Module: Facebooker::Rails::Helpers

Includes:
FbConnect
Defined in:
lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb,
lib/facebooker/rails/helpers/fb_connect.rb

Overview

Facebook specific helpers for creating FBML

All helpers that take a user as a parameter will get the Facebook UID from the facebook_id attribute if it exists. It will use to_s if the facebook_id attribute is not present.

Defined Under Namespace

Modules: FbConnect

Constant Summary collapse

FB_DIALOG_BUTTON_VALID_OPTION_KEYS = 
[:close_dialog, :href, :form_id, :clickrewriteurl, :clickrewriteid, :clickrewriteform]
FB_NAME_OPTION_KEYS_TO_TRANSFORM = 
{:first_name_only => :firstnameonly, 
:last_name_only => :lastnameonly,
:show_network => :shownetwork,
:use_you => :useyou,
:if_cant_see => :ifcantsee,
:subject_id => :subjectid}
FB_NAME_VALID_OPTION_KEYS = 
[:firstnameonly, :linked, :lastnameonly, :possessive, :reflexive, 
:shownetwork, :useyou, :ifcantsee, :capitalize, :subjectid]
FB_PRONOUN_OPTION_KEYS_TO_TRANSFORM = 
{:use_you => :useyou, :use_they => :usethey}
FB_PRONOUN_VALID_OPTION_KEYS = 
[:useyou, :possessive, :reflexive, :objective, 
:usethey, :capitalize]
FB_REF_VALID_OPTION_KEYS = 
[:url, :handle]
FB_PROFILE_PIC_OPTION_KEYS_TO_TRANSFORM = 
{:facebook_logo => 'facebook-logo'}
FB_PROFILE_PIC_VALID_OPTION_KEYS = 
[:size, :linked, 'facebook-logo', :width, :height]
FB_PHOTO_VALID_OPTION_KEYS = 
[:uid, :size, :align]
VALID_FB_SHARED_PHOTO_SIZES = 
[:thumb, :small, :normal, :square]
VALID_FB_PHOTO_SIZES = 
VALID_FB_SHARED_PHOTO_SIZES
VALID_FB_PROFILE_PIC_SIZES = 
VALID_FB_SHARED_PHOTO_SIZES
VALID_PERMISSIONS = 
[:email, :offline_access, :status_update, :photo_upload, :create_listing, :create_event, :rsvp_event, :sms, :video_upload]
FB_TAB_ITEM_VALID_OPTION_KEYS = 
[:align, :selected]
VALID_FB_SHARED_ALIGN_VALUES = 
[:left, :right]
VALID_FB_PHOTO_ALIGN_VALUES = 
VALID_FB_SHARED_ALIGN_VALUES
VALID_FB_TAB_ITEM_ALIGN_VALUES = 
VALID_FB_SHARED_ALIGN_VALUES

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods included from FbConnect

#fb_connect_javascript_tag, #fb_login_and_redirect, #fb_login_button, #fb_logout_link, #fb_unconnected_friends_count, #fb_user_action, #init_fb_connect

Instance Method Details

#cast_to_photo_id(object) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 319

def cast_to_photo_id(object)
  object.respond_to?(:photo_id) ? object.photo_id : object
end

#facebook_form_for(record_or_name_or_array, *args, &proc) ⇒ Object

Create a facebook form using <fb:editor>

It yields a form builder that will convert the standard rails form helpers into the facebook specific version.

Example:

<% facebook_form_for(:poke,@poke,:url => create_poke_path) do |f| %>
  <%= f.text_field :message, :label=>"message" %>
  <%= f.buttons "Save Poke" %>
<% end %>

will generate

<fb:editor action="/pokes/create">
  <fb:editor-text name="poke[message]" id="poke_message" value="" label="message" />
  <fb:editor-buttonset>
   <fb:editor-button label="Save Poke"
  </fb:editor-buttonset>
</fb:editor>

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) 


