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@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
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 *SVN*
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+* Provide a helper proxy to access helper methods from outside views. Closes #10839 [Josh Peek]
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+  e.g. ApplicationController.helpers.simple_format(text)
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+
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 * Improve documentation. [Xavier Noria, leethal, jerome]
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 * Ensure RJS redirect_to doesn't html-escapes string argument. Closes #8546 [josh, eventualbuddha, Pratik]

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@@ -167,6 +167,15 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
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         attrs.flatten.each { |attr| helper_method(attr, "#{attr}=") }
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       end
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+      # Provides a proxy to access helpers methods from outside the view.
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+      def helpers
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+        unless @helper_proxy
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+          @helper_proxy = ActionView::Base.new
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+          @helper_proxy.extend master_helper_module
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+        else
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+          @helper_proxy
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+        end
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+      end
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       private
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         def default_helper_module!

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@@ -130,6 +130,22 @@ class HelperTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
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     assert methods.include?('foobar')
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   end
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+  def test_helper_proxy
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+    methods = ApplicationController.helpers.methods.map(&:to_s)
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+
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+    # ActionView
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+    assert methods.include?('pluralize')
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+
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+    # abc_helper.rb
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+    assert methods.include?('bare_a')
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+
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+    # fun/games_helper.rb
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+    assert methods.include?('stratego')
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+
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+    # fun/pdf_helper.rb
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+    assert methods.include?('foobar')
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+  end
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+
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   private
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     def expected_helper_methods
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       TestHelper.instance_methods.map(&:to_s)