joshuapinter
/ external_resource.rb
Created
January 19, 2012 18:13
— forked from chuckbergeron/external_resource.rb
ExternalResource
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| module ExternalResource | |
| # Adds ability to use view helpers, like number_to_currency. | |
| # e.g. @@view_context.number_to_currency( 2.48 ) | |
| @@view_context = ActionController::Base.new.view_context | |
| # # Handles timeout and other issues for blocks requesting external resources. | |
| # For example, when using nokogiri to scrape a site. | |
| # Requires a block with the HTTPClient.get call or what-have-you | |
| # | |
| # @param [Hash] options Options for the timeout. |