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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 174

def facebook_form_for( record_or_name_or_array,*args, &proc)

   raise ArgumentError, "Missing block" unless block_given?
   options = args.last.is_a?(Hash) ? args.pop : {}

    case record_or_name_or_array
    when String, Symbol
      object_name = record_or_name_or_array
    when Array
      object = record_or_name_or_array.last
      object_name = ActionController::RecordIdentifier.singular_class_name(object)
      apply_form_for_options!(record_or_name_or_array, options)
      args.unshift object
    else
      object = record_or_name_or_array
      object_name = ActionController::RecordIdentifier.singular_class_name(object)
      apply_form_for_options!([object], options)
      args.unshift object
    end
    method = (options[:html]||{})[:method]
    options[:builder] ||= Facebooker::Rails::FacebookFormBuilder
    editor_options={}
    
    action=options.delete(:url)
    editor_options[:action]= action unless action.blank?
    width=options.delete(:width)
    editor_options[:width]=width unless width.blank?
    width=options.delete(:labelwidth)
    editor_options[:labelwidth]=width unless width.blank?

    if ignore_binding?
      concat(tag("fb:editor",editor_options,true))
      concat(tag(:input,{:type=>"hidden",:name=>:_method, :value=>method},false)) unless method.blank?
      concat(token_tag)
      fields_for( object_name,*(args << options), &proc)
      concat("</fb:editor>")
    else
      concat(tag("fb:editor",editor_options,true) , proc.binding)
      concat(tag(:input,{:type=>"hidden",:name=>:_method, :value=>method},false), proc.binding) unless method.blank?
      concat(token_tag, proc.binding)
      fields_for( object_name,*(args << options), &proc)
      concat("</fb:editor>",proc.binding)
    end
end

#facebook_messages ⇒ Object

Render flash values as <fb:message> and <fb:error> tags

values in flash will be rendered as an <fb:message>

values in flash will be rendered as an <fb:error>

TODO: Allow flash to render fb_explanation



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 424

def facebook_messages
  message=""
  unless flash[:notice].blank?
    message += fb_success(flash[:notice])
  end
  unless flash[:error].blank?
    message += fb_error(flash[:error])
  end
  message
end

#fb_about_url ⇒ Object

Return the URL for the about page of the application



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 596

def fb_about_url
  "http://#{Facebooker.www_server_base_url}/apps/application.php?api_key=#{Facebooker.api_key}"
end

#fb_action(name, url) ⇒ Object

Renders an action using the <fb:action> tag



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 478

def fb_action(name, url)
  "<fb:action href=\"#{url_for(url)}\">#{name}</fb:action>"
end

#fb_add_info_section ⇒ Object

Renders an ‘Add to Info’ button The button allows a user to add an application info section to her Info tab



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 626

def fb_add_info_section
  tag "fb:add-section-button",:section=>"info"
end

#fb_add_profile_section ⇒ Object

Renders an ‘Add to Profile’ button The button allows a user to add condensed profile box to the main profile



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 620

def fb_add_profile_section
  tag "fb:add-section-button",:section=>"profile"
end

#fb_board(xid, options = {}) ⇒ Object

Embed a discussion board named xid on the current page <em>See</em wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Fb:board for more details Options are:

* canpost
* candelete
* canmark
* cancreatet
* numtopics
* callbackurl
* returnurl



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 612

def fb_board(xid,options={})
  options = options.dup
  title = (title = options.delete(:title)) ? fb_title(title) : nil
  content_tag("fb:board", title, stringify_vals(options.merge(:xid=>xid)))
end

#fb_comments(xid, canpost = true, candelete = false, numposts = 5, options = {}) ⇒ Object

Create a comment area All the data for this content area is stored on the facebook servers. See: wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Fb:comments for full details



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 497

def fb_comments(xid,canpost=true,candelete=false,numposts=5,options={})
  options = options.dup
                    title = (title = options.delete(:title)) ? fb_title(title) : nil 
  content_tag "fb:comments",title,stringify_vals(options.merge(:xid=>xid,:canpost=>canpost.to_s,:candelete=>candelete.to_s,:numposts=>numposts))
end

#fb_container(options = {}, &proc) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 684

def fb_container(options={},&proc)
  inner = capture(&proc)
  concat(content_tag("fb:container",inner,options),&proc.binding)
end

#fb_create_button(name, url) ⇒ Object

Render a <fb:create-button> tag For use inside <fb:dashboard>



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 490

def fb_create_button(name, url)
   "<fb:create-button href=\"#{url_for(url)}\">#{name}</fb:create-button>"
end

