CHANGELOG @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ Goals ===== - - simple unobstrusive autocomplet + - simple unobstrusive autocomplete - JS-library-independent - Controller and Model helpers @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Examples Controller ---------- By default, `autocomplete_for` limits the results to 10 entries, -and sorts by the given field. +and sorts by the autocomplete field. class UsersController < ApplicationController autocomplete_for :user, :name @@ -51,19 +51,22 @@ use any library you like jQuery(function($){//on document ready //autocomplete $('input.autocomplete').each(function(){ - var input = $(this); - input.autocomplete(input.attr('autocomplete_url')); + var $input = $(this); + input.autocomplete($input.attr('autocomplete_url')); }); }); Records (Optional) ------------------ - Controller find works independent of this find - - `@post.auto_user_name='Michael'` -> `@post.user == User(name:Michael)` + `@post.auto_user_name=='Michael'` + - Tries to find the record by using autocomplete on the corresponding model + @post.auto_user_name='Michael' + @post.user == User.find_by_autocomplete_name('Michael') + @post.auto_user_name == 'Michael' - unfound record -> nil - blank string -> nil -Example for a pos with autocompleted user name: +Example for a post with autocompleted user name: class User find_by_autocomplete :name #User.find_by_autocomplete_name @@ -72,10 +75,12 @@ Example for a pos with autocompleted user name: class Post has_one :user autocomplete_for(:user,:name) #auto_user_name= + auto_user_name + OR + autocomplete_for(:user,:name,:name=>:creator) #auto_creator_name= + auto_creator_name (creator must a an User) end - -Copyright (c) 2008 Michael Grosser, released under the MIT license - -Original: Copyright (c) 2007 David Heinemeier Hansson, released under the MIT license +Author +====== +Copyright (c) 2008 Michael Grosser, released under the MIT license +Original: Copyright (c) 2007 David Heinemeier Hansson, released under the MIT license \ No newline at end of file README.markdown Rakefile example_js/javascripts/application.js example_js/javascripts/jquery.autocomplete.js example_js/javascripts/jquery.js example_js/stylesheets/jquery.autocomplete.css init.rb @@ -54,8 +54,9 @@ module Grosser # -> Post has autocomplete_for('user','name') # -> User has find_by_autocomplete('name') module RecordMethods - def autocomplete_for(object,method) - name = object.to_s.underscore + def autocomplete_for(object,method,options={}) + name = options[:name] || object.to_s.underscore + name = name.to_s object = object.to_s.camelize.constantize #auto_user_name= lib/grosser/autocomplete.rb spec/setup_test_model.rb spec/simple_autocomplete_spec.rb spec/spec_helper.rb 932b37ed79ad9e3acb4f6270bafacf6f3edcf251 grosser grosser.michael@gmail.com http://github.com/grosser/simple_auto_complete/commit/3380a98906fbe31825e25b6a48a8cc58376a6f80 3380a98906fbe31825e25b6a48a8cc58376a6f80 2009-01-20T01:43:28-08:00 2009-01-20T01:43:28-08:00 new options + docs 59b65606b560ab90cd71a64e44d4ac1fd431a3e7 grosser grosser.michael@gmail.com