Class: Formtastic::SemanticFormBuilder

Inherits:
ActionView::Helpers::FormBuilder
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/formtastic.rb

Constant Summary collapse

RESERVED_COLUMNS = 
[:created_at, :updated_at, :created_on, :updated_on, :lock_version, :version]
INLINE_ERROR_TYPES = 
[:sentence, :list, :first]
@@default_text_field_size = 
50
@@all_fields_required_by_default = 
true
@@include_blank_for_select_by_default = 
true
@@required_string = 
proc { %{<abbr title="#{::Formtastic::I18n.t(:required)}">*</abbr>} }
@@optional_string = 
''
@@inline_errors = 
:sentence
@@label_str_method = 
:humanize
@@collection_label_methods = 
%w[to_label display_name full_name name title username login value to_s]
@@inline_order = 
[ :input, :hints, :errors ]
@@file_methods = 
[ :file?, :public_filename ]
@@priority_countries = 
["Australia", "Canada", "United Kingdom", "United States"]
@@i18n_lookups_by_default = 
false
@@default_commit_button_accesskey = 
nil

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Attribute Details

#template ⇒ Object

Returns the value of attribute template.



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# File 'lib/formtastic.rb', line 30

def template
  @template
end

Instance Method Details

#buttons(*args, &block) ⇒ Object Also known as: button_field_set

Creates a fieldset and ol tag wrapping for form buttons / actions as list items. See inputs documentation for a full example. The fieldset’s default class attriute is set to “buttons”.

See inputs for html attributes and special options.



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# File 'lib/formtastic.rb', line 280

def buttons(*args, &block)
  html_options = args.extract_options!
  html_options[:class] ||= "buttons"

  if block_given?
    field_set_and_list_wrapping(html_options, &block)
  else
    args = [:commit] if args.empty?
    contents = args.map { |button_name| send(:"#{button_name}_button") }
    field_set_and_list_wrapping(html_options, contents)
  end
end

#commit_button(*args) ⇒ Object

Creates a submit input tag with the value “Save [model name]” (for existing records) or “Create [model name]” (for new records) by default:

<%= form.commit_button %> => <input name="commit" type="submit" value="Save Post" />

The value of the button text can be overridden:

<%= form.commit_button "Go" %> => <input name="commit" type="submit" value="Go" class="{create|update|submit}" />
<%= form.commit_button :label => "Go" %> => <input name="commit" type="submit" value="Go" class="{create|update|submit}" />

And you can pass html atributes down to the input, with or without the button text:

<%= form.commit_button "Go" %> => <input name="commit" type="submit" value="Go" class="{create|update|submit}" />
<%= form.commit_button :class => "pretty" %> => <input name="commit" type="submit" value="Save Post" class="pretty {create|update|submit}" />



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# File 'lib/formtastic.rb', line 309

def commit_button(*args)
  options = args.extract_options!
  text = options.delete(:label) || args.shift

  if @object
    key = @object.new_record? ? :create : :update
    object_name = @object.class.human_name
  else
    key = :submit
    object_name = @object_name.to_s.send(@@label_str_method)
  end

  text = (self.localized_string(key, text, :action, :model => object_name) ||
          ::Formtastic::I18n.t(key, :model => object_name)) unless text.is_a?(::String)

  button_html = options.delete(:button_html) || {}
  button_html.merge!(:class => [button_html[:class], key].compact.join(' '))
  element_class = ['commit', options.delete(:class)].compact.join(' ') # TODO: Add class reflecting on form action.
  accesskey = (options.delete(:accesskey) || @@default_commit_button_accesskey) unless button_html.has_key?(:accesskey)
  button_html = button_html.merge(:accesskey => accesskey) if accesskey  
  template.content_tag(:li, self.submit(text, button_html), :class => element_class)
end

#inline_errors_for(method, options = nil) ⇒ Object Also known as: errors_on

Generates error messages for the given method. Errors can be shown as list, as sentence or just the first error can be displayed. If :none is set, no error is shown.

This method is also aliased as errors_on, so you can call on your custom inputs as well:

semantic_form_for :post do |f|
  f.text_field(:body)
  f.errors_on(:body)
end



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# File 'lib/formtastic.rb', line 407

def inline_errors_for(method, options = nil) #:nodoc:
  if render_inline_errors?
    errors = @object.errors[method.to_sym]
    send(:"error_#{@@inline_errors}", [*errors]) if errors.present?
  else
    nil
  end
end

#input(method, options = {}) ⇒ Object

Returns a suitable form input for the given method, using the database column information and other factors (like the method name) to figure out what you probably want.

Options:

  • :as - override the input type (eg force a :string to render as a :password field)

  • :label - use something other than the method name as the label text, when false no label is printed

  • :required - specify if the column is required (true) or not (false)

  • :hint - provide some text to hint or help the user provide the correct information for a field

  • :input_html - provide options that will be passed down to the generated input

  • :wrapper_html - provide options that will be passed down to the li wrapper

Input Types:

Most inputs map directly to one of ActiveRecord’s column types by default (eg string_input), but there are a few special cases and some simplification (:integer, :float and :decimal columns all map to a single numeric_input, for example).

