Overview
The Elder.js Template Project is a project template designed for Elder.js apps. It provides a starting point for creating apps using Elder.js, a static site generator for Svelte. The template can be found on GitHub at https://github.com/elderjs/template. Elder.js source code can be accessed at https://github.com/elderjs/elderjs. A live demo of the template can be viewed at https://elderjs.pages.dev/.
Features
- Easy Setup: The Elder.js Template Project provides a simple starting point for creating Elder.js apps, allowing developers to quickly set up their projects.
- Live Reloading: A development server is included in the template that watches for file changes and automatically refreshes the page, making it easy to see changes in real time.
- Rollup Integration: Rollup, a module bundler, is integrated into the template and automatically restarts when it detects file changes.
- Browser Reload: If the Elder.js configuration file includes the
@elderjs/plugin-browser-reloadplugin, the browser will automatically restart after the server restarts, providing a seamless development experience. - ESBuild Support: The template supports the experimental
npm run esbuildcommand, which provides a faster development experience and is expected to improve rapidly.
- 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.
- Templates & Themes
A template or theme refers to a pre-designed layout or structure that provides a basic framework for building a specific type of application or website. It typically includes good design, placeholder content and functional features, allowing developers to customize and fill in the details according to their specific needs.
- 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.
- Postcss
PostCSS is a popular open-source tool that enables web developers to transform CSS styles with JavaScript plugins. It allows for efficient processing of CSS styles, from applying vendor prefixes to improving browser compatibility, ultimately resulting in cleaner, faster, and 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.