Create a scaffold with custom namespace and existing model

Question

I want to generate scaffold with a custom namespace but I want it to use an existing model/table.

If I generate a scaffold like this it generate scaffold with a custom namespace but use a new table admin_locations :

rails generate scaffold Admin::Location

Is there a way to do the same thing but using the existing Location model and locations table ?

That is not really the purpose of scaffolding you could just generate the controllers and the views though `rails g controller Admin::Locations new create edit index destroy` You will have to add the appropriate routes though. — engineersmnky, Apr 24 '18 at 19:52
@engineersmnky I was looking for a lazy-way to create the views, but I guess I could this and just copy paste the views from a blank CRUD project — Nino, Apr 24 '18 at 19:58
They won't have content, only the default notice `
Admin::Locations#index
....` — Nino, Apr 24 '18 at 20:05
Very true but scaffolded views are extremely simplistic with the intention of them being modified — engineersmnky, Apr 24 '18 at 20:11

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 24 '18 at 20:23

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As suggested by @engineersmnky the best way to do this is :

rails g controller Admin::Locations new create edit index destroy

Then I suggest to create a blank rails project and do :

rails g scaffold Admin::Location

After this you can replace views by the ones generated on the newly created app (/app/views/admin/locations)

Maybe there is a better solution, I would love to know if it's the case !

answered Apr 24 '18 at 20:23

Nino

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The Rails way to do this is with `rails g scaffold_controller Admin::Locations --model-name=Location` – life_like_weeds Apr 28 '20 at 15:30

Admin::Locations#index