Class: Ruport::Formatter
- Inherits:
-
Object
- Object
- Ruport::Formatter
- Includes:
- RenderingTools
- Defined in:
- lib/ruport/formatter.rb
Overview
Formatter is the base class for Ruport's format implementations.
Typically, a Formatter will implement one or more output types, and be registered with one or more Controller classes.
This class provides all the necessary base functionality to make use of Ruport's rendering system, including option handling, data access, and basic output wrapping.
The following example should provide a general idea of how formatters work, but see the built in formatters for reference implementations.
A simple Controller definition is included to help show the example in context, but you can also build your own custom interface to formatter if you wish.
class ReverseController < Ruport::Controller
stage :reversed_header, :reversed_body
end
class ReversedText < Ruport::Formatter
# Hooks formatter up to controller
renders :txt, :for => ReverseController
# Implements ReverseController's :reversed_header hook
# but can be used by any controller
def build_reversed_header
output << "#{options.header_text}\n"
output << "The reversed text will follow\n"
end
# Implements ReverseController's :reversed_body hook
# but can be used by any controller
def build_reversed_body
output << data.reverse << "\n"
end
end
puts ReverseController.render_txt(:data => "apple",
:header_text => "Hello Mike, Hello Joe!")
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OUTPUT:
Hello Mike, Hello Joe!
The reversed text will follow
elppa
Defined Under Namespace
Modules: RenderingTools Classes: CSV, HTML, PDF, PrawnPDF, Template, TemplateNotDefined, Text
Instance Attribute Summary (collapse)
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- (Object) data
Set by the :data attribute from Controller#render.
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- (Object) format
Set automatically by Controller#render(format) or Controller#render_format.
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- (Object) options
Provides a Controller::Options object for storing formatting options.
Class Method Summary (collapse)
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+ (Object) build(stage, &block)
Allows you to implement stages in your formatter using the following syntax:.
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+ (Object) formats
Gives a list of formats registered for this formatter.
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+ (Object) renders(fmts, options = {})
Registers the formatter with one or more Controllers.
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+ (Object) save_as_binary_file
Use to define that your formatter should save in binary format.
Instance Method Summary (collapse)
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- (Object) clear_output
Clears the output.
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- (Object) erb(string, options = {})
Evaluates the string using ERB and returns the results.
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- (Object) method_missing(id, *args)
Provides a shortcut for per-format handlers.
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- (Object) output
Stores a string used for outputting formatted data.
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- (Object) save_output(filename)
Saves the output to a file.
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- (Object) template
Returns the template currently set for this formatter.
Methods included from RenderingTools
#render_group, #render_grouping, #render_inline_grouping, #render_row, #render_table
Dynamic Method Handling
This class handles dynamic methods through the method_missing method
- (Object) method_missing(id, *args)
Provides a shortcut for per-format handlers.
Example:
# will only be called if formatter is called for html output
html { output << "Look, I'm handling html" }
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# File 'lib/ruport/formatter.rb', line 240 def method_missing(id,*args) if self.class.formats.include?(id) yield() if format == id else super end end |
Instance Attribute Details
- (Object) data
Set by the :data attribute from Controller#render
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# File 'lib/ruport/formatter.rb', line 131 def data @data end |
- (Object) format
Set automatically by Controller#render(format) or Controller#render_format
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# File 'lib/ruport/formatter.rb', line 134 def format @format end |
- (Object) options
Provides a Controller::Options object for storing formatting options.
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# File 'lib/ruport/formatter.rb', line 192 def @options ||= Controller::Options.new end |
Class Method Details
+ (Object) build(stage, &block)
Allows you to implement stages in your formatter using the following syntax:
class ReversedText < Ruport::Formatter
renders :txt, :for => ReverseController
build :reversed_header do
output << "#{.header_text}\n"
output << "The reversed text will follow\n"
end
build :reversed_body do
output << data.reverse << "\n"
end
end
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# File 'lib/ruport/formatter.rb', line 171 def self.build(stage,&block) define_method "build_#{stage}", &block end |
+ (Object) formats
Gives a list of formats registered for this formatter.
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# File 'lib/ruport/formatter.rb', line 176 def self.formats @formats ||= [] end |
+ (Object) renders(fmts, options = {})
Registers the formatter with one or more Controllers.
renders :pdf, :for => MyController
render :text, :for => [MyController,YourController]
renders [:csv,:html], :for => YourController
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# File 'lib/ruport/formatter.rb', line 146 def self.renders(fmts,={}) Array(fmts).each do |format| Array([:for]).each do |o| o.send(:add_format,self,format) formats << format unless formats.include?(format) end end end |
+ (Object) save_as_binary_file
Use to define that your formatter should save in binary format
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# File 'lib/ruport/formatter.rb', line 214 def self.save_as_binary_file define_method :save_output do |filename| File.open(filename,"wb") {|f| f << output } end end |
Instance Method Details
- (Object) clear_output
Clears the output.
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# File 'lib/ruport/formatter.rb', line 204 def clear_output @output.replace("") end |
- (Object) erb(string, options = {})
Evaluates the string using ERB and returns the results.
If :binding is specified, it will evaluate the template in that context.
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# File 'lib/ruport/formatter.rb', line 224 def erb(string,={}) require "erb" if string =~ /(\.r\w+)|(\.erb)$/ ERB.new(File.read(string)).result([:binding]||binding) else ERB.new(string).result([:binding]||binding) end end |
- (Object) output
Stores a string used for outputting formatted data.
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# File 'lib/ruport/formatter.rb', line 186 def output return .io if .io @output ||= "" end |
- (Object) save_output(filename)
Saves the output to a file.
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# File 'lib/ruport/formatter.rb', line 209 def save_output(filename) File.open(filename,"w") {|f| f << output } end |
- (Object) template
Returns the template currently set for this formatter.
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# File 'lib/ruport/formatter.rb', line 181 def template Template[.template] rescue nil || Template[:default] end |