https://github.com/ethagnawl/clojure-react-renderer-proof-of-concept

Clojure/React server side rendering proof of concept.
https://github.com/ethagnawl/clojure-react-renderer-proof-of-concept

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Clojure/React server side rendering proof of concept.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ethagnawl/clojure-react-renderer-proof-of-concept
• Owner: ethagnawl
• License: mit
• Created: 2015-01-27T23:31:08.000Z (almost 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2015-02-24T04:50:33.000Z (almost 10 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-14T19:07:57.575Z (3 months ago)
• Language: Clojure
• Homepage: https://clojure-react-renderer-poc.herokuapp.com/
• Size: 246 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Clojure React Renderer Proof of Concept

## What am I looking at?

This was an experiment to see how plausible it would be to pre-render React.js

components using Clojure and Java 8's Nashorn JavaScript engine.

## ... and the verdict is?

Using the linked resources, it was no trouble getting this trivial example up

and running.

I was expecting the Java/Nashorn interop to be verbose and involve lots of

boilerplate, but with the help of a few utility functions I was able to build

up a nice API.  (e.g. `(react-render (sample-react-component data))`)

I'm anxiously awaiting the opportunity to use this stack in a non-trivial

application. I would recommend others give Clojure/Nashorn some thought before

defaulting to (node|io).js for their next SPA that requires server-side

rendering ([Sorry, but I'm not bringing category theory into this

conversation.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isomorphism))

## Where are the interesting bits?

You'll want to have a look at [renderer.clj](https://github.com/ethagnawl/Clojure-React-Renderer-Proof-of-Concept/blob/master/src/clojure_react_renderer_proof_of_concept/core/renderer.clj).

## Prerequisites

You will need [Leiningen][] 2.0.0 or above installed.

[leiningen]: https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen

## Running the application locally

To start a web server for the application, run:

    lein ring server

## Running the tests

    lein with-profile test midje

## Resources

- http://winterbe.com/posts/2014/04/05/java8-nashorn-tutorial/

- http://augustl.com/blog/2014/jdk8_react_rendering_on_server/