SimpleForm

SimpleForm

Add SimpleForm gem and restart server

echo "gem 'simple_form'" >> Gemfile
bundle install
rails s

Simplify authors form

nano app/views/authors/_form.html.erb

<%= simple_form_for(@author) do |f| %>
  <%= f.input :name %>
  <%= f.input :email %>
  <%= f.button :submit %>
<% end %>

Simplify articles form

nano app/views/articles/_form.html.erb

<%= simple_form_for(@article) do |f| %>
  <%= f.input :title %>
  <%= f.input :content %>
  <%= f.association :author %>
  <%= f.button :submit %>
<% end %>

Open forms in the browser to check

open http://localhost:3000/articles/new

open http://localhost:3000/authors/new

Add SimpleForm to Git

git add .
git commit -m "Add SimpleForm"

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