#fb_dashboard(&proc) ⇒ Object

Create a dashboard. It can contain fb_action, fb_help, and fb_create_button

For Example:

<% fb_dashboard do %>
  <%= APP_NAME %>
  <%= fb_action 'My Matches', search_path %>
  <%= fb_help 'Feedback', "http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=6236036681" %>
  <%= fb_create_button 'Invite Friends', main_path %>
<% end %>



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 444

def fb_dashboard(&proc)
  if block_given?
    content = capture(&proc)
    if ignore_binding?
      concat(content_tag("fb:dashboard",content,{}))
    else
      concat(content_tag("fb:dashboard",content,{}),proc.binding)
    end
  else
    content_tag("fb:dashboard",content,{})
  end
end

#fb_dialog(id, cancel_button, &block) ⇒ Object

Create an fb:dialog id must be a unique name e.g. “my_dialog” cancel_button is true or false



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 17

def fb_dialog( id, cancel_button, &block )
  content = capture(&block)
  if ignore_binding?
    concat( content_tag("fb:dialog", content, {:id => id, :cancel_button => cancel_button}) )
  else
    concat( content_tag("fb:dialog", content, {:id => id, :cancel_button => cancel_button}), block.binding )
  end
end

#fb_dialog_button(type, value, options = {}) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 39

def fb_dialog_button( type, value, options={} )
  options.assert_valid_keys FB_DIALOG_BUTTON_VALID_OPTION_KEYS
  options.merge! :type => type, :value => value
  tag "fb:dialog-button", options
end

#fb_dialog_content(&block) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 30

def fb_dialog_content( &block )
  content = capture(&block)
  if ignore_binding?
    concat( content_tag("fb:dialog-content", content) )
  else
    concat( content_tag("fb:dialog-content", content), block.binding )
  end
end

#fb_dialog_title(title) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 26

def fb_dialog_title( title )
  content_tag "fb:dialog-title", title
end

#fb_else(&proc) ⇒ Object

Render fb:else tag Must be used within if block such as fb_if_is_user or fb_if_is_app_user . See example in fb_if_is_app_user



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 585

def fb_else(&proc)
  content = capture(&proc)
  if ignore_binding?
    concat(content_tag("fb:else",content))
  else
    concat(content_tag("fb:else",content),proc.binding)
  end
end

#fb_error(message, text = nil) ⇒ Object

Render an <fb:error> tag If message and text are present then this will render fb:error and fb:message tag TODO: Optionally takes a decoration tag with value of ‘no_padding’ or ‘shorten’



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 400

def fb_error(message, text=nil)
  fb_status_msg("error", message, text)
end

#fb_eventlink(eid) ⇒ Object

Renders an <fb:eventlink /> tag that displays the event name and links to the event’s page.



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 657

def fb_eventlink(eid)
  content_tag "fb:eventlink",nil,:eid=>eid
end

#fb_explanation(message, text = nil) ⇒ Object

Render an <fb:explanation> tag If message and text are present then this will render fb:error and fb:message tag TODO: Optionally takes a decoration tag with value of ‘no_padding’ or ‘shorten’



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 407

def fb_explanation(message, text=nil)
  fb_status_msg("explanation", message, text)
end

#fb_friend_selector(options = {}) ⇒ Object

Render an <fb:friend-selector> element See: wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Fb:friend-selector for options



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 120

def fb_friend_selector(options={})
  tag("fb:friend-selector",stringify_vals(options))
end

#fb_google_analytics(uacct, options = {}) ⇒ Object

Create a Google Analytics tag

uacct: Your Urchin/Google Analytics account ID.



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 515

def fb_google_analytics(uacct, options={})
  options = options.dup
  tag "fb:google-analytics", stringify_vals(options.merge(:uacct => uacct))
end

#fb_grouplink(gid) ⇒ Object

Renders an <fb:grouplink /> tag that displays the group name and links to the group’s page.



