gistfile1.rb

  def create
    result = @article.content.append_fragment params[:content]
    @article.save
    respond_to do |format|
      format.json do
        render :json => result
      end
    end
  end

#-------------------------

class FragmentableTextile 

  def update_fragment(id, textile)
    result = UpdateResult.empty
    if idx = fragments.map(&:id).index(id)
      parts = fragments.map(&:to_s)
      parts[idx] = textile
      new_fragments = parse_textile(parts.join "\n\n")
      fragments = @fragments.dup
      result = merge(fragments, new_fragments, idx)
      @fragments = fragments
    end
    result
  end    

  def append_fragment(textile)
    result = UpdateResult.empty
    new_fragments = parse_textile([fragments.to_s, textile].join "\n\n")
    if new_fragments.size > @fragments.size
      result.insert_set << { @fragments.last.id => new_fragments.last }
      @fragments = new_fragments
    end
    result
  end       

#-------------------------

class Article < ActiveRecord::Base

  fragmentable_textile_fields :content
  plain_textile_fields :abstract

#-------------------------
module FragmentableTextileExtension
  def self.included(klass)
    klass.extend ClassMethods
  end


  module ClassMethods
    def fragmentable_textile_fields(*attributes)
      attributes.each do |attribute|

        serialize attribute, FragmentableTextile

        define_method "#{attribute}=" do |value|
          raise "direct_change of '#{attribute}' is not implemented"
        end

      end
    end
  end

end         
 
module PlainTextileExtension
  def self.included(klass)
    klass.extend ClassMethods
  end


  module ClassMethods
    def plain_textile_fields(*attributes)
      attributes.each do |attribute|

        serialize attribute, PlainTextile

        define_method "#{attribute}=" do |value|
          self[attribute] = case value
          when PlainTextile
            value
          else
            PlainTextile.new value
          end
        end

      end
    end
  end

end