captproton-restfulx 1.2.3

data/app_generators/rx_app/templates/project-textmate.erb

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+	<key>currentDocument</key>
+	<string>app/flex/<%= flex_project_name %>.mxml</string>
+	<key>documents</key>
+	<array>
+		<dict>
+			<key>expanded</key>
+			<true/>
+			<key>name</key>
+			<string><%= project_name %></string>
+			<key>regexFolderFilter</key>
+			<string>!.*/(\.[^/]*|CVS|_darcs|_MTN|\{arch\}|blib|.*~\.nib|.*\.(framework|app|pbproj|pbxproj|xcode(proj)?|bundle))$</string>
+			<key>sourceDirectory</key>
+			<string></string>
+		</dict>
+	</array>
+  <key>fileHierarchyDrawerWidth</key> 
+  <integer>299</integer> 
+  <key>metaData</key> 
+  <dict/> 
+	<key>shellVariables</key>
+	<array>
+		<dict>
+			<key>enabled</key>
+			<true/>
+			<key>value</key>
+			<string>app/flex/<%= flex_project_name %>.mxml</string>
+			<key>variable</key>
+			<string>TM_FLEX_FILE_SPECS</string>
+		</dict>
+		<dict>
+			<key>enabled</key>
+			<true/>
+			<key>value</key>
+			<string>public/bin/<%= flex_project_name %>.swf</string>
+			<key>variable</key>
+			<string>TM_FLEX_OUTPUT</string>
+		</dict>
+		<dict>
+			<key>enabled</key>
+			<true/>
+			<key>value</key>
+			<string>app/flex</string>
+			<key>variable</key>
+			<string>TM_AS3_USUAL_SRC_DIRS</string>
+		</dict>
+		<dict>
+			<key>enabled</key>
+			<true/>
+			<key>value</key>
+			<string>/Users/Dima/Projects/dev/restfulx_framework/framework/src</string>
+			<key>variable</key>
+			<string>TM_AS3_LIB_SRC_DIRS</string>
+		</dict>
+    <dict>
+      <key>enabled</key>
+      <true/>
+      <key>value</key>
+      <string><%= use_air ? 'air' : 'flex' %></string>
+      <key>variable</key>
+      <string>TM_FLEX_RUNTIME</string>
+    </dict>
+	</array>
+	<key>showFileHierarchyDrawer</key>
+	<false/>
+	<key>windowFrame</key>
+	<string>{{53, 14}, {1221, 864}}</string>
+</dict>
+</plist>

data/app_generators/rx_app/templates/project.properties

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<projectDescription>
+  <name><%= project_name %></name>
+	<comment></comment>
+	<projects>
+	</projects>
+	<buildSpec>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>com.adobe.flexbuilder.project.flexbuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+	</buildSpec>
+	<natures>
+		<nature>com.adobe.flexbuilder.project.flexnature</nature>
+		<nature>com.adobe.flexbuilder.project.actionscriptnature</nature>
+	</natures>
+</projectDescription>

data/app_generators/rx_app/templates/projectair.properties

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<projectDescription>
+  <name><%= project_name %></name>
+	<comment></comment>
+	<projects>
+	</projects>
+	<buildSpec>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>com.adobe.flexbuilder.project.flexbuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>com.adobe.flexbuilder.apollo.apollobuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+	</buildSpec>
+	<natures>
+		<nature>com.adobe.flexbuilder.apollo.apollonature</nature>
+		<nature>com.adobe.flexbuilder.project.flexnature</nature>
+		<nature>com.adobe.flexbuilder.project.actionscriptnature</nature>
+	</natures>
+</projectDescription>

