# \[ANN\] Styles 'n Scripts Extension **URL:** \ **Category:** Radiant CMS\ **Created:** [May 16, 2008, 1:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-styles-n-scripts-extension/137762 "2008-05-16T01:56:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mahadewa)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 1:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-styles-n-scripts-extension/137762/1 "2008-05-16T01:56:11Z")
Hello all. John had asked me to create this some time ago as a proof-of-concept for an enhancement to the core of Radiant. Well, it’s finally here and I would appreciate any and all feedback (directly or on the mailing list) to improve this. Note: this is a Rails 2.x/Radiant 0.6.6 extension and it won’t work with previous versions. # What it Does Adds Stylesheet and Javascript objects to Radiant. It should be very self explanatory to use but it has some real benefits (like its own caching mechanism to speed up server responses). Check out the README file for a list of features/benefits and usage. # Where to Get It I’m not running on git so you get to use good 'ol svn: [https://secure.svnrepository.com/s\_swanki/open/radiant/extensions/styles\_n\_scripts/tags/v0.2](https://secure.svnrepository.com/s_swanki/open/radiant/extensions/styles_n_scripts/tags/v0.2) Thanks and enjoy! Chris P. Swank Innovations, LLC ---
**Author:** ![mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mahadewa)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 2:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-styles-n-scripts-extension/137762/2 "2008-05-17T02:57:57Z")
This looks very nice Chris. Instead of calling the tabs “CSS” and “JS” why not “Styles” and “Scripts”? (Seems appropriate considering the name of the plugin.) I’m getting an ActionController::InvalidAuthenticityToken exception on the O.6.7 when I try and submit a form. I’m also getting a undefined method `updated\_by’ for #\ on 0.6.6 when I try to edit a javascript that I just created. Have you taken a look at the prototype directory in trunk? We have a working HAMl prototype there that you can play around with using serve. – John L. [http://wiseheartdesign.com](http://wiseheartdesign.com) ---
**Author:** ![mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mahadewa)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 7:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-styles-n-scripts-extension/137762/3 "2008-05-17T07:21:35Z")
John W. Long wrote: > This looks very nice Chris. > > Instead of calling the tabs “CSS” and “JS” why not “Styles” and > “Scripts”? (Seems appropriate considering the name of the plugin.) Thought about that. Just trying to be considerate of other extension developers by conserving tab space Also we had entertained the idea of putting the two items inside one tab at one time (and even putting them all together with images onto an “assets” tab). Anyway, I wasn’t too focused on any one name for now. > I’m getting an ActionController::InvalidAuthenticityToken exception on > the O.6.7 when I try and submit a form. Dude, I released this _before_ 0.6.7. Man, tough crowd 😉 I haven’t loaded 0.6.7 yet – I’ll look into it. > I’m also getting a undefined method `updated\_by’ for > #\ on 0.6.6 when I try to edit a javascript that > I just created. Thanks. Looks like a last minute change + no spec coverage on view (yet) = sloppy programmer. I’ll look into that too. > Have you taken a look at the prototype directory in trunk? We have a > working HAMl prototype there that you can play around with using serve. Not yet. I remember you mentioning something about that idea several months back – glad to see it launched. Sounds slick. -Chris ---
**Author:** ![mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mahadewa)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 4:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-styles-n-scripts-extension/137762/4 "2008-05-17T16:43:45Z")
On 5/17/08, Chris P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > it seems to wipe out the existing observation of Page, Snippet, etc. I had this same issue some time ago and you can take a look at how I fixed it here: [http://mgr.devjavu.com/browser/audioguide/vendor/extensions/forum/forum\_extension.rb#L34](http://mgr.devjavu.com/browser/audioguide/vendor/extensions/forum/forum_extension.rb#L34) ---
**Author:** ![mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mahadewa)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 4:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-styles-n-scripts-extension/137762/5 "2008-05-17T16:45:32Z")
> Does anyone know how to append classes to UserActionObserver? I’d > like to fix this issue but if I have my extension’s activate method call: > UserActionObserver.observe Stylesheet, Javascript Yes, for some unknown reason, observe redefines the “observed\_classes” method instead of changing a class variable. Go figure. I would do something like this: new\_classes = UserActionObserver.instance.send(:observed\_classes) + [Stylesheet, Javascript] class \<\< UserActionObserver.instance define\_method :observed\_classes { new\_classes } end Not sure about the scoping on that, etc, but that’s the general outline. Sean ---
