Using helpers as shorthand methods

[frank-who]

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.