Breakfast

screenshot of Breakfast
brunch
rails

Brunch.io with Rails

Overview

Breakfast is a tool that integrates modern Javascript tooling into Rails projects. It is powered by Brunch.io and provides support for ES6 syntax and modules, live reloading for CSS, JS, and HTML, as well as Yarn support. With Breakfast, users can be up and running on the latest frontend framework within minutes.

Features

  • Modern JavaScript Tooling: Breakfast integrates modern Javascript tooling into Rails projects, allowing developers to take advantage of features like ES6 syntax and modules.
  • Live Reload: With Breakfast, developers can enjoy live reloading for CSS, JS, and HTML, making it easier to see changes as they are made.
  • Yarn Support: Breakfast provides support for Yarn, a package manager for Javascript, making it easy to manage dependencies within the Rails project.

Summary

Breakfast is a powerful tool that brings modern JavaScript tooling to Rails projects. With features like support for ES6 syntax and modules, live reloading, and Yarn integration, developers can easily work with the latest frontend frameworks. The installation process is straightforward, and Breakfast provides detailed documentation to guide users through the setup. To contribute or report bugs, users can visit the GitHub repository. The gem is available under the MIT License, making it accessible as open source software.

brunch
Brunch

Brunch is an older HTML5 build tool like Grunt and Gulp. Capable of static site generation using whatever templating engine you choose.

rails
Ruby on Rails

Ruby on Rails, often referred to as Rails, is an open-source web application framework written in Ruby. Known for its convention over configuration and don't repeat yourself (DRY) principles, Rails simplifies and accelerates the development of database-backed web applications.