Module: BaseHelper

Includes:
ActsAsTaggableOn::TagsHelper
Included in:
UserNotifier
Defined in:
app/helpers/base_helper.rb

Overview

Methods added to this helper will be available to all templates in the application.

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details



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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 151

def add_friend_link(user = nil)
html = "<span class='friend_request' id='friend_request_#{user.id}'>"
  html += link_to_remote :request_friendship.l,
		{ :update => "friend_request_#{user.id}",
			:loading => "$$('span#friend_request_#{user.id} span.spinner')[0].show(); $$('span#friend_request_#{user.id} a.add_friend_btn')[0].hide()", 
			:complete => visual_effect(:highlight, "friend_request_#{user.id}", :duration => 1),
        500 => "alert('#{escape_javascript(:sorry_there_was_an_error_requesting_friendship.l)}')",
			:url => hash_for_user_friendships_url(:user_id => current_user.id, :friend_id => user.id), 
			:method => :post 
		}, {:class => "add_friend button"}
html +=	"<span style='display:none;' class='spinner'>"
html += image_tag('spinner.gif')
html += "#{:requesting_friendship.l} ...</span></span>"
html.html_safe
end

#ajax_spinner_for(id, spinner = "spinner.gif") ⇒ Object 



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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 198

def (id, ="spinner.gif")
  "<img src='/assets/#{}' style='display:none; vertical-align:middle;' id='#{id.to_s}_spinner'> ".html_safe
end

#avatar_for(user, size = 32) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 202

def avatar_for(user, size=32)
  image_tag user.avatar_photo_url(:medium), :size => "#{size}x#{size}", :class => 'photo'
end

#block_to_partial(partial_name, html_options = {}, &block) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 37

def block_to_partial(partial_name, html_options = {}, &block)
  concat(render(:partial => partial_name, :locals => {:body => capture(&block), :html_options => html_options}))
end

#box(html_options = {}, &block) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 41

def box(html_options = {}, &block)
  block_to_partial('shared/box', html_options, &block)
end

#city_cloud(cities, classes) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 45

def city_cloud(cities, classes)
  max, min = 0, 0
  cities.each { |c|
    max = c.users.size.to_i if c.users.size.to_i > max
    min = c.users.size.to_i if c.users.size.to_i < min
  }

  divisor = ((max - min) / classes.size) + 1

  cities.each { |c|
    yield c, classes[(c.users.size.to_i - min) / divisor]
  }
end

#clippings_link ⇒ Object 



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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 186

def clippings_link
  "javascript:(function() {d=document, w=window, e=w.getSelection, k=d.getSelection, x=d.selection, s=(e?e():(k)?k():(x?x.createRange().text:0)), e=encodeURIComponent, document.location='#{home_url}new_clipping?uri='+e(document.location)+'&title='+e(document.title)+'&selection='+e(s);} )();"    
end

#commentable_url(comment) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 7

def commentable_url(comment)
  if comment.commentable_type != "User"
    polymorphic_url([comment.recipient, comment.commentable])+"#comment_#{comment.id}"
  else
    user_url(comment.recipient)+"#comment_#{comment.id}"
  end
end

#excerpt_with_jump(text, end_string = ' ...') ⇒ Object 



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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 71

def excerpt_with_jump(text, end_string = ' ...')
  return if text.blank?
  doc = Hpricot( text )
  paragraph = doc.at("p")
  if paragraph
    paragraph.to_html + end_string
  else
    truncate_words(text, 150, end_string) 
  end
end

#feed_icon_tag(title, url) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 206

def feed_icon_tag(title, url)
  (@feed_icons ||= []) << { :url => url, :title => title }
  link_to image_tag('feed.png', :size => '14x14', :alt => :subscribe_to.l+" #{title}", :plugin => 'community_engine'), url
end

#forum_page? ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 15

def forum_page?
  %w(forums topics sb_posts).include?(controller.controller_name)
end

#is_current_user_and_featured?(u) ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 19

def is_current_user_and_featured?(u)
  u && u.eql?(current_user) && u.featured_writer?
end

