javascript_util_asset_pack

== Rails 3.1 javascript - Util asset pack

== Sets up a window.Util object which includes

• Spinner, with methods to set spinner next to element or hide the spinner
• AjaxForm, to ajax enable simple forms
• jQuery ajaxError global handler, exception data during development and friendly message in production

== Usage

spinner (js version)

window.Util.spinner.nextTo('#my_button');
window.Util.spinner.nextTo('#my_button', 3, 4); // selector, top offset, left offset
window.Util.spinner.hide();

ajax form (coffee script version)

jQuery ->
    new window.Util.AjaxForm '#my_form', ->
        log "my_form submit success callback"

== Install

Update the Gemfile in your rails project, add the following line

gem 'javascript_util_asset_pack'

Run the generator

rails generate javascript_util_asset_pack

does the following:

• Copy spinner.gif to /app/assets/images
• Update application.html.erb adding javascript create window.Rails.env variable
• Update application.html.erb adding image_tag for spinner.gif
• Update application.js adding util_pack

== WARNING

• 0.0.10 and 0.0.11 are bad versions, use 0.0.12 or above

== Coming Soon

• configuration object
  • text in ajaxError overrides
  • spinner id override

== Resources

• spinner.gif generated using http://www.ajaxload.info

== License

The Unlicense (aka: public domain) http://unlicense.org

== Ruby Gems

• https://rubygems.org/gems/javascript_util_asset_pack