module Gretel module ViewHelpers # Sets the current breadcrumb to be rendered elsewhere. Put it somewhere in the view, preferably in the top, before you render any breadcrumbs HTML: # # <% breadcrumb :category, @category %> # # If you pass an instance of an object that responds to +model_name+ (like an ActiveRecord model instance), the breadcrumb can be automatically inferred, so a shortcut for the above would be: # # <% breadcrumb @category %> def breadcrumb(key = nil, *args) if key.nil? || key.is_a?(Hash) raise ArgumentError, "The `breadcrumb` method was called with #{key.inspect} as the key. This method is used to set the breadcrumb. Maybe you meant to call the `breadcrumbs` method (with an 's' in the end) which is used to render the breadcrumbs?" end @_gretel_renderer = Gretel::Renderer.new(self, key, *args) end # Yields a block where inside the block you have a different breadcrumb than outside. # # <% breadcrumb :about %> # # <%= breadcrumbs # shows the :about breadcrumb %> # # <% with_breadcrumb :product, Product.first do %> # <%= breadcrumbs # shows the :product breadcrumb %> # <% end %> # # <%= breadcrumbs # shows the :about breadcrumb %> def with_breadcrumb(key, *args, &block) original_renderer = @_gretel_renderer @_gretel_renderer = Gretel::Renderer.new(self, key, *args) yield @_gretel_renderer = original_renderer end # Renders the breadcrumbs HTML, for example in your layout. See the readme for default options. # <%= breadcrumbs pretext: "You are here: " %> # # If you supply a block, it will yield an array with the breadcrumb links so you can build the breadcrumbs HTML manually: # <% breadcrumbs do |links| %> # <% if links.any? %> # You are here: # <% links.each do |link| %> # <%= link_to link.text, link.url %> (<%= link.key %>) # <% end %> # <% end %> # <% end %> def breadcrumbs(options = {}) gretel_renderer.render(options) end # Returns or yields parent breadcrumb (second-to-last in the trail) if it is present. # # <% parent_breadcrumb do |link| %> # <%= link_to link.text, link.url %> (<%= link.key %>) # <% end %> def parent_breadcrumb(options = {}, &block) if block_given? gretel_renderer.yield_parent_breadcrumb(options, &block) else gretel_renderer.parent_breadcrumb(options) end end private # Reference to the Gretel breadcrumbs renderer. def gretel_renderer @_gretel_renderer ||= Gretel::Renderer.new(self, nil) end end end