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https://github.com/hviana/faster_react

Full Stack web framework with React + Faster. Automatic routes, reload and component bundle. It uses its own RSC engine, combining SSR and CSR. 100% Deno, no Node dependencies. Fully compatible with Deno Deploy and Serverless Environments.
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Full Stack web framework with React + Faster. Automatic routes, reload and component bundle. It uses its own RSC engine, combining SSR and CSR. 100% Deno, no Node dependencies. Fully compatible with Deno Deploy and Serverless Environments.

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# πŸš€ **faster_react**

> [!IMPORTANT]\
> **Please give a star!** ⭐

---

## 🌟 Introduction

`faster_react` is a framework that **uses its own RSC engine, combining SSR and
CSR**, and automatically generates routes for React components. To utilize this,
you must use the routes helper provided by the framework
([React Router](#-react-router)). The framework's configuration file is located
at `options.json`.

### 🎯 **What Does `faster_react` Do for You?**

Focus solely on development! This framework handles:

- πŸ›£οΈ **Automatic route generation** for React components.
- πŸ”„ **Automatic inclusion** of new React components when
`framework => "dev": true`.
- πŸ“¦ **Automatic frontend bundling** when `framework => "dev": true`.
- ♻️ **Automatic browser reload** when `framework => "dev": true`.
- πŸ—œοΈ **Automatic frontend minification** when `framework => "dev": false`.
- πŸš€ **Automatic backend reload** when changes are detected and
`framework => "dev": true`.
- 🌐 **Automatic detection** of Deno Deploy environment. Test in other
serverless environments by setting `framework => "serverless": true`.

> **Note:** The project includes a simple application example demonstrating each
> functionality.

---

### ⚑ **About Faster**

Faster is an optimized middleware server with an incredibly small codebase (~300
lines), built on top of Deno's native HTTP APIs with no dependencies. It
includes a collection of useful middlewares:

- πŸ“„ **Log file**
- πŸ—‚οΈ **Serve static**
- 🌐 **CORS**
- πŸ” **Session**
- ⏱️ **Rate limit**
- πŸ›‘οΈ **Token**
- πŸ“₯ **Body parsers**
- πŸ”€ **Redirect**
- πŸ”Œ **Proxy**
- πŸ“€ **Handle upload**

Fully compatible with Deno Deploy. Examples of all resources are available in
the [README](https://github.com/hviana/faster). Faster's ideology is simple: all
you need is an optimized middleware manager; all other functionality is
middleware.

---

## πŸ“š **Contents**

- [⚑ Benchmarks](#-benchmarks)
- [πŸ—οΈ Architecture](#%EF%B8%8F-architecture)
- [πŸ“‚ App Structure](#-app-structure)
- [πŸ“¦ Get Deno Kv and Deno Kv Fs](#-get-deno-kv-and-deno-kv-fs)
- [πŸ“ Backend API](#-backend-api)
- [🧩 Backend Components](#-backend-components)
- [πŸ“ Backend Files](#-backend-files)
- [πŸ–₯️ Frontend Components](#%EF%B8%8F-frontend-components)
- [🎨 Frontend CSS](#-frontend-css)
- [πŸ“œ Frontend Files](#-frontend-files)
- [πŸ—‚οΈ Static](#%EF%B8%8F-static)
- [🧭 React Router](#-react-router)
- [πŸ“¦ Packages Included](#-packages-included)
- [πŸ› οΈ Creating a Project](#%EF%B8%8F-creating-a-project)
- [πŸš€ Running a Project](#-running-a-project)
- [🌐 Deploy](#-deploy)
- [πŸ“– References](#-references)
- [πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» About](#-about)

---

## ⚑ **Benchmarks**

`faster_react` has only **0.9%** of the code quantity of Deno Fresh.

**Benchmark Command:**

```bash
# Deno Fresh
git clone https://github.com/denoland/fresh.git
cd fresh
git ls-files | xargs wc -l
# Output: 104132 (version 1.7.3)

# faster_react
git clone https://github.com/hviana/faster_react.git
cd faster_react
git ls-files | xargs wc -l
# Output: 1037 (version 16.3)
```

---

## πŸ—οΈ **Architecture**

This framework utilizes **Headless Architecture** [[1]](#1) to build the
application, combined with the **Middleware Design Pattern** [[2]](#2) for
defining API routes in the backend.

- **Headless Architecture** provides complete freedom to the developer, reducing
the learning curve. Despite this freedom, there is an **explicit separation
between backend and frontend**, which aids in development.
- The **Middleware Design Pattern** offers a practical and straightforward
method for defining API routes.

![Architecture Diagram](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hviana/faster_react_core/refs/heads/main/docs/graph.svg)

---

## πŸ“‚ **App Structure**

All application folders are inside the `app` folder.

### πŸ“¦ **Get Deno Kv and Deno Kv Fs**

On the backend, if a **Deno KV** instance is available, access instances via
`Server.kv` and `Server.kvFs`:

```typescript
import { Server } from "faster";
```

See **Deno KV** settings in `options.json`.

