jameslutley/admin.html.erb

## admin.html.erb
<% # app/views/layouts/admin.html.erb %>

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Admin Interface</title>
    <%= csrf_meta_tags %>

    <% # Optionally use admin-specific assets here instead of the normal application assets %>
    <%= stylesheet_link_tag    'admin', media: 'all', 'data-turbolinks-track': 'reload' %>
    <%= javascript_include_tag 'admin', 'data-turbolinks-track': 'reload' %>
  </head>

  <header>
    <h1>Welcome Admin User</h1>
  </header>

  <body>
    <%= yield %>
  </body>
</html>

## articles_controller.rb
# app/controllers/admin/articles_controller.rb

# Note the namespacing and the inheritance
class Admin::ArticlesController < Admin::BaseController
  def index
    @articles = Article.all
  end
end

## assets.rb
# config/initializers/assets.rb

# ...

# Precompile additional assets.
# application.js, application.css, and all non-JS/CSS in app/assets folder are already added.
Rails.application.config.assets.precompile += %w( admin.js admin.css )

## base_controller.rb
# app/controllers/admin/base_controller.rb

# Inherit directly from ActionController::Base rather than ApplicationController to ensure clean separation
class Admin::BaseController < ActionController::Base
  # use an admin-specific layout instead of the main application layout
  layout "admin"

  # all child controllers will automatically enforce access to admins only
  before_action :require_admin

  def require_admin
    # ...
  end
end

## routes.rb
# config/routes.rb

Rails.application.routes.draw do
  namespace :admin do
    resources :articles
  end

  # ...
end
	<% # app/views/layouts/admin.html.erb %>

	<!DOCTYPE html>
	<html>
	<head>
	<title>Admin Interface</title>
	<%= csrf_meta_tags %>

	<% # Optionally use admin-specific assets here instead of the normal application assets %>
	<%= stylesheet_link_tag 'admin', media: 'all', 'data-turbolinks-track': 'reload' %>
	<%= javascript_include_tag 'admin', 'data-turbolinks-track': 'reload' %>
	</head>

	<header>
	<h1>Welcome Admin User</h1>
	</header>

	<body>
	<%= yield %>
	</body>
	</html>
	# app/controllers/admin/articles_controller.rb

	# Note the namespacing and the inheritance
	class Admin::ArticlesController < Admin::BaseController
	def index
	@articles = Article.all
	end
	end
	# config/initializers/assets.rb

	# ...

	# Precompile additional assets.
	# application.js, application.css, and all non-JS/CSS in app/assets folder are already added.
	Rails.application.config.assets.precompile += %w( admin.js admin.css )
	# app/controllers/admin/base_controller.rb

	# Inherit directly from ActionController::Base rather than ApplicationController to ensure clean separation
	class Admin::BaseController < ActionController::Base
	# use an admin-specific layout instead of the main application layout
	layout "admin"

	# all child controllers will automatically enforce access to admins only
	before_action :require_admin

	def require_admin
	# ...
	end
	end
	# config/routes.rb

	Rails.application.routes.draw do
	namespace :admin do
	resources :articles
	end

	# ...
	end