From: Stefan Foulis <newsletters-stefan@...>
Date: 2005-10-24T20:22:02+09:00
Subject: how much should I pack in a controller (rails)?

I'm new to ruby and rails. I used to code with php and java 
(WebObjects). Finally I found a language with a framework that nicely 
abstracts the datamodel with full funtionality on a _sensible_ level and 
a high level of consistency. Enough of that, we all know ruby is great ;-)

I followed "Agile Web Development with Rails". In the depot application 
there is one controller "admin" for the backend and another "store" for 
the public users.
I just started coding my own application with a much more complex model 
than depot. If I create just one controller for all the backend 
administration, that one controller may turn out cluttered with far to 
many methods (like list_customers, list_contacts, list_projects,... 
instead of just one list). How should organize the code?
Multiple controllers: store_admin, project_admin, billing_admin, ... ?
Or is there some other way I'm not aware of?

thanks
stefan