_helpers.rb

require 'action_view'

module Helpers
  include ActionView::Helpers::TagHelper

  def variable(name)
    begin
      page.send(name)
    rescue
      return nil
    end
  end

  def layout_type
    variable('layout_type') || 'internal_page'
  end

  def guest_detail(name, id, state, items, image = 'default.png')
    result = ''
    if state
      result += tag('img', :src => "images/flags/#{state}.gif", :class => 'flag')
    else
      result += tag('img', :src => "images/flags/default.gif", :class => 'flag')
    end
    name_and_flag = name
    name_and_flag += ' / ' + state unless state.blank?
    result += content_tag('a', name_and_flag, :href => "#guest_#{id}", :class => 'guest_name')

    detail_result = ''
    detail_result += tag('img', :src => "images/guests/#{image}", :class => 'photo')
    detail_result += guest_description_list(name, items)
    detail_result = content_tag('div', detail_result, :id => "guest_#{id}")
    result += content_tag('div', detail_result, :class => 'guest_detail')

    content_tag('li', result)
  end

  protected
  def guest_description_list(name, items)
    result = ''
    result += content_tag('li', name, :class => 'name')

    unless items.empty?
      items.each do |item|
        result += content_tag('li', item)
      end
    end

    content_tag 'ul', result
  end
end