Insert a non-input row into a Formtasic form - ruby-on-rails-3

I am using Formtastic 2.1.1 in Rails 3.2 (with Active Admin) and I want to insert a row into my form that does not have an input field present. Is this possible and what is the syntax in the Formtastic DSL to achieve this?
Here's an example:
form do |f|
f.inputs "Model Info" do
f.input :title
f.input :published
f.input :path
end
end
I'd like to do something like this:
form do |f|
f.inputs "Model Info" do
f.input :title
f.input :published
f.input :path
f.div "This is some important text that people using this form need to know"
end
end
Has anyone done this with Formtastic before?

Figured this out myself. I just needed to insert the html without any method calls, like so:
form do |f|
f.inputs "Model Info" do
f.input :title
f.input :published
f.input :path
end
f.inputs "Custom HTML Stuff" do
"<div id=\"element-name\">
Some kind of content
</div>".html_safe
end
end

To insert any custom code in any place, you may use f.form_buffers.last:
form do |f|
f.form_buffers.last << "<p>Hello world!</p>".html_safe # The simple way
ft = f.template # just a helper variable
f.inputs "Foo" do
f.input :title
f.form_buffers.last << ft.content_tag(:li) do
ft.content_tag(:p, "Hello again!") +
ft.tag(:input, type: :hidden, name: "bar[]", value: "baz")
end
f.input :path
end
end
Just be careful about the HTML structure. If you call this from f.inputs block, your code will be placed inside an <ol> element. On the "form" level, you are inside a <form> element.
A little warning: As with any "undocumented feature" this method may change without warning in any new release.

IDK if this is still something people search for but it was for me. Since form_buffers has been deprecated, I did the following and it worked out beautifully (with some CSS help).
form do |f|
f.inputs "Model Info" do
f.input :title
f.input :published
f.input :path
li "Your important text here", class: "some_class"
end
end
this outputs:
<li class="some_class">
Your important text here
</li>
Got this idea from the docs after a too long Google search here
FORMS and here ARBRE.

Here's a slightly simplified form of #arsen7's answer:
f.form_buffers.last <<
"<p>Activate interlock, dynatherms connected</p>".html_safe
which in my form looks like this:
And here's one that mimics ActiveAdmin's default style:
f.form_buffers.last << (<<END
<li class="string input optional stringish">
<label class="label">Activate interlock</label>
<div style="display: inline-block;">Dynatherms connected</div>
</li>
END
).html_safe
which looks like this:

Related

STI children don't show in active_admin's form

I have a Product model, set up with 4 children using STI.
My active_admin form looks like this:
form do |f|
f.inputs do
f.input :type, collection: Product.select_options
f.input :title
etc.
end
f.buttons
end
Relevant code from parent model:
def self.select_options
descendants.map{ |c| c.to_s }.sort
end
Initializer:
if Rails.env.development?
%w[product ring necklace bracelet earring].each do |c|
require_dependency File.join("app","models","#{c}.rb")
end
end
It all works fine and when I'm in the console I can do Product.select_options and it prints them out.
Why won't active_admin pick them up? It simply gives me a blank drop down with a tick inside it.
Thanks
You missed as: :select
Replace
f.input :type, collection: Product.select_options
With
f.input :type, as: :select, collection: Product.select_options

How to create formtastic form with multiple language support (Internationalization)

