README.textile in active_scaffold_duplicate-1.0.0 vs README.textile in active_scaffold_duplicate-1.0.1

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@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ h2. Usage h4. Step 1 -Override intialize_dup in the model: +Override initialize_dup in the model to set some attributes or copy associations: <pre> # app/models/bill.rb class Bill < ActiveRecord::Base belongs_to :customer @@ -46,36 +46,48 @@ end </pre> h4. Step 3 -Change method to :get in link if you want to display create form instead of cloning record. +Change method to :get in link if you want to display create form instead of cloning record. Set position to :replace or :after for inline display, or enable page rendering. <pre> class BillsController < ApplicationController active_scaffold do |conf| - conf.duplicate.link.options.method = :get + conf.duplicate.link.method = :get + conf.duplicate.link.position = :after + #conf.duplicate.link.page = true # for new page rendering end end </pre> Also you can change it globally. <pre> class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base active_scaffold.set_defaults do |conf| - conf.duplicate.link.options.method = :get + conf.duplicate.link.method = :get + conf.duplicate.link.position = :after + #conf.duplicate.link.page = true # for new page rendering end end </pre> +You can access to record which is being duplicated in your form overrides with @old_record variable. If you use :post method, you can enable refresh_list to refresh the list instead of only adding new record at top, or set action_after_clone to open edit form for example: <pre> conf.duplicate.refresh_list = true conf.duplicate.action_after_clone = :edit </pre> + +h2. Before/after controller methods + +It's possible to define some methods to add some custom code which require access to session or request params: + +* For :post method, before_duplicate_save(record) and after_duplicate_save(record) can be defined, which will be called before and after saving the record respectively. +* For :new method, before_duplicate_new(record) can be defined, which will be called before rendering. h2. Support If you have issues installing the gem, search / post to the "Active Scaffold":http://groups.google.com/group/activescaffold forum or "Create an issue":http://github.com/activescaffold/active_scaffold_clone/issues