Alba Inertia

The alba-inertia skill enables AI agents to install and configure the alba gem within Inertia.js applications. It streamlines the setup of JSON-based serialization for API responses, ensuring data is structured correctly for frontend consumption.

When to use it

• Initializing a new Rails application that utilizes Inertia.js for real-time SPA interactions.
• Adding Alba as a dependency to an existing project to handle complex object serialization.
• Configuring specific JSON output formats for API endpoints served through Inertia channels.
• Automating the installation process during CI/CD pipelines for Ruby on Rails deployments.

Key capabilities

• Installs the alba gem into the project's Gemfile.
• Runs necessary bundler commands to resolve dependencies.
• Configures the Rails environment to recognize Alba as the default serializer.
• Provides version-specific installation instructions compatible with current Inertia.js setups.

Example prompts

• "Install alba-inertia in my Rails app using Inertia.js."
• "Set up Alba serialization for my API responses within an Inertia context."
• "Add the alba gem to my project dependencies and configure it automatically."

Tips & gotchas

Ensure your Rails application is already initialized with Inertia.js before attempting to install this skill, as Alba relies on the specific routing and rendering structure provided by the framework. Always verify that your Gemfile.lock is updated after installation to prevent version conflicts between Alba and other serialization libraries like active_model_serializers.