SimpleForm without for (non model form)

Question

Is it possible to use Simple Form (by: Plataformatec) without a model?

https://github.com/plataformatec/simple_form

Answer 1

You could also pass a :symbol instead of @object as argument for simple_form_for.

<%= simple_form_for :email, :url => '/post_email' do |f| %>
  <%= f.input :subject, :as => :string %>
<% end %>

Which would output:

  ...
  

Please be aware of following draw-backs:

• You won't be able to take advantage of automatic model validation
• Need to explicitly define :url and the type of each input