One small advice ... your code would probably be be read by more
people if some minimal formatting is applied :) ... I can imagine you
didn't do it on purpose though :)

Actually I like it.

Just something really unimportant and subjective: how do you feel
about ->> instead of %> ? (I understood your rationale of choosing %)

Br's,
Marius

On Aug 17, 10:02 pm, Naftoli Gugenheim <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, sorry, not sure why I didn't see your message earlier. Strange... Has
> anyone written any code to address this topic in the meantime? In case not,
> here's all the code I've written for such purposes; tell me what you think.
>
> def keepAttrs(elem: Elem) = (ns: NodeSeq) => BindHelpers.currentNode match {
> case Full(inElem) => elem % inElem.attributes case other => elem } protected
> class Keepable(elem: Elem) { def %% = keepAttrs(elem) } implicit def
> elemToKeepable(elem: Elem): Keepable = new Keepable(elem) protected class
> KeepBind(name: String) { val emptyFn: NodeSeq=>NodeSeq = _ => NodeSeq.Empty
> import scala.xml.{Node, Text} import net.liftweb.util.Bindable def %>(in:
> Elem) = FuncBindParam(name, keepAttrs(in)) def %>(in: Box[Elem]) =
> FuncBindParam(name, in.map(keepAttrs) openOr emptyFn) def %>(in:
> Option[Elem]) = FuncBindParam(name, in.map(keepAttrs) getOrElse emptyFn) }
> implicit def strToKeepAssoc(name: String): KeepBind = new KeepBind(name)
>
> keepAttrs could actually be implemented shorter:
>
> elem currentNode.map(_.attributes).openOr(scala.xml.Null))
>
> etc.
>
> On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 4:50 PM, marius d. <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > IMHO:
>
> > The problem with
>
> > "name" some_new_operator_beside_-> expr
>
> > would lead to a handful of overloading as -> in SuperArrowAssoc. Looks
> > a little messy to me.
>
> > Looks like we already have a way to do this:
>
> > import Helpers._
>
> > "name" -> {node: NodeSeq => mixinAttributes(expr _that_yields_an_Elem)
> > (node)}
>
> > Would that be too ... boilerplate for you?
>
> > Br's,
> > Marius
>
> > On Aug 14, 11:18 pm, Naftoli Gugenheim <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > As I mentioned, I wrote some code that allows you to use %> instead of ->
> > to preserve the attributes. (I chose it because the % symbol is used to
> > merge attributes to an Elem.) The right side can be an Elem or a Box/Option
> > of an Elem.
> > > What do people think of this syntax?
> > > P.S. Another way is to append ".%%" to an Elem making it into a NodeSeq
> > function.
>
> > > -------------------------------------
>
> > > marius d.<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > The book exposes current functionality for Lift 1.0. If functionality
> > > X was not intended to be there is a different story, but regardless it
> > > is there and the way I see it it is OK to be in the book.
>
> > > Personally I don't see it as defect as preserving attributes (to the
> > > top level resulting NodeSeq) may be quite handy in certain situations
> > > even that contradicts David's design intent. But this is just a
> > > personal opinion. After David removes this, a helper to copy
> > > attributes is needed IMO. So Naftoli if you want to do this please go
> > > ahead ... or if you don't want it I'll do it.
>
> > > Br's,
> > > Marius
>
> > > On Aug 14, 7:43 pm, Naftoli Gugenheim <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > The book seems to think it's intentional!
> > > > But why can't unprefixed nodes by preserved automatically? Maybe there
> > could be a setting?
> > > > Thanks.
>
> > > > -------------------------------------
>
> > > > David Pollak<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Naftoli Gugenheim <
> > [email protected]>wrote:
>
> > > > > Exactly!
>
> > > > > -------------------------------------
> > > > > Derek Chen-Becker<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > Basically, you're asking why a bind tag like
>
> > > > > <ledger:entry id="foo" class="bar" />
>
> > > > > doesn't preserve the id and class attrs when it binds, but
>
> > > > > <ledger:entry ledger:id="foo" ledger:class="bar" />
>
> > > > > does?
>
> > > > If bind("ledger", <ledger:entry ledger:id="foo" ledger:class="bar" />,
> > > > "entry" -> <foo/>)
> > > > results in anything other than <foo/> it's a defect.
