Api apps scaffold generates routes without new and edit actions

railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/resource_route/resource_route_generator.rb

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 module Rails
   module Generators
     class ResourceRouteGenerator < NamedBase # :nodoc:
+      class_option :api, type: :boolean,
+                         desc: "Preconfigure smaller stack for API only apps"
 
       # Properly nests namespaces passed into a generator
       #
@@ -22,7 +24,9 @@ def add_resource_route
         end
 
         # inserts the primary resource
-        write("resources :#{file_name.pluralize}", route_length + 1)
+        resources = "resources :#{file_name.pluralize}"
+        resources << ", except: [:new, :edit]" if options.api?
+        write(resources, route_length + 1)
 
         # ends blocks
         regular_class_path.each_index do |index|

railties/test/generators/resource_generator_test.rb

@@ -85,4 +85,10 @@ def test_route_is_removed_on_revoke
       assert_no_match(/resources :accounts$/, route)
     end
   end
+
+  def test_api_only_does_not_generate_edit_route
+    run_generator ["Account", "--api"]
+
+    assert_file "config/routes.rb", /resources :accounts, except: \[:new, :edit\]$/
+  end
 end