# Explorer like tree view in rails?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/explorer-like-tree-view-in-rails/165821>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 17, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/explorer-like-tree-view-in-rails/165821 "2009-04-17T21:13:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/explorer-like-tree-view-in-rails/165821/1 "2009-04-17T21:13:57Z")

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Hello,

I am looking for recommendations on a plugin or javascript lib that  
support building an explorer type tree view. I am somewhat afraid that  
the more extensive things available are fairly complex, and we want to  
use something free …

I am using acts\_as\_tree and creating entries from file directories and  
then displaying some of that info on a web portal with special custom  
functionality that we need for our app.

I need to be able to build leaves of the tree on the fly with ajax as  
well since creating the whole tree may take too long etc.

Thanks …