Turboctrl

Say good-bye to rough integration with javascript. javascript controller harmonized with rails.

If you access to /posts/1, turboctrl call a show method of PostsController class in app/assets/javascripts/controllers/posts_controller.js.coffee

class @PostsController
  show: ->
    console.log "Hey!"

Install

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'turboctrl'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Usage

Add turboctrl to your `application.js

//= require jquery
//= require jquery_ujs
//= require turbolinks
//= require turboctrl
//= require_tree .

Add below attributes to your body tag.

<body data-turboctrl-slug="<%= turboctrl_slug %>"
      data-turboctrl-controller="<%= turboctrl_controller %>"
      data-turboctrl-action="<%= turboctrl_action %>">

Create your javascript controller using turboctrl generator.

$ rails g turboctrl Post
      create  app/assets/javascripts/controllers/post_controller.js.coffee

If you access to /posts/1, turboctrl call a show method of PostsController class in app/assets/javascripts/controllers/posts_controller.js.coffee

Use with turbolinks

controller of turboctrl called by XHR access too.

If you want to classify normal access(ready) as XHR access(page:load), You can use event argument.

# app/assets/javascripts/controllers/posts_controller.js.coffee
class @PostsController
  index: (event) ->
    if event.type is 'ready'
      # normal access
    else
      # XHR access

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/komagata/turboctrl. 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.

License

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

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