TableHelper.rb

module TableHelper
  # Table helper allow easy generate simple table layout
  # items - collection of variables
  # options:
  #   you can define any attribute for table in this parameter
  #   ex. :style => 'border: 1px solid black', :align => 'center'
  #   You can ovveride predefined next parameters:
  #     cols: count of columns in a table
  #     rows: count of rows in a table. The cols parameter will be disabled in this case.
  #     tr: options for a tr tag, ex.: :tr => {:class => 'block', :width => '100px'}
  #     td: options for a td tag. You can assign false on td parameter, it's mean helper will not generate td tags, only tr.
  # Examples of use:
  # <% table @genres, :cols => 3, :td => {:width => '200px'} do |genre| -%>
  #   <i><%= genre.name %></i>
  # <% end %>
  #
  # <% table @genres, :td => false do |genre| -%>
  #   <td><%= genre.id %></td>
  #   <td><%= genre.name %></td>  
  # <% end %>    
  def table(items, options, &block)    
    cols = options[:cols] || 1    
    cols = items.size / options[:rows].to_i if options[:rows]    
    tr_options = options[:tr]
    td_options = options[:td]
    options[:cols] = nil
    options[:rows] = nil
    options[:tr]   = nil
    options[:td]   = nil    
    
    if td_options != false
      trs = ""    
      items.each_slice(cols) do |slice|      
        # generate td tags for current tr tag
        tds = slice.inject("") do |tds, item|
          tds + content_tag(:td, capture(item, &block), td_options) 
        end      
        
        trs += content_tag(:tr, tds, tr_options)
      end
    else
      trs = items.inject(""){|trs, item| trs + content_tag(:tr, capture(item, &block), tr_options) }
    end
    
    # send generated table to view
    concat(content_tag(:table, trs, options))
  end
end