esbuild-rails
Esbuild Rails plugin (by excid3)
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Use Webpack to manage app-like JavaScript modules in Rails (by rails)
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
esbuild-rails
Posts with mentions or reviews of esbuild-rails.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-09.
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Is the default importmap method unrealistic in the most popular real world use cases?
Here's the setup I use for reloading with esbuild: https://github.com/excid3/esbuild-rails/blob/main/examples/esbuild.config.mjs
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Configure Stimulus with esbuild and Babel — Rails & Javascript
// config/esbuild.mjs import path from 'path' import esbuild from 'esbuild' import rails from 'esbuild-rails' import babel from 'esbuild-plugin-babel' esbuild .build({ bundle: true, // Path to application.js folder absWorkingDir: path.join(process.cwd(), 'app/javascript'), // Application.js file, used by Rails to bundle all JS Rails code entryPoints: ['application.js'], // Destination of JS bundle, points to the Rails JS Asset folder outdir: path.join(process.cwd(), 'app/assets/builds'), // Enables watch option. Will regenerate JS bundle if files are changed watch: process.argv.includes('--watch'), // Split option is disabled, only needed when using multiple input files // More information: https://esbuild.github.io/api/#splitting (change it if using multiple inputs) splitting: false, chunkNames: 'chunks/[name]-[hash]', // Remove unused JS methods treeShaking: true, // Adds mapping information so web browser console can map bundle errors to the corresponding // code line and column in the real code // More information: https://esbuild.github.io/api/#sourcemap sourcemap: process.argv.includes('--development'), // Compresses bundle // More information: https://esbuild.github.io/api/#minify minify: process.argv.includes('--production'), // Removes all console lines from bundle // More information: https://esbuild.github.io/api/#drop drop: process.argv.includes('--production') ? ['console'] : [], // Build command log output: https://esbuild.github.io/api/#log-level logLevel: 'info', // Set of ESLint plugins plugins: [ // Plugin to easily import Rails JS files, such as Stimulus controllers and channels // https://github.com/excid3/esbuild-rails rails(), // Configures bundle with Babel. Babel configuration defined in babel.config.js // Babel translates JS code to make it compatible with older JS versions. // https://github.com/nativew/esbuild-plugin-babel babel() ] }) .catch(() => process.exit(1))
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Live reloading with Ruby on Rails and esbuild
Finally, if you're using esbuild with Rails and Stimulus, you'll probably find the esbuild-rails plugin from Chris Oliver useful.
Webpacker
Posts with mentions or reviews of Webpacker.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-28.
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The Rails asset pipeline, old and new
This is done through the Webpacker::DevServerProxy which is a rack middleware that is added by Webpacker.
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Asset Pipeline JS Migration
Using Webpacker in Rails provides several advantages over the traditional asset pipeline. First, Webpacker uses JavaScript modules, which allows for better code organization and improved code reusability. Second, it offers modern frontend build tools, such as Babel and PostCSS, for transforming and compiling assets. Third, it provides faster build times and faster runtime performance through code splitting and lazy loading. Fourth, it offers better integration with JavaScript frameworks such as React, Vue, and Angular. Overall, Webpacker offers a more flexible and modern asset management solution for Rails applications. And while Webpacker is being retired, this initiative is to consolidate our code accordingly before moving our bundler to another solution.
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Thank you Webpacker, Goodbye Webpacker
This article is replace Webpacker with Simpacker and webpack.
- Is enabling full source maps in production a wise default? (2017)
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How to setup ruby on rails + Angular
in ruby on rails 7 what is the best way to properly install Angular because I can't find any documentation about it. The only tutorial that exists uses webpacker (https://github.com/rails/webpacker) but unfortunately it is no longer supported and no longer up to date in terms of security.
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What is the pros and cons of using Rails asset pipeline vs. webpack to hold assets?
From the webpacker gem:
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Webpacker can’t find application.js - fix or bypass completely?
Check this: https://github.com/rails/webpacker/issues/2825
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Using Rails+ReactJS with Webpacker on VS Code?
instead of using webpacker you should move to esbuild or importmap. Webpacker has been retired a few months ago (cf https://github.com/rails/webpacker) There are videos explained how to set this up (e.g. for importmap https://learnetto.com/tutorials/how-to-use-react-with-rails-7
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Moving from BS4 to BS5 in Rails 6, having unexpected results
Took me 2 days to find this bug report: https://github.com/rails/webpacker/issues/3188 (thanks again tagliala)
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Webpacker 6 development continues as shakacode/shakapacker
But it's there in the webpacker README now, if anyone hasn't seen it. https://github.com/rails/webpacker
What are some alternatives?
When comparing esbuild-rails and Webpacker you can also consider the following projects:
importmap-rails - Use ESM with importmap to manage modern JavaScript in Rails without transpiling or bundling.
shakapacker - Use Webpack to manage app-like JavaScript modules in Rails
vite_ruby - ⚡️ Vite.js in Ruby, bringing joy to your JavaScript experience
esbuild - An extremely fast bundler for the web
hotwire-livereload - Live reload gem for Hotwire Rails apps.
Asset Sync - Synchronises Assets between Rails and S3
esbuild-plugin-alias - esbuild plugin for path aliases
Sprockets
Foreman - Manage Procfile-based applications
turbo-rails - Use Turbo in your Ruby on Rails app
jsbundling-rails - Bundle and transpile JavaScript in Rails with esbuild, rollup.js, or Webpack.
esbuild-rails vs importmap-rails
Webpacker vs shakapacker
esbuild-rails vs vite_ruby
Webpacker vs esbuild
esbuild-rails vs hotwire-livereload
Webpacker vs Asset Sync
esbuild-rails vs esbuild-plugin-alias
Webpacker vs Sprockets
esbuild-rails vs Foreman
Webpacker vs turbo-rails
esbuild-rails vs jsbundling-rails
Webpacker vs jsbundling-rails