module InheritedResources # = polymorphic associations # # In some cases you have a resource that belongs to two different resources # but not at the same time. For example, let's suppose you have File, Message # and Task as resources and they are all commentable. # # Polymorphic associations allows you to create just one controller that will # deal with each case. # # class Comment < InheritedResources::Base # belongs_to :file, :message, :task, :polymorphic => true # end # # Your routes should be something like: # # resources :files do # resources :comments #=> /files/13/comments # end # resources :tasks do # resources :comments #=> /tasks/17/comments # end # resources :messages do # resources :comments #=> /messages/11/comments # end # # When using polymorphic associations, you get some free helpers: # # parent? #=> true # parent_type #=> :task # parent_class #=> Task # parent #=> @task # # This polymorphic controllers thing is a great idea by James Golick and he # built it in resource_controller. Here is just a re-implementation. # # = optional polymorphic associations # # Let's take another break from ProjectsController. Let's suppose we are # building a store, which sell products. # # On the website, we can show all products, but also products scoped to # categories, brands, users. In this case case, the association is optional, and # we deal with it in the following way: # # class ProductsController < InheritedResources::Base # belongs_to :category, :brand, :user, :polymorphic => true, :optional => true # end # # This will handle all those urls properly: # # /products/1 # /categories/2/products/5 # /brands/10/products/3 # /user/13/products/11 # # = nested polymorphic associations # # You can have polymorphic associations with nested resources. Let's suppose # that our File, Task and Message resources in the previous example belongs to # a project. # # This way we can have: # # class CommentsController < InheritedResources::Base # belongs_to :project { # belongs_to :file, :message, :task, :polymorphic => true # } # end # # Or: # # class CommentsController < InheritedResources::Base # nested_belongs_to :project # nested_belongs_to :file, :message, :task, :polymorphic => true # end # # Choose the syntax that makes more sense to you. :) # # Finally your routes should be something like: # # resources :projects do # resources :files do # resources :comments #=> /projects/1/files/13/comments # end # resources :tasks do # resources :comments #=> /projects/1/tasks/17/comments # end # resources :messages do # resources :comments #=> /projects/1/messages/11/comments # end # end # # The helpers work in the same way as above. # module PolymorphicHelpers protected # Returns the parent type. A Comments class can have :task, :file, :note # as parent types. # def parent_type unless @parent_type symbols_for_association_chain end @parent_type end def parent_class parent.class if parent_type end # Returns the parent object. They are also available with the instance # variable name: @task, @file, @note... # def parent if parent_type p = instance_variable_get("@#{parent_type}") p || instance_variable_set("@#{parent_type}", association_chain[-1]) end end # If the polymorphic association is optional, we might not have a parent. # def parent? if resources_configuration[:polymorphic][:optional] parents_symbols.size > 1 || !parent_type.nil? else true end end private # Maps parents_symbols to build association chain. # # If the parents_symbols find :polymorphic, it goes through the # params keys to see which polymorphic parent matches the given params. # # When optional is given, it does not raise errors if the polymorphic # params are missing. # def symbols_for_association_chain #:nodoc: polymorphic_config = resources_configuration[:polymorphic] parents_symbols.map do |symbol| if symbol == :polymorphic params_keys = params.keys keys = polymorphic_config[:symbols].map do |poly| params_keys.include?(resources_configuration[poly][:param].to_s) ? poly : nil end.compact if keys.empty? raise ScriptError, "Could not find param for polymorphic association. The request " << "parameters are #{params.keys.inspect} and the polymorphic " << "associations are #{polymorphic_config[:symbols].inspect}." unless polymorphic_config[:optional] nil else @parent_type = keys[-1].to_sym @parent_types = keys.map(&:to_sym) end else symbol end end.flatten.compact end end end