>
> > > > Wow... looks like it does... it's a defect and I'll fix it.
>
> > > > > Derek
>
> > > > > On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Naftoli Gugenheim <
> > [email protected]
> > > > > >wrote:
>
> > > > > > Of course you can access it from the snippet. But if you want it to
> > be
> > > > > > output automatically, then you prefix it with whatever the node's
> > prefix
> > > > > is.
> > > > > > In other words, by default it's not outputted.
>
> > > > > > -------------------------------------
> > > > > > David Pollak<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 9:06 PM, Naftoli Gugenheim <
> > [email protected]
> > > > > > >wrote:
>
> > > > > > > What I would like to do:
> > > > > > > <label for="name">Name</label>&nbsp;<person:name I'd="name"
> > size="10"
> > > > > > > class="special" style="vertical-align: top" maxlength="5"
> > tabindex="1"
> > > > > />
> > > > > > > Okay, just a little contrived...
> > > > > > > My understanding is you can do this by prefixing the attribute
> > with
> > > > > > > "lift:"; otherwise it will not be output but is available to the
> > > > > snippet
> > > > > > > code, i.e., without the prefix you are making an attribute
> > available to
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > snippet but that's it.
>
> > > > > > I'm sorry, but I'm still clueless about what you're talking about.
>
> > > > > > Do you want to bind to <person:name/> and add the attributes in the
> > > > > > <person:name /> element to the resulting element?
>
> > > > > > The lift prefix has nothing to do with binding.  Binding is done in
> > > > > > net.liftweb.util and is purely a way of substituting dynamic XML
> > into
> > > > > well
> > > > > > defined points in a NodeSeq.
>
> > > > > > So... if you want to include the attributes of an Elem that you are
> > > > > > replacing during a bind operation, you have access to the current
> > node
> > > > > via
> > > > > > Helpers.currentNode: Box[Elem] and you can get the attributes:
> > > > > > currentNode.map(_.attributes) openOr Null
>
> > > > > > > I'm getting this from Exploring Lift page 115.
>
> > > > > > > -------------------------------------
> > > > > > > David Pollak<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 7:24 PM, Naftoli Gugenheim <
> > > > > [email protected]
> > > > > > > >wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > Why was the decision made, if I understand correctly, that
> > normal
> > > > > > > > attributes are not preserved in a bound node, and are are only
> > > > > > available
> > > > > > > for
> > > > > > > > the snippet's usage, and if you want the attribute to be
> > "sticky" you
> > > > > > > have
> > > > > > > > to prefix it with "lift:"? Wouldn't it be better the other way?
>
> > > > > > > I don't understand your question.  Are you talking about
> > Helpers.bind()
> > > > > > or
> > > > > > > are you talking about snippet dispatching?
>
> > > > > > > Can you please provide an example of what happens now and what
> > you
> > > > > would
> > > > > > > expect to happen?
>
> > > > > > > > One of lift's design goals is to help keep the static html in
> > the
> > > > > view
> > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > the logic in the code, and to provide a templating system that
> > > > > doesn't
> > > > > > > > interfere with visual web designers. It seems to me that it
> > would
> > > > > > further
> > > > > > > > this goal if html attributes could be properly specified in the
> > view
> > > > > > > html.
>
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > Lift, the simply functional web frameworkhttp://liftweb.net
> > > > > > > Beginning Scalahttp://www.apress.com/book/view/1430219890
> > > > > > > Follow me:http://twitter.com/dpp
> > > > > > > Git some:http://github.com/dpp
>
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Lift, the simply functional web frameworkhttp://liftweb.net
> > > > > > Beginning Scalahttp://www.apress.com/book/view/1430219890
> > > > > > Follow me:http://twitter.com/dpp
> > > > > > Git some:http://github.com/dpp
>
> > > > --
> > > > Lift, the simply functional web frameworkhttp://liftweb.net
> > > > Beginning Scalahttp://www.apress.com/book/view/1430219890
> > > > Follow me:http://twitter.com/dpp
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