zoer/swfobject-rails

Integration of swfobject with the Rails 3.x asset pipeline

Rails 3.1 Integration for SWFObject

This gem integrates SWFObject with the Rails 3.1 asset pipeline.

Installation

Just add it to your Gemfile:

gem "swfobject-rails"

Quick Start

Add to your application.js:

//= require swfobject

Place your SWFs you want to incude somewhere in the rails 3.1 assets directories (ex. app/assets/swfs/...).

swfobject-rails includes a helper for generating static embed code, #swf_tag:

<%= swf_tag "video", :id => "my_video", :params => { :loop => true }, :flashvars => { :debug => true } do %>
  <p>You should download the latest Flash player!</p>
<% end %>

This would generate the following HTML:

<object id="my_video" name="my_video" width="100%" height="100%" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000">
  <param name="movie" value="/assets/video.swf" />
  <param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
  <param name="loop" value="true" />
  <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" />
  <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" />
  <param name="flashvars" value="debug=true" />
  <!--[if !IE]>-->
    <object data="/assets/video.swf" width="100%" height="100%">
      <param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
      <param name="loop" value="true" />
      <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" />
      <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" />
      <param name="flashvars" value="debug=true" />
      <!--<![endif]-->
        <p>You should download the latest Flash player!</p>
      <!--[if !IE]>-->
    </object>
  <!--<![endif]-->
</object>
<script type="text/javascript">
  swfobject.registerObject("my_video", "9.0.0", "/assets/expressInstall.swf");
</script>

Updating

When new versions swfobject are released, simply update the gem to the latest version.