README.md in rack-olark-0.0.3 vs README.md in rack-olark-0.0.4

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@@ -1,17 +1,32 @@ # Rack Olark -Rack middleware which injects the Olark JavaScript code before the end of the body of any HTML document being sent to the client. Code from rack/google-analytics has been used liberally and expanded/trimmed down where needed. Mucho thanks to Lee Hambley and other cool rack/google-analytics bros. +Rack middleware which injects the Olark JavaScript code before the end of the body of any HTML document being sent to the client. ## Usage require 'rack/olark' - use Rack::Olark, :id => '1234-567-89-0123', :options => 'like', :this => true, :orthis => 45 + use Rack::Olark, :id => '1234-567-89-0123' -Options become this line of JavaScript: +Most of the options you give Rack::Olark are passed along to Olark in the following format: olark.configure('key', value); -Strings are quoted for you, you needn't worry about that. +There are three special options: :id, :format, and :paths. :id is your Olark API ID, and the middleware won't let your Rack app boot without it. + +:format is my (possibly lame) justification for using Haml in this project - this option is passed directly to Haml::Engine, and determines the form of the script tags that are inserted into your pages. Choices are :html4, :xhtml, and :html5, with a default of :html5. + +:paths decides which routes in your application will display the Olark chat box. It takes an array of routes, and you need to include the leading slash (/). As of version 0.0.4, you can now describe routes in the :paths array with a Regexp as well, and any non-Regexp entries will be handled like this: + + /^#{Regexp.escape(your_original_path_entry)}$/ + +Example using options: + + require 'rack/olark' + use Rack::Olark, :id => '1234-567-89-0123', :format => :xhtml, :paths => ['/', '/aboutus'], 'box.corner_position' => 'BL', 'box.start_hidden' => true + +## Acknowledgements + +Code from rack/google-analytics has been used liberally and expanded/trimmed down where needed. Mucho thanks to Lee Hambley and other cool rack/google-analytics bros. ## Copyright Copyright (c) 2011 Dan Poggi. License is 2-clause BSD, see LICENSE for details.