data/app_generators/rx_app/templates/restfulx.yml

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+# RestfulX code generation configuration options
+
+# This option controls what the main Flex application file will be called.
+# By default it will be equal to the name of your rails project camelized
+project_name: <%= project_name %>
+
+# This options determines what the root folder for generated Flex code is.
+# By default 'app/flex'
+flex_root: <%= flex_root %>
+
+# By default flex models, commands, controllers and components are genearated into
+# <flex-root>/<your rails project name> folder. If you'd like to customize the target folder 
+# (to say append a "com" package before your rails project name) uncomment the line below
+# base-package must follow the usual flex package notation (a string separated by ".")
+base_package: <%= base_package %>
+
+# Main RestfulX controller is typically named AppicationController. This controller is created in 
+# <base-package>.controllers folder. You can customize the name by uncommenting the following line 
+# and changing the controller name.
+controller_name: <%= command_controller_name %>
+
+# If you are using Rails on the back-end and Adobe AIR as the client you can generate Rails/Flex/AIR
+# code to take advantage of synchronization (online/offline) support in RestfulX by changing the following
+# option to true. By default distribution is disabled.
+distributed: <%= distributed %>
+
+# Choose the layout to use for generated Flex view components
+layouts:
+  default: 'default'
+  
+# The following special model.yml fields are supported.
+#
+# For example:
+# attachment_field: [avatar]
+#   * arg takes Paperclip field name, or takes [uploaded_data] for Attachment_Fu
+# belongs_to: [account, profile]
+# has_many: [announcements, files, folders, users]
+# has_many_through: [permissions, roles]
+#   * has_many :roles, :through => :permissions
+# has_one:  [suitcase]
+# polymorphic: [commentable]
+# tree_model: [parent]
+# layout: [default]
+#   * default template is the only current theme, with more coming soon
+# ignored_fields: [children_count, ancestors_count, descendants_count, position]
+#   * specify fields you don't want generated for your template

data/app_generators/rx_app/templates/swfobject.js

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+/*	SWFObject v2.0 <http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/>
+	Copyright (c) 2007 Geoff Stearns, Michael Williams, and Bobby van der Sluis
+	This software is released under the MIT License <http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php>
+*/
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data/bin/rx-gen

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+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+#  Generates the primary RestfulX project directory structure and 
+#  sets up Flex Builder and TextMate specific descriptor files
+#     
+#  You can generate Flex Builder configuration for either *pure* Flex
+#  project or an AIR project. To generate AIR configuration pass the -a
+#  (--air) option to the generator.
+# 
+# Examples:
+#     `rx-gen pomodo`    # generates project structure and a 
+#                        # default Flex app configuration.
+#     `rx-gen -a pomodo` # as above but generates an AIR app
+#                        # and configuration
+#                            
+# Next Steps:
+#     In your new RestfulX project folder run `ruby script/generate` for
+#     a list of available generators.
+
+require 'rubygems'
+require 'rubigen'
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib', 'restfulx')
+
+if %w(-v --version).include? ARGV.first
+  puts "#{File.basename($0)} #{RestfulX::FRAMEWORK_VERSION}"
+  exit(0)
+end
+
+require 'rubigen/scripts/generate'
+RubiGen::Base.use_application_sources!
+RubiGen::Scripts::Generate.new.run(ARGV, :generator => 'rx_app')

