Class: Formtastic::FormGenerator

Inherits:
Rails::Generators::NamedBase
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/generators/formtastic/form/form_generator.rb

Overview

Generates a Formtastic form partial based on an existing model. It will not overwrite existing files without confirmation.

!!!shell $ rails generate formtastic:form Post !!!shell $ rails generate formtastic:form Post --copy !!!shell $ rails generate formtastic:form Post --template-engine haml $ rails generate formtastic:form Post --template-engine slim !!!shell $ rails generate formtastic:form Post title:string body:text !!!shell $ rails generate formtastic:form Post --controller admin/posts

Examples:

Copy the partial code to the pasteboard rather than generating a partial

Return HAML or Slim output instead of default ERB

Generate a form for specific model attributes

Generate a form for a specific controller

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#create_or_show ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/generators/formtastic/form/form_generator.rb', line 39

def create_or_show
  @attributes = reflected_attributes if @attributes.empty?

  engine = options[:template_engine]

  if options[:copy]
    template = File.read("#{self.class.source_root}/_form.html.#{engine}")
    erb = ERB.new(template, nil, '-')
    generated_code = erb.result(binding).strip rescue nil
    puts "The following code has been copied to the clipboard, just paste it in your views:" if save_to_clipboard(generated_code)
    puts generated_code || "Error: Nothing generated. Does the model exist?"
  else
    empty_directory "app/views/#{controller_path}"
    template "_form.html.#{engine}", "app/views/#{controller_path}/_form.html.#{engine}"
  end
end