Improve Owls value presentation in Item Getting Guide

Oh weird, even with `flush: true`, `content_for` will ignore an empty
block and *not* flush out the previous content. This could cause rows
whose subtitles *should* have been empty (e.g. no NC trade value) to
display the previous row's value instead.

Let's make this whole situation a bit more robust by having the
*template* clear out the subtitle right before calling the block. That
way, a previous row's value *can't* get in, no matter what.

app/assets/stylesheets/items/sources.sass

@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@
 		text-decoration-style: dotted
 		cursor: help
 
+	.dyeworks-timeframe
+		font-style: italic
+		text-decoration-line: underline
+		text-decoration-style: dotted
+		cursor: help
+
 	.special-color-explanation
 		text-wrap: balance
 		font-style: italic
@@ -78,13 +84,12 @@
 		a
 			color: inherit
 
-		a[title]
+	.owls-info-link
+		cursor: help
+
+		.owls-info-label
 			text-decoration-line: underline
 			text-decoration-style: dotted
-			cursor: help
-
-			&:hover, &:focus
-				text-decoration-style: solid
 
 	/* For wearable items that belong to a specific set that all come together,
 	 * like a Paint Brush. */

app/controllers/items_controller.rb

@@ -122,14 +122,19 @@ class ItemsController < ApplicationController
       return
     end
 
+    # For Dyeworks items whose base is currently in the NC Mall, preload their
+    # trade values. We'll use this to determine which ones are fully buyable rn
+    # (because Owls tracks this data and we don't).
+    Item.preload_nc_trade_values(@items.select(&:dyeworks_base_buyable?))
+
     # Group the items by category!
     @nc_mall_items = @items.select(&:currently_in_mall?).
-      reject(&:dyeworks_active?)
+      reject(&:dyeworks_buyable?)
-    @active_dyeworks_items = @items.select(&:dyeworks_active?)
+    @buyable_dyeworks_items = @items.select(&:dyeworks_buyable?)
     @np_items = @items.select(&:np?)
     @pb_items = @items.select(&:pb?)
     @other_nc_items = @items.select(&:nc?).reject(&:currently_in_mall?).
-      reject(&:dyeworks_active?)
+      reject(&:dyeworks_buyable?)
 
     # Start loading the NC trade values for the non-Mall NC items.
     trade_values_task = Async { Item.preload_nc_trade_values(@other_nc_items) }

app/helpers/items_helper.rb

@@ -156,22 +156,36 @@ module ItemsHelper
     "Last updated: #{date_str} (#{time_ago_str} ago)"
   end
 
-  def nc_trade_value_subtitle_for(item)
+  NC_TRADE_VALUE_ESTIMATE_PATTERN = %r{
-    value = item.nc_trade_value
+    ^\s*
-    return nil if value.nil?
+    (?:
-
+      # Case 1: A single number
-    link_to "Owls listing: #{item.nc_trade_value.value_text}",
+      (?<single>[0-9]+)
-      "https://www.neopets.com/~owls", target: "_blank",
+      |
-      title: 'Owls keeps track of approximate "capsule" values of NC items ' +
+      # Case 2: A range from low to high
-        "for trading. Items with similar values can often be traded for one " +
+      (?<low>[0-9]+)
-        "another. This is an estimate, not a rule!"
+      \p{Dash_Punctuation}
+      (?<high>[0-9]+)
+    )
+    \s*$
+  }x
+  def nc_trade_value_is_estimate(nc_trade_value)
+    nc_trade_value.value_text.match?(NC_TRADE_VALUE_ESTIMATE_PATTERN)
   end
 
-  def dyeworks_explanation_subtitle_for(item)
+  # Try to parse the NC trade value's text into something styled a bit more
-    base_item = item.dyeworks_base_item
+  # nicely for our use case.
-    content_tag :span, class: "dyeworks-explanation" do
+  def nc_trade_value_estimate_text(nc_trade_value)
-      concat link_to(base_item.name, base_item, target: "_blank")
+    match = nc_trade_value.value_text.match(NC_TRADE_VALUE_ESTIMATE_PATTERN)
-      concat " + 1 Potion"
+    return nc_trade_value if match.nil?
+
+    match => {single:, low:, high:}
+    if single.present?
+      pluralize single.to_i, "capsule"
+    elsif low.present? && high.present?
+      "#{low}–#{high} capsules"
+    else
+      nc_trade_value
     end
   end
 

