The Ancient Signal 88
How this page is built
the gem renders it — this is all you write
crud_record renders the record as a definition list with the same type-aware cells as the table. The column picker is reusable here too: crud_column_picker @book (the gear, top-right) submits ?cols= to this page, and crud_record @book, picked_columns: @visible narrows the list to match — same mechanism as the table, no JS to open. Below it, an embedded reviews collection is static (query: :static). The URL is the book's slug (identify_by :slug).
app/controllers/books_controller.rb
@visible = CrudComponents.selected_columns(params) # the picker's ?cols=, for crud_record (persist it if you like)
app/views/books/show.html.erb
<%= crud_column_picker @book %> <%# the gear, reusable outside a table %>
<%= crud_record @book, picked_columns: @visible %> <%# honors the picker's selection %>
Read more: Record view · Column picker
- Id
- 6,729
- Title
- The Ancient Signal 88
- Subtitle
- —
- Slug
- the-ancient-signal-88
- Blurb
-
The Ancient Signal 88 — dispossessed tales of the archive.
- A story in 3 parts
- Set in the City
- Price
- 19.15 €
- Pages
- 333
- Published on
- 2000-08-09
- Active
- ✓
- Genre
- Fiction
- Metadata
{ "isbn": "978-304532525", "binding": "paperback" }- Internal token
- —
- Publisher
- Baen
- Created at
- 28 Jun 23:23
- Updated at
- 28 Jun 23:23
- Cover

- Manual
- —
- Reviews
- Barbara on The Ancient Signal 88, Edsger on The Ancient Signal 88
- Comments
- —
- Authors
- Becky Chambers, Frank Herbert
- Author names
- Becky Chambers and Frank Herbert
Reviews (static embedded collection — query: :static)
| Book | Reviewer name | Rating | Body | Created at | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ancient Signal 88 | Barbara | ★★★★☆ | Not my cup of tea. | 28 Jun 23:23 | |
| The Ancient Signal 88 | Edsger | ★★☆☆☆ | Slow start, great finish. A classic in the making. | 28 Jun 23:23 |