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 662

def fb_grouplink(gid)
  content_tag "fb:grouplink",nil,:gid=>gid
end

#fb_help(name, url) ⇒ Object

Render a <fb:help> tag For use inside <fb:dashboard>



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 484

def fb_help(name, url)
  "<fb:help href=\"#{url_for(url)}\">#{name}</fb:help>"
end

#fb_if_is_app_user(user = nil, options = {}, &proc) ⇒ Object

Render if-is-app-user tag This tag renders the enclosing content only if the user specified has accepted the terms of service for the application. Use fb_if_user_has_added_app to determine wether the user has added the app. Example: <% fb_if_is_app_user(@facebook_user) do %>

  Thanks for accepting our terms of service!
<% fb_else do %>
  Hey you haven't agreed to our terms.  <%= link_to("Please accept our terms of service.", :action => "terms_of_service") %>
<% end %>

<% end %>



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 530

def fb_if_is_app_user(user=nil,options={},&proc)
  content = capture(&proc) 
  options = options.dup
  options.merge!(:uid=>cast_to_facebook_id(user)) if user
  if ignore_binding?
    concat(content_tag("fb:if-is-app-user",content,stringify_vals(options)))
  else
    concat(content_tag("fb:if-is-app-user",content,stringify_vals(options)),proc.binding)
  end
end

#fb_if_is_user(user, &proc) ⇒ Object

Render fb:if-is-user tag This tag only renders enclosing content if the user is one of those specified user can be a single user or an Array of users Example: <% fb_if_is_user(@check_user) do %>

     <%= fb_name(@facebook_user) %> are one of the users. <%= link_to("Check the other side", :action => "friend") %>
<% fb_else do %>
  <%= fb_name(@facebook_user) %>  are not one of the users  <%= fb_name(@check_user) %>
    <%= link_to("Check the other side", :action => "you") %>
<% end %>

<% end %>



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 572

def fb_if_is_user(user,&proc)
  content = capture(&proc) 
  user = [user] unless user.is_a? Array
  user_list=user.map{|u| cast_to_facebook_id(u)}.join(",")
  if ignore_binding?
    concat(content_tag("fb:if-is-user",content,{:uid=>user_list}))
  else
    concat(content_tag("fb:if-is-user",content,{:uid=>user_list}),proc.binding)
  end
end

#fb_if_user_has_added_app(user, options = {}, &proc) ⇒ Object

Render if-user-has-added-app tag This tag renders the enclosing content only if the user specified has installed the application

Example: <% fb_if_user_has_added_app(@facebook_user) do %>

  Hey you are an app user!
<% fb_else do %>
  Hey you aren't an app user.  <%= link_to("Add App and see the other side.", :action => "added_app") %>
<% end %>

<% end %>



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 551

def fb_if_user_has_added_app(user,options={},&proc)
  content = capture(&proc) 
  options = options.dup
  if ignore_binding?
    concat(content_tag("fb:if-user-has-added-app", content, stringify_vals(options.merge(:uid=>cast_to_facebook_id(user)))))
  else
    concat(content_tag("fb:if-user-has-added-app", content, stringify_vals(options.merge(:uid=>cast_to_facebook_id(user)))),proc.binding)
  end
end

#fb_multi_friend_input(options = {}) ⇒ Object

Render an <fb:multi-friend-input> element See: wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Fb:multi-friend-input for options



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 126

def fb_multi_friend_input(options={})
  tag "fb:multi-friend-input",stringify_vals(options)
end

#fb_multi_friend_request(type, friend_selector_message, url, &block) ⇒ Object

Create an fb:request-form with an fb_multi_friend_selector inside

The content of the block are used as the message on the form,

For example:

<% fb_multi_friend_request("Poke","Choose some friends to Poke",create_poke_path) do %>
  If you select some friends, they will see this message.
  <%= fb_req_choice("They will get this button, too",new_poke_path) %>
<% end %>



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 101

def fb_multi_friend_request(type,friend_selector_message,url,&block)
  content = capture(&block)
  if ignore_binding?
    concat(content_tag("fb:request-form",
                        fb_multi_friend_selector(friend_selector_message) + token_tag,
                        {:action=>url,:method=>"post",:invite=>true,:type=>type,:content=>content}
                        ))
  else
    concat(content_tag("fb:request-form",
                        fb_multi_friend_selector(friend_selector_message) + token_tag,
                        {:action=>url,:method=>"post",:invite=>true,:type=>type,:content=>content}
                        ),
          block.binding)
  end
end

#fb_multi_friend_selector(message, options = {}, &block) ⇒ Object

Render an <fb:multi-friend-selector> with the passed in welcome message Full version shows all profile pics for friends.