data/lib/restfulx.rb

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+# Sets up all the relevant configuration options and brings together 
+# patches for Rails, Merb, ActiveRecord and Data Mapper.
+#
+# Loads RestfulX specific rake tasks if appropriate.
+module RestfulX
+
+  # :stopdoc:
+  FRAMEWORK_VERSION = '1.2.3'
+  LIB_DIR = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'restfulx/')
+  # :startdoc:
+
+  # Utility method used to require all files ending in .rb that lie in the
+  # directory below this file that has the same name as the filename passed
+  # in. Optionally, a specific _directory_ name can be passed in such that
+  # the _filename_ does not have to be equivalent to the directory.
+  #
+  def self.require_all_libs_relative_to( fname, dir = nil )
+    dir ||= ::File.basename(fname, '.*')
+    search_me = ::File.expand_path(
+        ::File.join(::File.dirname(fname), dir, '*', '*.rb'))
+
+    Dir.glob(search_me).sort.each {|rb| require rb}
+  end
+end
+
+require RestfulX::LIB_DIR + 'configuration'
+
+# make sure we're running inside Merb
+if defined?(Merb::Plugins)
+  Merb::Plugins.add_rakefiles RestfulX::LIB_DIR + 'tasks'
+
+  Merb::BootLoader.before_app_loads do
+    
+    if defined?(ActiveRecord::Base)
+      Merb.add_mime_type(:fxml,  :to_fxml,  %w[application/xml text/xml application/x-xml], :charset => "utf-8")
+      ['active_foo', 'active_record_default_methods'].each { |lib| require RestfulX::LIB_DIR + lib }
+      Merb::Plugins.add_rakefiles RestfulX::LIB_DIR + 'active_record_tasks'
+    else
+      Merb.add_mime_type(:fxml,  :to_xml,  %w[application/xml text/xml application/x-xml], :charset => "utf-8")
+      if defined?(Merb::Orms::DataMapper)
+        require RestfulX::LIB_DIR + 'datamapper_foo'
+      end
+    end
+  end    
+elsif defined?(ActionController::Base)
+  # if we are not running in Merb, try to hook up Rails
+  Mime::Type.register_alias "application/xml", :fxml
+  
+  ['active_foo', 'rails/swf_helper', 'rails/schema_to_yaml'].each { |lib| require RestfulX::LIB_DIR + lib }
+
+  ActionView::Base.send :include, SWFHelper unless ActionView::Base.included_modules.include?(SWFHelper)
+  ActiveRecord::Migration.send :include, SchemaToYaml
+
+  # We mess with default +render+ implementation a bit to add support for expressions
+  # such as format.fxml { render :fxml => @foo }
+  module ActionController
+    # Override render to add support for render :fxml
+    class Base
+      alias_method :old_render, :render unless method_defined?(:old_render)
+
+      # so that we can have handling for :fxml option and write code like
+      # format.fxml  { render :fxml => @projects }
+      def render(options = nil, extra_options = {}, &block)
+        if options.is_a?(Hash) && options[:fxml]
+          xml = options[:fxml]
+          response.content_type ||= Mime::XML
+          render_for_text(xml.respond_to?(:to_fxml) ? xml.to_fxml : xml, options[:status])
+        else
+          old_render(options, extra_options, &block)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  
+  module ActiveRecord
+    # ActiveRecord named scopes are computed *before* restfulx gem gets loaded
+    # this patch addresses that and makes sure +to_fxml+ calls are properly
+    # delegated
+    module NamedScope
+      # make sure we properly delegate +to_fxml+ calls to the proxy
+      class Scope
+        delegate :to_fxml, :to => :proxy_found
+      end
+    end
+  end
+elsif defined?(DataMapper)
+  require RestfulX::LIB_DIR + 'datamapper_foo'
+elsif defined?(ActiveRecord::Base)
+  require RestfulX::LIB_DIR + 'active_foo'  
+end

