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- data/lib/with_order.rb +13 -0
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- data/lib/with_order/active_record_extension.rb +22 -0
- data/lib/with_order/active_record_model_extension.rb +66 -0
- data/lib/with_order/engine.rb +4 -0
- data/lib/with_order/hash_extraction.rb +15 -0
- data/lib/with_order/version.rb +3 -0
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- data/spec/dummy/db/migrate/20120127203225_create_nobel_prize_winners.rb +30 -0
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Copyright (c) 2012 Aaron Lasseigne
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
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# with_order
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Provide ordering for tables, lists, etc.
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This project follows [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
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## Installation
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$ gem install with_order
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If you're using Bundler, add this to your Gemfile:
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gem 'with_order', '~>0.1.0'
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## Support
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<table>
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<tr>
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<td><strong>Ruby</strong></td>
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<td>1.9</td>
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</tr>
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<td><strong>Rails</strong></td>
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<td>3.1</td>
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<tr>
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<td><strong>Database Framework</strong></td>
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<td>ActiveRecord</td>
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## Usage
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In your controller:
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@data = Data.with_order(params, default: :full_name, fields: {full_name: 'first_name ASC, last_name ASC'})
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In your view:
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<th><%= link_with_order('ID', @data, :id) %></th>
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<th><%= link_with_order('Full Name', @data, :full_name) %></th>
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<th><%= link_with_order('Email', @data, :email) %></th>
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require "bundler/gem_tasks"
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require 'with_order/engine'
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require 'with_order/hash_extraction'
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require 'with_order/active_record_extension'
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require 'with_order/active_record_model_extension'
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require 'with_order/action_view_extension'
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require 'with_order/version'
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ActiveSupport.on_load(:active_record) do
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include WithOrder::ActiveRecordExtension
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end
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ActiveSupport.on_load(:action_view) do
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include WithOrder::ActionViewExtension
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module WithOrder
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module ActionViewExtension
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include WithOrder::HashExtraction
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def link_with_order(*args, &block)
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text = scope = field = html_options = nil
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if block_given?
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text = capture(&block)
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scope = args[0]
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field = args[1]
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html_options = args[2] || {}
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else
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text = args[0]
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scope = args[1]
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field = args[2]
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html_options = args[3] || {}
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end
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dir = html_options.delete(:dir) || (
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(scope.current_order[:field] == field and (scope.current_order[:dir].blank? or scope.current_order[:dir].downcase == :asc)) ?
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'desc' :
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)
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param_namespace = scope.current_order[:param_namespace]
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scoped_params.merge!({order: "#{field}-#{dir}"})
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link_to(text, param_namespace ? params.merge({param_namespace => scoped_params}) : scoped_params, html_options)
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module WithOrder
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module ActiveRecordExtension
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extend ActiveSupport::Concern
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included do
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class << self
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alias_method_chain :inherited, :with_order
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self.descendants.each do |descendant|
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descendant.send(:include, WithOrder::ActiveRecordModelExtension) if descendant.superclass == ActiveRecord::Base
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end
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module ClassMethods
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def inherited_with_with_order(base)
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inherited_without_with_order(base)
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module WithOrder
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extend ActiveSupport::Concern
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module CurrentOrder
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attr_accessor :current_order
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end
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included do
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self.scope :with_order, ->(order = nil, options = {}) {
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relation = self.scoped.extending do
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extend WithOrder::HashExtraction
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if order.is_a?(Hash)
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order = self.extract_hash_value(order, options.has_key?(:param_namespace) ? "#{options[:param_namespace]}[:order]" : :order)
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end
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order = (order || options[:default]).to_s
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define_method :current_order do
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field = dir = nil
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def to_a
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module WithOrder
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module HashExtraction
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def extract_hash_value(hash, key)
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describe 'WithOrder::ActiveRecordModelExtention' do
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describe '#with_order(order, options = {})' do
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context 'order' do
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it 'can be a hash containing :order' do
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npw = NobelPrizeWinner.with_order({order: 'first_name-asc'})
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npw.order_values.should == ['nobel_prize_winners."first_name" ASC']
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npw.reverse_order_value.should == nil
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end
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it 'can be a symbol' do
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npw = NobelPrizeWinner.with_order(:first_name)
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npw.order_values.should == ['nobel_prize_winners."first_name" ASC']
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npw.reverse_order_value.should == nil
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end
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it 'can be a string' do
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npw = NobelPrizeWinner.with_order('first_name-asc')
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npw.order_values.should == ['nobel_prize_winners."first_name" ASC']
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context 'does not include a direction' do
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it 'defaults to "ASC"' do
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npw = NobelPrizeWinner.with_order({order: 'first_name'})
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npw.order_values.should == ['nobel_prize_winners."first_name" ASC']
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it 'can be descending' do
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npw.order_values.should == ['nobel_prize_winners."first_name" ASC']
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it 'can be blank and have no default' do
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it 'prepends the table name to the field if the field is in the primary table' do
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npw = NobelPrizeWinner.joins(:nobel_prizes).with_order(:id)
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npw.order_values.should == ['nobel_prize_winners."first_name" ASC']
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it 'orders the field by a custom ORDER BY statement' do
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npw = NobelPrizeWinner.with_order({order: 'full_name'}, {
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