Simple Form

Simple Form: Open Source Ruby on Rails Form Builder

Simple Form is an open source Ruby on Rails form builder that makes creating forms easy with conventions over configurations. It generates simple, semantic forms by default with options to customize as needed.

What is Simple Form?

Simple Form is an open source form builder gem for Ruby on Rails applications. It aims to provide powerful form generation while still being simple and straightforward to integrate and customize.

Key features of Simple Form include:

1. Input types for standard attributes like text fields, text areas, checkboxes, radios buttons, dates and more with HTML5 support
2. Automatic generation of label, error messages, hints and placeholders through i18n
3. Works with Bootstrap, Foundation and other CSS frameworks out of the box
4. Console generation command to easily create new inputs
5. Support for nested forms and relationships
6. Wide range of custom input types and other plugins
7. Robust API to modify forms on the fly

Simple Form embraces conventions over excessive configurations by providing sensible defaults that cover the majority of use cases for form inputs. This means minimal setup out of the box. But the full power is exposed through a comprehensive API and custom components for limitless customizability.

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