Reworked JS helpers with APi #17

README.md

@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ Active Form comes with two helpers to deal with this functionality:
 1. `link_to_add_association` will display a link that renders fields to create a new object.
 2. `link_to_remove_association` will display a link to remove a existing/dynamic object.
 
-In order to use it you have to insert this line: `//= require link_helpers` to your `app/assets/javascript/application.js` file.
+In order to use it you have to insert this line: `//= require activeform` to your `app/assets/javascript/application.js` file.
 
 In our `ConferenceForm` we can dynamically create/remove `Speaker` objects. To do that we would write in the `app/views/conferences/_form.html.erb` partial:
 
@@ -271,12 +271,16 @@ In our `ConferenceForm` we can dynamically create/remove `Speaker` objects. To d
   </div>
 
   <h2>Speaker Details</h2>
-  <%= f.fields_for :speakers do |speaker_fields| %>
-    <%= render "speaker_fields", :f => speaker_fields %>
-  <% end %>
+
+  <%= render_association_template f, :speakers %>
+  <div class="speakers_list">
+    <%= f.fields_for :speakers do |speaker_fields| %>
+      <%= render "speaker_fields", :f => speaker_fields %>
+    <% end %>
+  </div>
 
   <div class="links">
-    <%= link_to_add_association "Add a Speaker", f, :speakers %>
+    <%= link_to_add_association "Add a Speaker", f, :speakers, data: { "association-insertion-node" => ".speakers_list" } %>
   </div>
 
   <div class="actions">

app/assets/javascripts/activeform.js

@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+(function($) {
+  // Form API, draft version:
+  // $(".task_list").addFormField("tasks")
+  // $(".task_list").removeFormField("tasks", 2) // destroy second field
+
+  var activeFormHelpers = {
+    generateResourceId: function() {
+      return new Date().getTime();
+    }
+  };
+
+  $.fn.removeFormField = function(nodeToDeleteOrIndex, options) {
+    if(options == undefined) {
+      options = {}
+    }
+
+    var nodeToDelete;
+
+    if(nodeToDeleteOrIndex instanceof jQuery) {
+      nodeToDelete = nodeToDeleteOrIndex;
+    } else {
+      var wrapperClass = this.data('wrapper-class') || 'nested-fields';
+      console.log(wrapperClass)
+      nodeToDelete = this.find("." + wrapperClass).filter(function(i, b) {
+        return $(b).css('display') != 'none';
+      }).eq(nodeToDeleteOrIndex);
+    }
+
+    this.trigger('before-remove', [nodeToDelete]);
+
+    var timeout = this.data('remove-timeout') || 0;
+
+    var input = nodeToDelete.find("input").filter(function(i, t) {
+      return false
+    })
+
+    var isDynamic = nodeToDelete.hasClass("dynamic");
+
+    var context = this;
+    setTimeout(function() {
+      if (isDynamic) {
+          nodeToDelete.remove();
+      } else {
+          nodeToDelete.find("input[type=hidden]").val("1");
+          nodeToDelete.hide();
+      }
+      context.trigger('after-remove', [nodeToDelete]);
+    }, timeout);
+
+    return this
+  };
+
+  $.fn.addFormField = function(assoc, options) {
+    if(options == undefined) {
+      options = {}
+    }
+    var templateSelector = "." + assoc + "_template";
+
+    var templateContainer;
+    $(this).parents().each(function(i, el){
+      var found = $(el).find(templateSelector)
+      if(found.length > 0) {
+        templateContainer = found.eq(0)
+        return false;
+      }
+    })
+
+    var newId = activeFormHelpers.generateResourceId();
+    var regex = new RegExp("new_" + assoc, "g");
+    var content = templateContainer.html().replace(regex, newId);
+    var contentNode = $(content);
+
+    contentNode.addClass("dynamic")
+
+    if(!options.insertionMethod) {
+      options.insertionMethod = 'append';
+    }
+
+    this.trigger('before-insert', [contentNode]);
+
+    var addedContent = this[options.insertionMethod](contentNode);
+
+    this.trigger('after-insert', [contentNode]);
+
+    return this;
+  };
+
+  $(document).on('click', '.add_fields', function(e) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+
+    var $link = $(this);
+    var form = $link.parents("form").eq(0);
+    var assoc = $link.data('association');
+    var insertionMethod = $link.data('association-insertion-method') || $link.data('association-insertion-position');
+    var insertionNode = $link.data('association-insertion-node');
+    var insertionTraversal = $link.data('association-insertion-traversal');
+
+    if (insertionNode){
+      if (insertionTraversal){
+        insertionNode = $link[insertionTraversal](insertionNode);
+      } else {
+        if(insertionNode == "this") {
+          insertionNode = $(this)
+        } else {
+          $(this).parents().each(function(i, el){
+            var found = $(el).find(insertionNode)
+            if(found.length > 0) {
+              insertionNode = found.eq(0)
+              return false;
+            }
+          })
+        }
+      }
+    } else {
+      insertionNode = $link.parent();
+    }
+
+    insertionNode.addFormField(assoc, {
+      insertionMethod: insertionMethod,
+      insertionTraversal: insertionTraversal,
+    })
+  });
+
+  $(document).on('click', '.remove_fields, .remove_fields', function(e) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+
+    var $link = $(this);
+    var wrapperClass = $link.data('wrapper-class') || 'nested-fields';
+    var nodeToDelete = $link.closest('.' + wrapperClass);
+
+    var triggerNode = nodeToDelete.parent();
+
+    triggerNode.removeFormField(nodeToDelete)
+  });
+
+})(jQuery);

lib/active_form.rb

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Engine < ::Rails::Engine
 
     config.before_initialize do
       if config.action_view.javascript_expansions
-        config.action_view.javascript_expansions[:link_helpers] = %w(link_helpers)
+        config.action_view.javascript_expansions[:activeform] = %w(activeform)
       end
     end
 

