Module: LookingForHelper

Defined in:
lib/looking_for/helpers/looking_for_helper.rb

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#looking_for(*args) ⇒ Object

Looking For Helper

Creates a link tag to open LookingFor search form with the given options.

Signatures

looking_for(object_name, method_names, link_body, options = {}, html_options = {})
  • object_name - A model name, for example 'Item' or a collection in a one-to-many association (for example 'user.items' if user has many items).
  • method_names - An array of method names for build the results columns (for example [:id, :code, :description] if id, code, description are attributues of object_name)
  • link_body - The link body

options

  • :fill - Fill html input with value from database ( db_field => input_tag_id ) when a row is selected.
  • :width - Width of dialog, optional, default 500px.
  • :height - Height of dialog, optional, default 300px.

html_options

Like html_options in link_to helper but :remote will be always true.

Examples

<%= looking_for 'Item',
              [:id,:code,:description],
              'search', 
              { :fill   => {:id          => :item_id,
                            :code        => :item_code,
                            :description => :item_description},
                :width  => 550,
                :height => 360},
              :id   => 'looking_for_items' %>


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# File 'lib/looking_for/helpers/looking_for_helper.rb', line 37

def looking_for(*args)
  opt      = args[3] || {}
  opt[:controller] = :looking_for
  opt[:action]     = :search
  opt[:width]    ||= 500
  opt[:height]   ||= 300
  opt[:object_name] = args.first
  opt[:method_names] = args[1]
  
  html_opt = args[4] || {}
  html_opt[:remote] = true
      
  link_to args[2], opt, html_opt
end