Lite::Decorator

Lite::Decorator is a library for using the decorator pattern to separate view/presentation logic from classes.

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'lite-decorator'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install lite-decorator

• Setup
• Usage
• Generator

Defining a decorator is as simple as inheriting the base class and adding your logic.

class UserDecorator < Lite::Decorator::Base

  def full_name
    first_name + ' ' + last_name
  end

end

To access the decorator you need to pass the object to the decorator class. PORO's and ActiveRecord objects can be decorated with this method.

user = User.first
decorator = UserDecorator.new(user)
decorator.full_name #=> "John Doe"

users = User.all
collection = UserDecorator.new(users)
collection.map(&:full_name) #=> ["John Doe", "Jane Poe"]

Including the Inference module will setup a decorator_class and decorator method that you can access via your PORO and ActiveRecord objects.

class User
  include Lite::Decorator::Inference
end

user = User.first
user.decorator.full_name

Including the Delegator module will use method missing to delegate decorator methods as if it lived on the PORO or ActiveRecord object itself. If neither the class instance and the decorator contain the method, a NoMethodError just like normal.

class User < ActiveRecord::Base
  include Lite::Decorator::Delegator
end

user = User.first
user.full_name

Use rails g decorator NAME will generate the following files:

app/decorators/[NAME]_decorator.rb

If an ApplicationDecorator file in the app/decorators directory is available, the generator will create file that inherit from ApplicationDecorator if not it will fallback to Lite::Decorator::Base.

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake spec to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/drexed/lite-decorator. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.

Everyone interacting in the Lite::Decorator project’s codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the code of conduct.