ActiveDirect is a server-side implementation of Ext.Direct Spec (http://www.extjs.com/products/extjs/direct.php
) using Rack Middleware.
Introduction: http://bit.ly/3LkYpB
Features : 12 CRUD related methods directable by default Custom methods can be added using declarations. Form and Form upload handler support Install : script/plugin install git@github.com:stonegao/active-direct.git
Configuration : * Middleware configurations (environment.rb) : config.middleware.use 'ActiveDirect::Router', '/direct_router'
config.middleware.use 'ActiveDirect::Api', '/direct_api', '/direct_router’
* In your Html files : <script type="text/javascript" src=”/javascripts/ext/adapter/ext/ext-base.js"></script>
<script type=“text/javascript” src=”/javascripts/ext/ext-all-debug.js"></script>
<script type=“text/javascript” src=”/direct_api"></script>
* Add rpc provider (in you javascript) : Ext.Direct.addProvider(REMOTING_API);
* Model configurations class Category < ActiveRecord::Base
acts_as_direct :root_nodes => 0, :create_new_cat => {:len => 1, :formHandler => true}
def root_nodes
end def create_new_cat(params) end
end Examples ( After config correctly, you can write the following code in Javascript)
App.models.Category.create( { name : ‘ruby’ } )
App.models.Category.update(2, { name : ‘ruby books’ } )
App.models.Category.update_all({ name : ‘ruby books’ }, “ name LIKE ‘%ruby%’ ” )
App.models.Category.all()
App.models.Category.find( 2 )
App.models.Category.find_every( { conditions : “name LIKE ‘%java%’ “ } )
App.models.Category.exists( [“ name LIKE ? “, ‘%java%’ ] )
App.models.Category.first()
App.models.Category.last()
App.models.Category.count()
App.models.Category.delete( 2 )
App.models.Category.delete_all( “ name LIKE ‘%java%’ “ )
To Do : Add more tests.
Stone Gao (stones.gao at gmail.com), released under the MIT license