menu_builder

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= menu_builder

A simple helper + controller macro to make easier to highligh menu items based on actions (instead of urls)

== Instalation

gem "menu_builder"

== Usage

=== Controller

class DashboardController < ApplicationController menu_item :mydashboard ... end

You can also change to menu item at action level instead of class level.

class DashboardController < ApplicationController menu_item :mydashboard

def prices
  menu_item :prices
  ...
end

end

And you can prepend or append just one item to the collection

class DashboardController < ApplicationController menu_item :mydashboard

def prices
  append_menu_item :prices
  ...
end

end

=== View

==== ERB code

<%= menu(:id=>"mainMenu", :class=>"menu") do |m| %> <%= m.account 'Account', account_path, :style => 'float: right' %> <%= m.users 'Users', users_path, :style => 'float: right' %> <%= m.mydashboard 'Dashboard', '/' %> <%= m.projects 'Projects', projects_path %> <% end %>

==== HTML Result

• Account
• Users
• Dashboard
• Projects

==== Blocks for content

You can also pass blocks:

<%= menu do |m| %> <% m.account account_path do %> <%= image_tag "icon.jpg" /> Accounts <% end %> <%= m.users "Users", users_path %> <%= m.posts "Posts", posts_path %> <% end %>