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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

	# @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

2 entries across 2 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
action_control-0.0.3	lib/action_control/controller_methods.rb
action_control-0.0.2	lib/action_control/controller_methods.rb