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Re:Htmx by beauHD on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @02:54PM (#33989273)
> The fastest way to get going with htmx is to load it via a CDN

HTMLX is great and all, but loading it from a CDN is insecure and wrought with problems. Namely, the JS file in question could be hijacked and replaced with a malicious version that can steal data. It's unlikely, but still a plausible scenario. Also: the resource could just 404 and not be available due to work-in-progress scenarios on the CDN side.

I would much rather host it on my own domain that I control.

Re:Htmx by _whiteCaps_ on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @03:02PM (#33989446)
I haven't done much frontend dev work, but I thought that's what the integrity keyword is for:

  <script
  src="https://example.com/example-framework.js"
  integrity="sha384-oqVuAfXRKap7fdgcCY5uykM6+R9GqQ8K/uxy9rx7HNQlGYl1kPzQho1wx4JwY8wC"
  crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
Re:Htmx by infogulch on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @04:17PM (#33990714)
The Installing section suggests exactly this for users just getting started: https://htmx.org/docs/#installing

And then it says in the docs right after:

> While the CDN approach is extremely simple, you may want to consider not using CDNs in production.

> The next easiest way to install htmx is to simply copy it into your project.

> Download htmx.min.js from unpkg.com and add it to the appropriate directory in your project and include it where necessary with a <script> tag:

Someone else in the thread was asking about webpack. webpack. What has javascript done to people's expectations?

Re:Htmx by altano on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @02:59PM (#33989368)
Using JS off a CDN is not a security issue if you use Subresource Integrity: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Security/Subres...

You can ensure you're always running the version of the script you validated, assuming you even validate the code (which presumably no one does).

Re:Htmx by Royaljj on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @03:03PM (#33989461)
> I would much rather host it on my own domain that I control.

You can and they encourage users to consider not using CDNs in production

Re:Htmx by can3p on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @03:01PM (#33989422)
It’s not hard to have it imported from node modules and built with webpack or similar
Re:Htmx by digitalsankhara on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @03:48PM (#33990310)
It is available for download - see "Installing" under the table of contents. I always prefer to host locally myself and I do this for htmx.
Re:Htmx by KyeRussell on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @03:56PM (#33990425)
An odd nitpick given that the CDN example in the documentation protects against exactly this.
Re:Htmx by decross on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @04:10PM (#33990608)
just download it and serve it from your own site.