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lib/rails_extensions.rb

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+require "cfpropertylist/rbCFPropertyList"
+
+class Array
+  def to_plist(options = {})
+    options[:plist_format] ||= CFPropertyList::List::FORMAT_BINARY 
+    
+    array = []
+    self.each do |a|
+      if a.is_a? ActiveRecord::Base
+        array << a.to_hash(options)
+      else
+        array << a
+      end
+    end
+    
+    plist = CFPropertyList::List.new
+    plist.value = CFPropertyList.guess(array)
+    plist.to_str(options[:plist_format])
+  end  
+end
+
+module ActionController
+  class Base
+    def render_with_plist(options = nil, extra_options = {}, &block)
+      if plist = options[:plist]
+     
+        if plist.is_a? Array
+          filename = plist.first.class.name          
+        else
+          filename = "#{plist.class.name}-#{plist.id}"
+        end
+        
+        send_data(
+          plist.to_plist(options),
+          :type => Mime::PLIST, 
+          :filename => "#{filename}.plist", 
+          :disposition => 'inline'
+        )
+
+      else
+        render_without_plist(options, extra_options, &block) 
+      end
+    end
+    
+    alias_method_chain :render, :plist
+  end
+end