Asset Precompile fails when using asset_path helper in a js file.

[aaronmcadam]

In the https://github.com/tobsch/mediaelement_rails gem, there's an index.js file with the following:

mejs.MediaElementDefaults.flashName = 
'<%= asset_path 'mediaelement_rails/flashmediaelement.swf' %>'

In order to set up a shim for it in my requirejs.yml file, I've got the following, which works fine in development mode:

paths:
  mediaelement: "mediaelement_rails/index"
shim:
  mediaelement: ["jquery"]

When I try to precompile assets, I see:

mediaelement_rails/flashmediaelement.swf isn't precompiled.

I've even updated the config.assets.precompile setting, but I think this might be a chicken and egg problem.

I've figured out that requirejs:precompile runs before assets:precompile, and that's why I see this error.

Would re-ordering the precompile steps have any bad effects?

[ikido]

@aaronmcadam, got the same issue here, have you managed to find a workaround?

[aaronmcadam]

I had to remove the asset_path helper from the mediaelement_rails fork I use.

[ikido]

have you tried to reorder precompile steps? I've got so many of those helper calls =(

[aaronmcadam]

@ikido nah, couldn't really figure out how best to reorder the steps. I think it may still be possible though, I was going to try it if removing the helper from that one place didn't work.

[jonesdhtx]

+1 Having the same problem

[aaronmcadam]

@jonesdhtx Are you using medialement_rails? Or another gem that uses the Asset helper?

[jonesdhtx]

Yes, I'm using medialement_rails

On Sep 9, 2013, at 10:12 AM, Aaron Mc Adam notifications@github.com wrote:

@jonesdhtx Are you using medialement_rails? Or another gem that uses the Asset helper?

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[ikido]

@aaronmcadam I am not, just regular .coffee.erb files. Had to give up using those helpers too

[huetsch]

I have a related problem. I don't get a "isn't precompiled" message, but rather an incorrect fingerprint for all assets referenced by the asset_path helper in js files.

[carsomyr]

All, have you tried adding assets explicitly to config.assets.precompile? Please refile if you're continuing to have problems.

[jonesdhtx]

I'm still getting this error. The problem I'm having is with a specific asset managed within the medialement_rails gem itself:
Error:
mediaelement_rails/flashmediaelement.swf isn't precompiled

I'm not sure I follow what you mean by adding assets to config.assets.precompile?

[carsomyr]

@jonesdhtx The asset pipeline compiles application.js and application.css by default. Everything else has to be explicitly added.

[jonesdhtx]

Ok thanks - I am familiar with that, but I had not explicitly added the top level module (module specified by data-main) to the precompile assets. I tried adding it and I am still getting the same error.

[carsomyr]

@jonesdhtx Could you try stripping down the app and see if the error happens when requirejs-rails isn't used? I'm suspecting that it's an unrelated issue.