# Rails3 jquery\_helper

**URL:** <https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/rails3-jquery-helper/50846>\
**Category:** rubyonrails-core\
**Created:** [April 12, 2010, 10:28pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/rails3-jquery-helper/50846 "2010-04-12T22:28:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Joshua\_Partogi1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/59ef9b/32.png) [@Joshua\_Partogi1](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/Joshua_Partogi1)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 10:28pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/rails3-jquery-helper/50846/1 "2010-04-12T22:28:52Z")

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Dear all,

Since Rails3 is using unobstrusive javascript for ajax form handling, does the developers need to implement the corresponding javascript\_framework helper themselves? Currently rails3 only bundles prototype\_helper. Will rails3 also bundles jquery\_helper? If not, will it be available in the rails' github repository like the jquery\_ujs?

Thank you very much for the confirmation.

Kind regards,

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**Author:** ![Allen3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Allen3](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/Allen3)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/rails3-jquery-helper/50846/2 "2010-04-12T22:39:22Z")

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The idea as it stands now is that the abstraction will happen at the javascript layer. So there will be a common rails javascript library that supports adapters to the other javascript libraries. prototype\_helper should go away completely and be replaced by a rails common javascript helper.

Allen Madsen

> **[Allen Madsen](http://www.allenmadsen.com)**
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> Perpetual learner, occasional teacher. Developer, crossfitter, and gamer.

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**Author:** ![Joshua\_Partogi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@Joshua\_Partogi](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/Joshua_Partogi)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 12:47am UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/rails3-jquery-helper/50846/3 "2010-04-13T00:47:47Z")

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Thanks for your response Allen, really appreciate it.

Does this \_common\_javascript\_helper\_ happen to be in the git repo already? Or is this something that will be planned in the future?

Kind regards, Joshua

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**Author:** ![Allen3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Allen3](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/Allen3)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 5:43am UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/rails3-jquery-helper/50846/4 "2010-04-13T05:43:27Z")

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It doesn't exist yet. Currently it's an idea for a RubySoC project [1]. When I get time this week or next I'll be writing a proposal for it.

[1] [http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rubysoc/2010/ideas#action\_view](http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rubysoc/2010/ideas#action_view)

Allen Madsen

> **[Allen Madsen](http://www.allenmadsen.com)**
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> Perpetual learner, occasional teacher. Developer, crossfitter, and gamer.