render 'new' page as partial - ruby-on-rails

Question

i'm building this app where the user should be able to perform all rest actions in the same page. So below a table like the following:
<div class="row">
<div class="col-lg-3">Name</div>
<div class="col-lg-4">Lastname</div>
<div class="col-lg-3">Schedule</div>
<div class="col-lg-1"> </div>
<div class="col-lg-1"> </div>
</div>
<div id="table-body-clients">
<% #clients.each do |client| %>
<%= render :partial => 'client', :locals => { :client => client } %>
<% end %>
</div>
I should include a form to add a new client (same form will then load and edit selected clients. All on remote).
The easiest way i can think is to render 'new' page as a partial. But i don't seem to find the way to call the correct action and/or load the locals correctly.
This did not work:
<%= render 'new', :controller => "clients", :action => "new", :locals => { :client => #client } %>
'new' is actually a partial named '_new'
Anyway, I would appreciate a fix on this code as much as an insight for the right way to approach the issue.
Thanks

Answer 1

should be able to perform all rest actions in the same page
Don't worry about performing actions on the same page - make sure you keep your views structured in the resourceful style of Rails, but call them in the view you want (much the same as you would with partials)
As you have demonstrated, you can do this:
<%= render "clients/new", locals: { client: #client } %>
To give you a caveat here, you need to appreciate that since you're creating a new client, you'll want to build the resource in your controller:
#app/controllers/clients_controller.rb
class ClientsController < ApplicationController
def index
#clients = Client.all
#client = Client.new
end
end
--
As you mention you've got a nested route (IE client belongs to company), you want to make sure you have the following set up:
#config/routes.rb
resources :companies do
resources :clients #-> domain.com/companies/:company_id/clients
end
#app/controllers/clients_controller.rb
class ClientsController < ApplicationController
def index
#clients = Client.all
#company = Company.find params[:company_id]
#client = Client.new
end
end
#app/views/clients/index.html.erb
<%= render "new", locals: {company: #company, client: #client} %>
#app/views/clients/new.html.erb
<%= form_for [company, client] do |f| %>
...
<% end %>

Answer 2

Create a partial _form.html.erb as the following
<%= form_for client do |f| %>
your form fields here
<% end %>
Then, from new.html.erb and edit.html.erb, or whatever page where you need the form:
<%= render "form", client: #client %>
Replace #client with the actual client object you need the form for.