A Sprockets processor that wraps html in a jquery.expand function. It is specifically meant to work within the Rails asset pipeline.

The processor outputs CoffeeScript, so you'll need to have the result be processed by the CoffeeScript processor.

This gem is syntax compatible with Ruby 1.9. It does not run on older Rubies.

Create your templates in a directory named app/assets/javascripts/templates. Organize your templates within subdirectories. I personally organize them based on what resource they're associated with.

Write your template and wrap it in a root element.

Example: app/assets/javascripts/templates/articles/_entry.js.coffee.expand

<div>
  <h2 class='name'></h2>
  <p class='content'></p>
</div>

Your template is now available to Javascript as a function on the JST object. Pass an expand directive to the function and you'll be given the result minus the wrapper element.

Example: see articles/_entry.js.coffee.expand above

directive = { name: 'Joe', content: 'I love Smurfs.' }
html = JST['articles/entry'](directive)
$('body').append(html)

In this example, the result html will be:

<h2 class='name'>Joe<h2>
<p class='content'>I love Smurfs.</p>

Templates are named on the JST object based on their filename. Directories under app/assets/javascripts/templates are preserved. If the template's filename starts with an underscore, then the underscore is removed from the name.

Examples:

articles/_entry.js.coffee.expand becomes articles/entry
articles/comments/_comment.js.coffee.expand becomes articles/comments/comment
articles/response.js.coffee.expand becomes articles/response

• jquery.expand
• jquery.expand examples

This project depends on bundler for installing and using development gems. You'll need to bundle install and bundle exec rake to run the tests.

I'd like to give a huge 'thank you' to the Sprockets, haml_assets, and haml_coffee_assets projects. Without their examples, I'm not sure I would have figured out the code required to create the Rails engine and Tilt template.

• Matt Fletcher (fletcher@atomicobject.com)
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