:::INSTALLATION:::

--
cd vendor/plugins
git clone git://github.com/anthonybishopric/schema.org.git schemaorg
--

::USAGE::

# Let's say you have a Bird model

class Bird < ActiveRecord::Base

  validates_presence_of :name, :birth

  microdata_item :thing 						# the name of the schema
  microdata_attributes :birth => :birthDate 	# explicit mapping of attribute if necessary
  
  def birth 									# works with both ActiveModel::Attributes and regular methods
    DateTime.now 
  end
  
end

# here's an instance of it we make available in a controller
# @bird{
#   name: 'Foo',
#   birth: '2011-06-05'
# }

---------------------

<!-- In an erb with access to the @bird -->

<%= micro @bird do |metabird|%>  <!-- micro helper added to ActionView::Base -->

  <b>Name:</b>
  <%= metabird.name %>

  <p>Born:</p>
  <%= metabird.birth.strftime("%B %d, %Y")%>   <!-- perform formatting operations on meta model -->

<%end%>

<!-- results in -->
 
<span class='meta' itemscope itemtype='http://schema.org/Thing'> 
 
  <b>Name:</b> 
  <span class='meta' itemprop='name'>Foo&lt;b&gt;foo&lt;/b&gt;</span> <!-- safe html output. can still use html_safe if you like -->
 
  <p>Born:</p> 
  <time itemprop='birthDate' datetime='2011-06-05'>June 05, 2011</time> <!-- schema.org datetime fields handled gracefully.-->
 
</span>

::TODO::

* Regression tests
* Convert to Gem
* Better association handling
* Schema validation