  • :select (a select menu for associations) - default to association names

  • :check_boxes (a set of check_box inputs for associations) - alternative to :select has_many and has_and_belongs_to_many associations

  • :radio (a set of radio inputs for associations) - alternative to :select belongs_to associations

  • :time_zone (a select menu with time zones)

  • :password (a password input) - default for :string column types with ‘password’ in the method name

  • :text (a textarea) - default for :text column types

  • :date (a date select) - default for :date column types

  • :datetime (a date and time select) - default for :datetime and :timestamp column types

  • :time (a time select) - default for :time column types

  • :boolean (a checkbox) - default for :boolean column types (you can also have booleans as :select and :radio)

  • :string (a text field) - default for :string column types

  • :numeric (a text field, like string) - default for :integer, :float and :decimal column types

  • :country (a select menu of country names) - requires a country_select plugin to be installed

  • :hidden (a hidden field) - creates a hidden field (added for compatibility)

Example:

<% semantic_form_for @employee do |form| %>
  <% form.inputs do -%>
    <%= form.input :secret, :value => "Hello" %>
    <%= form.input :name, :label => "Full Name" %>
    <%= form.input :manager_id, :as => :radio %>
    <%= form.input :hired_at, :as => :date, :label => "Date Hired" %>
    <%= form.input :phone, :required => false, :hint => "Eg: +1 555 1234" %>
  <% end %>
<% end %>



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# File 'lib/formtastic.rb', line 77

def input(method, options = {})
  options[:required] = method_required?(method) unless options.key?(:required)
  options[:as]     ||= default_input_type(method, options)

  html_class = [ options[:as], (options[:required] ? :required : :optional) ]
  html_class << 'error' if @object && @object.respond_to?(:errors) && !@object.errors[method.to_sym].blank?

  wrapper_html = options.delete(:wrapper_html) || {}
  wrapper_html[:id]  ||= generate_html_id(method)
  wrapper_html[:class] = (html_class << wrapper_html[:class]).flatten.compact.join(' ')

  if options[:input_html] && options[:input_html][:id]
    options[:label_html] ||= {}
    options[:label_html][:for] ||= options[:input_html][:id]
  end

  input_parts = @@inline_order.dup
  input_parts.delete(:errors) if options[:as] == :hidden

  list_item_content = input_parts.map do |type|
    send(:"inline_#{type}_for", method, options)
  end.compact.join("\n")

  return template.content_tag(:li, list_item_content, wrapper_html)
end

#inputs(*args, &block) ⇒ Object Also known as: input_field_set

Creates an input fieldset and ol tag wrapping for use around a set of inputs. It can be called either with a block (in which you can do the usual Rails form stuff, HTML, ERB, etc), or with a list of fields. These two examples are functionally equivalent:

# With a block:
<% semantic_form_for @post do |form| %>
  <% form.inputs do %>
    <%= form.input :title %>
    <%= form.input :body %>
  <% end %>
<% end %>

# With a list of fields:
<% semantic_form_for @post do |form| %>
  <%= form.inputs :title, :body %>
<% end %>

# Output:
<form ...>
  <fieldset class="inputs">
    <ol>
      <li class="string">...</li>
      <li class="text">...</li>
    </ol>
  </fieldset>
</form>

Quick Forms

When called without a block or a field list, an input is rendered for each column in the model’s database table, just like Rails’ scaffolding. You’ll obviously want more control than this in a production application, but it’s a great way to get started, then come back later to customise the form with a field list or a block of inputs. Example:

<% semantic_form_for @post do |form| %>
  <%= form.inputs %>
<% end %>

With a few arguments:
<% semantic_form_for @post do |form| %>
  <%= form.inputs "Post details", :title, :body %>
<% end %>

Options

All options (with the exception of :name/:title) are passed down to the fieldset as HTML attributes (id, class, style, etc). If provided, the :name/:title option is passed into a legend tag inside the fieldset.

# With a block:
<% semantic_form_for @post do |form| %>
  <% form.inputs :name => "Create a new post", :style => "border:1px;" do %>
    ...
  <% end %>
<% end %>

# With a list (the options must come after the field list):
<% semantic_form_for @post do |form| %>
  <%= form.inputs :title, :body, :name => "Create a new post", :style => "border:1px;" %>
<% end %>

# ...or the equivalent:
<% semantic_form_for @post do |form| %>
  <%= form.inputs "Create a new post", :title, :body, :style => "border:1px;" %>
<% end %>

It’s basically a fieldset!

