Using helpers as shorthand methods

[being-frank]

Hi

I'm considering introducing the following "pattern?" to my project where I use Rails view helpers as shorthand methods for common component uses.

Here is my helper:

# app/helpers/component_helpers/glyph_helper.rb
module ComponentHelpers::GlyphHelper

  def a_glyph(glyph, **args)
    render Atoms::GlyphComponent.new(glyph, **args)
  end

  def a_glyph_back(label)
    render Atoms::GlyphComponent.new('#arrow', label: t("app.#{label}"), glyph_deg: 0)
  end

end

And then use it like this:

= link_to a_glyph_back(:dashboard), root_path

Thanks in advance 👍

[bradgessler]

I proposed a similar way of doing this at #1293 that requires you to write less code: https://gist.github.com/bradgessler/cd91d5f2e333b99eed2fc0c3f76d827b

Currently it doesn't support namespaces, but if you had a class named GlyphComponent you'd call it via glyph_component(:dashboard).

If you add namespace support share the gist back here.

As an aside, I'm tempted to write a gem that more aggressively integrates with Rails.

[joelhawksley]

To add to the conversation, I view the (admittedly somewhat verbose) explicit references to ViewComponents to be a feature, not a bug. They enable readers of code to quickly understand, without ambiguity, what will be rendered. It also greatly enhances the ability for static analysis tools to interpret view code, for similar reasons.