Columns named password defaults to password inputs even if no object was given, resolving issue formtastic#20.

Author: josevalim

lib/formtastic.rb

@@ -1001,8 +1001,6 @@ def field_set_and_list_wrapping_for_method(method, options, contents)
     # default is a :string, a similar behaviour to Rails' scaffolding.
     #
     def default_input_type(method) #:nodoc:
-      return :string if @object.nil?
-
       column = @object.column_for_attribute(method) if @object.respond_to?(:column_for_attribute)
 
       if column
@@ -1017,10 +1015,13 @@ def default_input_type(method) #:nodoc:
         # otherwise assume the input name will be the same as the column type (eg string_input)
         return column.type
       else
-        obj = @object.send(method) if @object.respond_to?(method)
+        if @object
+          return :select if find_reflection(method)
+
+          file = @object.send(method) if @object.respond_to?(method)
+          return :file   if file && @@file_methods.any? { |m| file.respond_to?(m) }
+        end
 
-        return :select   if find_reflection(method)
-        return :file     if obj && @@file_methods.any? { |m| obj.respond_to?(m) }
         return :password if method.to_s =~ /password/
         return :string
       end

spec/formtastic_spec.rb

@@ -573,13 +573,20 @@ def custom(arg1, arg2, options = {})
 
           describe 'when not provided' do
 
-            it 'should default to a string for forms without objects' do
+            it 'should default to a string for forms without objects unless column is password' do
               semantic_form_for(:project, :url => 'http://test.host') do |builder|
                 concat(builder.input(:anything))
               end
               output_buffer.should have_tag('form li.string')
             end
 
+            it 'should default to password for forms without objects if column is password' do
+              semantic_form_for(:project, :url => 'http://test.host') do |builder|
+                concat(builder.input(:password))
+              end
+              output_buffer.should have_tag('form li.password')
+            end
+
             it 'should default to a string for methods on objects that don\'t respond to "column_for_attribute"' do
               @new_post.stub!(:method_without_a_database_column)
               @new_post.stub!(:column_for_attribute).and_return(nil)