Rails - Aug 2006 - class def error when serving "stand-alone" rhtml files

I''m attempting to set up a rails app so that I can add rhtml files 
without having to create controllers for each one.  I want a simple 
solution to serving static-like rhtml files as well as those with a 
little logic.  The solution I found is this one:

I added the following controller

static_controller.rb
#####################
class StaticController < ApplicationController
end

I then created a folder named static in my views folder.  All seemed 
fine(it worked) until I attempted to create a class in my rhtml code and 
the following error was thrown:

compile error
script/../config/../app/views/static/imageMediation.rhtml:12: class 
definition in method body


I''m a bit of a noob if you can''t tell.  Any help would be
appreciated.
Best

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the whole point of the controller is to interact between your views and your
models.  This may be why your view is giving you a hard time.  If
you''re
serving out pages that don''t interact with the database at all, this is
a
good method, but as soon as you want to access a class, you should do that
through the controller.  I believe that when you don''t declare the
action in
the controller, you bypass the controller.  That might have something to do
with why you can''t access any models.

On 7/31/06, Max Benjamin <moore.joseph@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> I''m attempting to set up a rails app so that I can add rhtml files
> without having to create controllers for each one.  I want a simple
> solution to serving static-like rhtml files as well as those with a
> little logic.  The solution I found is this one:
>
> I added the following controller
>
> static_controller.rb
> #####################
> class StaticController < ApplicationController
> end
>
> I then created a folder named static in my views folder.  All seemed
> fine(it worked) until I attempted to create a class in my rhtml code and
> the following error was thrown:
>
> compile error
> script/../config/../app/views/static/imageMediation.rhtml:12: class
> definition in method body
>
>
> I''m a bit of a noob if you can''t tell.  Any help would be
appreciated.
> Best
>
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Mike Weber wrote:
> the whole point of the controller is to interact between your views and 
> your
> models.  This may be why your view is giving you a hard time.  If
you''re
> serving out pages that don''t interact with the database at all,
this is
> a
> good method, but as soon as you want to access a class, you should do 
> that
> through the controller.  I believe that when you don''t declare the
> action in
> the controller, you bypass the controller.  That might have something to 
> do
> with why you can''t access any models.
Right, I''m not trying to access the DB.  The class is defined within
the
rhtml file like this for instance:

<%
class MyClass
end
%>
<p>blah</p>


I get the error mentioned even if I don''t try to instantiate the class.

Is there some other(better) way to serve this sort of "one-shot"
rhtml?

Thanks,
max

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Hi --

On Tue, 1 Aug 2006, Max Benjamin wrote:
> Mike Weber wrote:
>> the whole point of the controller is to interact between your views and
>> your
>> models.  This may be why your view is giving you a hard time.  If
you''re
>> serving out pages that don''t interact with the database at
all, this is
>> a
>> good method, but as soon as you want to access a class, you should do
>> that
>> through the controller.  I believe that when you don''t declare
the
>> action in
>> the controller, you bypass the controller.  That might have something
to
>> do
>> with why you can''t access any models.
>
> Right, I''m not trying to access the DB.  The class is defined
within the
> rhtml file like this for instance:
>
> <%
> class MyClass
> end
> %>
> <p>blah</p>
>
>
> I get the error mentioned even if I don''t try to instantiate the
class.
>
> Is there some other(better) way to serve this sort of "one-shot"
rhtml?
You should be able to circumvent the class definition in a method body
error by doing this:

   Object.const_set("MyClass", Class.new { def x...; end })

But it does seem to cry out for a controller, or perhaps a class
definition in a file in /lib (or maybe a helper file).


David

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unknown wrote:
> Hi --
> 
> On Tue, 1 Aug 2006, Max Benjamin wrote:
> 
>>> the controller, you bypass the controller.  That might have
something to
>> <p>blah</p>
>>
>>
>> I get the error mentioned even if I don''t try to instantiate
the class.
>>
>> Is there some other(better) way to serve this sort of
"one-shot" rhtml?
> 
> You should be able to circumvent the class definition in a method body
> error by doing this:
> 
>    Object.const_set("MyClass", Class.new { def x...; end })
> 
> But it does seem to cry out for a controller, or perhaps a class
> definition in a file in /lib (or maybe a helper file).
> 
> 
> David
> 
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Thanks,
Sticking the classes in /lib works great.
Best,
Max

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