app/models/item.rb

@@ -203,11 +203,27 @@ class Item < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   # Whether this is a Dyeworks item whose base item can currently be purchased
-  # in the NC Mall, then dyed via Dyeworks.
+  # in the NC Mall. It may or may not currently be *dyeable* in the NC Mall,
-  def dyeworks_active?
+  # because Dyeworks eligibility is often a limited-time event.
+  def dyeworks_base_buyable?
     dyeworks_base_item.present? && dyeworks_base_item.currently_in_mall?
   end
 
+  # Whether this is one of the few Dyeworks items that can be dyed in the NC
+  # Mall at any time, rather than as part of a limited-time event. (Owls tracks
+  # this, not us!)
+  def dyeworks_permanent?
+    nc_trade_value.value_text.include?("Permanent Dyeworks")
+  end
+
+  # Whether this is a Dyeworks item whose base item can currently be purchased
+  # in the NC Mall, then dyed via Dyeworks. (Owls tracks this last part!)
+  def dyeworks_buyable?
+    # TODO: Add support for limited-time Dyeworks items. Does Owls offer this
+    # info too? (At time of writing, there are no active Dyeworks events.)
+    dyeworks_base_buyable? && dyeworks_permanent?
+  end
+
   DYEWORKS_NAME_PATTERN = %r{
     ^(
       # Most Dyeworks items have a colon in the name.

app/views/items/_item_list_row.html.haml

@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-- subtitle = nil unless defined? subtitle
+-# Run the block first, so we can get the subtitle content if provided! Clear
+-# out any old values beforehand, too.
+- content_for :subtitle, "", flush: true
+- content = yield
+- subtitle = yield :subtitle
 
 %tr
 	%td.thumbnail-cell
@@ -8,4 +12,4 @@
 		= link_to item.name, item, target: "_blank"
 		- if subtitle.present?
 			.subtitle= subtitle
-	%td.actions-cell= yield
+	%td.actions-cell= content

app/views/items/sources.html.haml

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 		[nc]: https://secure.nc.neopets.com/get-neocash
 		[gc]: https://secure.nc.neopets.com/nickcash-cards
+
 	%table.item-list
 		%thead
 			%tr
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@
 						= cart_icon alt: ""
 						Buy (#{item.current_nc_price} NC)
 
-- if @active_dyeworks_items.present?
+- if @buyable_dyeworks_items.present?
 	%h2 Dyeworks items
 	:markdown
 		These are recolored "Dyeworks" variants of items. First get the "base"
@@ -37,35 +38,46 @@
 		[Dyeworks][dyeworks] section of the NC Mall! Potions can also be bought in
 		bundles of 5 or 10.
 
