form conformity. wouldn't it be cool if forms just fit in?

one_of_us.rb

# even with form helpers, creating forms is a pain in the butt
# for web developers every where. so... tedious...
#
# what if there was a better way?
#
# what if forms could... FIT... IN?
#
# what if forms conformed to the rest of your elegant rails workflow?
# that would be pretty nice is what i am thinking.
#
# ACTION TOUR

class User < ActiveRecord::Base
  # include!
  include Conform
  # our attributes
  attr_accessible :id, :firstname, :lastname, :country_id, :active
  belongs_to :country
  # the default input method is text_field, so we don't have
  # to worry about :firstname, :lastname, but :country
  # (one of many) and :active (boolean) are special cases
  conform_field :country, :type => :select, :options => Country.name_id_pairs
  conform_field :active, :type => :check_box
end

# for posterity, here's Country
class Country < ActiveRecord::Base
  attr_accessible :id, :name
  
  def self.name_id_pairs
    self.all.collect { |c| [c.name, c.id] }
  end
end

# TAKE IT TO THE VIEWS
...
<%= conform_for @user, :url => user_path(@user), :include => [:firstname, :lastname, :country, :active] %>
...
# will output a form to set a user's first and last name, country
# and active status. each field is prefaced by a (customizable)
# label and will display relevant error messages.

# FUTURE
# right now (i literally just slapped this together, guys) the template
# for the form is fixed, though it would be trivial to (and i plan to)
# allow for customization of form layouts.

Nice! A more seamless form of scaffolding? Templates in bootstrap with auto-generated js validation and form delta POSTs on submit. I like the idea of an end to end form solution based on the backend model.