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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 :catalog). 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: :catalog %>   <%# search, filters, sort, actions %>
<%= crud_filter   @books, fieldset: :catalog %>   <%# filter sidebar (the model, or the list's scope) %>

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Cover	Title	Subtitle	Author names	Genre	Price	Pages	Published on	Publisher	Reviews	Active	Manual	Created at

	The Hidden Forest 1	A novel of the Tower	Frank Herbert, Ted Chiang, and Ann Leckie	Nonfiction	28.24 €	579	2007-06-12	Orbit	Ada on The Hidden Forest 1, Alan on The Hidden Forest 1, Alan on The Hidden Forest 1	✗	the-hidden-forest-1-manual.pdf	05 Oct 13:51
	The Hidden Winter 32	A novel of the Station	Kim Robinson, Stanisław Lem, and Margaret Atwood	Scifi	40.79 €	188	1983-06-21	Orbit	Barbara on The Hidden Winter 32, Edsger on The Hidden Winter 32	✓	—	05 Oct 13:51
	The Ancient Garden 43	—	Frank Herbert, Iain Banks, and Becky Chambers	Fiction	42.67 €	276	1957-05-15	Orbit	—	✓	—	05 Oct 13:51
	The Distant Engine 46	—	Margaret Atwood and Ted Chiang	Fiction	21.25 €	505	1956-02-27	Orbit	Linus on The Distant Engine 46	✓	—	05 Oct 13:51
	The Broken Empire 48	—	Ted Chiang and Ann Leckie	Fiction	30.49 €	232	1987-03-04	Orbit	Alan on The Broken Empire 48, Edsger on The Broken Empire 48, Ada on The Broken Empire 48	✗	—	05 Oct 13:51
	The Ancient Forest 56	—	Iain Banks, Ursula Le Guin, and Kim Robinson	Scifi	33.64 €	136	2023-09-23	Orbit	Linus on The Ancient Forest 56, Radia on The Ancient Forest 56	✓	—	05 Oct 13:51
	The Distant Station 86	—	Frank Herbert and Mary Shelley	Fiction	12.86 €	453	2017-05-20	Orbit	—	✓	—	05 Oct 13:51
	The Hidden Door 106	—	Martha Wells, Mary Shelley, and Stanisław Lem	Nonfiction	19.30 €	163	1971-11-05	Orbit	Donald on The Hidden Door 106, Grace on The Hidden Door 106, Alan on The Hidden Door 106	✓	—	05 Oct 13:51
	The Luminous Ocean 108	A novel of the Ocean	Ted Chiang	Nonfiction	39.89 €	496	1969-11-16	Orbit	Alan on The Luminous Ocean 108, Linus on The Luminous Ocean 108, Alan on The Luminous Ocean 108 +1 more	✗	—	05 Oct 13:51

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