) #:nodoc:
  options[:with]     ||= "Sortable.serialize(#{element_id.to_json})"
  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]
  
  %(Sortable.create(#{element_id.to_json}, #{options_for_javascript(options)});)
end

#visual_effect(name, element_id = false, js_options = {}) ⇒ Object

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 script.aculo.us for more documentation.



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# File 'lib/action_view/helpers/scriptaculous_helper.rb', line 44

def visual_effect(name, element_id = false, js_options = {})
  element = element_id ? element_id.to_json : "element"
  
  js_options[:queue] = if js_options[:queue].is_a?(Hash)
    '{' + js_options[:queue].map {|k, v| k == :limit ? "#{k}:#{v}" : "#{k}:'#{v}'" }.join(',') + '}'
  elsif js_options[:queue]
    "'#{js_options[:queue]}'"
  end 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