similar to: Calling helper from a controller

My "application_helper.rb" become to large. I have basic functions that I use for all projects. Is it possible to define thoses functions inside an external "basic_helper.rb" and include it in "application_helper.rb" ?

Hi all, I''m trying to add a common menu to all pages in my application. It is just a set of links I want to display. I''m having trouble deciding where to put the code. Below is what I''ve tried to get out of the "Four Days on Rails" tutorial but no luck. Any help would be appreciated. Am I on the right track? Thanks, Sam

I''m having trouble using an application helper and understanding how I should make it work throughout my application - so if you can help me with this I''ll be overcoming a big hurdle in my learning. Here''s the helper method; [code=]# application_helper.rb def user_photo if @user.photo? return @user.photo.public_filename(:thumb) else return

Hi all, I''m in the process of creating rspecs for my helpers. One of the helpers in app/helpers/application_helper.rb looks like this: def page_name @page_name || "Define @page_name in #{controller.controller_name}::#{controller.action_name}" end The rspec is simply: it "should something" do page_name end

Hello, I''m facing this problem while trying to extend the parse_redmine_links helper method in Redmine-1.1.0 (Rails-2.3.5) from my plugin. My idea is to use alias_method_chain so the extended version could call the original version and adjust the result to it''s liking. Anything I''ve tried so far exposes this behavior: the first render of a page uses the extended

I''ve got a couple of helper functions in my application_helper file that I would like to run from the console (for debugging). What is the correct way to invoke a helper from the console? _Kevin -- Posted with http://DevLists.com. Sign up and save your mailbox.

Hi all I''m creating a shop page. I have a cart model that looks like the following: class Cart attr_reader :line_items def get_line_item id @line_items.each do |l| return l if l.id == id end end def initialize @line_items = [] end def empty! initialize end def empty? return true if @line_items.empty? false end end And I have some

Hi, If I want to have helper method for my rjs, where''s the best place to put it? so for example: --- bla.rjs: page.replace_html ... page.visual_effect ... --- somewhere: (currently I put in application_helper.rb) def replace_with_effect(page) page.replace_html ... page.visual_effect ... end --- bla.rjs: replace_with_effect page and is there a way to define the helper so we

Hi, My helper specs were going ok until I added a call to a rails DateHelper method in one of my helpers http://api.rubyonrails.com/classes/ActionView/Helpers/ DateHelper.html#M000574 The helper runs fine from my view templates, just dies in the spec test. I boiled my question down to a simple (not too useful) example. I''m not sure what I''m missing. #

the vm form is getting cluttered, this patch simply add collapsable sections to the form, making the 'storage' and 'network' sections collapsed by default credit goes to jayg for contributing alot to this patch in terms of simplification and cleanup --- src/app/helpers/application_helper.rb | 4 +- src/app/views/vm/_form.rhtml | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------

HI, i''m trying to write a helper that replaces link_to_remote that accepts a block but it gets a compile error in the template: I don''t know what I''m doing wrong... TIA # application_helper.rb def link_block_to_remote( options = {}, html_options = {}, &block) concat(link_to_remote(capture(&block), options, html_options), block.binding) end # in

Hello, I try this : in application_helper.rb ----------------------- def lnk bla return link_to bla, { :controller => bli , :action => "blo" , :id => "blu" } end in file.rhtml ----------- <%= lnk "yo!" %> This return an error. There is a way to do this or something similar, or this is completly impossible ? Thanks

Hi all All my forms should look the same, so I think always putting the right div etc. tags around them is a violation of the DRY principle. Until now my forms look like that: <div class="text_field"> <label for="news_item_subject">Subject:</label> <%= text_field "news_item", "subject" %> </div> Now I want the default

please help me with my code: im calling a helper, which has to return different links. --list.rhtml ... <% for message in @messages %> <tr> <td><%= message.author.send(''name'') %></td> <td><%= message.send(''date'').strftime("%d.%m.%y/%H.%M.%S") %></td> <td><%=

I have the following helper method in application_helper.rb: def format_date(date) day = to_s(date.day) month = to_s(date.month) time = to_s(date.time) date = day + "/" + month + " - " + time return date end I am trying to call this method in a view like this: <%= format_date(bounty.created_on) %> create_on is a timestamp in mysql. I am

Hi all, I''d like to move some view code to a helper but it doesn''t work because I need to render two partials each time. Q: Is it possible to do this with a helper? Example: ----------------- Before: In the view: ... <% case controller.controller_name when ''member'' %> <%= render :partial => ''shared/member_menu''

I''m modifying a shopping cart plugin, MinimalCart, and for some reason I can add one item to the cart multiple times, but as soon as I add a second item, all kinds of strange things start happening. An actionview::template error is thrown because a method defined in application_helper is "undefined" What could cause a defined application helper method to all the sudden not be

Hi, I''m trying to send some emails with the same formatting as my pages & I can''t seem to access my display routines in application_helper.rb. I''m trying a hack to bypass this. At the top of my ActionMailer notifier script I''ve included application_helper.rb - my understanding is that this should arrive as a module and should be able to be used

I have a template that belongs to a certain model (model A). I need to call a helper method of a different model (model B). Then I need the helper method of B to call a helper method of model C. I tried using "include" and "require" and using namespaces, but I got "undefined method". What is the way to do it? -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

I am trying to run some functional (or are they unit?) tests on my application_helper.rb. So far, I''ve not had any success in being able to call the methods defined in application_helper.rb. Here is my app/test/functional/helpers.rb require File.dirname(__FILE__) + ''/../test_helper'' require File.dirname(__FILE__) +