Attempt 2

lib/superglue/rendering.rb

@@ -16,6 +16,37 @@ def superglue_template(template)
       end
     end
 
+    def render_to_body(options = {})
+      if @_capture_options_before_render && !options[:partial]
+        @_capture_options_before_render = false
+
+        @_render_options = options
+        _ensure_react_page!(options[:template], options[:prefixes])
+
+        html_template_exist = template_exists?(options[:template], options[:prefixes], false)
+        if !html_template_exist
+          # test for file 
+          # skip partial and partial
+          super(options.merge(
+            template: _superglue_template,
+            prefixes: []
+          ))
+        else
+          super
+        end
+      else
+        super
+      end
+    end
+
+    def render(...)
+      if _jsx_defaults
+        @_capture_options_before_render = true
+      end
+
+      super
+    end
+
     def use_jsx_rendering_defaults 
       @_use_jsx_rendering_defaults = true
     end
@@ -29,8 +60,8 @@ def _ensure_react_page!(template, prefixes)
     end
 
     def default_render
+      # double check this if the short circut is ok
       if _jsx_defaults 
-        _ensure_react_page!(action_name.to_s, _prefixes)
         render 
       else
         super
@@ -39,28 +70,15 @@ def default_render
 
     def render_props
       if @_render_options
-        if template_exists?(@_render_options[:template].to_s, @_render_options[:prefixes], formats: [:json])
-          render_to_string(@_render_options.merge({formats: [:json], layout: true})).strip.html_safe
-        else
-          render_to_string(@_render_options.merge({inline: "", formats: [:json], layout: true})).strip.html_safe
-        end
-      end
-    end
+        options = @_render_options
 
-    def render(...)
-      if _jsx_defaults 
-        @_render_options = _normalize_render(...)
-        _ensure_react_page!(@_render_options[:template].to_s, @_render_options[:prefixes])
-
-        html_template_exist = template_exists?(@_render_options[:template].to_s, @_render_options[:prefixes], false)
-
-        if html_template_exist
-          super
+        if template_exists?(options[:template], options[:prefixes], formats: [:json])
+          # what happened to layout?
+          render_to_body(options.merge({formats: [:json]})).strip.html_safe
         else
-          super(@_render_options.merge({template: _superglue_template, prefixes: []}))
+          options.delete(:template)
+          render_to_body(options.merge({inline: "", formats: [:json]})).strip.html_safe
         end
-      else
-        super
       end
     end
   end

test/render_test.rb

@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class RenderTest < ActionController::TestCase
   end
 
   test "rendering props only" do
-    get :single_props_only, format: :json
+    get :simple, format: :json
 
     assert_response 200
     rendered = <<~HTML