# Shouldn't CRUD be CRUDS?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shouldnt-crud-be-cruds/102162>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 11, 2006, 11:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shouldnt-crud-be-cruds/102162 "2006-08-11T23:01:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kublai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a3d4f5/32.png) [@kublai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kublai)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 11:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shouldnt-crud-be-cruds/102162/1 "2006-08-11T23:01:58Z")

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With most models, almost always I find myself writing Search/Find  
actions. When I view a Listing of a model, I want to look at another  
record or set of records. How nice it would be if I can do a  
query-by-example while viewing a Listing, or during Show/Edit/Create.  
Would be nice if Search becomes another act in the scaffolding magic.

This wish has been expressed here before. Since then, has there been  
progress to grant the wish?

Ah, the convenience of riding first-class on a rails trip!

gk

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**Author:** ![kublai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a3d4f5/32.png) [@kublai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kublai)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 12:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shouldnt-crud-be-cruds/102162/2 "2006-08-15T00:46:29Z")

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Gene K. wrote:

> With most models, almost always I find myself writing Search/Find  
> actions. When I view a Listing of a model, I want to look at another  
> record or set of records. How nice it would be if I can do a  
> query-by-example while viewing a Listing, or during Show/Edit/Create.  
> Would be nice if Search becomes another act in the scaffolding magic.
> 
> This wish has been expressed here before. Since then, has there been  
> progress to grant the wish?
> 
> Ah, the convenience of riding first-class on a rails trip!
> 
> gk

Search is simply a retrieve with parameters.

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**Author:** ![kublai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a3d4f5/32.png) [@kublai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kublai)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 2:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shouldnt-crud-be-cruds/102162/3 "2006-08-15T14:18:08Z")

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On 8/11/06, Gene K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> With most models, almost always I find myself writing Search/Find  
> actions. When I view a Listing of a model, I want to look at another  
> record or set of records. How nice it would be if I can do a  
> query-by-example while viewing a Listing, or during Show/Edit/Create.  
> Would be nice if Search becomes another act in the scaffolding magic.
> 
> This wish has been expressed here before. Since then, has there been  
> progress to grant the wish?

The Scaffolding Extensions Plugin [1] implements a generic search  
feature. The hosting server is currently being moved, but I can email  
the tar.gz file containing the plugin if you need it.

[1]  
[http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/Scaffolding+Extensions+Plugin](http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/Scaffolding+Extensions+Plugin)