Instead of hard-coding fieldsets & legends into your form to logically group related fields, use inputs:

<% semantic_form_for @post do |f| %>
  <% f.inputs do %>
    <%= f.input :title %>
    <%= f.input :body %>
  <% end %>
  <% f.inputs :name => "Advanced", :id => "advanced" do %>
    <%= f.input :created_at %>
    <%= f.input :user_id, :label => "Author" %>
  <% end %>
  <% f.inputs "Extra" do %>
    <%= f.input :update_at %>
  <% end %>
<% end %>

# Output:
<form ...>
  <fieldset class="inputs">
    <ol>
      <li class="string">...</li>
      <li class="text">...</li>
    </ol>
  </fieldset>
  <fieldset class="inputs" id="advanced">
    <legend><span>Advanced</span></legend>
    <ol>
      <li class="datetime">...</li>
      <li class="select">...</li>
    </ol>
  </fieldset>
  <fieldset class="inputs">
    <legend><span>Extra</span></legend>
    <ol>
      <li class="datetime">...</li>
    </ol>
  </fieldset>
</form>

Nested attributes

As in Rails, you can use semantic_fields_for to nest attributes:

<% semantic_form_for @post do |form| %>
  <%= form.inputs :title, :body %>

  <% form.semantic_fields_for :author, @bob do |author_form| %>
    <% author_form.inputs do %>
      <%= author_form.input :first_name, :required => false %>
      <%= author_form.input :last_name %>
    <% end %>
  <% end %>
<% end %>

But this does not look formtastic! This is equivalent:

<% semantic_form_for @post do |form| %>
  <%= form.inputs :title, :body %>
  <% form.inputs :for => [ :author, @bob ] do |author_form| %>
    <%= author_form.input :first_name, :required => false %>
    <%= author_form.input :last_name %>
  <% end %>
<% end %>

And if you don’t need to give options to your input call, you could do it in just one line:

<% semantic_form_for @post do |form| %>
  <%= form.inputs :title, :body %>
  <%= form.inputs :first_name, :last_name, :for => @bob %>
<% end %>

Just remember that calling inputs generates a new fieldset to wrap your inputs. If you have two separate models, but, semantically, on the page they are part of the same fieldset, you should use semantic_fields_for instead (just as you would do with Rails’ form builder).



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# File 'lib/formtastic.rb', line 249

def inputs(*args, &block)
  title = field_set_title_from_args(*args)
  html_options = args.extract_options!
  html_options[:class] ||= "inputs"
  html_options[:name] = title
  
  if html_options[:for] # Nested form
    inputs_for_nested_attributes(*(args << html_options), &block)
  elsif block_given?
    field_set_and_list_wrapping(*(args << html_options), &block)
  else
    if @object && args.empty?
      args  = self.association_columns(:belongs_to)
      args += self.content_columns
      args -= RESERVED_COLUMNS
      args.compact!
    end
    legend = args.shift if args.first.is_a?(::String)
    contents = args.collect { |method| input(method.to_sym) }
    args.unshift(legend) if legend.present?
    
    field_set_and_list_wrapping(*((args << html_options) << contents))
  end
end

#label(method, options_or_text = nil, options = nil) ⇒ Object

Generates the label for the input. It also accepts the same arguments as Rails label method. It has three options that are not supported by Rails label method:

  • :required - Appends an abbr tag if :required is true

  • :label - An alternative form to give the label content. Whenever label

    is false, a blank string is returned.

  • :input_name - Gives the input to match for. This is needed when you want to

    to call f.label :authors but it should match :author_ids.

Examples

f.label :title # like in rails, except that it searches the label on I18n API too

f.label :title, "Your post title"
f.label :title, :label => "Your post title" # Added for formtastic API

f.label :title, :required => true # Returns <label>Title<abbr title="required">*</abbr></label>



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# File 'lib/formtastic.rb', line 377

def label(method, options_or_text=nil, options=nil)
  if options_or_text.is_a?(Hash)
    return "" if options_or_text[:label] == false
    options = options_or_text
    text = options.delete(:label)
  else
    text = options_or_text
    options ||= {}
  end
  text = localized_string(method, text, :label) || humanized_attribute_name(method)
  text += required_or_optional_string(options.delete(:required))

  # special case for boolean (checkbox) labels, which have a nested input
  text = (options.delete(:label_prefix_for_nested_input) || "") + text

  input_name = options.delete(:input_name) || method
  super(input_name, text, options)
end

#semantic_fields_for(record_or_name_or_array, *args, &block) ⇒ Object

A thin wrapper around #fields_for to set :builder => Formtastic::SemanticFormBuilder for nesting forms:

# Example:
<% semantic_form_for @post do |post| %>
  <% post.semantic_fields_for :author do |author| %>
    <% author.inputs :name %>
  <% end %>
<% end %>

# Output:
<form ...>
  <fieldset class="inputs">
    <ol>
      <li class="string"><input type='text' name='post[author][name]' id='post_author_name' /></li>
    </ol>
  </fieldset>
</form>



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# File 'lib/formtastic.rb', line 351

def semantic_fields_for(record_or_name_or_array, *args, &block)
  opts = args.extract_options!
  opts[:builder] ||= Formtastic::SemanticFormHelper.builder
  args.push(opts)
  fields_for(record_or_name_or_array, *args, &block)
end