Ticket #3641: button_to_remote_helper.2.diff

actionpack/test/template/prototype_helper_test.rb

@@ -51 +51 @@
-    assert_dom_equal %(<a href=\"#\" onclick=\"new Ajax.Request('http://www.example.com/whatnot?a=10&amp;b=20', {asynchronous:true, evalScripts:true, onFailure:function(request){alert(request.reponseText)}}); return false;\">Remote outpost</a>),
-      link_to_remote("Remote outpost", :failure => "alert(request.reponseText)", :url => { :action => "whatnot", :a => '10', :b => '20' })
-  end
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-  def test_periodically_call_remote
-    assert_dom_equal %(<script type="text/javascript">\n//<![CDATA[\nnew PeriodicalExecuter(function() {new Ajax.Updater('schremser_bier', 'http://www.example.com/mehr_bier', {asynchronous:true, evalScripts:true})}, 10)\n//]]>\n</script>),
-      periodically_call_remote(:update => "schremser_bier", :url => { :action => "mehr_bier" })

actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/prototype_helper.rb

@@ -133 +133 @@
-        link_to_function(name, remote_function(options), html_options)
-      end
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+      # Creates a button with an onclick event which calls a remote action
+      # via XMLHttpRequest 
+      # The options for specifying the target with :url 
+      # and defining callbacks is the same as link_to_remote.
+      def button_to_remote(name, options = {}, html_options = {})  
+        button_to_function(name, remote_function(options), html_options)
+      end
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-      # Periodically calls the specified url (<tt>options[:url]</tt>) every 
-      # <tt>options[:frequency]</tt> seconds (default is 10). Usually used to
-      # update a specified div (<tt>options[:update]</tt>) with the results