Adding variables to a binding

[marcus]

I need to run an ERB template (a normal Rails view template) in a Rails
model (and then write the result to a file). The problem is that I need
to run it in the scope of the calling controller. So I was thinking of
creating a binding in the controller and pass into the model and use the
binding there. I do however need to add variables from the model scope
into the binding. How do I do this? Thought of using eval with the
binding but it only seems to take an input string to eval (a block would
have been nice I think).

The reason I do this is that the model in question is a STI model and
each sub class may need to add different variables. If you can think of
a better way to accomplish what I want I'll be glad to hear

Thanks,

/Marcus

 

[marcus]

Caleb Clausen skrev:

How about this instead:

def outerscope
vars={}
innerscope(vars)
p vars[:foo],vars[:bar],vars[:baz]
end

def innerscope(vars)
vars[:foo]=vars[:bar]=vars[:baz]=1
end

The problem is that ERB#result(binding) takes a binding so I need the
binding. The templates used in this case relies on Rails rules (member
variables in a controller are available in the ERB template) and I need
to create a binding containing everything from the controller scope (and
then add the new needed stuff from the model).

What about passing a block from outer scope and call it from inner scope
and pass in a Hash with variables from the inner scope, then loop over
the variables and add those as instance members (using instance_eval),
create the binding (inside the block) and then invoke ERB.result. Could
that work?

/Marcus

 

[David Vallner]

D=C5=88a Sobota 11 Febru=C3=A1r 2006 23:12 marcus nap=C3=ADsal:

I need to run an ERB template (a normal Rails view template) in a Rails
model (and then write the result to a file). The problem is that I need
to run it in the scope of the calling controller. So I was thinking of
creating a binding in the controller and pass into the model and use the
binding there. I do however need to add variables from the model scope
into the binding. How do I do this? Thought of using eval with the
binding but it only seems to take an input string to eval (a block would
have been nice I think).

The reason I do this is that the model in question is a STI model and
each sub class may need to add different variables. If you can think of
a better way to accomplish what I want I'll be glad to hear

Thanks,

/Marcus

I -think- instance variables get exported from the ERB template into the=20
calling method.

David Vallner