Overview:
Elder.js is a static site generator and web framework designed with SEO in mind. It supports both server-side rendering (SSR) and static site generation. It is a highly optimized tool with a build process that utilizes multiple CPU cores to generate sites quickly. Elder.js also leverages Svelte for SSR templates, resulting in smaller HTML and bundle sizes. The framework offers a straightforward data flow by allowing users to associate a data function in their route.js, giving them control over fetching, preparing, and manipulating data before sending it to the Svelte template. Elder.js supports multiple data sources and provides the flexibility to extend the functionality of a site through community plugins. It also offers features like shortcodes to future-proof content and minimize JavaScript (JS) usage. With its partial hydration capability, Elder.js allows users to hydrate only specific parts of the client that require interactivity, reducing payloads while maintaining control over component lazy-loading, preloading, and eager-loading.
Features:
- Build Hooks: Customize and plug into any part of the entire page generation process.
- Highly Optimized Build Process: Utilizes multiple CPU cores for faster site building.
- Svelte Everywhere: Uses Svelte for SSR templates and partial hydration on the client.
- Straightforward Data Flow: Complete control over data fetching, preparation, and manipulation before passing it to the Svelte template.
- Multiple Data Sources: Support for fetching data from multiple sources.
- Community Plugins: Extend the functionality of Elder.js with prebuilt plugins.
- Shortcodes: Future-proof content using smart placeholders, even from different sources.
- 0KB JS: Defaults to 0KB of JS if a page doesn't require JS.
- Partial Hydration: Allows selective hydration of client components for reduced payloads.
- Svelte
Svelte is a modern front-end framework that compiles your code at build time, resulting in smaller and faster applications. It uses a reactive approach to update the DOM, allowing for high performance and a smoother user experience.
- Eslint
ESLint is a linter for JavaScript that analyzes code to detect and report on potential problems and errors, as well as enforce consistent code style and best practices, helping developers to write cleaner, more maintainable code.
- Rollup
RollupJS is a popular and efficient JavaScript module bundler that takes the code from multiple modules and packages them into a single optimized file, minimizing the overall size of the application and improving its performance.
- Typescript
TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript, providing optional static typing, classes, interfaces, and other features that help developers write more maintainable and scalable code. TypeScript's static typing system can catch errors at compile-time, making it easier to build and maintain large applications.