I need to set up two languages for a single form using internationalization.
This is the proposed form page
<%= semantic_form_for #detail do |f| %>
<%= f.inputs do %>
<%= f.input :name %>
<%= f.input :dob %>
<%= f.input :gender, :as => :radio, :label => "Gender", :collection => [["Male", 'male'], ["Female", 'female']] %>
<% end %>
<%= f.actions do %>
<%= f.action :submit, :as => :input %>
<% end %>
<% end %>
This is wk.yml file
wk:
formtastic:
labels:
detail:
dob: "Data of birtha"
name: "Youre Nama"
gender: "Gendera""
This is en.yml file
en:
formtastic:
labels:
detail:
dob: "Date of Birth"
name: "Your Name"
gender: "gender"
I have added Formtastic::SemanticFormBuilder.i18n_lookups_by_default = true in formtastic.rb initializer.
I was successful in using en.yml.
I need to switch from 'en' to 'wk' and vise-verse.
How to achieve it via drop down box?
That's not something related to formstatic, but rather to your rails code.
All you have to do in order to switch to wk is
http://guides.rubyonrails.org/i18n.html
I18n.locale = :wk
In order to let your client to choose his language for the website, probably a good place to start is on this link: http://guides.rubyonrails.org/i18n.html
If all you want is to update the form (and not the rest of the website) in different languages on a user action, like selecting the language from a select box, you can use an ajax listener on the select box, that could require something like "http://www.yourwebsite.com/:locale/form/new" which will answer with an ajax action and will replace your form with the selected language (so on :locale you will pass the value of your select box for the language).

Display error messages in rails simple_form

I am new to rails and was wondering if someone could show me some light...
I have a simple form with couple of input fields and need to display field validation messages below the field name. Is there is a straightforward way to say display errors below??? or do i have to check for each field error message and create a span tag?
You can specify in your simple_form.rb initializer file with which tag your error message will be wrapped:
b.use :error, :wrap_with => { :tag => :span, :class => :error }
Also you can disable default error component on the input and print it by yourself like this:
<%= simple_form_for #user do |f| %>
<%= f.input :name, error: false %>
<%= f.error :name %>
<%= f.submit %>
<% end %>
and style your error message like you want.

simple_form - how do I create radio buttons with nested input text boxes

I'm using simple_form to render my forms and trying to get the following behavior: I want the client to choose from 3 options. In every option he supplies additional field or two.
So I'd like something like this:
Please set your preferences:
o Pay me on a specific day - [input field to get the day]
o Pay me a specific amount of money - [input field for the amount]
o Pay me on a regular basis - [radio buttons to choose between weekly/monthly basis]
I can create the radio buttons as follows, but can't add nested fields under them:
<%= simple_form_for #client, action: 'edit_payment_method' do |f| %>
<%= f.input :payment_type, label: 'Please set your preferences:',
collection: [ ['Pay me on a specific day', :specific_day],
['Pay me a specific amount of money', :specific_money],
['Pay me on a regular basis', :regular_basis]
], as: :radio_buttons %>
<%= f.button :submit, 'Submit' %>
<% end %>
What would be the best way to create the nested text boxes?
As for the fields, I don't need to send them to different controllers (per payment_type), it's fine if I send them all to one method and read the relevant values according to the payment type he chose.
Thanks! Zach
The simple_form collection_radio_buttons is likely what you want. Its options parameter accepts a block which allows you to customize what is rendered with each radio button. Take a look at the example in rdocs here.
Edited:
Here is basically what you need to do in a relatively generic way (hasn't been tested, but I'm running something similar). Put your additional controls in the partial for each radio button:
<% radio_buttons = [
{ :text => 'Pay me on a specific day', :value => :specific_day, :partial => "<textbox_partial_name>", :locals => { :any_locals => :your_partial_needs} },
{ :text => 'Pay me a specific amount of money', :value => :specific_money, :partial => "<textbox_partial_name>", :locals => { :any_locals => :your_partial_needs} },
{ :text => 'Pay me on a regular basis', :value => :regular_basis, :partial => "<radio_partial_name>", :locals => { :any_locals => :your_partial_needs} },
] %>
<%= simple_form_for #client, action: 'edit_payment_method' do |f| %>
<%= f.label t("account.update_payment_method.title") %>
<%= f.collection_radio_buttons :payment_type, (collection.collect do |r| [r[:text], r[:value], r[:partial].nil? ? "" : r[:partial], r[:locals].nil? ? {} : r[:locals]] end), :second, :first do |builder| %>
<%= builder.label{builder.radio_button(:class => 'payment_method_options') + builder.text} %>
<% unless builder.object[2].blank? %>
<%= render :partial => builder.object[2], :locals => builder.object[3] %>
<% end %>
<% end %>
<%= f.button :submit, 'Submit' %>
<% end %>
You can omit :partial for any radio button that doesn't need additional controls, along with :locals if your partial doesn't need it. There are also ways to simplify this code for your situation, but this example illustrates how to add more complex control structures to each radio button if needed.
OK.. I've managed to solve this somehow, not sure that it's the best alternative, but I'm posting it so if someone needs it in the future he at least has something to start with.
I went with creating a "regular" form using simpleform and then using JQuery to move the inner input fields (which were created regularly) next to the radio buttons.
Add JQuery support to your rails app:
add gem "jquery-rails" to your Gemfile
bundle install
rails generate jquery:install
The form I've used (regular simpleform):
Notice the class that is attached to the radio buttons and the ids that are attached to the input fields. I'll use it later to move the elements.
<%= simple_form_for #client, url: 'update_payment_data' do |f| %>
<%= f.input :payment_type, label: t('account.update_payment_method.title'),
input_html: { class: 'payment_method_options' },
collection: [ [t('account.update_payment_method.sum_based.title'), :amount],
[t('account.update_payment_method.days_in_month_based.title'), :days_in_month],
[t('account.update_payment_method.optout.title'), :optput]
], as: :radio_buttons %>
<%= f.input :payment_amount, label: "Payment amount threshold",
input_html: { id: 'payment_amount_box' } %>
<%= f.input :payment_days_in_month, label: "Payment days in month",
input_html: { id: 'payment_days_in_month_box' } %>
<%= f.button :submit, t('account.update_payment_method.update') %>
<% end %>
In the same page - the JQuery code:
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
var amount_box = $("#payment_amount_box");
var amount_box_parent = amount_box.parent();
amount_box.detach().appendTo($(".payment_method_options:eq(0)").parent());
amount_box_parent.remove();
var dim_box = $("#payment_days_in_month_box");
var dim_box_parent = dim_box.parent();
dim_box.detach().appendTo($(".payment_method_options:eq(2)").parent());
dim_box_parent.remove();
});
</script>
I think it's pretty self-explanatory, it just looks for what is going to be the inner input fields (by id) and moves them into the appropriate place under the span that simpleform creates for each radio button.
I had to play a little bit with the css to make it look how I wanted (display:block for example), but that's more or less it.
Hope it helps.. Zach

