module ComfortableMexicanSofa::RenderMethods def self.included(base) # If application controller doesn't have template associated with it # CMS will attempt to find one. This is so you don't have to explicitly # call render :cms_page => '/something' base.rescue_from 'ActionView::MissingTemplate' do |e| begin render :cms_page => request.path rescue ComfortableMexicanSofa::MissingPage raise e end end # Now you can render cms_page simply by calling: # render :cms_page => '/path/to/page' # This way application controllers can use CMS content while populating # instance variables that can be used in partials (that are included by # by the cms page and/or layout) # # Or how about not worrying about setting up CMS pages and rendering # application view using a CMS layout? # render :cms_layout => 'layout_slug', :cms_blocks => { # :block_label_a => 'content text', # :block_label_b => { :template => 'path/to/template' }, # :block_label_c => { :partial => 'path/to/partial' } # } # This way you are populating page block content and rendering # an instantialized CMS page. def render(options = {}, locals = {}, &block) if options.is_a?(Hash) && path = options.delete(:cms_page) @cms_site = Cms::Site.find_site(request.host.downcase, request.fullpath) if @cms_page = @cms_site && @cms_site.pages.find_by_full_path(path) @cms_layout = @cms_page.layout cms_app_layout = @cms_layout.try(:app_layout) options[:layout] ||= cms_app_layout.blank?? nil : cms_app_layout options[:inline] = @cms_page.content super(options, locals, &block) else raise ComfortableMexicanSofa::MissingPage.new(path) end elsif options.is_a?(Hash) && slug = options.delete(:cms_layout) @cms_site = Cms::Site.find_site(request.host.downcase, request.fullpath) if @cms_layout = @cms_site && @cms_site.layouts.find_by_slug(slug) cms_app_layout = @cms_layout.try(:app_layout) cms_page = @cms_site.pages.build(:layout => @cms_layout) cms_blocks = options.delete(:cms_blocks) || { :content => render_to_string } cms_blocks.each do |block_label, value| content = if value.is_a?(Hash) render_to_string(value.keys.first.to_sym => value[value.keys.first]) else value.to_s end cms_page.blocks.build(:label => block_label.to_s, :content => content) end options[:layout] ||= cms_app_layout.blank?? nil : cms_app_layout options[:inline] = cms_page.content(true) super(options, locals, &block) else raise ComfortableMexicanSofa::MissingLayout.new(slug) end else super(options, locals, &block) end end end end ActionController::Base.send :include, ComfortableMexicanSofa::RenderMethods