h0tl33t/filters_example

Tiny Rails app to demo how to build your own filters.

Filters Example

This is a tiny Rails app made to demonstrate how to create your own basic filtering functionality using Ransack, which I cover in this post. Check it out!

Notable Files

• User Controller - where the query params are wrapped and applied to our search object
• User Index View - where the DIY filter form is

Running Locally

• bundle install
• cp config/database.yml{.example,}
• Open 'config/database.yml' in your editor of choice and fill out with your Postgres username + password
• Ensure Postgres is started (how-to)
• bundle exec rake db:create db:migrate
• rails s