How this page is built
the gem renders it — this is all you write
A full table — search, an inline filter row, sortable columns and row actions — all derived from the model. This page toggles between the curated :index and the fuller :catalog fieldset (currently :index). Your controller assigns @books — scope it for authorization (e.g. Book.accessible_by(current_ability)) and the gem renders that scope.
app/models/book.rb
crud_structure do
attribute :price, as: :number, unit: '€', digits: 2
fieldset :index, %i[cover title author_names genre price publisher active]
fieldset :catalog, %i[cover title subtitle author_names genre price purchase_price
shop_margin pages published_on publisher reviews active manual created_at]
end
app/views/books/index.html.erb
<%= crud_collection @books, fieldset: :index %> <%# search, filters, sort, actions %>
<%= crud_filter Book, fieldset: :index %> <%# filter sidebar (takes the model, not a scope) %>Read more: Fields & cells · Views & fieldsets
| Cover | Title | Author names | Genre | Price | Publisher | Active | ||
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The Endless Mirror 20 | Stanisław Lem and Ted Chiang | Scifi | 21.82 € | DAW | ✓ | ||
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The Endless Mirror 33 | Frank Herbert | Scifi | 39.79 € | DAW | ✓ | ||
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The Dispossessed Engine 36 | Kim Robinson and Mary Shelley | Scifi | 23.93 € | DAW | ✓ | ||
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The Broken Engine 46 | Ted Chiang and Octavia Butler | Scifi | 5.74 € | DAW | ✓ | ||
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The Broken Door 53 | Adrian Tchaikovsky, Ted Chiang, and Margaret Atwood | Scifi | 33.91 € | DAW | ✓ | ||
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The Silent Forest 62 | Frank Herbert, Liu Cixin, and Stanisław Lem | Scifi | 35.70 € | DAW | ✓ | ||
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The Endless Ocean 92 | Liu Cixin | Scifi | 42.02 € | DAW | ✓ | ||