#last_active ⇒ Object 



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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 194

def last_active
  session[:last_active] ||= Time.now.utc
end

#more_comments_links(commentable) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 175

def more_comments_links(commentable)
  html = link_to "&raquo; ".html_safe + :all_comments.l, commentable_comments_url(commentable.class.to_s.tableize, commentable.to_param)
  html += "<br />".html_safe
html += link_to "&raquo; ".html_safe + :comments_rss.l, commentable_comments_url(commentable.class.to_s.tableize, commentable.to_param, :format => :rss)
html.html_safe
end

#page_title ⇒ Object 



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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 82

def page_title
  divider = " | ".html_safe    
  
  app_base = configatron.community_name
  tagline = " #{divider} #{configatron.community_tagline}"
title = app_base

case controller.controller_name
	when 'base'
      title += tagline
    when 'pages'
      if @page and @page.title
        title = @page.title + divider + app_base + tagline
      end
	when 'posts'
      if @post and @post.title
        title = @post.title + divider + app_base + tagline
        title += (@post.tags.empty? ? '' : "#{divider}#{:keywords.l}: " + @post.tags[0...4].join(', ') )
        @canonical_url = user_post_url(@post.user, @post)
      end
    when 'users'
      if @user && !@user.new_record? && @user. 
        title = @user.
        title += divider + app_base + tagline
        @canonical_url = user_url(@user)          
      else
        title = :showing_users.l+divider + app_base + tagline
      end
    when 'photos'
      if @user and @user.
        title = :users_photos.l(:user => @user.) + divider + app_base + tagline
      end
    when 'clippings'
      if @user and @user.
        title = :user_clippings.l(:user => @user.) + divider + app_base + tagline
      end
    when 'tags'
      case controller.action_name
        when 'show'
          if params[:type]
            title = I18n.translate('all_' + params[:type].downcase.pluralize + '_tagged', :tag_name => @tags.map(&:name).join(', '))
          else
            title = :posts_photos_and_bookmarks.l(:name => @tags.map(&:name).join(', '))
          end
          title += " (#{:related_tags.l}: #{@related_tags.join(', ')})" if @related_tags
          title += divider + app_base    
          @canonical_url = tag_url(URI.escape(URI.escape(@tags_raw), /[\/.?#]/)) if @tags_raw
        else
          title = "Showing tags #{divider} #{app_base} #{tagline}"
        end
    when 'categories'
      if @category and @category.name
        title = :posts_photos_and_bookmarks.l(:name => @category.name) + divider + app_base + tagline
      else
        title = :showing_categories.l + divider + app_base + tagline            
      end
    when 'sessions'
      title = :login.l + divider + app_base + tagline            
  end

  if @page_title
    title = @page_title + divider + app_base + tagline
  elsif title == app_base          
  title = :showing.l + ' ' + controller.controller_name + divider + app_base + tagline
  end

  title
end

#paginating_links(paginator, options = {}, html_options = {}) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 190

def paginating_links(paginator, options = {}, html_options = {})
  paginate paginator
end

#possesive(user) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 270

def possesive(user)
  user.gender ? (user.male? ? :his.l : :her.l)  : :their.l    
end

#profile_completeness(user) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 251

def profile_completeness(user)
  segments = [
    {:val => 2, :action => link_to(:upload_a_profile_photo.l, edit_user_path(user, :anchor => 'profile_details')), :test => !user.avatar.nil? },
    {:val => 1, :action => link_to(:tell_us_about_yourself.l, edit_user_path(user, :anchor => 'user_description')), :test => !user.description.blank?},      
    {:val => 2, :action => link_to(:select_your_city.l, edit_user_path(user, :anchor => 'location_chooser')), :test => !user.metro_area.nil? },            
    {:val => 1, :action => link_to(:tag_yourself.l, edit_user_path(user, :anchor => "user_tags")), :test => user.tags.any?},                  
    {:val => 1, :action => link_to(:invite_some_friends.l, new_invitation_path), :test => user.invitations.any?}
  ]
  
  completed_score = segments.select{|s| s[:test].eql?(true)}.sum{|s| s[:val]}
  incomplete = segments.select{|s| !s[:test] }
  
  total = segments.sum{|s| s[:val] }
  score = (completed_score.to_f/total.to_f)*100

