13 best Ruby Prototype libraries in 2024

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Perform functions like complex text rendering, basic shape drawing (blending operators, gradients, etc.), unit conversion, merging a tuple into a new tuple, using a prototype API, and more. 


A creational design pattern called prototype enables duplicating objects—even complicated ones—without attaching them to particular classes. The prototype pattern assigns the actual objects that are being replicated in the cloning process. All prototype classes should share a standard interface that allows object duplication even when the concrete classes of the objects are unknown. The clone method is implemented similarly by all classes. The process creates a new object of the current class while copying over all the field values from the old object. You can even clone private fields because most computer languages permit objects to access the private fields of other objects that belong to the same class. 


A prototype is something that allows for cloning. If your objects have dozens of fields and hundreds of possible configurations, cloning them could be preferable to subclassing them. Access to frequently used prototypes is made simple via the prototype registry. It keeps a collection of ready-to-copy pre-built items. 


Check out the below list to find the best Ruby prototype libraries for your application: 

squibby andymeneely

Ruby doticonstar image 873 doticonVersion:v0.19.0doticon
License: Permissive (MIT)

A Ruby DSL for prototyping card games.

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            squibby andymeneely

            Ruby doticon star image 873 doticonVersion:v0.19.0doticon License: Permissive (MIT)

            A Ruby DSL for prototyping card games.
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                      serveby jlong

                      Ruby doticonstar image 842 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
                      License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                      Serve is a small Rack-based web server and rapid prototyping framework for Web applications (specifically Rails apps). Serve is meant to be a lightweight version of the Views part of the Rails MVC. This makes Serve an ideal framework for prototyping Rails applications or creating simple websites. Serve has full support for Rails-style partials and layouts.

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                                serveby jlong

                                Ruby doticon star image 842 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                                Serve is a small Rack-based web server and rapid prototyping framework for Web applications (specifically Rails apps). Serve is meant to be a lightweight version of the Views part of the Rails MVC. This makes Serve an ideal framework for prototyping Rails applications or creating simple websites. Serve has full support for Rails-style partials and layouts.
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                                          ssh_scanby mozilla

                                          Ruby doticonstar image 797 doticonVersion:0.0.44doticon
                                          License: Weak Copyleft (MPL-2.0)

                                          DEPRECATED - A prototype SSH configuration and policy scanner (Blog: https://mozilla.github.io/ssh_scan/)

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                                                    ssh_scanby mozilla

                                                    Ruby doticon star image 797 doticonVersion:0.0.44doticon License: Weak Copyleft (MPL-2.0)

                                                    DEPRECATED - A prototype SSH configuration and policy scanner (Blog: https://mozilla.github.io/ssh_scan/)
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                                                              budby bloom-lang

                                                              Ruby doticonstar image 835 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
                                                              License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                                                              Prototype Bud runtime (Bloom Under Development)

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                                                                        budby bloom-lang

                                                                        Ruby doticon star image 835 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Others (Non-SPDX)

                                                                        Prototype Bud runtime (Bloom Under Development)
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                                                                                  jrailsby aaronchi

                                                                                  Ruby doticonstar image 715 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
                                                                                  License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                  jRails is a drop-in jQuery replacement for Prototype/script.aculo.us on Rails. Using jRails, you can get all of the same default Rails helpers for javascript functionality using the lighter jQuery library.

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                                                                                            jrailsby aaronchi

                                                                                            Ruby doticon star image 715 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                            jRails is a drop-in jQuery replacement for Prototype/script.aculo.us on Rails. Using jRails, you can get all of the same default Rails helpers for javascript functionality using the lighter jQuery library.
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                                                                                                      chankoby cookpad

                                                                                                      Ruby doticonstar image 633 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
                                                                                                      License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                                      Rapidly and safely prototyping your rails application

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                                                                                                                chankoby cookpad

                                                                                                                Ruby doticon star image 633 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                                                Rapidly and safely prototyping your rails application
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                                                                                                                          FireAppby KKBOX

                                                                                                                          Ruby doticonstar image 616 doticonVersion:v1.14doticon
                                                                                                                          License: Strong Copyleft (GPL-2.0)

                                                                                                                          Fire.app is a HTML prototyping tool with Sass/Compass/ERB/Haml/Slim/Markdown support

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                                                                                                                                    FireAppby KKBOX

                                                                                                                                    Ruby doticon star image 616 doticonVersion:v1.14doticon License: Strong Copyleft (GPL-2.0)

                                                                                                                                    Fire.app is a HTML prototyping tool with Sass/Compass/ERB/Haml/Slim/Markdown support
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                                                                                                                                              dinoby austinbv

                                                                                                                                              Ruby doticonstar image 386 doticonVersion:v0.12.0doticon
                                                                                                                                              License: Permissive (MIT)

                                                                                                                                              Dino is a ruby gem that helps you bootstrap prototyping with an Arduino

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                                                                                                                                                        dinoby austinbv

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                                                                                                                                                        Dino is a ruby gem that helps you bootstrap prototyping with an Arduino
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                                                                                                                                                                  motorheadby amatsuda

                                                                                                                                                                  Ruby doticonstar image 183 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
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                                                                                                                                                                  A Rails Engine framework that helps safe and rapid feature prototyping

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                                                                                                                                                                            motorheadby amatsuda

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                                                                                                                                                                            A Rails Engine framework that helps safe and rapid feature prototyping
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                                                                                                                                                                                      holy_grail_harnessby metaskills

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                                                                                                                                                                                      :pray: A curated Rails application prototype that focuses on simple test patterns for Ruby & JavaScript!

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                                                                                                                                                                                                holy_grail_harnessby metaskills

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                                                                                                                                                                                                :pray: A curated Rails application prototype that focuses on simple test patterns for Ruby & JavaScript!
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                                                                                                                                                                                                          quantby jdjkelly

                                                                                                                                                                                                          Ruby doticonstar image 137 doticonVersion:Currentdoticon
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                                                                                                                                                                                                          Quant is a prototype/experiment of a personal health tracker. Rails drives the operation.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                    quantby jdjkelly

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Quant is a prototype/experiment of a personal health tracker. Rails drives the operation.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                              fake_apiby igorkasyanchuk

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The fastest way to prototype API in your Rails application

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        fake_apiby igorkasyanchuk

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The fastest way to prototype API in your Rails application
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  carpentryby kiskolabs

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Handcrafted prototypes for Rails

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            carpentryby kiskolabs

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