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Ability to add a single React field to a plain ol' standard Rails form
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- Dominant language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 12
- Forks
- 0
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
I would like the ability to add just a single React field to an otherwise standard Rails form without having to change my entire form to use form_props. This would allow sprinkling some more advanced React components only when needed (ie: a more complex calendar picker).
Discussion at https://www.reddit.com/r/rails/comments/1i2wjth/comment/m7jvkqn/
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the existing form_props approach and how React fields are integrated into standard Rails forms. Define the expected single-field usage for a component such as a calendar picker, then verify that the rest of the Rails form can remain unchanged.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, rails, react
- Domain
- frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100