Confusion around form_for defaults and json/js

Rails
1

With Convention over configuration, you can usually trust the defaults
to
get you there. In this case, not so much. I’ve been banging my head on
the
wall for a few hours now, in between trying things and researching.

For the usual cases, how do I set up an AJAX form. Is it using JS or
JSON
format?

Case 1: form_for remote: true default, format.js

UJS sends a request as JS.
Exception: Missing template for update.js.

form_for remote: true, format: :json

No difference in HTML output, though form_for doc examples says you
can
do that.

Case 2: form_for remote: true, html: {"data-type" => :json} not the
default

Responder will answer 204, but why is this not default in either
form_for
or UJS?

What is the expected use case and can it be documented? I suspect it’s
the
latter, but I expected there to be good defaults in place.

2

Check out RailsCasts:
Ruby on Rails - Railscasts PRO #136 jQuery & Ajax (revised)

3

Railscasts does a lot of configuration before having it working. Why is
there not a functioning default?

Responder will answer 204, but why is this not default in either
form_for

or UJS?

What is the expected use case and can it be documented? I suspect it’s the
latter, but I expected there to be good defaults in place.

4

I’ll include the ASCIIcast for brevity for others:
http://asciicasts.com/episodes/136-jquery