module WillPaginate # = Invalid page number error # This is an ArgumentError raised in case a page was requested that is either # zero or negative number. You should decide how do deal with such errors in # the controller. # # If you're using Rails 2, then this error will automatically get handled like # 404 Not Found. The hook is in "will_paginate.rb": # # ActionController::Base.rescue_responses['WillPaginate::InvalidPage'] = :not_found # # If you don't like this, use your preffered method of rescuing exceptions in # public from your controllers to handle this differently. The +rescue_from+ # method is a nice addition to Rails 2. # # This error is *not* raised when a page further than the last page is # requested. Use WillPaginate::Collection#out_of_bounds? method to # check for those cases and manually deal with them as you see fit. class InvalidPage < ArgumentError def initialize(page, page_num) super "#{page.inspect} given as value, which translates to '#{page_num}' as page number" end end # = The key to pagination # Arrays returned from paginating finds are, in fact, instances of this little # class. You may think of WillPaginate::Collection as an ordinary array with # some extra properties. Those properties are used by view helpers to generate # correct page links. # # WillPaginate::Collection also assists in rolling out your own pagination # solutions: see +create+. # # If you are writing a library that provides a collection which you would like # to conform to this API, you don't have to copy these methods over; simply # make your plugin/gem dependant on this library and do: # # require 'will_paginate/collection' # # WillPaginate::Collection is now available for use class Collection < Array attr_reader :current_page, :per_page, :total_entries, :total_pages # Arguments to the constructor are the current page number, per-page limit # and the total number of entries. The last argument is optional because it # is best to do lazy counting; in other words, count *conditionally* after # populating the collection using the +replace+ method. def initialize(page, per_page, total = nil) @current_page = page.to_i raise InvalidPage.new(page, @current_page) if @current_page < 1 @per_page = per_page.to_i raise ArgumentError, "`per_page` setting cannot be less than 1 (#{@per_page} given)" if @per_page < 1 self.total_entries = total if total end # Just like +new+, but yields the object after instantiation and returns it # afterwards. This is very useful for manual pagination: # # @entries = WillPaginate::Collection.create(1, 10) do |pager| # result = Post.find(:all, :limit => pager.per_page, :offset => pager.offset) # # inject the result array into the paginated collection: # pager.replace(result) # # unless pager.total_entries # # the pager didn't manage to guess the total count, do it manually # pager.total_entries = Post.count # end # end # # The possibilities with this are endless. For another example, here is how # WillPaginate used to define pagination for Array instances: # # Array.class_eval do # def paginate(page = 1, per_page = 15) # WillPaginate::Collection.create(page, per_page, size) do |pager| # pager.replace self[pager.offset, pager.per_page].to_a # end # end # end # # The Array#paginate API has since then changed, but this still serves as a # fine example of WillPaginate::Collection usage. def self.create(page, per_page, total = nil) pager = new(page, per_page, total) yield pager pager end # Helper method that is true when someone tries to fetch a page with a # larger number than the last page. Can be used in combination with flashes # and redirecting. def out_of_bounds? current_page > total_pages end # Current offset of the paginated collection. If we're on the first page, # it is always 0. If we're on the 2nd page and there are 30 entries per page, # the offset is 30. This property is useful if you want to render ordinals # side by side with records in the view: simply start with offset + 1. def offset (current_page - 1) * per_page end # current_page - 1 or nil if there is no previous page def previous_page current_page > 1 ? (current_page - 1) : nil end # current_page + 1 or nil if there is no next page def next_page current_page < total_pages ? (current_page + 1) : nil end # sets the total_entries property and calculates total_pages def total_entries=(number) @total_entries = number.to_i @total_pages = (@total_entries / per_page.to_f).ceil end # This is a magic wrapper for the original Array#replace method. It serves # for populating the paginated collection after initialization. # # Why magic? Because it tries to guess the total number of entries judging # by the size of given array. If it is shorter than +per_page+ limit, then we # know we're on the last page. This trick is very useful for avoiding # unnecessary hits to the database to do the counting after we fetched the # data for the current page. # # However, after using +replace+ you should always test the value of # +total_entries+ and set it to a proper value if it's +nil+. See the example # in +create+. def replace(array) result = super # The collection is shorter then page limit? Rejoice, because # then we know that we are on the last page! if total_entries.nil? and length < per_page and (current_page == 1 or length > 0) self.total_entries = offset + length end result end end end