--- name: rails-presenter description: Creates presenter objects for view formatting using SimpleDelegator pattern with TDD. Use when extracting view logic from models, formatting data for display, creating badges/labels, or when user mentions presenters, view models, formatting, or display helpers. allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash(bundle exec rspec:*), Glob, Grep --- # Rails Presenter Generator (TDD) Creates presenters that wrap models for view-specific formatting with specs first. ## Quick Start 1. Write failing spec in `spec/presenters/` 2. Run spec to confirm RED 3. Implement presenter extending `BasePresenter` 4. Run spec to confirm GREEN ## Project Conventions Presenters in this project: - Extend `BasePresenter < SimpleDelegator` - Include ActionView helpers for formatting - Delegate model methods via SimpleDelegator - Return HTML-safe strings for badges/formatted output - Use I18n for all user-facing text ## BasePresenter (Already Exists) ```ruby # app/presenters/base_presenter.rb class BasePresenter < SimpleDelegator include ActionView::Helpers::NumberHelper include ActionView::Helpers::DateHelper include ActionView::Helpers::UrlHelper include ActionView::Helpers::TagHelper include ActionView::Helpers::TextHelper def initialize(model, view_context = nil) super(model) @view_context = view_context end def model __getobj__ end alias_method :object, :model end ``` ## TDD Workflow ### Step 1: Create Presenter Spec (RED) ```ruby # spec/presenters/[resource]_presenter_spec.rb RSpec.describe [Resource]Presenter do let(:resource) { create(:resource, name: "Test", status: :active) } let(:presenter) { described_class.new(resource) } describe "delegation" do it "delegates to the model" do expect(presenter.name).to eq("Test") end it "responds to model methods" do expect(presenter).to respond_to(:name, :status, :created_at) end it "exposes the underlying model" do expect(presenter.model).to eq(resource) end end describe "#display_name" do it "returns the formatted name" do expect(presenter.display_name).to eq("Test") end end describe "#formatted_date" do context "when date is present" do before { resource.update(event_date: Date.new(2026, 7, 15)) } it "returns formatted date in French" do I18n.with_locale(:fr) do expect(presenter.formatted_date).to include("2026") end end end context "when date is nil" do before { resource.update(event_date: nil) } it "returns placeholder span" do result = presenter.formatted_date expect(result).to include("text-slate-400") expect(result).to include("italic") end end end describe "#status_badge" do it "returns HTML-safe string" do expect(presenter.status_badge).to be_html_safe end it "includes status text" do expect(presenter.status_badge).to include("Active") end it "uses correct color classes for active" do resource.update(status: :active) expect(presenter.status_badge).to include("bg-green-100") end it "uses correct color classes for inactive" do resource.update(status: :inactive) expect(presenter.status_badge).to include("bg-red-100") end end describe "#formatted_currency" do it "formats cents as euros" do resource.update(amount_cents: 15000) expect(presenter.formatted_amount).to eq("150,00 EUR") end end end ``` ### Step 2: Run Spec (Confirm RED) ```bash bundle exec rspec spec/presenters/[resource]_presenter_spec.rb ``` ### Step 3: Implement Presenter (GREEN) ```ruby # app/presenters/[resource]_presenter.rb class [Resource]Presenter < BasePresenter # Color mapping for Open/Closed Principle STATUS_COLORS = { active: "bg-green-100 text-green-800", inactive: "bg-red-100 text-red-800", pending: "bg-yellow-100 text-yellow-800" }.freeze DEFAULT_COLOR = "bg-slate-100 text-slate-800" def display_name name end def formatted_date return not_specified_span if event_date.nil? I18n.l(event_date, format: :long) end def status_badge tag.span( status_text, class: "inline-flex items-center px-2.5 py-0.5 rounded-full text-xs font-medium #{status_color}" ) end def formatted_amount return "0,00 EUR" if amount_cents.nil? || amount_cents.zero? number_to_currency( amount_cents / 100.0, unit: "EUR", separator: ",", delimiter: " ", format: "%n %u" ) end private def status_text I18n.t("activerecord.attributes.[resource].statuses.#{status}", default: status.to_s.humanize) end def status_color STATUS_COLORS.fetch(status.to_sym, DEFAULT_COLOR) end def not_specified_span tag.span( I18n.t("presenters.common.not_specified"), class: "text-slate-400 italic" ) end end ``` ### Step 4: Run Spec (Confirm GREEN) ```bash bundle exec rspec spec/presenters/[resource]_presenter_spec.rb ``` ## Common Presenter Methods ### Date Formatting ```ruby def formatted_event_date return not_specified_span if event_date.nil? I18n.l(event_date, format: :long) end def short_date return "—" if event_date.nil? event_date.strftime("%d/%m/%Y") end def days_until return nil if event_date.nil? days = (event_date - Date.today).to_i case days when 0 then I18n.t("presenters.event.today") when 1 then I18n.t("presenters.event.tomorrow") when 2..7 then I18n.t("presenters.event.days_from_now", count: days) else distance_of_time_in_words_to_now(event_date) end end ``` ### Currency Formatting ```ruby def formatted_budget return not_specified_span if budget_cents.nil? number_to_currency( budget_cents / 100.0, unit: "EUR", separator: ",", delimiter: " ", format: "%n %u", precision: 0 ) end ``` ### Badge/Tag Generation ```ruby def type_badge tag.span( display_type, class: "inline-flex items-center px-2 py-1 rounded text-xs font-medium #{type_color}" ) end def display_tags return not_specified_span if tags.blank? safe_join( tags.split(",").map(&:strip).map do |tag_text| tag.span(tag_text, class: "inline-block bg-slate-100 px-2 py-1 rounded text-xs mr-1") end ) end ``` ### Contact Links ```ruby def display_email return not_specified_span if email.blank? mail_to(email, email, class: "text-blue-600 hover:underline") end def display_phone return not_specified_span if phone.blank? link_to(phone, "tel:#{phone}", class: "text-blue-600 hover:underline") end ``` ## Usage in Controllers ```ruby # Single resource @event = EventPresenter.new(@event) # Collection @events = events.map { |e| EventPresenter.new(e) } # With view context (for route helpers) @event = EventPresenter.new(@event, view_context) ``` ## Checklist - [ ] Spec written first (RED) - [ ] Extends `BasePresenter` - [ ] Delegation tested - [ ] HTML output is `html_safe` - [ ] Uses I18n for all text - [ ] Currency stored in cents, displayed in euros - [ ] Color mappings use constants (Open/Closed) - [ ] `not_specified_span` for nil values - [ ] All specs GREEN