**Author:** ![mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mahadewa)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-styles-n-scripts-extension/137762/6 "2008-05-17T16:46:08Z")
I like your solution better, Martins. Sean ---
**Author:** ![mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mahadewa)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-styles-n-scripts-extension/137762/7 "2008-05-17T16:37:17Z")
I fixed the issue mentioned below. The updated version can be found at: [https://secure.svnrepository.com/s\_swanki/open/radiant/extensions/styles\_n\_scripts/tags/v0.2.1](https://secure.svnrepository.com/s_swanki/open/radiant/extensions/styles_n_scripts/tags/v0.2.1) This fix solves the error but still does not properly register the created\_by\_id and updated\_by\_id fields in Stylesheets and Javascripts (which was tied to the source of the original error). Does anyone know how to append classes to UserActionObserver? I’d like to fix this issue but if I have my extension’s activate method call: UserActionObserver.observe Stylesheet, Javascript it seems to wipe out the existing observation of Page, Snippet, etc. The 0.6.7 issue will have to wait another day… -Chris ---
**Author:** ![mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mahadewa)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-styles-n-scripts-extension/137762/8 "2008-05-17T17:56:04Z")
Could someone work up a patch for this issue. – John L. [http://wiseheartdesign.com](http://wiseheartdesign.com) ---
**Author:** ![mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mahadewa)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 4:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-styles-n-scripts-extension/137762/9 "2008-05-17T16:52:04Z")
Thanks for the quick responses you two. I’ll be able to look at things this evening and hopefully be able to add a few new specs and the code you so wonderfully provided. I’ll also take a look at the 0.6.7 error that John mentioned. BTW, if any of you know (or think you know) what’s up with that one, feel free to send some guidance. (I haven’t even downloaded 0.6.7 yet so I haven’t seen the issue myself). -Chris ---
**Author:** ![mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mahadewa)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-styles-n-scripts-extension/137762/10 "2008-05-17T21:25:46Z")
Sean, I got an attachment but it looks to only contain the mailing list email footer. Is the mailing list server whacking attachments possibly? Could you send it to me directly or perhaps paste it into the body if you want to share it with all… Thanks, Chris ---
**Author:** ![mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mahadewa)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2008, 6:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-styles-n-scripts-extension/137762/11 "2008-05-17T18:40:45Z")
Chris, See attached patch. Extension developers – if you aren’t using the built-in form helpers in your views, please switch to them. They will automatically add the proper authenticity token to the form for you. Sean ---
**Author:** ![mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mahadewa)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 12:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-styles-n-scripts-extension/137762/12 "2008-05-18T12:12:47Z")
I could get it run on a clean install (0.6.7) tho, with sqlite3 and no other extension installed it gives Could not find table ‘config’ error On 5/18/08, Chris P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mahadewa)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 7:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-styles-n-scripts-extension/137762/13 "2008-05-18T07:08:01Z")
All of the aformentioned bugs have been squished (with thanks going out to Mārtiņš and Sean for the exceptional help). The latest tag of the Styles 'n Scripts extension can now be found at: [https://secure.svnrepository.com/s\_swanki/open/radiant/extensions/styles\_n\_scripts/tags/v0.2.2](https://secure.svnrepository.com/s_swanki/open/radiant/extensions/styles_n_scripts/tags/v0.2.2) It runs on Radiant 0.6.6 and 0.6.7 so far. -Chris ---
**Author:** ![mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mahadewa)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2008, 6:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-styles-n-scripts-extension/137762/14 "2008-05-18T18:42:52Z")
I think this is a fault of Radiant. Could be wrong. nurullah wrote: > I could get it run on a clean install (0.6.7) tho, with sqlite3 and no > other extension installed > > it gives Could not find table ‘config’ error > > On 5/18/08, Chris P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mahadewa)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 9:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-styles-n-scripts-extension/137762/15 "2008-05-19T09:53:34Z")
