On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 4:21 PM, swartz <netv...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm working on a bit of an extension for processing survey data (idea
> from and partially based on questionnaire extension that is no longer
> maintained).
>
> I'm trying to use form_for, fields_for and various helpers that rails
> provides inside pre-defined radius tags.
>
> Is there any way I could achieve some like this:
>
> # ------ <r:survey:form>
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
> tag 'survey:form' do |tag|
>
> # call form_for :survey_result here, which would render form
> header
>
> tag.expand # render questions
>
> # form_for would end here, closes </form>
>
> end
>
> # ------ <r:survey:questions>
> ------------------------------------------------
> tag 'survey:questions' do |tag|
> tag.expand
> end
>
> # ------ <r:survey:questions:each>
> -------------------------------------------
> tag 'survey:questions:each' do |tag|
> result = []
> survey = tag.locals.survey
> # fields_for :result_entries
> survey.survey_questions.sort_by{|q| q.order}.each do |question|
> tag.locals.question = question
> result << tag.expand
> end
> result
> end
>
> # ------ <r:survey:questions:each:question>
> ----------------------------------
> tag 'survey:questions:each:question' do |tag|
> question = tag.locals.question
> question.content
> end
>
> # ------ <r:survey:questions:each:answers>
> ----------------------------------
> tag 'survey:questions:each:question' do |tag|
> question = tag.locals.question
> # for each qa in question.answers
> # form.text_field :value
> # and so on
> end
>
> I hope you get the idea.
>
You'd need to include the modules into your tag module.
Something like
include ActionView::Helpers::FormHelper
and then you should be able to use those helpers.
Tags are rendered from models (Page) not from views like you do in a
typical rails app, so you're creating this content from a different
perspective.
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