comment editing, looks weird for now but it works

app/assets/javascripts/application.js.erb

@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ var _Lobsters = Class.extend({
 	},
 
 	previewComment: function(form) {
-		$(form).parent().load($(form).attr("action").replace(/^\/comments/,
-			"/comments/preview"), $(form).serializeArray());
+		$(form).parent().load($(form).attr("action").replace(/(post|update)/,
+      "preview"), $(form).serializeArray());
 	},
 
 	fetchURLTitle: function(button, url_field, title_field) {
@@ -224,6 +224,12 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     return false;
   });
 
+  $("a.comment_editor").live("click", function() {
+		var li = $(this).parents("li.comment").first();
+    li.load("/comments/" + $(li).attr("data-shortid") + "/edit",
+      { "edit": 1 });
+  });
+
   $("#story_tags_a").select2({
     formatSelection: function(what) {
       return what.id;

app/controllers/comments_controller.rb

@@ -49,12 +49,63 @@ class CommentsController < ApplicationController
         :comment => comment, :show_comment => comment }
     end
   end
-
-  def preview
+  
+  def preview_new
     params[:preview] = true
     return create
   end
 
+  def edit
+    if !((comment = Comment.find_by_short_id(params[:comment_id])) &&
+    comment.is_editable_by_user?(@user))
+      return render :text => "can't find comment", :status => 400
+    end
+
+    render :partial => "commentbox", :layout => false,
+      :content_type => "text/html", :locals => { :story => comment.story,
+      :comment => comment }
+  end
+
+  def update
+    if !((comment = Comment.find_by_short_id(params[:comment_id])) &&
+    comment.is_editable_by_user?(@user))
+      return render :text => "can't find comment", :status => 400
+    end
+
+    comment.comment = params[:comment]
+
+    if comment.save
+      # TODO: render the comment again properly, it's indented wrong
+
+      render :partial => "postedreply", :layout => false,
+        :content_type => "text/html", :locals => { :story => comment.story,
+        :show_comment => comment }
+    else
+      comment.previewing = true
+      comment.current_vote = { :vote => 1 }
+
+      render :partial => "commentbox", :layout => false,
+        :content_type => "text/html", :locals => { :story => comment.story,
+        :comment => comment, :show_comment => comment }
+    end
+  end
+
+  def preview
+    if !((comment = Comment.find_by_short_id(params[:comment_id])) &&
+    comment.is_editable_by_user?(@user))
+      return render :text => "can't find comment", :status => 400
+    end
+
+    comment.comment = params[:comment]
+
+    comment.previewing = true
+    comment.current_vote = { :vote => 1 }
+
+    render :partial => "commentbox", :layout => false,
+      :content_type => "text/html", :locals => { :story => comment.story,
+      :comment => comment, :show_comment => comment }
+  end
+
   def unvote
     if !(comment = Comment.find_by_short_id(params[:comment_id]))
       return render :text => "can't find comment", :status => 400

app/views/comments/_commentbox.html.erb

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <div class="comment_form_container">
-<%= form_tag("/comments/#{story.short_id}", { :id => "comment_form" }) do |f| %>
+<%= form_tag((comment.new_record? ? "/comments/post_to/#{story.short_id}" :
+"/comments/#{comment.short_id}/update"), { :id => "comment_form" }) do |f| %>
   <% if comment.parent_comment_short_id.present? %>
     <%= hidden_field_tag "parent_comment_short_id",
       comment.parent_comment_short_id %>
@@ -16,8 +17,8 @@
         <span class="fakea">Markdown formatting available</span>
       </div>
 
-      <%= button_tag "Post Comment", :class => "comment-post",
-        :type => "button" %>
+      <%= button_tag "#{comment.new_record?? "Post" : "Update"} Comment",
+        :class => "comment-post", :type => "button" %>
       &nbsp;
       <%= button_tag "Preview Comment", :class => "comment-preview",
         :type => "button" %>

config/routes.rb

@@ -29,14 +29,18 @@ Lobsters::Application.routes.draw do
     post "undelete"
   end
   post "/stories/fetch_url_title" => "stories#fetch_url_title"
-  
+
   resources :comments do
     post "upvote"
     post "downvote"
     post "unvote"
+
+    post "edit"
+    post "preview"
+    post "update"
   end
-  post "/comments/:story_id" => "comments#create"
-  post "/comments/preview/:story_id" => "comments#preview"
+  post "/comments/post_to/:story_id" => "comments#create"
+  post "/comments/preview_to/:story_id" => "comments#preview_new"
 
   resources :messages do
     post "keep_as_new"