Comments on: Using Helpers instead of Components http://www.igvita.com/2006/09/17/helpers-instead-of-components/ A goal is a dream with a deadline. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:38:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ilya Grigorik http://www.igvita.com/2006/09/17/helpers-instead-of-components/#comment-101104 Ilya Grigorik Mon, 21 Jan 2008 01:47:43 +0000 http://www.igvita.com/blog/2006/09/17/helpers-instead-of-components/#comment-101104 Corey, you're right, the filename should read application_helper.rb instead. Unfortunately there is no clean way to abstract this further either, or at least I'm not aware of it. And I do agree that placing your model code into a helper is not the best way to handle this.. Corey, you’re right, the filename should read application_helper.rb instead. Unfortunately there is no clean way to abstract this further either, or at least I’m not aware of it. And I do agree that placing your model code into a helper is not the best way to handle this..

]]> By: Corey Miller http://www.igvita.com/2006/09/17/helpers-instead-of-components/#comment-101054 Corey Miller Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:28:21 +0000 http://www.igvita.com/blog/2006/09/17/helpers-instead-of-components/#comment-101054 At first you say the first block of code goes in your application helper, but you have it labeled as recent_posts.rb. Shouldn't it be application_helper.rb? If there is some way to actually abstract that part of the code it would actually make things a lot nicer, I hate that now to integrate a component we've gotta add stuff to the application helper file which requires synchronization, not just copying files. At first you say the first block of code goes in your application helper, but you have it labeled as recent_posts.rb. Shouldn’t it be application_helper.rb? If there is some way to actually abstract that part of the code it would actually make things a lot nicer, I hate that now to integrate a component we’ve gotta add stuff to the application helper file which requires synchronization, not just copying files.

]]> By: Ilya Grigorik http://www.igvita.com/2006/09/17/helpers-instead-of-components/#comment-6969 Ilya Grigorik Wed, 20 Sep 2006 18:13:58 +0000 http://www.igvita.com/blog/2006/09/17/helpers-instead-of-components/#comment-6969 Yep, I tend to prefer to keep the separation between controllers and templates just as their names imply. (Even though I'm doing the date formatting in the view, hmm!) Instead, you could just iterate over the posts inside the view. No difference, really. Yep, I tend to prefer to keep the separation between controllers and templates just as their names imply. (Even though I’m doing the date formatting in the view, hmm!)

Instead, you could just iterate over the posts inside the view. No difference, really.

]]> By: Jordan Arentsen http://www.igvita.com/2006/09/17/helpers-instead-of-components/#comment-6968 Jordan Arentsen Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:42:59 +0000 http://www.igvita.com/blog/2006/09/17/helpers-instead-of-components/#comment-6968 I see that you used <code>yield</code> instead of going the <code>recent_blog_posts.each</code> way. Is there a reason for doing this? Basically you're adding a line in the controller to take away a method call in the view? I see that you used yield instead of going the recent_blog_posts.each way. Is there a reason for doing this? Basically you’re adding a line in the controller to take away a method call in the view?

]]> By: Ilya Grigorik http://www.igvita.com/2006/09/17/helpers-instead-of-components/#comment-6929 Ilya Grigorik Mon, 18 Sep 2006 17:32:06 +0000 http://www.igvita.com/blog/2006/09/17/helpers-instead-of-components/#comment-6929 zerohalo, you're correct, it should be shared/recent_posts, good catch! I've updated the code above. :) zerohalo, you’re correct, it should be shared/recent_posts, good catch! I’ve updated the code above. :)

]]> By: zerohalo http://www.igvita.com/2006/09/17/helpers-instead-of-components/#comment-6928 zerohalo Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:07:58 +0000 http://www.igvita.com/blog/2006/09/17/helpers-instead-of-components/#comment-6928 Helpful explanation of the use of helpers. I'm still trying to get the hang of using those in order to get more code out of my views. One thing that wasn't clear is that shouldn't the partial you're calling in recent_posts_view.rhtml be shared/recent_posts ? You have it as shared/blog_posts. Maybe I'm not understanding the code correctly. Helpful explanation of the use of helpers. I’m still trying to get the hang of using those in order to get more code out of my views.

One thing that wasn’t clear is that shouldn’t the partial you’re calling in recent_posts_view.rhtml be shared/recent_posts ? You have it as shared/blog_posts. Maybe I’m not understanding the code correctly.

]]> By: Larry Myers http://www.igvita.com/2006/09/17/helpers-instead-of-components/#comment-6915 Larry Myers Sun, 17 Sep 2006 14:01:58 +0000 http://www.igvita.com/blog/2006/09/17/helpers-instead-of-components/#comment-6915 You might want to consider moving more of the formatting logic out of the view and into helpers. Such as Time formatting, and making your url_for calls just a single helper call. I've done it with MyersDS and it really helps clean up the view by making it mostly html. You might want to consider moving more of the formatting logic out of the view and into helpers. Such as Time formatting, and making your url_for calls just a single helper call. I’ve done it with MyersDS and it really helps clean up the view by making it mostly html.

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