Use hash-based flash objects to render complex flash messages

[rails.git] / app / helpers / application_helper.rb

diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index ed01ad89b927ac4e6c4dcf59b31fc50a3d4e8164..faf538fa926917dc429136d1a960eebd4ba7e13e 100644 (file)
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
   end
 
   def friendly_date_ago(date)
-    tag.span(time_ago_in_words(date, :scope => :'datetime.distance_in_words_ago'), :title => l(date, :format => :friendly))
+    tag.span(time_ago_in_words(date, :scope => :"datetime.distance_in_words_ago"), :title => l(date, :format => :friendly))
   end
 
   def body_class
@@ -68,4 +68,14 @@ module ApplicationHelper
 
     data
   end
+
+  # If the flash is a hash, then it will be a partial with a hash of locals, so we can call `render` on that
+  # This allows us to render html into a flash message in a safe manner.
+  def render_flash(flash)
+    if flash.is_a?(Hash)
+      render flash.with_indifferent_access
+    else
+      flash
+    end
+  end
 end