Module: IsItIPhone

Defined in:
lib/is_it_iphone.rb

Overview

Module to be included in your ApplicationController class See README.txt for description of how to use this

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#adjust_format_for_iphone ⇒ Object

Call this as a before_filter if you want to display the iPhone view (i.e., index.iphone.erb) if one exists. Note: According to Apple iPhone Web Developer guidelines, websites should show the normal page and then give the user the option to see it formatted for their iPhone.



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# File 'lib/is_it_iphone.rb', line 20

def adjust_format_for_iphone

  if iphone_request? && File.exists?(File.join(RAILS_ROOT, 'app', 'views', self.controller_name, "#{self.action_name}.iphone.erb"))
    request.format = :iphone
  end
end

#iphone_request? ⇒ Boolean

Returns true if the request or format parameter came from an iPhone

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/is_it_iphone.rb', line 11

def iphone_request?
  params[:format] ? params[:format] == 'iphone' : iphone_user_agent?
end

#iphone_user_agent? ⇒ Boolean

Returns true if the request USER AGENT came from an iPhone (specfications from developer.apple.com)

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/is_it_iphone.rb', line 6

def iphone_user_agent?
  !!(request.env['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] && request.env['HTTP_USER_AGENT'][/(Mobile\/.+Safari)/])
end