Phlexing

A simple ERB to Phlex Converter.

Website

A hosted version of the converter is running at https://phlexing.fun.

Using the gem

Installation

Install the gem and add to the application's Gemfile by executing:

$ bundle add phlexing

If bundler is not being used to manage dependencies, install the gem by executing:

$ gem install phlexing

Basic Usage

require "phlexing"

Phlexing::Converter.convert(%(<h1 class="title">Hello World</h1>))

Output

h1(class: "title") { "Hello World" }

Converter Options

Multi-line HTML

Phlexing::Converter.convert(<<~HTML)
  <% @articles.each do |article| %>
    <h1><%= article.title %></h1>
  <% end %>
HTML

Output

@articles.each { |article| h1 { article.title } }

Component class

Phlexing::Converter.convert(<<~HTML, component: true)
  <h1><%= @user.name %></h1>

  <p><%= posts.count %> Posts</p>
HTML

Output

class Component < Phlex::HTML
  attr_accessor :posts

  def initialize(posts:, user:)
    @posts = posts
    @user = user
  end

  def view_template
    h1 { @user.name }

    p do
      text posts.count
      text %( Posts)
    end
  end
end

Rails Helpers

Phlexing::Converter.convert(%(<%= link_to "Home", root_path %>), component: true)

Output

class Component < Phlex::HTML
  include Phlex::Rails::Helpers::LinkTo
  include Phlex::Rails::Helpers::Routes

  def view_template
    link_to "Home", root_path
  end
end

Private component methods

Phlexing::Converter.convert(%(<% if active? %>Active<% else %>Inactive<% end %>), component: true)

Output

class Component < Phlex::HTML
  def view_template
    if active?
      text "Active"
    else
      text "Inactive"
    end
  end

  private

  def active?(*args, **kwargs)
    # TODO: Implement me
  end
end

ERB Attribute interpolation

Phlexing::Converter.convert(%(<div style="background: <%= active? ? "green" : "gray" %>"></div>))

Output

div(style: %(background: #{active? ? "green" : "gray"}))

Development

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake test 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 the created tag, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Contributing

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

License

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

Code of Conduct

Everyone interacting in the Phlexing project's codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the code of conduct.