Stimulus.js 2.0

#1

Post by ssaunier_ » Fri, Dec 04, 2020, 5:52 PM UTC

Stimulus.js 2.0
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Re: Stimulus.js 2.0

#2

Post by obiefernandez » Fri, Dec 04, 2020, 6:13 PM UTC

Good timing. There was talk of a fork brewing...

Re: Stimulus.js 2.0

#3

Post by mike1o1 » Fri, Dec 04, 2020, 6:28 PM UTC

Stimulus has a very small surface area, but I find it really enjoyable to use when combined with Turbolinks.

My only complaint/comment is that some of the HTML that I need to generate ends up being littered with so many data attributes, especially when combining multiple Stimulus controllers/behaviors.

Has anybody found a clean way around that in Rails templates?

Re: Stimulus.js 2.0

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Post by tpetry » Fri, Dec 04, 2020, 6:44 PM UTC

obiefernandez wrote: post #2

Good timing. There was talk of a fork brewing...

Yeah. This is happening with all libraries by basecamp: They release something, they don‘t work on it for months (no commits, many open pull requests) and people believe it‘s dead. Then one day (today) they out of the blue release a new version which nobody was expecting.

Wouldnt stimulus and turbolinks not work so great i would prefer using different libraries.

Re: Stimulus.js 2.0

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Post by Drakula2k » Fri, Dec 04, 2020, 6:51 PM UTC

Nice to see that it keeps improving.

Re: Stimulus.js 2.0

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Post by jyunderwood » Fri, Dec 04, 2020, 6:52 PM UTC

mike1o1 wrote: post #3

Stimulus has a very small surface area, but I find it really enjoyable to use when combined with Turbolinks. My only complaint/comment is that some of the HTML that I need to generate ends up being littered with so many data attributes, especially when combining multiple Stimulus controllers/behaviors. Has anybody found a clean way around that in Rails templates?

I've found it works well with [ViewComponent](https://github.com/github/view_component) if you're in to that.

Re: Stimulus.js 2.0

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Post by danjac » Fri, Dec 04, 2020, 6:52 PM UTC

tpetry wrote: post #4

obiefernandez wrote: post #2

Good timing. There was talk of a fork brewing...

Yeah. This is happening with all libraries by basecamp: They release something, they don‘t work on it for months (no commits, many open pull requests) and people believe it‘s dead. Then one day (today) they out of the blue release a new version which nobody was expecting. Wouldnt stimulus and turbolinks not work so great i would prefer using different libraries.

I like these libraries but have the same concerns. One alternative that might be worth a look is htmx (the new library based on intercooler.js):

https://htmx.org/

Re: Stimulus.js 2.0

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Post by tpetry » Fri, Dec 04, 2020, 6:59 PM UTC

Now i am waiting for the next turbolinks release. Their hey.com service has some interesting turbolinks extensions: https://dev.to/borama/a-few-sneak-peeks-into-hey-com-technol... and following

Re: Stimulus.js 2.0

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Post by tpetry » Fri, Dec 04, 2020, 7:02 PM UTC

danjac wrote: post #7

tpetry wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah. This is happening with all libraries by basecamp: They release something, they don‘t work on it for months (no commits, many open pull requests) and people believe it‘s dead. Then one day (today) they out of the blue release a new version which nobody was expecting. Wouldnt stimulus and turbolinks not work so great i would prefer using different libraries.

I like these libraries but have the same concerns. One alternative that might be worth a look is htmx (the new library based on intercooler.js): https://htmx.org/

Htmx is more like all „we try to solve everything for you but fail“ solutions. The good part of stimulus is that it is only a binding library, no automatic content refetch etc. solution

Re: Stimulus.js 2.0

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Post by hopsoft » Fri, Dec 04, 2020, 7:08 PM UTC

tpetry wrote: post #9

danjac wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I like these libraries but have the same concerns. One alternative that might be worth a look is htmx (the new library based on intercooler.js): https://htmx.org/

Htmx is more like all „we try to solve everything for you but fail“ solutions. The good part of stimulus is that it is only a binding library, no automatic content refetch etc. solution

I think the much touted "NEW MAGIC" will be the thing that does the automatic content refresh.