How do I structure a view with a shared sidebar?

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I have an application that has a sidebar shown across all views across all controllers. This sidebar requires a set of assigns, for example a list of starred shortcuts which the user can then use to quickly jump to their favorite dashboards.

Right now, in each controller’s (I’m still early in development) actions, I have the starred shortcuts set in the assigns. This seems like a lot of extra work.

What is the best way to factor out the part of the sidebar that needs certain assigns set in every action?

Thank you for your help.

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You can try using a plug that preloads the needed data before you hit the controller. Similar to what you would do if you had a current_user, for example.

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Thank you.