Injecting Ruby code into a javascript file?

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as far as I know it's possible to inject Ruby code into javascript code if the javascript code is included in a view/page.

But is this also possible when the javascript code is in a separate .js file that is located in the folder "public/javascripts"?

No. The files in public/javascripts never go through Rails. You could always create a controller/view to generate JS files though and then treat them similarly.

Or consider setting some initial JS objects or JSON strings that your JS methods can look at when doing their thing.

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Philip Hallstrom wrote: [...]

Or consider setting some initial JS objects or JSON strings that your JS methods can look at when doing their thing.

If you do it this way, the browser can cache the JS and not hammer your server. I highly recommend this approach rather than dynamically generating JS.

Best,

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I think this is what you are looking for:

generate dynamic javascripts in the javascripts/ folder:

You can cache the JS with standard Rails caching mechanisms. Here is how: