Use helpers in controllers or models

[quote]http://snipplr.com/view/2505/use-helpers-in-controllers-or-models[/quote]

his is an easy to use any helpers that rails provides in any other place besides views and view helpers
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      # create a new file inside lib/ and call it helpers.rb

      # paste the following:



      def help

      Helper.instance

      end



      class Helper

      include Singleton

      # look inside ActionView::Helpers to include any other helpers that you might need

      include ActionView::Helpers::DateHelper

      include ActionView::Helpers::TextHelper

      end



      # then in any model or controller:

      require 'lib/helpers'



      # to use:

      # help.name_of_helper

      # EX: help.pluralize 10, "person"