Tableless

Create models that are not bound to the database and take advantage of the ActiveRecord features, such as validation, relationships, etc.

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'tableless'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install tableless

Define a model like this:

class ContactMessage < ActiveRecord::Base
  include Tableless

  attribute :name,  :string
  attribute :email, :string

  validates :name, :email, presence: true
end

You can now use the model in a view like this:

<%= form_for :message, @message do |f| %>
  Name: <%= f.text_field :name %>
  Email: <%= f.text_field :email %>
<% end %>

And in the controller:

def message
  @message = ContactMessage.new(params[:message])

  if @message.valid?
    # Process the message...
  end
end

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake spec to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment. To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install.

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/hardpixel/tableless.

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.