LiveView Is Not a Zero-JS Framework, It's a Zero-Boring-JS Framework

Re:LiveView Is Not a Zero-JS Framework, It's a Zero-Boring-J... by johnisgood on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @07:44AM (#40716608)

So, I could build an e-commerce website in Elixir using Phoenix, similarly to how I could do this in PHP?

Would something like:

  $ mix archive.install hex phx_new
  $ mix phx.new your_project_name --no-html --no-webpack

work? With all the JavaScript removed if it still creates any.[1]

[1] I think it does create a .js file at the very least but that is just a configuration file.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:LiveView Is Not a Zero-JS Framework, It's a Zero-Boring-J... by tylrbrkr on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @08:08AM (#40716821)

Yes, you can build fully server rendered web apps with Phoenix. You'd need HTML templates for that though, so you shouldn't use the --no-html option.

--no-webpack is deprecated as Phoenix uses esbuild now but see the docs: "--no-esbuild - do not include esbuild dependencies and assets. We do not recommend setting this option, unless for API only applications, as doing so requires you to manually add and track JavaScript dependencies"

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:LiveView Is Not a Zero-JS Framework, It's a Zero-Boring-J... by johnisgood on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @09:20AM (#40717522)

If I intend to create an e-commerce website without any JavaScript, may I use "--no-esbuild" given that I do not want to add any JavaScript dependencies? I am trying to replace the e-commerce website I have built using PHP & HTML & CSS (without any JavaScript at all).

I was even considering "--no-assets" and add Tailwind (or whatever else) manually.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:LiveView Is Not a Zero-JS Framework, It's a Zero-Boring-J... by johnisgood on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @10:03AM (#40728413)

I hope a core developer of Phoenix could help me out here. :/

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35928648

[ Parent | on HN ]