Caring Form

lead_form.rb

# app/forms/lead_form.rb
class LeadForm < CaringForm::Model
  protect_from_bots
  index_on :form_location

  metadata    :resource_type, :ancillary => true
  metadata    :inquiry_key
  full_name   :name
  tel         :phone_number
  email       :email_address
  looking_for :inquiry_for, :collection => :looking_for_options
  us_zip_code :zip_code
  text        :notes, :optional => true, :label => "Notes about your situation", :input_html => {:rows => 4, :cols => 30}

  submit :primary => true, :label => :submit_text

  def attributes_for_lead
    lead = attributes(:except => {:ancillary => true})
    first, *last = *(lead.delete(:name).split(/\s+/))
    lead[:first_name] = first
    lead[:last_name] = last.join(' ')
    lead
  end

  private

  def looking_for_options
    Rails.cache.fetch("looking-custom-#{inquiry_key}") do
      SomeModel.select('id, value').where(:type => 'looking-for')
    end
  end

  def submit_text
    "Request Information"
  end
end

local_controller.rb

# app/controllers/local_controller.rb
class LocalController < ApplicationController
  def show
    @lead_form = LeadForm.new(:url => lead_path)
  end

  def create
    @lead_form = LeadForm.new(params)
    if @lead_form.valid?
      lead = create_lead(@lead_form)
      redirect_to thank_you_path(lead)
    else
      render 'show'
    end
  end

  private

  def create_lead(form)
    attributes = form.attributes_for_lead
    if form.spam?
      Lead.create_spammy(attributes)
    else
      Lead.create(attributes)
    end
  end
end

welcome.html.haml

-# app/views/local/welcome.html.haml
-# short version:
= caring_form_for @lead_form

-# or the longer version for customization:
- caring_form_for @lead_form do |form|
  = form.error_messages
  = form.metadata
  - form.fields(:id => "#{@lead_form.inquiry_key}-fields") do
    = form.field :name, :phone_number, :email_address, :inquiry_for
    = form.field(:zip_code) if show_zip_code_field
    = form.field :notes

  - form.fields do
    = form.submit :id => "#{@lead_form.inquiry_key}-lead-submit-basic", :class => 'trackable'