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What if we used dependency injection for Rails controller code?
class ControllerSource
Response = Struct.new(:controller, :injector) do
def redirect_to(path, *args)
controller.redirect_to(controller.send("#{path}_path", *args))
end
def render(*args)
ivars = {}
if args.last.is_a?(Hash) && args.last.has_key?(:ivars)
ivars = args.last.delete(:ivars)
end
ivars.each do |name, val|
controller.instance_variable_set("@#{name}", val)
end
controller.render *args
end
def respond_with(klass, *args)
obj = klass.new(*args)
format = controller.request.format.symbol
if obj.respond_to?(format)
injector.dispatch obj.method(format)
end
end
end
def initialize(controller)
@controller = controller
end
def params; @controller.params; end
def session; @controller.session; end
def flash; @controller.flash; end
def now_flash; @controller.flash.now; end
def response(injector)
Response.new(@controller, injector)
end
end
require 'ostruct'
class Injector
attr_reader :sources
def initialize(sources)
@sources = sources + [self]
end
def dispatch(method, overrides = {})
args = method.parameters.map {|_, name|
source = (
[OpenStruct.new(overrides)] +
sources
).detect {|source| source.respond_to?(name) }
if source
dispatch(source.method(name), overrides)
else
UnknownInjectable.new(name)
end
}
method.call(*args)
end
def injector
self
end
class UnknownInjectable < BasicObject
def initialize(name)
@name = name
end
def method_missing(*args)
::Kernel.raise "Tried to call method on an uninjected param: #{@name}"
end
end
end
module Controller
class Registration
def update(response, now_flash, update_form)
form = update_form
if form.save
response.respond_with SuccessfulUpdateResponse, form
else
now_flash[:message] = "Could not save registration."
response.render action: 'edit', ivars: {registration: form}
end
end
SuccessfulUpdateResponse = Struct.new(:form) do
def html(response, flash, current_event)
flash[:message] = "Updated details for %s" % form.name
response.redirect_to :registrations, current_event
end
def js(response)
response.render json: form
end
end
end
end
module Controller
class RegistrationSource
def current_event(params)
Event.find(params[:event_id])
end
def current_registration(params, current_event)
current_event.registrations.find(params[:id])
end
def current_organiser(session)
Organiser.find_by_id(session[:organiser_id])
end
def authorized_organiser(current_event, current_organiser)
unless current_organiser && current_organiser.can_edit?(current_event)
raise UnauthorizedException
end
end
def update_form(params, current_registration)
Form::UpdateRegistration.build(
current_registration,
params[:registration]
)
end
end
end
require 'unit_helper'
require 'injector'
require 'controller/registration'
describe Controller::Registration do
success_response = Controller::Registration::SuccessfulUpdateResponse
let(:form) { fire_double("Form::UpdateRegistration") }
let(:response) { fire_double("ControllerSource::Response") }
let(:event) { fire_double("Event") }
let(:flash) { {} }
let(:now_flash) { {} }
let(:injector) { Injector.new([OpenStruct.new(
response: response.as_null_object,
current_event: event.as_null_object,
update_form: form.as_null_object,
flash: flash,
now_flash: now_flash
)]) }
describe '#update' do
it 'saves form and responds with successful update' do
form.should_receive(:save).and_return(true)
response
.should_receive(:respond_with)
.with(success_response, form)
injector.dispatch described_class.new.method(:update)
end
it 'render edit page when save fails' do
form.should_receive(:save).and_return(false)
response
.should_receive(:render)
.with(action: 'edit', ivars: {registration: form})
injector.dispatch described_class.new.method(:update)
now_flash[:message].length.should > 0
end
end
describe success_response do
describe '#html' do
it 'redirects to registration' do
response.should_receive(:redirect_to).with(:registrations, event)
injector.dispatch success_response.new(form).method(:html)
end
it 'includes name in flash message' do
form.stub(:name).and_return("Don")
injector.dispatch success_response.new(form).method(:html)
flash[:message].should include(form.name)
end
end
end
end
class RegistrationsController < ApplicationController
def update
injector = Injector.new([
ControllerSource.new(self),
Controller::RegistrationSource.new
])
injector.dispatch Controller::Registration.new.method(:update)
end
end
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