although all installation steps fail it adds tabs on panels and some columns on config table 5|stylesheet\_mime\_type|text/css 6|response\_cache\_directory|text\_asset\_cache 7|javascript\_mime\_type|text/javascript 8|javascript\_directory|js 9|stylesheet\_directory|css but you are right production.log says it cannot find text\_assets table and right there is no such table on db file On 5/19/08, Chris P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mahadewa)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-styles-n-scripts-extension/137762/16 "2008-05-19T17:27:06Z")
Ok, so now that you have a running Radiant app, you now should do the following to install the extension: 1. Copy the Styles 'n Scripts Extension to the following path: radiant\_app/vendor/extensions/styles\_n\_scripts 2. From your radiant\_app directory, migrate the extension’s db changes (adding the text\_assets table). Run: rake radiant:extensions:styles\_n\_scripts:migrate ``` If you have any problems, run the rake task with the '--trace' option to show the details (and post them here). ``` 1. Finally, copy the images used by the extension. Again, from your radiant\_app directory, run: rake radiant:extensions:styles\_n\_scripts:update Good luck and let us know how it goes and post any specific error messages here. -Chris ---
**Author:** ![mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mahadewa)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 3:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-styles-n-scripts-extension/137762/17 "2008-05-21T03:57:16Z")
1. nope that gave the same config error… but this way it worked charmly… thank you rake RAILS\_ENV=“production” radiant:extensions:styles\_n\_scripts:migrate rake RAILS\_ENV=“production” radiant:extensions:styles\_n\_scripts:update p.s.: uncommenting ENV[‘RAILS\_ENV’] ||= ‘production’ on config/enviroment.rb dont help 1. is there any way to call js/css files from anywhere of the page/layout? suppose, i use one template and many subpages? but i use different/extra css/js files on subpages (and also common), for example i will use accordion script on a subpage and putting this on template or on header snippet is nonsense so i am looking for a way to call these files from inside page/layout ---
**Author:** ![mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mahadewa)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2008, 12:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-styles-n-scripts-extension/137762/18 "2008-05-19T00:18:15Z")
The Styles 'n Scripts extension makes use of Radiant’s built-in Radiant::Config settings (which get stored in the config table). So this sound like a Radiant setup issue. (The only table my extension adds is text\_assets). Remove my extension (all extensions, really) and make sure that your plain-vanilla Radiant extension has this table created (should have been created when you ran: rake db:bootstrap (or rake production db:bootstrap if running in production mode). -Chris ---
**Author:** ![mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mahadewa)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 6:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-styles-n-scripts-extension/137762/19 "2008-05-21T06:31:12Z")
> is there any way to call js/css files from anywhere of the page/layout? > suppose, i use one template and many subpages? > but i use different/extra css/js files on subpages (and also common), for > example i will use accordion script on a subpage and putting this on > template or on header snippet is nonsense > so i am looking for a way to call these files from inside page/layout The way I usually do this is to put a content part in my layout’s header called “head-meta” that appears in the header, e.g. ...other header stuff ... Then you can just add a part to the page called (what else) head-meta and add whatever page-specific Javascript, CSS, meta tags, etc. you might want. Hope this helps! Rufo ---
**Author:** ![mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mahadewa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mahadewa)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 12:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-styles-n-scripts-extension/137762/20 "2008-05-21T12:10:12Z")
I played around with the idea of creating an \ and \ tag or even enhancing the \ tag to let you add stylesheet/javascript content in addition to page part content. The problem is that in either case you have to specify which file you want (either explicitly or by first setting up a context to that item) so why not just manually type it and save the noise of yet another radius tag. This case, however, has me thinking the other way. (Plus the other benefit that your users only need to know the name of the script or stylesheet and not their full path – my tag would build that). I’m going to be putting out a new rev shortly – it would be simple to add a \ and \ tag. I’d certainly welcome other ideas as well. -Chris [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-styles-n-scripts-extension/137762.md?page=2)