rails-instructions rails-views.instructions.md

rails-instructions rails-views.instructions.md is an instructions file for GitHub Copilot from levifig/rails-instructions. It costs 1,037 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A guide for building Rails views, the templates that render a web application's pages, and their helper methods. It recommends keeping display code separate from business rules and reusing partial templates.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when creating or reviewing Rails views, helpers, partials, forms, HTML semantics, or presentation-focused tests.
Why use it?
It helps keep page templates readable, secure, accessible, and easier to maintain by putting presentation logic in the right places.

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Rails Views and Helpers Guide

Core Philosophy

  • Keep views simple and logic-free
  • Use helpers for presentation logic only
  • Leverage Rails' built-in view helpers
  • Follow semantic HTML principles
  • Optimize for readability and maintainability

View Architecture Principles

  • Separate presentation from business logic completely
  • Use partials for reusable view components
  • Keep views focused on displaying data
  • Implement proper HTML semantics
  • Design for progressive enhancement

Helper Organization

  • Keep helpers focused on specific presentation tasks
  • Group related helpers in dedicated modules
  • Use ApplicationHelper for truly global helpers
  • Document complex helper methods
  • Test helpers with various input scenarios

Rails Helper Usage

  • Prefer Rails helpers over raw HTML
  • Use semantic Rails form helpers
  • Leverage Rails' built-in formatting helpers
  • Implement proper escaping for security
  • Follow Rails conventions for helper naming

Partial Best Practices

  • Name partials with leading underscore
  • Keep partials small and focused
  • Pass locals explicitly for clarity
  • Avoid instance variables in partials
  • Document partial requirements

Form Design Principles

  • Use form_with for all forms
  • Implement proper form accessibility
  • Add appropriate ARIA labels
  • Use Rails form builders consistently
  • Handle errors at the field level

Asset Management

  • Use Rails asset helpers for all assets
  • Implement proper image alt texts
  • Leverage asset fingerprinting
  • Configure CDN for production assets
  • Optimize images before serving

Internationalization

  • Extract all text to locale files
  • Use Rails I18n helpers consistently
  • Design views for text expansion
  • Handle pluralization properly
  • Test with multiple locales

Performance Optimization

  • Use fragment caching for expensive views
  • Implement Russian doll caching
  • Avoid N+1 queries in views
  • Lazy load below-fold content
  • Profile view rendering times

JavaScript Integration

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