Module Merb::Assets::AssetHelpers
In: merb-assets/lib/merb-assets/assets.rb

Helpers for handling asset files.

Methods

asset_path  

Constants

ASSET_FILE_EXTENSIONS = { :javascript => ".js", :stylesheet => ".css"

Public Instance methods

asset_path(asset_type, filename, local_path = false)

Returns the URI path to a particular asset file. If local_path is true, returns the path relative to the Merb.root, not the public directory. Uses the path_prefix, if any is configured.

Parameters

asset_type<Symbol>:Type of the asset (e.g. :javascript).
filename<~to_s>:The path to the file.
local_path<Boolean>:If true, the returned path will be relative to the Merb.root, otherwise it will be the public URI path. Defaults to false.

Returns

String:The path to the asset.

Examples

  asset_path(:javascript, :dingo)
  # => "/javascripts/dingo.js"

  asset_path(:javascript, :dingo, true)
  # => "public/javascripts/dingo.js"

[Source]

    # File merb-assets/lib/merb-assets/assets.rb, line 42
42:       def asset_path(asset_type, filename, local_path = false)
43:         filename = filename.to_s
44:         if filename !~ /#{'\\' + ASSET_FILE_EXTENSIONS[asset_type]}\Z/ && filename.index('?').nil?
45:           filename = "#{filename}#{ASSET_FILE_EXTENSIONS[asset_type]}" # don't modify receiver
46:         end
47:         if filename !~ %r{^(/|https?://)}
48:           filename = "/#{asset_type}s/#{filename}"
49:         end
50:         if local_path
51:           return "public#{filename}"
52:         else
53:           return "#{Merb::Config[:path_prefix]}#{filename}"
54:         end
55:       end

[Validate]