Themes

Add simple themes to your rails applications

Usage

Gemfile:

gem "themes"

Run bundler and then create your first theme:

$ bundle install
$ rails generate themes:new my_theme sales@company.com

It will generate a configuration file.

# encoding: utf-8

class MyThemeLoader
  def self.configure
    Themes.email = 'sales@company.com'

    development do
      # Place development environment stuff here
    end

    production do
      # Place production environment stuff here
    end

    test do
      # Place test environment stuff here
    end
  end
end

Folders to place views files and assets will be created.

app/assets/javascripts/my_theme
app/assets/stylesheets/my_theme
app/views/themes/my_theme

Sending Themed emails

Wherever you call deliver email enclose it like this:

Theme.as('my_theme') { Notifier.wellcome_message(user) }

Configuration via database model

Add a new model with fields hostname and loader.

class ThemeConfig
  field :hostname
  field :loader

  # Add adition configuration fields that will be available via Themes.config
  # or current_theme helper
  field :email
  field :phone
  field :address
end

Define theme model in your application.rb

class MyApp::Application < Rails::Application

  config.theme.model = :theme_config
end

class MyThemeLoader
  def self.configure
    Themes.email = Themes.config.email
  end
end

On your themes view files you can use any of the fields from your theme model

%ul
  %li= current_theme.email
  %li= current_theme.phone
  %li= current_theme.address

## Main features:

allow app to load diferent configuration depending on theme
Load theme using APP_THEME environment variable
Load views based on theme directory

themes

Development

Runtime

Themes

Usage

Sending Themed emails

Configuration via database model

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