How would you go about creating a template language that could be used to allow access to *some* helpers for a CMS-style app? For example if there is a text field called content, I can use Textile or (my preference) Markdown to allow easy html generation, but they don''t allow for any conditional markup based on the page. Is there any way to extend these languages by allowing access to some of the helper methods. I was thinking something like: % image(bart.png) % % breadcrumbs % % nav_menu(child_pages) % Does something like this exist? Would it be better to try to extend markdown or write one from scratch? How would you go about writing one? cheers, DAZ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
DAZ wrote:> How would you go about creating a template language that could be used > to allow access to *some* helpers for a CMS-style app? > > For example if there is a text field called content, I can use Textile > or (my preference) Markdown to allow easy html generation, but they > don''t allow for any conditional markup based on the page. Is there any > way to extend these languages by allowing access to some of the helper > methods. > > I was thinking something like: > > % image(bart.png) % > > % breadcrumbs % > > % nav_menu(child_pages) % > > Does something like this exist? Would it be better to try to extend > markdown or write one from scratch? How would you go about writing > one? > > cheers, > > DAZHave you checked liquid? There is a nice screen cast @ railcasts: http://railscasts.com/episodes/118-liquid -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Thanks Macario,
Liquid looks like what I''m after - and the railscast (as always) is
excellent. It seems like I could hook some specific helper methods up
to it and they could be outputted using {{ this notation }}
Out of interest ... how does one go about writing their own template
language? Any basic way of starting?
cheers,
DAZ
On Jan 25, 7:19 pm, Macario Ortega
<rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org>
wrote:> DAZ wrote:
> > How would you go about creating a template language that could be used
> > to allow access to *some* helpers for a CMS-style app?
>
> > For example if there is a text field called content, I can use Textile
> > or (my preference) Markdown to allow easy html generation, but they
> > don''t allow for any conditional markup based on the page. Is
there any
> > way to extend these languages by allowing access to some of the helper
> > methods.
>
> > I was thinking something like:
>
> > % image(bart.png) %
>
> > % breadcrumbs %
>
> > % nav_menu(child_pages) %
>
> > Does something like this exist? Would it be better to try to extend
> > markdown or write one from scratch? How would you go about writing
> > one?
>
> > cheers,
>
> > DAZ
>
> Have you checked liquid? There is a nice screen cast @
railcasts:http://railscasts.com/episodes/118-liquid
>
> --
> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.
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