lib/active_form/view_helpers.rb

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def link_to_remove_association(name, f, html_options={})
 
       is_existing = f.object.persisted?
       classes << (is_existing ? 'existing' : 'dynamic')
-      
+
       wrapper_class = html_options.delete(:wrapper_class)
       html_options[:class] = [html_options[:class], classes.join(' ')].compact.join(' ')
       html_options[:'data-wrapper-class'] = wrapper_class if wrapper_class.present?
@@ -21,35 +21,38 @@ def link_to_remove_association(name, f, html_options={})
 
     def render_association(association, f, new_object, render_options={}, custom_partial=nil)
       partial = get_partial_path(custom_partial, association)
-      
+
       if f.respond_to?(:semantic_fields_for)
         method_name = :semantic_fields_for
       elsif f.respond_to?(:simple_fields_for)
         method_name = :simple_fields_for
       else
         method_name = :fields_for
       end
-      
+
       f.send(method_name, association, new_object, {:child_index => "new_#{association}"}.merge(render_options)) do |builder|
         render(partial: partial, locals: {:f => builder})
       end
     end
 
     def link_to_add_association(name, f, association, html_options={})
-      render_options = html_options.delete(:render_options)
-      render_options ||= {}
-      override_partial = html_options.delete(:partial)
-
       html_options[:class] = [html_options[:class], "add_fields"].compact.join(' ')
       html_options[:'data-association'] = association.to_s
 
+      link_to(name, '#', html_options)
+    end
+
+    def render_association_template(f, association, html_options={})
+      render_options = html_options.delete(:render_options)
+      render_options ||= {}
+      override_partial = html_options.delete(:partial)
       new_object = create_object(f, association)
 
-      html_options[:'data-association-insertion-template'] = CGI.escapeHTML(render_association(association, f, new_object, render_options, override_partial).to_str).html_safe
-
-      link_to(name, '#', html_options)
+      content_tag :template, class: "association_template #{association}_template" do
+        render_association(association, f, new_object, render_options, override_partial)
+      end
     end
-    
+
     def create_object(f, association)
       f.object.get_model(association)
     end

lib/rails/generators/form/form_install_generator.rb

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def create_forms_test_directory
       end
 
       def include_js_file
-        insert_into_file "app/assets/javascripts/application.js", "//= require link_helpers", :before => "//= require_tree ."
+        insert_into_file "app/assets/javascripts/application.js", "//= require activeform", :before => "//= require_tree ."
       end
     end
   end

test/dummy/app/assets/javascripts/application.js

@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 //
 //= require jquery
 //= require jquery_ujs
-//= require link_helpers
+//= require activeform
 //= require_tree .

test/dummy/app/assets/javascripts/projects.js

@@ -23,25 +23,20 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
              $(".project-tag-fields a.add_fields").
                  data("association-insertion-position", 'before').
                  data("association-insertion-node", 'this');
-             $('.project-tag-fields').bind('after-insert',
-                  function() {
-                    $(this).children("#tag_from_list").remove();
-                    $(this).children("a.add_fields").hide();
-                  });
          });
 
+     $("body").on('after-insert', '.project-tag-fields',
+        function() {
+          $(this).children("#tag_from_list").remove();
+          $(this).children("a.add_fields").hide();
+        });
+
     $('#tasks').bind('before-insert', function(e,task_to_be_added) {
         task_to_be_added.fadeIn('slow');
     });
 
-    $('#tasks').bind('after-insert', function(e, added_task) {
-        //added_task.css("background","red");
-    });
-
     $('#tasks').bind('before-remove', function(e, task) {
         $(this).data('remove-timeout', 1000);
         task.fadeOut('slow');
     })
-
-    $('body').tabs();
-});
+});

test/dummy/app/views/assignments/_form.html.erb

@@ -17,15 +17,22 @@
   </div>
 
   <h2>Tasks Details</h2>
-  <%= f.fields_for :tasks do |task_fields| %>
-    <%= render "task_fields", :f => task_fields %>
-  <% end %>
+
+  <%= render_association_template(f, :tasks) %>
+  <div class="task_list">
+    <%= f.fields_for :tasks do |task_fields| %>
+      <%= render "task_fields", :f => task_fields %>
+    <% end %>
+  </div>
 
   <div class="links">
-    <%= link_to_add_association "Add a Task", f, :tasks %>
+    <%= link_to_add_association "Add a Task", f, :tasks, { data: {"association-insertion-node" => ".task_list"} } %>
   </div>
 
+  <!-- $(".task_list").addFormField("tasks") -->
+  <!-- $(".task_list").removeFormField("tasks", 2) -->
+
   <div class="actions">
     <%= f.submit %>
   </div>
-<% end %>
+<% end %>

test/dummy/app/views/assignments/_task_fields.html.erb

@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
     <%= f.text_field :name %>
     <%= link_to_remove_association "Delete", f %>
   </div>
-</div>
+</div>

test/dummy/app/views/conferences/_speaker.html.erb

@@ -9,10 +9,13 @@
 </div>
 
 <h2>Presentantions</h2>
+<%= render_association_template f, :presentations %>
+<div class="presentations_list">
 <%= f.fields_for :presentations do |presentations_fields| %>
-  <%= render "presentation_fields", :f => presentations_fields %>
+  <%= render "presentation_fields", f: presentations_fields %>
 <% end %>
+</div>
 
 <div class="links">
-  <%= link_to_add_association "Add a Presentation", f, :presentations %>
-</div>
+  <%= link_to_add_association "Add a Presentation", f, :presentations, data: { "association-insertion-node" => ".presentations_list" } %>
+</div>