Class: Builder::XmlBase

Inherits:
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Defined in:
lib/action_view/vendor/builder/xmlbase.rb

Overview

XmlBase is a base class for building XML builders. See Builder::XmlMarkup and Builder::XmlEvents for examples.

Direct Known Subclasses

XmlMarkup

Instance Method Summary collapse

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Constructor Details

#initialize(indent = 0, initial = 0) ⇒ XmlBase

Create an XML markup builder.

out

Object receiving the markup.1 out must respond to <<.

indent

Number of spaces used for indentation (0 implies no indentation and no line breaks).

initial

Level of initial indentation.



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# File 'lib/action_view/vendor/builder/xmlbase.rb', line 23

def initialize(indent=0, initial=0)
  @indent = indent
  @level  = initial
end

Dynamic Method Handling

This class handles dynamic methods through the method_missing method

#method_missing(sym, *args, &block) ⇒ Object

Create XML markup based on the name of the method. This method is never invoked directly, but is called for each markup method in the markup block.



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# File 'lib/action_view/vendor/builder/xmlbase.rb', line 38

def method_missing(sym, *args, &block)
  text = nil
  attrs = nil
  sym = "#{sym}:#{args.shift}" if args.first.kind_of?(Symbol)
  args.each do |arg|
	case arg
	when Hash
	  attrs ||= {}
	  attrs.merge!(arg)
	else
	  text ||= ''
	  text << arg.to_s
	end
  end
  if block
	unless text.nil?
	  raise ArgumentError, "XmlMarkup cannot mix a text argument with a block"
	end
	_capture_outer_self(block) if @self.nil?
	_indent
	_start_tag(sym, attrs)
	_newline
	_nested_structures(block)
	_indent
	_end_tag(sym)
	_newline
  elsif text.nil?
	_indent
	_start_tag(sym, attrs, true)
	_newline
  else
	_indent
	_start_tag(sym, attrs)
	text! text
	_end_tag(sym)
	_newline
  end
  @target
end

Instance Method Details

#<<(text) ⇒ Object

Append text to the output target without escaping any markup. May be used within the markup brackets as:

builder.p { |x| x << "<br/>HI" }   #=>  <p><br/>HI</p>

This is useful when using non-builder enabled software that generates strings. Just insert the string directly into the builder without changing the inserted markup.

It is also useful for stacking builder objects. Builders only use << to append to the target, so by supporting this method/operation builders can use other builders as their targets.



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# File 'lib/action_view/vendor/builder/xmlbase.rb', line 99

def <<(text)
  _text(text)
end

#nil? ⇒ Boolean

For some reason, nil? is sent to the XmlMarkup object. If nil? is not defined and method_missing is invoked, some strange kind of recursion happens. Since nil? won’t ever be an XML tag, it is pretty safe to define it here. (Note: this is an example of cargo cult programming, cf. fishbowl.pastiche.org/2004/10/13/cargo_cult_programming).

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/action_view/vendor/builder/xmlbase.rb', line 109

def nil?
  false
end

#tag!(sym, *args, &block) ⇒ Object

Create a tag named sym. Other than the first argument which is the tag name, the arguements are the same as the tags implemented via method_missing.



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# File 'lib/action_view/vendor/builder/xmlbase.rb', line 31

def tag!(sym, *args, &block)
  self.__send__(sym, *args, &block)
end

#text!(text) ⇒ Object

Append text to the output target. Escape any markup. May be used within the markup brackets as:

builder.p { br; text! "HI" }   #=>  <p><br/>HI</p>



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# File 'lib/action_view/vendor/builder/xmlbase.rb', line 82

def text!(text)
  _text(_escape(text))
end