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# Extend the Base ActionController to support themes
ActionController::Base.class_eval do 

   attr_accessor :current_theme
   attr_accessor :force_liquid_template
   
   # Use this in your controller just like the <tt>layout</tt> macro.
   # Example:
   #
   #  theme 'theme_name'
   #
   # -or-
   #
   #  theme :get_theme
   #
   #  def get_theme
   #    'theme_name'
   #  end
   def self.theme(theme_name, conditions = {})
     # TODO: Allow conditions... (?)
     write_inheritable_attribute "theme", theme_name
   end

   # Set <tt>force_liquid</tt> to true in your controlelr to only allow 
   # Liquid template in themes.
   # Example:
   #
   #  force_liquid true
   def self.force_liquid(force_liquid_value, conditions = {})
     # TODO: Allow conditions... (?)
     write_inheritable_attribute "force_liquid", force_liquid_value
   end

   # Retrieves the current set theme
   def current_theme(passed_theme=nil)
     theme = passed_theme || self.class.read_inheritable_attribute("theme")
     
     @active_theme = case theme
       when Symbol then send(theme)
       when Proc   then theme.call(self)
       when String then theme
     end
   end
   
   # Retrieves the force liquid flag
   def force_liquid_template(passed_value=nil)
      force_liquid = passed_value || self.class.read_inheritable_attribute("force_liquid")

      force_liquid_template = case force_liquid
        when Symbol then send(force_liquid)
        when Proc   then force_liquid.call(self)
        when String then force_liquid == 'true'
        when TrueClass then force_liquid
        when FalseClass then force_liquid
        when Fixnum then force_liquid == 1
      end
   end

end

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theme_generator-1.3.0	templates/actioncontroller_ex.rb