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# @author Tobias Feistmantl
#
# Helper methods for your controller
# to identify RESTful actions.
module ActionControl
	# @return [Boolean]
	#    True if the called action
	#    is a only-read action.
	def read_action?
		action_name == 'index' ||
		action_name == 'show'
	end

	# @return [Boolean]
	#    True if the called action
	#    is a write action.
	def write_action?
		action_name == 'new' ||
		action_name == 'create' ||
		action_name == 'edit' ||
		action_name == 'update' ||
		action_name == 'destroy'
	end

	# @return [Boolean]
	#    True if the called action
	#    is a change action.
	def change_action?
		action_name == 'edit' ||
		action_name == 'update' ||
		action_name == 'destroy'
	end

	# @return [Boolean]
	#    True if the called action
	#    is the index action.
	def index_action?
		action_name == 'index'
	end

	# @return [Boolean]
	#    True if the called action
	#    is the show action.
	def show_action?
		action_name == 'show'
	end

	# @note
	#    Also true for the pseudo
	#    update action `new`.
	#
	# @note
	#    Only true for create methods
	#    such as new and create.
	#
	# @return [Boolean]
	#    True if the called action
	#    is a create action.
	def create_action?
		action_name == 'new' ||
		action_name == 'create'
	end

	# @note
	#    Also true for the pseudo
	#    update action `edit`.
	#
	# @return [Boolean]
	#    True if the called action
	#    is a update action.
	def update_action?
		action_name == 'edit' ||
		action_name == 'update'
	end

	# @return [Boolean]
	#    True if it's a destroy action.
	def destroy_action?
		action_name == 'destroy'
	end

	alias delete_action? destroy_action?
end

Version data entries

3 entries across 3 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
action_control-0.3	lib/action_control/controller_methods.rb
action_control-0.2	lib/action_control/controller_methods.rb
action_control-0.1	lib/action_control/controller_methods.rb