For anyone else who finds this thread... There's a plugin called "embedded javascripts": http://agilewebdevelopment.com/plugins/embedded_javascripts
In a nutshell, it defines ActionView::Base#include_javascript , which takes the name of a Javascript file as an argument, processes any ERB in the JS file, and returns the JS code sandwiched between <script type="text/javascript" ..> and </script>. That sounds like a good tool to use in a solution for the originally- stated problem. However, it doesn't feel right to me. The Javascript file will never be cached by browsers, and it adds another call to read from the file system, which will slow things down a bit. However, for a small app, I think it's a great tool. Dan Webb released two plugins - MinusR and MinusMOR - with the latter being an update of the former: http://www.danwebb.net/2006/11/17/rjs-minus-r http://www.danwebb.net/2006/11/24/minusmor-released I like MinusMOR, as it doesn't hijack the .rjs file extension. However, I don't think it's a tool that could [easily] be used to solve the original problem. But it's still a pretty cool plugin! In the end, I've decided to hard-code HTML elements' DOM IDs in views, partials, RJS templates, Javascript files, and wherever else. On top of that, every element that is touched by Javascript will have its DOM ID prefixed with "x_". This will make it very clear which elements' DOM IDs shouldn't be changed on a whim. What I've just explained is Robby Russell's approach. He explained it quite well in a blog post: http://www.robbyonrails.com/articles/2007/08/01/designers-developers-and-the-x_-factor Cheers, Nick --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
