ArticlesController (original implementation)

gistfile1.rb

# config/routes
match 'articles/*path' => "articles#static"
match '*path' => "articles#static"


# app/controllers/ArticlesController
class ArticlesController < ApplicationController

  # GET /articles/:path
  def static
    @prefix = Dir.getwd + "/app/views/articles/"
    @path = params[:path]
    @render_me = nil
    logger.debug "Received path variable \"" + @path + "\""
    logger.debug "Current path = " + @prefix
    
    unless @path.nil?
      # check if path to directory
      if @render_me == nil
        logger.debug "Checking for directory..."
        if File.exists?(@prefix + @path + "/index.html.haml")
          logger.debug "Found directory at #{@prefix + @path}/"
          @render_me = @prefix + @path + "/index.html.haml"
        else
          logger.debug "Did not find directory at #{@prefix + @path}/"
        end # if
      end # if

      # check if path to file
      if @render_me == nil
        logger.debug "Checking for file..."
        if @render_me == nil && File.exists?(@prefix + @path + ".html.haml")
          logger.debug "Found file at #{@prefix + @path}.html.haml"
          @render_me = @prefix + @path + ".html.haml"
        else
          logger.debug "Did not find file at #{@prefix + @path}.html.haml"
        end # if
      end # if
    end # unless
    
    if @render_me.nil?
      redirect_to(articles_url)
    else
      render @render_me
    end # if-else
  end # method static

  # GET /articles
  def index

  end # method index
end # class ArticlesController