current_item

application_helper.rb

  # Usage
  #   current_item('public')
  #   current_item(:public)
  #   current_item('public#dashboard')
  #   current_item(['settings#private', 'settings#mail'])
  #   current_item([['settings, 'private']', ['settings', ['mail']])
  #   current_item([[:settings, :private]', [:settings, [:mail]])
  NavActiveClasses = current_hash = {
    'aria-current': 'page',
    'class': 'active'
  }
  def current_item(something)
    if something.is_a?(String) || something.is_a?(Symbol)
      something = "#{something}"
      if something.include?('#')
        item = something.split('#')
        return NavActiveClasses if "#{item.first}" == controller_name && "#{item.last}" == action_name
      else
        return NavActiveClasses if "#{something}" == controller_name
      end
      return {}
    end

    something.each do |item|
      case item
      when String
        if item.include?('#')
          item = item.split('#')
          return NavActiveClasses if "#{item.first}" == controller_name && "#{item.last}" == action_name
        else
          return NavActiveClasses if item.include?(controller_name)
        end
      when Array
        case item
        when Array
          puts("#{something} -> controller_name == #{item.first} && action_name == #{item.last})")
          return NavActiveClasses if controller_name == "#{item.first}" && action_name == "#{item.last}"
        when String
          if item.include('#')
            item = item.split('#')
          end
          puts("#{something} -> controller_name == #{item.first} && action_name == #{item.last})")
          return NavActiveClasses if controller_name == item.first && action_name == item.last
        end
      end
    end
    {}
  end