amatsuda/active_decorator

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ActiveDecorator is a Ruby gem that provides ORM-agnostic, object-oriented view helpers for Rails applications. It automatically mixes decorator modules into model objects only within the view context, keeping views and helpers clean and object-oriented.

Use cases

• decorate Rails models for view rendering
• keep view logic object-oriented instead of procedural helpers
• format model attributes in views without cluttering helpers
• auto-decorate model collections and associations in partials
• call ActionView helpers like link_to from decorator modules

When to choose

• you use Rails 4 through 8 and want lightweight, implicit decorators
• you prefer decorator modules over presenter objects with explicit wrapping
• you want decorators that can call ActionView helper methods directly
• you use ActiveRecord, ActiveResource, or any plain Ruby object ORM

When to avoid

• you use Sinatra, Hanami, or non-Rails frameworks
• you need standalone presenter objects usable outside the view context
• you prefer explicit decoration like Draper's `decorates` style

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library · maturity active

templating middleware web-development backend developer-tools ruby rails decorators view-helpers orm-agnostic presenters web-server

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