What if...

[Luke Redpath]

...you could produce accessible, unobtrusive javascript, using Rails built-in javascript/prototype helpers, with just one extra line of code in your layout, a plugin, and one small enhancement to the helpers. Something like this:

<% form_remote_tag :controller => 'foo', :action => 'bar', :unobtrusive => true %>

# which produces

<form id="form_foo_bar" action="/foo/bar" method="post"> 

But which still acts as an ajax form? You would simply handle the response for ajax and non ajax requests using Rails' responds_to function.

In addition, what if you could attach javascript functionality to your page elements in a Behaviour-like fashion, but using pure Ruby, anywhere in your view, but loaded from an external Javascript file?

Sorry to tease. Stay tuned, we have something very cool to show off in the next day or two.

[vgarcia]

tease

[Dark Tranquility]

tease

just be patient

[Luke Redpath]

OK, one more tease

# final api yet to be determined
register_javascript_behaviour("a#some_remote_link:click", "alert('Hello there!')")

# or pure ruby using built in rails helpers
register_javascript_behaviour("#content div.infobox_link:mouseover", visual_effect(:highlight, "infobox", :duration => 1)

# code generated in your html:



# yes, nothing! 

And in return you'll afford me the right to pimp my new blog which I've finally got around to getting up and running - I'll be posting more about this on there tomorrow hopefully.

Just trying out a bit of DHH style marketing

[Arto]

That looks interesting indeed, as I commented on your brand-new blog

[Luke Redpath]

You know what, I was being a bit dense last night - I've just moved hosts and my DNS hasn't been updated yet - I have my domain in my hosts file so I forgot. There is an actual post on my blog once the DNS has updated.

EDIT - you can go here for now http://66.29.86.208/ if its not working for you - I've tried my site through two networks and its updated on one and not the other.

Arto - I'm not seeing your comment on either blog (old or new host).

[Arto]

Hey Luke,

It says "Your comment is awaiting moderation.", here -- I checked, and that's on the new host.

[Luke Redpath]

Ah thanks for letting me know - I've turned moderation off for now.

[sweatje]

Ah thanks for letting me know - I've turned moderation off for now.

Good luck with that. I get about 200-300 spam messages for every real comment that comes through on my blog

[Luke Redpath]

I'm gonna do a proper post about this later, with full instructions, but if you want to take a sneak peek in the meantime:

Subversion:
http://opensource.agileevolved.com/s...ive_javascript

Pretty Source Code Browsing:
http://opensource.agileevolved.com/t...ive_javascript

[Fenrir2]

That looks really cool! I hate to have to mix Javascript and HTML to use Rails' helpers.

[Luke Redpath]

Update:
http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?t=389673