moved the ansuz setup stuff into ansuz/setup.rb (explained there), ad…

…ded at_a_glance api and admin dashboard box

app/models/comment.rb

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class Comment < ActiveRecord::Base
   belongs_to :user
 
   named_scope :recent, :limit => 5, :order => "created_at DESC"
+  named_scope :for, lambda{ |klass| { :conditions => ["commentable_type = ?", klass] } }
 
   # Helper class method to lookup all comments assigned
   # to all commentable types for a given user.

app/views/admin/default_dashboard_boxes/_at_a_glance.html.erb

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<ul class='at-a-glance'>
+  <% Ansuz::PluginManagerInstance.at_a_glance_entries.each do |entry| %>
+    <li>
+      <em><%= entry[1].call %></em>
+      <%= entry[0] %>
+    </li>
+  <% end %>
+</ul>

config/environments/development.rb

@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@
 # FIXME: Once that bug is fixed this can all go away. -ja
 # It has to be in every environment.
 require 'isotope11/active_record_extensions'
-require 'ansuz/setup_admin_menu_entries'
+require 'ansuz/setup'

config/environments/production.rb

@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@
 # FIXME: Once that bug is fixed this can all go away. -ja
 # It has to be in every environment.
 require 'isotope11/active_record_extensions'
-require 'ansuz/setup_admin_menu_entries'
+require 'ansuz/setup'

config/environments/test.rb

@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@
 # FIXME: Once that bug is fixed this can all go away. -ja
 # It has to be in every environment.
 require 'isotope11/active_record_extensions'
-require 'ansuz/setup_admin_menu_entries'
+require 'ansuz/setup'

lib/ansuz/plugin_manager.rb

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 module Ansuz
   class PluginManager
     include Ansuz::PluginSettings
-    attr_accessor :plugins, :plugin_nav, :admin_plugin_nav, :admin_menu, :admin_menu_top_level_entries, :page_types, :admin_dashboard_boxes
+    attr_accessor :plugins, :plugin_nav, :admin_plugin_nav, :admin_menu, :admin_menu_top_level_entries, :page_types, :admin_dashboard_boxes, :at_a_glance_entries
     ADMIN_MENU_TOP_LEVEL_ENTRIES = ["Create", "Manage", "Ansuz"]
 
     def initialize
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ def initialize
       @admin_menu_top_level_entries = ADMIN_MENU_TOP_LEVEL_ENTRIES.clone
       @admin_dashboard_boxes = []
       @page_types = []
+      @at_a_glance_entries = []
       setup_admin_menu
     end
 
@@ -36,6 +37,16 @@ def register_admin_dashboard_box title, partial_path
       @admin_dashboard_boxes << [title, partial_path]
     end
 
+    # At-a-Glance is a way to see what's going on in your website in one
+    # box on the admin dashboard.  This method may be used to register a new
+    # statistic.  You should call it with:
+    #     register_at_a_glance_statistic "Posts" do
+    #       Post.count
+    #     end
+    def register_at_a_glance_statistic title, &block
+      @at_a_glance_entries << [title, block]
+    end
+
     # Plugins may have external gem depdencies, such as ansuz_content_section (RedCloth/BlueCloth)
     # The arguments are the same as the gem examples in config/environment.rb
     def add_gem_dependency(name, options = {})

lib/ansuz/setup.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# This is loaded in the context of each environment's config/environments/#{environment}.rb.
+# It's kind of an integral part of an appropriate rails tie-in like ansuz is, as far as I can tell.
+#
+#                                                                                              - JA
+
+require 'ansuz/setup_admin_menu_entries'
+require 'ansuz/setup_default_admin_dashboard_boxes'

lib/ansuz/setup_default_admin_dashboard_boxes.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Add a box to the admin dashboard to see site stats at a glance
+Ansuz::PluginManagerInstance.register_admin_dashboard_box("At a Glance", 'admin/default_dashboard_boxes/at_a_glance')
+
+# Register an At-a-Glance entry for number of pages, page comments.
+Ansuz::PluginManagerInstance.register_at_a_glance_statistic "Pages" do
+  Page.count
+end
+Ansuz::PluginManagerInstance.register_at_a_glance_statistic "Page Comments" do
+  Comment.for("Page").count
+end

public/stylesheets/admin.css

@@ -477,6 +477,9 @@ table.tree tr.odd:hover td {
   background-color:#ebebeb !important;
 }
 
+.dashboard_box{
+  margin-bottom: 10px;
+}
 .dashboard_box h3{
   background-color: #222;
   color: white;

vendor/plugins/ansuz_blog/init.rb

@@ -8,3 +8,11 @@
 
 # Add a box to the admin dashboard to see most recent comments
 Ansuz::PluginManagerInstance.register_admin_dashboard_box("Recent Comments", 'articles/recent_comments_admin_dashboard_box')
+
+# Add a statistic to the admin "At a Glance" box for Comments, Posts
+Ansuz::PluginManagerInstance.register_at_a_glance_statistic "Blog Posts" do
+  Ansuz::JAdams::BlogPost.count
+end
+Ansuz::PluginManagerInstance.register_at_a_glance_statistic "Blog Comments" do
+  Comment.for("Ansuz::JAdams::BlogPost").count
+end