How To: Create a CRUD Resource

1. Run:

    rails g resource Widget (substitute Widget with resource name)
   

   OR

    rails g model Widget
    rails g controller Widgets
   

2. Edit the /config/routes.rb file

3. Write some model unit tests. For reference see:

   • /spec/models/post_spec.rb
   • /spec/factories/posts.rb

4. Write some model functionality

5. Create an authorization policy. For reference see /app/policies/post_policy.rb.

6. Write some controller unit tests. For reference see /spec/controllers/posts_controller_spec.rb.

7. Write some authorization policy tests. For reference see /spec/policies/post_policy_spec.rb.

8. Write some controller functionality

9. Write the server views (which basically render out responses as JSON). For reference, see [/app/views/posts/index.json.jbuilder]. JBuilder comes bundled with Rails, and is a much better way to create JSON, compared to the as_json method.

10. Create an Angular resource to communicate with the controller. See /app/assets/javascripts/client/angular/services/post.js.

11. Create an Angular controller that uses the resource. For reference see /app/assets/javascripts/client/angular/controllers/posts_ctrl.js.

12. Write some Angular controller unit tests. For reference see /app/spec/javascripts/client/controllers/home_ctrl_spec.js.

13. Create an Angular view (template). For reference see /app/assets/javascripts/templates/client/controllers/posts/index.html.

14. Update the /app/assets/javascripts/client/angular/routes.js file

15. Create any directives that may be required for the view

16. Write some directive unit tests