- **Deno KV File System (`Server.kvFs`):** Compatible with Deno Deploy. Saves
files in 64KB chunks. Organize files into directories, control the KB/s rate
for saving and reading files, impose rate limits, set user space limits, and
limit concurrent operationsβ€”useful for controlling uploads/downloads. Utilizes
the Web Streams API.

More details: [deno_kv_fs](https://github.com/hviana/deno_kv_fs)

> **Note:** The project includes a simple application example demonstrating each
> functionality.

---

### πŸ“ **Backend API**

- **Imports:** Import your backend libraries here.
- **Organization:** Files can be organized into subdirectories.
- **File Extension:** Use `.ts` files.
- **Structure:** Flexible file and folder structure that doesn't influence
anything.
- **Routing:** Define routes using any pattern you prefer.
- **Exports:** Must have a `default export` with a function (can be
asynchronous).
- **Function Input:** Receives an instance of `Server` from `faster`.
- **Usage:** Perform backend manipulations here (e.g., fetching data from a
database), including asynchronous calls.
- **Routes:** Define your custom API routes. For help, see:
[faster](https://github.com/hviana/faster)

---

### 🧩 **Backend Components**

- **Optionality:** A backend component is optional for a frontend component.
- **Imports:** Import your backend libraries here.
- **Organization:** Organize files into subdirectories.
- **File Extension:** Use `.ts` files.
- **Correspondence:** Each file should have the same folder structure and name
as the corresponding frontend component but with a `.ts` extension.

- **Example:**
- Frontend: `frontend/components/checkout/cart.tsx`
- Backend: `backend/components/checkout/cart.ts`

- **Exports:** Must have a `default export` with an object of type
`BackendComponent`:

```typescript
import { type BackendComponent } from "@helpers/backend/types.ts";
```

- **Usage:** Intercept a frontend component request:
- **Before Processing (`before?: RouteFn[]`):** List of middleware functions
(see: [faster](https://github.com/hviana/faster)). Use to check headers
(`ctx.req.headers`) or search params (`ctx.url.searchParams`), like tokens,
impose rate limits, etc.

> **Note:** To cancel page processing, do not call `await next()` at the end
> of a middleware function.

> **Important:** If you want the page to be processed, **do not** consume
> the `body` of `ctx.req`, or it will cause an error in the framework.

- **After Processing
(`after?: (props: Record) => void | Promise`):** Function
receives the `props` that will be passed to the component. Add backend data
to these `props`, such as data from a database. Can be asynchronous.
> **Note:** Only use props data in JSON-like representation, or hydration
> will fail.

---

### πŸ“ **Backend Files**

- **Imports:** Import your backend libraries here.
- **Organization:** Organize files into subdirectories.
- **File Extension:** Use `.ts` files.
- **Usage:** Free to make exports or calls (including asynchronous).
- **Purpose:** Group common functions/objects for `backend/api`,
`backend/components`, and other `backend/files`, such as user validations.

---

### πŸ–₯️ **Frontend Components**

- **Imports:** Use only frontend libraries.
- **Organization:** Organize files into subdirectories.
- **File Extension:** Use `.tsx` files.
- **Rendering:** Rendered on the server and hydrated on the client.
- **Routes Generated:** Two routes per file (e.g.,
`frontend/components/checkout/cart.tsx`):
- **Page Route:** For rendering as a page, e.g., `/pages/checkout/cart`.
- **Component Route:** For rendering as a component, e.g.,
`/components/checkout/cart`.
- **Initial Route (`/`):** Points to `frontend/components/index.tsx`.
- **Exports:** Must have a `default export` with the React Function/Component.
- **Props Passed to Component:**
- Form-submitted data (or JSON POST).
- URL search parameters (e.g., `/pages/myPage?a=1&b=2` results in
`{a:1, b:2}`).
- Manipulations from `backend/components`.

---

### 🎨 **Frontend CSS**

Application CSS style files.

- **Multiple Files:** Automatically compiled.
- **Organization:** Organize files into subdirectories.

---

### πŸ“œ **Frontend Files**

- **Imports:** Use only frontend libraries.
- **Organization:** Organize files into subdirectories.
- **File Extensions:** Use `.ts` and `.js` files.
- **Usage:** Free to make exports or calls (including asynchronous).
- **Difference from Components:** Scripts are not automatically delivered to the
client. They need to be imported by the `frontend/components`.
- **Purpose:** Group common functions/objects for React Functions/Components,
like form field validations. Can have `frontend/files` common to other
`frontend/files`.

---

### πŸ—‚οΈ **Static**

Files served statically. Routes are generated based on the folder and file
structure.

- **Example:** `localhost:8080/static/favicon.ico` matches `static/favicon.ico`.