See: wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Fb:multi-friend-selector for options Note: I don’t think the block is used here.



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 134

def fb_multi_friend_selector(message,options={},&block)
  options = options.dup
  tag("fb:multi-friend-selector",stringify_vals({:showborder=>false,:actiontext=>message,:max=>20}.merge(options)))
end

#fb_multi_friend_selector_condensed(options = {}, &block) ⇒ Object

Render a condensed <fb:multi-friend-selector> with the passed in welcome message Condensed version show checkboxes for each friend. See: wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Fb:multi-friend-selector_%28condensed%29 for options Note: I don’t think the block is used here.



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 143

def fb_multi_friend_selector_condensed(options={},&block)
  options = options.dup
  tag("fb:multi-friend-selector",stringify_vals(options.merge(:condensed=>true)))
end

#fb_name(user, options = {}) ⇒ Object

Render an fb:name tag for the given user This renders the name of the user specified. You can use this tag as both subject and object of a sentence. See wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Fb:name for full description.

Use this tag on FBML pages instead of retrieving the user’s info and rendering the name explicitly.



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 224

def fb_name(user, options={})
  options = options.dup
  options.transform_keys!(FB_NAME_OPTION_KEYS_TO_TRANSFORM)
  options.assert_valid_keys(FB_NAME_VALID_OPTION_KEYS)
  options.merge!(:uid => cast_to_facebook_id(user))
  content_tag("fb:name",nil, stringify_vals(options))
end

#fb_narrow(&proc) ⇒ Object

Content for the narrow profile box goes in this tag



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 468

def fb_narrow(&proc)
  content = capture(&proc)
  if ignore_binding?
    concat(content_tag("fb:narrow", content, {}))
  else
    concat(content_tag("fb:narrow", content, {}), proc.binding)
  end
end

#fb_photo(photo, options = {}) ⇒ Object

Render an fb:photo tag. photo is either a Facebooker::Photo or an id of a Facebook photo or an object that responds to photo_id. See: wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Fb:photo for complete list of options.



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 308

def fb_photo(photo, options={})
  options = options.dup
  options.assert_valid_keys(FB_PHOTO_VALID_OPTION_KEYS)
  options.merge!(:pid => cast_to_photo_id(photo))
  validate_fb_photo_size(options)
  validate_fb_photo_align_value(options)
  content_tag("fb:photo",nil, stringify_vals(options))
end

#fb_profile_pic(user, options = {}) ⇒ Object

Render an <fb:profile-pic> for the specified user.

You can optionally specify the size using the :size=> option. Valid sizes are :thumb, :small, :normal and :square. Or, you can specify width and height settings instead, just like an img tag.

You can optionally specify whether or not to include the facebook icon overlay using the :facebook_logo => true option. Default is false.



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 292

def fb_profile_pic(user, options={})
  options = options.dup
  validate_fb_profile_pic_size(options)
  options.transform_keys!(FB_PROFILE_PIC_OPTION_KEYS_TO_TRANSFORM)
  options.assert_valid_keys(FB_PROFILE_PIC_VALID_OPTION_KEYS)
  options.merge!(:uid => cast_to_facebook_id(user))
  content_tag("fb:profile-pic", nil,stringify_vals(options))
end

#fb_prompt_permission(permission, message, callback = nil) ⇒ Object

Renders a link that, when clicked, initiates a dialog requesting the specified extended permission from the user.

You can prompt a user with the following permissions:

* email
* offline_access
* status_update
* photo_upload
* video_upload
* create_listing
* create_event
* rsvp_event
* sms

Example: <%= fb_prompt_permission(‘email’, “Would you like to receive email from our application?” ) %>

See wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Fb:prompt-permission for more details

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) 


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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 649

def fb_prompt_permission(permission,message,callback=nil)
  raise(ArgumentError, "Unknown value for permission: #{permission}") unless VALID_PERMISSIONS.include?(permission.to_sym)
  args={:perms=>permission}
  args[:next_fbjs]=callback unless callback.nil?
  content_tag("fb:prompt-permission",message,args)
end

#fb_pronoun(user, options = {}) ⇒ Object

Render an <fb:pronoun> tag for the specified user Options give flexibility for placing in any part of a sentence. See wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Fb:pronoun for complete list of options.



