The Distant Station 77
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
- 2,957
- Title
- The Distant Station 77
- Subtitle
- —
- Slug
- the-distant-station-77
- Blurb
-
The Distant Station 77 — silent tales of the signal.
- A story in 2 parts
- Set in the Tower
- Price
- 38.94 €
- Pages
- 660
- Published on
- 1958-03-25
- Active
- ✓
- Genre
- Scifi
- Metadata
{ "isbn": "978-255619592", "binding": "hardcover" }- Internal token
- —
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Created at
- 17 Aug 14:48
- Updated at
- 17 Aug 14:48
- Cover

- Manual
- the-distant-station-77-manual.pdf
- Reviews
- Donald on The Distant Station 77, Linus on The Distant Station 77
- Comments
- —
- Authors
- Iain Banks
- Author names
- Iain Banks
Reviews (static embedded collection — query: :static)
| Book | Reviewer name | Rating | Body | Created at | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Distant Station 77 | Donald | ★★★★★ | Could not put it down. | 17 Aug 14:48 | |
| The Distant Station 77 | Linus | ★★★★☆ | A classic in the making. Not my cup of tea. | 17 Aug 14:48 |