JRB - Plain Ruby templates
JRB is a simple template handler that allows you to use plain Ruby files as templates. Use it when you're experimenting with your views. Use it if you have templates that don't have much markup. Or use it if you prefer to use HTML generators such as Crafty.
Synopsis
Add jrb to your Gemfile:
gem "jrb"
Now you can write Ruby templates whenever you like. JRB renders the last return value of your Ruby template.
# app/views/examples/hello.html.rb
"Hello world!"
For more complex scenarios, JRB exposes the method <<, aliased as write.
It allows you to write directly to the output stream.
# app/views/examples/greeting.html.rb
write "Hello "
write @name
write "!"
JRB escapes HTML output by default.
# app/views/examples/escaping.html.rb
write "<html>".html_safe
write @unsafe_content
write "</html>".html_safe
JRB really shines when used in combination with HTML helpers such as those provided by Crafty.
# app/controllers/application_controller.rb
class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
helper Crafty::HTML::Basic
end
# app/views/examples/builder.html.rb
html do
head do
title "Hello"
end
body do
div class: ["main", "content"] do
p "Hello #{@name}!"
end
end
end
About JRB
JRB was created by Rolf Timmermans (r.timmermans at voormedia.com)
Copyright 2010-2011 Voormedia - www.voormedia.com
License
JRB is released under the MIT license.