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 245

def fb_pronoun(user, options={})
  options = options.dup
  options.transform_keys!(FB_PRONOUN_OPTION_KEYS_TO_TRANSFORM)
  options.assert_valid_keys(FB_PRONOUN_VALID_OPTION_KEYS)
  options.merge!(:uid => cast_to_facebook_id(user))
  content_tag("fb:pronoun",nil, stringify_vals(options))
end

#fb_ref(options) ⇒ Object

Render an fb:ref tag.

Options must contain either url or handle.

  • url The URL from which to fetch the FBML. You may need to call fbml.refreshRefUrl to refresh cache

  • handle The string previously set by fbml.setRefHandle that identifies the FBML

See wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Fb:ref for complete description



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 262

def fb_ref(options)
  options.assert_valid_keys(FB_REF_VALID_OPTION_KEYS)
  validate_fb_ref_has_either_url_or_handle(options)
  validate_fb_ref_does_not_have_both_url_and_handle(options)
  tag("fb:ref", stringify_vals(options))
end

#fb_req_choice(label, url) ⇒ Object

Render a button in a request using the <fb:req-choice> tag url must be an absolute url This should be used inside the block of an fb_multi_friend_request



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 151

def fb_req_choice(label,url)
  tag "fb:req-choice",:label=>label,:url=>url
end

#fb_request_form(type, message_param, url, options = {}, &block) ⇒ Object

Create an fb:request-form without a selector

The block passed to this tag is used as the content of the form

The message param is the name sent to content_for that specifies the body of the message

For example,

<% content_for("invite_message") do %>
  This gets sent in the invite. <%= fb_req_choice("with a button!",new_poke_path) %>
<% end %>
<% fb_request_form("Poke","invite_message",create_poke_path) do %>
  Send a poke to: <%= fb_friend_selector %> <br />
  <%= fb_request_form_submit %>
<% end %>



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 62

def fb_request_form(type,message_param,url,options={},&block)
  content = capture(&block)
  message = @template.instance_variable_get("@content_for_#{message_param}")
  if ignore_binding?
    concat(content_tag("fb:request-form", content + token_tag,
              {:action=>url,:method=>"post",:invite=>true,:type=>type,:content=>message}.merge(options)))
  else
    concat(content_tag("fb:request-form", content + token_tag,
              {:action=>url,:method=>"post",:invite=>true,:type=>type,:content=>message}.merge(options)),
          block.binding)
  end
end

#fb_request_form_submit(options = {}) ⇒ Object

Create a submit button for an <fb:request-form> If the request is for an individual user you can optionally Provide the user and a label for the request button. For example

<% content_for("invite_user") do %>
  This gets sent in the invite. <%= fb_req_choice("Come join us!",new_invite_path) %>
<% end %>
<% fb_request_form("Invite","invite_user",create_invite_path) do %>
  Invite <%= fb_name(@facebook_user.friends.first.id)%> to the party <br />
  <%= fb_request_form_submit(:uid => @facebook_user.friends.first.id, :label => "Invite %n") %>
<% end %>

See: wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Fb:request-form-submit for options



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 87

def fb_request_form_submit(options={})
   tag("fb:request-form-submit",stringify_vals(options))
end

#fb_serverfbml(options = {}, &proc) ⇒ Object

Renders the FBML on a Facebook server inside an iframe.

Meant to be used for a Facebook Connect site or an iframe application



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 679

def fb_serverfbml(options={},&proc)
  inner = capture(&proc)
  concat(content_tag("fb:serverfbml",inner,options),&proc.binding)
end

#fb_share_button(url) ⇒ Object

Renders a standard ‘Share’ button for the specified URL.