data/lib/restfulx/active_foo.rb

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+# There's a number of things that ActiveRecord/ActiveSupport and the rest of the family get
+# ~wrong~ from the point of view of Flex clients.
+#
+# Some of these things are:
+# * XML format (Flex *really* doesn't like dashes in XML messages)
+# * Errors (we need to be more specific and communicate what went wrong *where*) 
+#
+# This is where we try to fix this stuff.
+#
+# Some of the things that are done can be called _monkey_ _patching_ while others can
+# be called extensions. Caveat emptor.
+
+# ActiveSupport specific patches. More specifically we add +to_fxml+ methods to Array and
+# Hash conversion modules
+module ActiveSupport
+  # refer to: http://api.rubyonrails.org/ for more details
+  module CoreExtensions
+    # Add Flex friendly +to_fxml+ to Hash conversions
+    module Hash
+      # refer to: http://api.rubyonrails.org/ for more details
+      module Conversions
+        
+        # Flex friendly XML format, no dashes, etc
+        def to_fxml(options = {})
+          options.merge!(:dasherize => false)
+          options[:indent] ||= 2
+          options.reverse_merge!({ :builder => Builder::XmlMarkup.new(:indent => options[:indent]),
+                                   :root => "hash" })
+          options[:builder].instruct! unless options.delete(:skip_instruct)
+          dasherize = !options.has_key?(:dasherize) || options[:dasherize]
+          root = dasherize ? options[:root].to_s.dasherize : options[:root].to_s
+
+          options[:builder].__send__(:method_missing, root) do
+            each do |key, value|
+              case value
+                when ::Hash
+                  value.to_fxml(options.merge({ :root => key, :skip_instruct => true }))
+                when ::Array
+                  value.to_fxml(options.merge({ :root => key, :children => key.to_s.singularize, :skip_instruct => true}))
+                when ::Method, ::Proc
+                  # If the Method or Proc takes two arguments, then
+                  # pass the suggested child element name.  This is
+                  # used if the Method or Proc will be operating over
+                  # multiple records and needs to create an containing
+                  # element that will contain the objects being
+                  # serialized.
+                  if 1 == value.arity
+                    value.call(options.merge({ :root => key, :skip_instruct => true }))
+                  else
+                    value.call(options.merge({ :root => key, :skip_instruct => true }), key.to_s.singularize)
+                  end
+                else
+                  if value.respond_to?(:to_fxml)
+                    value.to_fxml(options.merge({ :root => key, :skip_instruct => true }))
+                  else
+                    type_name = XML_TYPE_NAMES[value.class.name]
+
+                    key = dasherize ? key.to_s.dasherize : key.to_s
+
+                    attributes = options[:skip_types] || value.nil? || type_name.nil? ? { } : { :type => type_name }
+                    if value.nil?
+                      attributes[:nil] = true
+                    end
+
+                    options[:builder].tag!(key,
+                      XML_FORMATTING[type_name] ? XML_FORMATTING[type_name].call(value) : value,
+                      attributes
+                    )
+                end
+              end
+            end
+    
+            yield options[:builder] if block_given?
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+    # Add Flex friendly to_fxml to array conversions
+    module Array
+      # refer to: http://api.rubyonrails.org/ for more details
+      module Conversions
+        # Flex friendly XML format (no dashes, etc)
+        def to_fxml(options = {})
+          raise "Not all elements respond to to_fxml" unless all? { |e| e.respond_to? :to_fxml }
+
+          options[:root]     ||= all? { |e| e.is_a?(first.class) && first.class.to_s != "Hash" } ? first.class.to_s.underscore.pluralize : "records"
+          options[:children] ||= options[:root].singularize
+          options[:indent]   ||= 2
+          options[:builder]  ||= Builder::XmlMarkup.new(:indent => options[:indent])
+          options.merge!(:dasherize => false)
+          
+          options[:attributes] ||= {}
+          options[:attributes].merge!(:type => "array")
+
+          root     = options.delete(:root).to_s
+          children = options.delete(:children)
+
+          if !options.has_key?(:dasherize) || options[:dasherize]
+            root = root.dasherize
+          end
+
+          options[:builder].instruct! unless options.delete(:skip_instruct)
+
+          opts = options.merge({ :root => children })
+
+          xml = options[:builder]
+          if empty?
+            xml.tag!(root, options[:attributes])
+          else
+            xml.tag!(root, options[:attributes]) {
+              yield xml if block_given?
+              each { |e| e.to_fxml(opts.merge!({ :skip_instruct => true })) }
+            }
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+# Flex friendly ActiveRecord patches. More specifically XML serialization improvements.
+# These won't override whatever you may normally do with XML, hence there's Flex specific
+# name for this stuff +to_fxml+.
+module ActiveRecord
+  # refer to: http://api.rubyonrails.org/ for more details
+  module Serialization
+    # Enforces Flex friendly options on XML and delegates processing to standard +to_xml+
+    def to_fxml(options = {}, &block)
+      options.merge!(:dasherize => false)
+      default_except = [:crypted_password, :salt, :remember_token, :remember_token_expires_at]
+      options[:except] = (options[:except] ? options[:except] + default_except : default_except)
+      to_xml(options, &block)
+    end
+  end
+  
+  # Change the xml serializer so that '?'s are stripped from attribute names.
+  # This makes it possible to serialize methods that end in a question mark, like 'valid?' or 'is_true?'
+  class XmlSerializer
+    # Strips '?' from serialized method names
+    def add_tag(attribute)
+      builder.tag!(
+        dasherize? ? attribute.display_name.dasherize : attribute.display_name,
+        attribute.value.to_s,
+        attribute.decorations(!options[:skip_types])
+      )
+    end
+    # Strips '?' from serialized method names
+    class Attribute
+      # Strips '?' from serialized method names
+      def display_name
+        @name.gsub('?','')
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Add more extensive reporting on errors including field name along with a message
+  # when errors are serialized to XML
+  class Errors
+    # Flex friendly errors
+    def to_fxml(options={})
+      options[:root] ||= "errors"
+      options[:indent] ||= 2
+      options[:builder] ||= Builder::XmlMarkup.new(:indent => options[:indent])
+      options[:builder].instruct! unless options.delete(:skip_instruct)
+      options[:builder].errors do |e|
+        # The @errors instance variable is a Hash inside the Errors class
+        @errors.each_key do |attr|
+          @errors[attr].each do |msg|
+            next if msg.nil?
+            if attr == "base"
+              options[:builder].error("message" => msg)
+            else
+              fullmsg = @base.class.human_attribute_name(attr) + ' ' + msg
+              options[:builder].error("field" => attr.camelcase(:lower), "message" => fullmsg)
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end  
+  end
+end