AstonJ
I alway use something like ActiveAdmin or RailsAdmin when quickly putting together an app (even if initially) with Rails - they are just so convenient and help you concentrate on the app itself.
What do you do or use with Phoenix? Prefer to roll your own or use something like Ex Admin?
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popo63301
Okay, thank you !
danschultzer
If the PostController is generated with the mix task, yeah. If not, then I would first generate the controllers/context with e.g.
mix phx.gen.html BlogAdmin Post blog_posts title:string content:text --no-schemaand then use the generated code.popo63301
Okay ! If you want to make the Admin panel for a context Blog and a schema Post, what would be in the Controller of the admin/Post ? Will it be a plain copy of the basic PostController?
danschultzer
It’s pretty much all in this one mix task: mix phx.gen.html — Phoenix v1.8.8
Run with
--no-contextand--no-schemaif you already have the context and schema. The mix tasks generates all you need for the admin interface.You can also generate an admin context module for list/get/create/update methods. The generator will set it up so you can see how you interact with your context app from your controllers.
popo63301
Hi @danschultzer . Can you share more details on how you generated your stuff? Especially, how do you interact with the contexts made in your main app?
brightball
I’ll check it out. I thought that ExAdmin was being retired for Talon. Haven’t tried either, just remember following the projects.
danschultzer
I tried both Torch and ExAdmin but didn’t like either so I built the admin interface using the Phoenix generators. It’s been really easy to work with, and so far it’s felt like the better option to opt for. This was done in an umbrella app setup with multiple Phoenix apps.
You can slap on a Bootstrap admin template, add a user authentication library, and have it up and running in no time.
tmbb
I’m working on an admin backend inspired by torch and ex_admin. The core component is a library to generate ecto queries dynamically from phoenix params (also written by me) which I haven’t released yet. I can’t guarantee the API stability of this library yet, though…
If people are interested in trying it I might publish it (as super alpha software) . It’s already quite functional, actually.
It makes heavy use of generators, so it’s closer to torch than ex_admin. IMO, the main advantage over torch is that the generated code (especially the templates) are a bit cleaner and easier to extend, and I think it supports a little more features.
kochetkov_av
As i can see ExAdmin is not maintained any more?
Torch last commit was 4 month ago. And in general it doesn’t look like complex solution.
I’m looking forward to use Phoenix in my next project, but admin panel is really needed.
What to use, any advice?
AstonJ
Currently the two most downloaded are:
Ex Admin - An Elixir Phoenix Auto Administration Package.
torch - Rapid admin generator for Phoenix
Full list here.