allow for things like footer sections via a special/ path in pages

app/controllers/admin/pages_controller.rb

@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ def new
 
   def create
     @page.name = @page.name.gsub(' ', '_')
-    unless current_user.can_publish?
-      @page.published = false
-    end
     if @page.save
       attach_page_plugins
       message = 'Page Added Successfully'

app/helpers/page_helper.rb

@@ -25,4 +25,10 @@ def page_controls(page, options = {})
 		buffer << label.join if label
 		buffer.join(options[:separator])
 	end
+
+  def render_special(name)
+    # TODO: this needs to be cached
+    page = Page.find_or_create_page_by_path("special/#{name}")
+    render :partial => 'content/page', :object => page
+  end
 end

app/models/page.rb

@@ -162,6 +162,31 @@ def self.find_page_by_path(path)
     page.split_page!
   end
 
+  def self.find_or_create_page_by_path(path)
+    ary = path.split('/')
+    page = find_page_by_path(ary)
+    return page if page
+    # if it doesn't exist, create the path that it's supposed to exist at
+    page = nil
+    paths = []
+    ary.each_with_index do |entry, i|
+      paths << ary[0..i]
+    end
+    paths.each_with_index do |the_path, i|
+      # get the parent
+      unless i == 0
+        parent = find_page_by_path(paths[i-1])
+      end
+      # create it if it doesn't exist
+      unless page = find_page_by_path(the_path)
+        name = the_path.last
+        page = Page.new(:name => name, :title => name, :full_title => name, :parent_id => (parent ? parent.id : Page.root.id))
+        page.save
+      end
+    end
+    page
+  end
+
   # Get the last page in the tree
   def last_page
     parent_id = self.parent_id.to_s

app/views/content/_page.html.erb

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<% if page.page_plugins.any? -%>
+  <% page.page_plugins.each do |plugin| -%>
+    <%= render :partial => plugin.module_class.view_partial, :locals => { :plugin_module => plugin.module } -%>
+  <% end -%>
+<% end -%>

app/views/content/page.html.erb

@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 <% if @page.display_title %>
   <h2><%= @page.full_title %></h2>
 <% end %>
-<% if @page.page_plugins.any? -%>
-  <% @page.page_plugins.each do |plugin| -%>
-    <%= render :partial => plugin.module_class.view_partial, :locals => { :plugin_module => plugin.module } -%>
-  <% end -%>
-<% end -%>
+<%= render :partial => 'content/page', :object => @page %>

app/views/page/_footer.html.erb

@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 <div id="footer">
-  <a href="/pages/home">Home</a> | <a href="/pages/contact_us">Contact Us</a> | <a href="http://isotope11.selfip.com:11000/public_tickets/new" >Open a Trouble Ticket</a> | <a href="/pages/about_us">About Us</a> | <a href="/pages/payments">Make Payment</a> | <a href="/pages/site_map">Site Map</a><br/>
-  <br/>
-  &copy;2008 Isotope 11 | 600 Beacon Parkway West, Suite 950 | Birmingham, AL 35209<br/>
-  Office: 205.795.2551 | Fax: 205.795.2553 | Email: <a href="mailto:info@isotope11.com" class="">info@isotope11.com</a>  
+  <%= render_special 'footer' %>
 </div>