A simple editable grid for Rails

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Hi All, I've been posting some queries about an editable grid but did not get any response.

I've started writing my own - GitHub - ckkashyap/rails_editable_grid: An editable grid for rails

I'd appreciate it very much if someone could comment on it!

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Kashyap:

I tried your code; the ajax update doesn’t seem to be working.

Though your idea is to have an in-line editable table, there are similar plugins: take a look at http://activescaffold.com/

Perhaps most of your needed functionality can be found in that plugin. In the worst case, you’ll have a good starting point.

Best,

Xabriel J. Collazo-Mojica CS PhD student Florida International University http://xabrielc.googlepages.com

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Kashyap: I tried your code; the ajax update doesn't seem to be working. Though your idea is to have an in-line editable table, there are similar plugins: take a look at http://activescaffold.com/ Perhaps most of your needed functionality can be found in that plugin. In the worst case, you'll have a good starting point. Best, Xabriel J. Collazo-Mojica CS PhD student Florida International University http://xabrielc.googlepages.com

Thanks Zabriel ... I guess the action mentioned in Ajax.Updater is not defined .... if you look at the latest code, it expects that URL to be passed as well.

ActiveScaffold looks like what I might need..I'll check it out.

Regards, Kashyap

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I saw your post on the core list and looked at your code. Here are some suggestions to improve your code:

- You might want to adapt to the conventional directory structure of rails plugins. - Use the rails view helpers instead of manually concatenating strings. - Use form_for and friends to simplify your update process - Add Unit tests

Concerning the API I would prefer

- specifying which attributes to use instead of which *not* to use. This would also enable including virtual attributes. - supplying a :url option and falling back to REST conventions (This would come for free using form_for)

Hope these suggestions help you get on with your project.

Best, Tim

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I saw your post on the core list and looked at your code. Here are some suggestions to improve your code:

- You might want to adapt to the conventional directory structure of rails plugins. - Use the rails view helpers instead of manually concatenating strings. - Use form_for and friends to simplify your update process - Add Unit tests

Concerning the API I would prefer

- specifying which attributes to use instead of which *not* to use. This would also enable including virtual attributes. - supplying a :url option and falling back to REST conventions (This would come for free using form_for)

Hope these suggestions help you get on with your project.

Best, Tim

Thank you very much Tim, I am fairly new to Rails - I think I understand what you are referring to in your suggestions - I'll incorporate them. In fact,I think form_for is what I need - I've been struggling to send the update in a manner that can be sent to model.update_attributes ...

But ... would it be ok to assume that there isn't something out there already that does what I am trying to achieve?

Regards, Kashyap

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Hi

Why you r not try to use Extjs components...

take a look at http://www.extjs.com/products/extjs/

Brijesh Shah

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I have not used extjs myself. It looks like it includes editable girds. But some downsides come to mind:

1. Depenency to large library to achieve simple thing. 2. Rails Integration? 3. Accessibility for users without JS enabled.

Probably your best bet is to look into the nested attributes assignment functionality of form_for. This might not lead to a plug-in solution but might be the simplest approach.

Best Tim