Question

I have some static JS files I would like to include in a rails controller view, unfortunately simply placing them in the appropriate view folder gets me a 404 response. Is there a way to do this?

Answer 1

If you want to javascript inside your view file

<script type="text/javascript"> 
  //code goes here
</script>

OR

If you want to load JS file then need to place them in app/assets/javascripts directory.

if you have a file your-js-file.js then place it under app/assets/javascripts directory

and add the below line in your application.js

//= require your-js-file

It will be loaded automatically by Rails