funneler

Funneler

A simple gem for helping coordinate moving a user through a set of routes. The gem uses a token to keep track of the current place in the funnel. The simplest way to use that token is by including a module into the controller and passing the token in the route. However since the token is simply a string it can easily be kept in session or any other datastore if needed.

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'funneler'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install funneler

Usage

• Add the gem to your web application. The gem is not dependent upon any particular framework. It's only dependency is the [jwt gem](https://github.com/jwt/ruby-jwt]

• Generate a token for a given set of routes, and route your user to the first page:

funnel = Funneler.build(routes: ['/welcome', '/setup', '/complete'])
redirect_to funnel.first_page

• Modify those pages to include the Funneler::ControllerMethods helper for reconstituting a funnel from the given token

• Use the helper to determine the next page like this:

<%= link_to funnel.next_page, "Next" %>

Details

The Funneler::Funnel is the core maintaining the state of the flow of pages and building the paths with valid tokens.

Development

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake spec to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/doximity/funneler. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the Apache 2.0 License.