  {:score => score, :incomplete => incomplete, :total => total}
end

#rounded(options = {}) {|content| ... } ⇒ Object

Yields:

  • (content) 


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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 23

def rounded(options={}, &content)
  options = {:class=>"box"}.merge(options)
  options[:class] = "box " << options[:class] if options[:class]!="box"

  str = '<div'
  options.collect {|key,val| str << " #{key}=\"#{val}\"" }
  str << '><div class="box_top"></div>'
  str << "\n"
  
  concat(str.html_safe)
  yield(content)
  concat('<br class="clear" /><div class="box_bottom"></div></div>'.html_safe)
end

#search_posts_title ⇒ Object 



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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 211

def search_posts_title
  (params[:q].blank? ? :recent_posts.l : :searching_for.l+" '#{h params[:q]}'").tap do |title|
    title << " by #{h User.find(params[:user_id]).display_name}" if params[:user_id]
    title << " in #{h Forum.find(params[:forum_id]).name}"       if params[:forum_id]
  end
end

#search_user_posts_path(rss = false) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 218

def search_user_posts_path(rss = false)
  options = params[:q].blank? ? {} : {:q => params[:q]}
  options[:format] = :rss if rss
  [[:user, :user_id], [:forum, :forum_id]].each do |(route_key, param_key)|
    return send("#{route_key}_sb_posts_path", options.update(param_key => params[param_key])) if params[param_key]
  end
  options[:q] ? search_all_sb_posts_path(options) : send("all_#{prefix}sb_posts_path", options)
end

#show_footer_content? ⇒ Boolean

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 182

def show_footer_content?
  return true #you can override this in your app
end

#time_ago_in_words(from_time, to_time = Time.now, include_seconds = false) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 227

def time_ago_in_words(from_time, to_time = Time.now, include_seconds = false)
  from_time = from_time.to_time if from_time.respond_to?(:to_time)
  to_time = to_time.to_time if to_time.respond_to?(:to_time)
  distance_in_minutes = (((to_time - from_time).abs)/60).round
    
  case distance_in_minutes
    when 0              then :a_few_seconds_ago.l
    when 1..59          then :minutes_ago.l(:count => distance_in_minutes)
    when 60..1339       then :hours_ago.l(:count => (distance_in_minutes.to_f / 60.0).round)
    when 1440..2880     then :days_ago.l(:count => (distance_in_minutes.to_f / 1440.0).round) # 1 days to 2 days
    else I18n.l(from_time.to_date, :format => :published_date)
  end
end

#time_ago_in_words_or_date(date) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 241

def time_ago_in_words_or_date(date)
  if date.to_date.eql?(Time.now.to_date)
    display = I18n.l(date.to_time.localtime, :format => :time_ago)
  elsif date.to_date.eql?(Time.now.to_date - 1)
    display = :yesterday.l
  else
    display = I18n.l(date.to_date, :format => :date_ago)
  end
end

#tiny_mce_init_if_needed ⇒ Object 



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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 274

def tiny_mce_init_if_needed
  if !@uses_tiny_mce.blank?
    tinymce_js = tinymce_javascript(@tiny_mce_configuration)      
    javascript_tag(tinymce_js)
  end
end

#topnav_tab(name, options) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 167

def topnav_tab(name, options)
  classes = [options.delete(:class)]
  classes << 'current' if options[:section] && (options.delete(:section).to_a.include?(@section))
  
  string = "<li class='#{classes.join(' ')}'>" + link_to( content_tag(:span, name), options.delete(:url), options) + "</li>"
  string.html_safe
end

#truncate_words(text, length = 30, end_string = '...') ⇒ Object 



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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 59

def truncate_words(text, length = 30, end_string = '...')
  return if text.blank?
  words = strip_tags(text).split()
  string = words[0..(length-1)].join(' ') + (words.length > length ? end_string : '')
  string.html_safe
end

#truncate_words_with_highlight(text, phrase) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'app/helpers/base_helper.rb', line 66

def truncate_words_with_highlight(text, phrase)
  t = excerpt(text, phrase)
  highlight truncate_words(t, 18), phrase
end