---

## 🧭 **React Router**

Since the framework has its own routing system, a third-party routing library is
unnecessary. Use the framework helper:

> **Note:** Direct form submissions for routes path also work.

```typescript
import { getJSON, route } from "@helpers/frontend/route.ts";
```

### **Interface Parameters:**

```typescript
interface Route {
headers?: Record; // When routing to a page, headers are encoded in the URL. Intercept them in ctx.url.searchParams in a backend/components file.
content?:
| Record
| (() => Record | Promise>);
path: string;
startLoad?: () => void | Promise;
endLoad?: () => void | Promise;
onError?: (e: Error) => void | Promise;
disableSSR?: boolean; //For component routes. Disables SSR; defaults to false.
elSelector?: string; // Required for component routes.
method?: string; // Only for API routes. Optional; defaults to GET or POST.
}
```

### **Examples**

**Navigating to a Page with Search Params:**

```jsx
// URL search params passed as properties to the page. Props receive `{a:1}`

Go to Test Page
;
```

**Passing Additional Parameters:**

```jsx
// Props receive `{a:1, example:"exampleStr"}`

Go to Test Page with Extra Data
;
```

**Using Asynchronous Content:**

```jsx
// Props receive `{a:1, ...JSONResponse}`
{
return await getJSON({
path: "/example/json",
content: {
test: "testData",
},
});
},
})}
>
Go to Test Page with Async Data
;
```

**Programmatic Routing:**

```typescript
(async () => {
if (user.loggedIn) {
await route({
path: "/pages/dash",
content: { userId: user.id, token: token },
})();
} else {
await route({ path: "/pages/users/login" })();
}
})();
```

**Loading a Component:**

```jsx

Load Counter Component
;
```

**Making an API Call:**

```jsx
{
const res = await getJSON({
path: "/example/json",
content: {
test: "testData",
},
});
console.log(res);
alert(JSON.stringify(res));
}}
>
Fetch JSON Data
;
```

---

## πŸ“¦ **Packages Included**

Several packages are included to assist in developing React applications. Here
are some examples of imports you can use without additional configuration:

```typescript
import {/* your imports */} from "react";
import {/* your imports */} from "react/";
import {/* your imports */} from "i18next";
import {/* your imports */} from "reactI18next";
import {/* your imports */} from "i18nextBrowserLanguagedetector";
import {/* your imports */} from "react-dom";
import {/* your imports */} from "react-dom/server";
import {/* your imports */} from "react-dom/client";
import {/* your imports */} from "react/jsx-runtime";
import {/* your imports */} from "render";
import {/* your imports */} from "htm/react";
import {/* your imports */} from "@helpers/frontend/route.ts";
import {/* your imports */} from "@helpers/backend/types.ts";

// **About Faster:**
// Faster is an optimized middleware server with an incredibly small codebase (~300 lines), built on top of Deno's native HTTP APIs with no dependencies. It includes useful middlewares: log file, serve static, CORS, session, rate limit, token, body parsers, redirect, proxy, and handle upload. Fully compatible with Deno Deploy. Examples are available in the README. Faster's ideology: all you need is an optimized middleware manager; all other functionality is middleware. See more at: https://deno.land/x/faster

import {/* your imports */} from "faster";

import { options, server } from "@core"; // Useful for accessing the server instance.
```

---

## πŸ› οΈ **Creating a Project**

You can simply download this repository. Alternatively, use the command
(requires `git` installed and configured):

```bash
deno run -A -r "https://deno.land/x/faster_react_core/new.ts" myProjectFolder
```

Customize and configure the server in `options.json`.

---

## πŸš€ **Running a Project**

Execute the command:

```bash
deno task serve
```

---

## 🌐 **Deploy**

- **Install Deployctl:**

```bash
deno install -A --global jsr:@deno/deployctl
```

- **Deploy Your Project:**

```bash
deployctl deploy
```

> **Note:** For production, set `framework => "dev": false` in `options.json`.

---

## πŸ“– **References**

[1] Dragana Markovic, Milic Scekic, Alessio Bucaioni, and Antonio
Cicchetti. 2022. _Could Jamstack Be the Future of Web Applications Architecture?
An Empirical Study._ In _Proceedings of the 37th ACM/SIGAPP Symposium on Applied
Computing_ (SAC '22). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA,
1872–1881. DOI:
[10.1145/3477314.3506991](https://doi.org/10.1145/3477314.3506991)

[2] Brown, Ethan. _Web Development with Node and Express:
Leveraging the JavaScript Stack_. O'Reilly Media, 2019. URL:
[http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9781492053484](http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9781492053484)

---

## πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» **About**

**Author:** Henrique Emanoel Viana, a Brazilian computer scientist and web
technology enthusiast.

- πŸ“ž **Phone:** +55 (41) 99999-4664
- 🌐 **Website:**
[https://sites.google.com/view/henriqueviana](https://sites.google.com/view/henriqueviana)

> **Improvements and suggestions are welcome!**

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