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ViewModels for Rails

A view model/representer solution for Rails.

Features

• Polymorph view model objects that correspond to model objects.
• View model specific templates.
• Hierarchical Template Rendering: Allows generalized templates for a class tree of view models.
• Helper methods directly on the view models.
• No view related code in the models.
• A clean API for use in Rails.
• 100% rcov coverage, nice metrics, gallons of blood and sweat by excellent contributors.

Feedback

Ask/Write florian • hanke at gmail • com if you have questions/feedback, thanks! :)
Fork if you have improvements. Send me a pull request, it is much appreciated.

Problem

Display Methods are not well placed either in

• models: Violation of the MVC principle.
• helpers: No Polymorphism.

Solution

A thin proxy layer over a model, with access to the controller, used by the view or controller.

The view → to the view model which in turn → the model and → the controller