Use builder directly (which is what rxml views use) Sent from my iPhone
On 14 Oct 2008, at 21:15, Nate Murray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey Guys, > > Here's the scenario: > I've got vendor-specific XML I need to create and then POST it > somewhere. It sounds easy enough, but I'm running into issues when it > comes time to actually use the XML. > > Trying hard to stay within the MVC pattern I: > > 1) Create a controller which loads the models I'm about to turn into > XML > 2) Create an rxml view which renders the XML I need perfectly > > Now I need to actually *use* this XML in a "model" and POST it to the > webservice endpoint. Now, I am not asking "how can I render a view in > a model?". What I am asking is "how can I view a view from a model?" > > It seems logical and not a breach of MVC that the system should have > this level of introspection (right?). It seems consistent with MVC b/c > the view is rendering and the controller is controlling. I just need > to use that view in an object. > > The best solution I have right now is to just have an object that uses > net/http or wget and then calls the url of my own server. But this > seems hackish and less than ideal. > > Has anyone else had to deal with a similar type of issue? Am I missing > something incredibly obvious? > > Nate > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
