Module: Waves::Helpers::Formatting

Defined in:
lib/helpers/formatting.rb

Overview

Formatting helpers are used to convert specialized content, like Markaby or Textile, into valid HTML. It also provides common escaping functions.

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#escape_html(s) ⇒ Object

Escape a string as HTML content.



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# File 'lib/helpers/formatting.rb', line 10

def escape_html(s); Rack::Utils.escape_html(s); end

#escape_uri(s) ⇒ Object

Escape a URI, converting quotes and spaces and so on.



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# File 'lib/helpers/formatting.rb', line 13

def escape_uri(s); Rack::Utils.escape(s); end

#markaby(content) ⇒ Object

Treat content as Markaby and evaluate (only works within a Markaby template). Used to pull Markaby content from a file or database into a Markaby template.



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# File 'lib/helpers/formatting.rb', line 17

def markaby( content ); self << eval( content ); end

#textile(content) ⇒ Object

Treat content as Textile.



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# File 'lib/helpers/formatting.rb', line 20

def textile( content )
  return if content.nil? or content.empty?
  ( ::RedCloth::TEXTILE_TAGS  << [ 96.chr, '&8216;'] ).each do |pat,ent|
    content.gsub!( pat, ent.gsub('&','&#') )
  end
  self << ::RedCloth.new( content ).to_html
end