A simple sitemesh-like rack filter for Rails apps
This gem lets you specify a url to a place to fetch the layout for your application using a method in you controllers.
In your Gemfile
gem 'simple_decorator'
Create a decorator lets say at 'http://www.mysite.com/decorator' containing your site's layout:
<html>
<head>
<title>$title - SiteName</title>
$head
</head>
<body>
<div class="somestyling">
$body
</div>
</body>
</html>In your layout file (typically application.html.erb)
<html>
<head>
<title>My apps page</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="my_app_styles.css" type="text/css" media="screen" />
</head>
<body>
<h1>My apps dynamic response</h1>
</body>
</html>In any controller
# usually you put this in your ApplicationController
# but feel free to override in any other controller
def decorator_url
"http://www.mysite.com/decorator"
end
# or, if you have the need to set some headers while trying to call the decorator_url
def decorator_url
{
url: "http://www.mysite.com/decorator"
headers: { 'authorization' => "Bearer #{some token}" }
}
endThe response will now have the layout of your decorator, but display dynamic contents from your app, including your stylesheets and javacripts
<html>
<head>
<title>My apps page - SiteName</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="my_app_styles.css" type="text/css" media="screen" />
</head>
<body>
<div class="somestyling">
<h1>My apps dynamic response</h1>
</div>
</body>
</html>