-		TODO: This is currently incorrect! Dyeworks items can't always be dyed, we
-		need to keep track of which ones actually can be right now!
-
 		[dyeworks]: https://www.neopets.com/mall/dyeworks/
+
 	%table.item-list
 		%thead
 			%td.thumbnail-cell
 				= image_tag "https://images.neopets.com/items/mall_80x80_cleaning.gif",
 					alt: "Dyeworks Hue Brew Potion"
 			%th
-				Total: #{dyeworks_nc_total_for @active_dyeworks_items} NC
+				Total: #{dyeworks_nc_total_for @buyable_dyeworks_items} NC
 				= surround "(", ")" do
 					%span.price-breakdown{
-						title: "#{dyeworks_items_nc_total_for(@active_dyeworks_items)} NC"
+						title: "#{dyeworks_items_nc_total_for(@buyable_dyeworks_items)} NC"
 					}<
-						#{pluralize @active_dyeworks_items.size, "item"}
+						#{pluralize @buyable_dyeworks_items.size, "item"}
 					+
 					%span.price-breakdown{
-						title: dyeworks_potions_nc_summary(@active_dyeworks_items.size)
+						title: dyeworks_potions_nc_summary(@buyable_dyeworks_items.size)
 					}<
-						#{pluralize @active_dyeworks_items.size, "potion"}
+						#{pluralize @buyable_dyeworks_items.size, "potion"}
 			%td.actions-cell
 				%button{onclick: "alert('Todo!')"}
 					= cart_icon alt: ""
 					Buy all in NC Mall
 		%tbody
-			- @active_dyeworks_items.each do |item|
+			- @buyable_dyeworks_items.each do |item|
-				= render "item_list_row", item:,
+				= render "item_list_row", item: do
-					subtitle: dyeworks_explanation_subtitle_for(item) do
+					- base_item = item.dyeworks_base_item
+
+					- content_for :subtitle, flush: true do
+						= link_to base_item.name, base_item, target: "_blank"
+						+ 1 potion
+						- if item.dyeworks_permanent?
+							%span.dyeworks-timeframe{
+								title: "This recipe is NOT currently scheduled to be removed " +
+									"from Dyeworks. It might not stay forever, but it's also " +
+									"not part of a known limited-time event, like most " +
+									"Dyeworks items are."
+							}
+								(Permanent)
+
 					%button{onclick: "alert('Todo!')"}
 						= cart_icon alt: ""
 						Buy base (#{item.dyeworks_base_item.current_nc_price} NC)
@@ -81,6 +93,7 @@
 		[wiz]: https://www.neopets.com/shops/wizard.phtml
 		[tp]: https://www.neopets.com/island/tradingpost.phtml?type=browse
 		[ag]: https://www.neopets.com/genie.phtml
+
 	%table.item-list
 		%thead
 			%td
@@ -101,6 +114,7 @@
 		these items will be semi-permanently added to your Closet, even if your
 		pet changes color again! You can use this to mix-and-match styles for
 		"cross-paint" outfits.
+
 	- @pb_items_by_color.each do |color, items|
 		%table.item-list{"data-group-type": "bundle"}
 			%thead
@@ -142,13 +156,21 @@
 - if @other_nc_items.present?
 	%h2 Neocash items (Capsules, events, retired, etc.)
 	:markdown
-		These items are part of the Neocash economy and can't be purchased with
+		These items are part of the Neocash economy, but not directly for sale.
-		Neopoints. We don't track all the details of how to get these items
+		Sometimes they're available in the [NC Mall][mall], via special
-		right now! Sometimes they're available via packs or capsules or events
+		bundles or events. Sometimes they're retired, and can only be obtained via
-		in the [NC Mall][mall]. Sometimes they're retired and can't be
+		gifts or trades.
-		purchased at all anymore, and can only be obtained via gifts or trades.
 
 		[mall]: https://ncmall.neopets.com/
+		
+	- if @other_nc_items.any?(&:nc_trade_value)
+		:markdown
+			The [Owls Value Guide][owls] often has more details about how to get
+			these items, and how much they're usually worth in the NC Trading
+			community. We've loaded their info here for you, too! Thanks, Owls team!
+
+			[owls]: https://www.neopets.com/~owls
+
 	%table.item-list
 		%thead
 			%td
@@ -156,7 +178,24 @@
 				Total: #{pluralize @other_nc_items.size, "item"}
 		%tbody
 			- @other_nc_items.each do |item|
-				= render "item_list_row", item:, subtitle: nc_trade_value_subtitle_for(item) do
+				= render "item_list_row", item: do
+					- content_for :subtitle, flush: true do
+						- if item.nc_trade_value.present?
+							- if nc_trade_value_is_estimate(item.nc_trade_value)
+								= link_to "https://www.neopets.com/~owls",
+									class: "owls-info-link", target: "_blank",
+									title: 'Owls keeps track of approximate "capsule" values of NC items for trading. Items with similar values can often be traded for one another. This is an estimate, not a rule!' do
+									%span.owls-info-label [Owls]
+									Estimated value:
+									= nc_trade_value_estimate_text(item.nc_trade_value)
+							- else
+								= link_to "https://www.neopets.com/~owls",
+									class: "owls-info-link", target: "_blank",
+									title: "Owls keeps track of how to get certain special items, even when there isn't a clear NC trade estimate." do
+									%span.owls-info-label [Owls]
+									Trade info:
+									#{item.nc_trade_value.value_text}
+
 					= button_link_to "NC Trades",
 						item_trades_path(item, type: "offering"),
 						target: "_blank", icon: search_icon