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 672

def fb_share_button(url)
  content_tag "fb:share-button",nil,:class=>"url",:href=>url
end

#fb_success(message, text = nil) ⇒ Object

Render an <fb:success> tag If message and text are present then this will render fb:error and fb:message tag TODO: Optionally takes a decoration tag with value of ‘no_padding’ or ‘shorten’



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 414

def fb_success(message, text=nil)
  fb_status_msg("success", message, text)
end

#fb_tab_item(title, url, options = {}) ⇒ Object

Render an fb:tab_item tag. Use this in conjunction with fb_tabs Options can contains :selected => true to indicate that a tab is the current tab. See: wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Fb:tab-item for complete list of options



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 347

def fb_tab_item(title, url, options={})
  options= options.dup
  options.assert_valid_keys(FB_TAB_ITEM_VALID_OPTION_KEYS)
  options.merge!(:title => title, :href => url)    
  validate_fb_tab_item_align_value(options)
  tag("fb:tab-item", stringify_vals(options))
end

#fb_tabs(&block) ⇒ Object

Render an fb:tabs tag containing some number of fb:tab_item tags. Example: <% fb_tabs do %>

<%= fb_tab_item("Home", "home") %>
<%= fb_tab_item("Office", "office") %>

<% end %>



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 334

def fb_tabs(&block)
  content = capture(&block)
  if ignore_binding?
    concat(content_tag("fb:tabs", content))
  else
    concat(content_tag("fb:tabs", content), block.binding)
  end
end

#fb_time(time, options = {}) ⇒ Object

Renders an fb:time element

Example: <%= fb_time(Time.now, :tz => ‘America/New York’, :preposition => true) %>

See wiki.developers.facebook.com/index.php/Fb:time for more details



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 696

def fb_time(time, options={})
  tag "fb:time",stringify_vals({:t => time.to_i}.merge(options))
end

#fb_title(title) ⇒ Object

Adds a title to the title bar

Facebook | App Name | This is the canvas page window title

title: This is the canvas page window



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 508

def fb_title(title)
 "<fb:title>#{title}</fb:title>"
end

#fb_user_status(user, linked = true) ⇒ Object

Returns the status of the user



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 667

def fb_user_status(user,linked=true)
  content_tag "fb:user-status",nil,stringify_vals(:uid=>cast_to_facebook_id(user), :linked=>linked)
end

#fb_wall(&proc) ⇒ Object

Create a Facebook wall. It can contain fb_wall_posts

For Example:

<% fb_wall do %>
  <%= fb_wall_post(@user,"This is my message") %>
  <%= fb_wall_post(@otheruser,"This is another message") %>
<% end %>



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 381

def fb_wall(&proc)
  content = capture(&proc)
  if ignore_binding?
    concat(content_tag("fb:wall",content,{}))
  else
    concat(content_tag("fb:wall",content,{}),proc.binding)
  end
end

#fb_wallpost(user, message) ⇒ Object Also known as: fb_wall_post

Render an <fb:wallpost> tag TODO: Optionally takes a time parameter t = int The current time, which is displayed in epoch seconds.



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 392

def fb_wallpost(user,message)
  content_tag("fb:wallpost",message,:uid=>cast_to_facebook_id(user))
end

#fb_wide(&proc) ⇒ Object

Content for the wide profile box goes in this tag



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 458

def fb_wide(&proc)
  content = capture(&proc)
  if ignore_binding?
    concat(content_tag("fb:wide", content, {}))
  else
    concat(content_tag("fb:wide", content, {}), proc.binding)
  end
end

#validate_fb_photo_align_value(options) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 363

def validate_fb_photo_align_value(options)
  if options.has_key?(:align) && !VALID_FB_PHOTO_ALIGN_VALUES.include?(options[:align].to_sym)
    raise(ArgumentError, "Unknown value for align: #{options[:align]}")
  end
end

#validate_fb_ref_does_not_have_both_url_and_handle(options) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 275

def validate_fb_ref_does_not_have_both_url_and_handle(options)
  if options.has_key?(:url) && options.has_key?(:handle)
    raise ArgumentError, "fb_ref may not have both :url and :handle"
  end
end

#validate_fb_ref_has_either_url_or_handle(options) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 269

def validate_fb_ref_has_either_url_or_handle(options)
  unless options.has_key?(:url) || options.has_key?(:handle)
    raise ArgumentError, "fb_ref requires :url or :handle"
  end
end

#validate_fb_tab_item_align_value(options) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/facebooker/rails/helpers.rb', line 357

def validate_fb_tab_item_align_value(options)
  if options.has_key?(:align) && !VALID_FB_TAB_ITEM_ALIGN_VALUES.include?(options[:align].to_sym)
    raise(ArgumentError, "Unknown value for align: #{options[:align]}")
  end
end