If you have many of those (controller extensions) you can just create an "app/controller_helpers" folder, add it to the load path and be done with it. Once they grow big and bold enough you can move them to a simple plugin.
- Maurício Linhares http://alinhavado.wordpress.com/ (pt-br) | http://blog.codevader.com/ (en) On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 7:05 PM, Marcelo de Moraes Serpa <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello list, > > Originally, afaik, the modules in app/helpers are, by convention, only meant > to be used as view helpers. With time, however, we ended up by only calling > them helpers, which can cause some confusion and misconception, since > helpers by itself are not attached to the view layer only. The other day > I've seen a very interesting use of helper folder organization. Instead of > putting a rb file in lib, plugins or whatever, my co-worker has created a > sorthelper and has put it into app/helpers. Then, he included it in the > controller with include, so, a controller helper. I know it's not a big > deal, but we have been so used to assign the files/modules in app/helpers to > the view layer that it catched my attention and I though I would share -- > maybe helpers/ could also be used for little "model helpers"?. Maybe I'm > going too far here :) -- Of course, any insights appreciated :) > > Marcelo. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