Ruby on Rails simple_form_for all.each do

I am using Rails 3.0, Ruby 1.9.2 and the Plataformatec simple_form gem. This code works with a form_for but not simple_form_for:
<%= simple_form_for(#provider) do |f| %>
<% Car.all.each do |c| %>
<div>
<%= check_box_tag :car_ids, c.id, #store.cars.include?(c), :name => 'store[car_ids][]' %>
$<%= c.cost %> | <%= c.description %>
</div>
<% end %>
<div class="actions">
<%= f.submit "New" %>
</div>
<% end %>
How do I get it to work with simple_form_for?
Thanks in advance!
You can't use simple_form right the same way as form_for.
For example ther is no any check_box_tag method in simple_form gem. There is ONLY inuput fields that you can specify with :as option. So your check_box_tag will be converted to
f.input car_ids, ..., :as => :check_box
Checkout Usage, Rdoc and other useful stuff https://github.com/plataformatec/simple_form
The problem was in the controller code.
In the "new" controller action I can't simply perform:
#provider = Provider.new(params[:provider])
as one would normally.
Instead I have to process each parameter separately:
#provider.location = params[:provider][:location]
etc...
For the Car check boxes, I add each car_id from the car_ids parameter to the "has_many" cars model association one at a time:
car_ids = params[:provider][:car_ids]
car_ids.each do |cid|
#provider.cars << Car.find(cid)
end
Then I can call:
#provider.save!
And it saves correctly (my initial problem was that it wasn't saving the selected Cars).
For some reason, I was able to figure this out only after posting the question here. Funny how that works.
Thanks all for your replies!