Rails Controller Patterns

Quick Reference

When to Use This Skill

• Generating new Rails controllers
• Reviewing existing controllers for best practices
• Implementing RESTful actions (index, show, new, create, edit, update, destroy)
• Adding authorization with Pundit
• Handling nested resources
• Implementing state transitions (submissions, approvals, activations)
• Bulk operations on resources

Core Patterns at a Glance

Standard CRUD Controller: