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htmx ~ The disable-element Extension htmx gives you access to AJAX, CSS Transitions, WebSockets and Server Sent Events directly in HTML, using attributes, so you can build modern user interfaces with the simplicity and power of hypert... v1.htmx.org [1] An extension to disable elements during flight of an htmx [2] request, Looks super useful for things like a create or delete button where the server would end up with an error if you double delete or double create. This eliminates an error path that the user might see under normal use of the ui. References: [1]: https://v1.htmx.org/extensions/disable-element/ [2]: /htmx/
htmx ~ hx-indicator Attribute The hx-indicator attribute in htmx allows you to specify the element that will have the `htmx-request` class added to it for the duration of the request. This can be used to show spinners or progre... htmx.org [1] The htmx-request class is added to htmx-target elements. You can target this css selector to create loading state throbbers. By default the target element will the self, but you can use the typical htmx [2] css selector to select which element will recieve the htmx-request class while the request is running. The only way to override the name of the class is through config. References: [1]: https://htmx.org/attributes/hx-indicator/ [2]: /htmx/
- Prime concisely made sense of why htmx is so awesome compared to what has become modern reactive web dev in 2 minutes. I had never thought of it this way and it’s incredible. One thing I have comepletely missed out on with my use of htmx is setting the disabled state while the server is working, what a genius move! References: [1]: /htmx/
htmx ~ Examples ~ Updating Other Content htmx gives you access to AJAX, CSS Transitions, WebSockets and Server Sent Events directly in HTML, using attributes, so you can build modern user interfaces with the simplicity and power of hypert... htmx.org [1] Three ways to support updating other content. Fantastic article walking through the different ways to update other parts of the screen using htmx [2]. In htmx there is no 2 way data binding, the dom is your state, and if you have elements derived from the same data on the screen in different places you need to think about how to keep them in sync. References: [1]: https://htmx.org/examples/update-other-content/ [2]: /htmx/
Bigger Applications - Multiple Files - FastAPI FastAPI framework, high performance, easy to learn, fast to code, ready for production fastapi.tiangolo.com [1] Fastapi [2] lets you tag your APIRouter’s so that the swagger docs are grouped according to the router. router = APIRouter(tags=['router']) Now all routes in router will appear in the router group in the swagger docs. References: [1]: https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/tutorial/bigger-applications/#another-module-with-apirouter [2]: /fastapi/
Custom pages and templates - Datasette documentation docs.datasette.io [1] Datasette has its own static server that can host assets such as style sheets. datasette -m metadata.json --static assets:static-files/ References: [1]: https://docs.datasette.io/en/stable/custom_templates.html#serving-static-files
Check out hedgedoc [1] by hedgedoc [2]. It’s a well-crafted project with great potential. HedgeDoc - Ideas grow better together References: [1]: https://github.com/hedgedoc/hedgedoc [2]: https://github.com/hedgedoc
Just starred htmx-lsp [1] by ThePrimeagen [2]. It’s an exciting project with a lot to offer. its so over References: [1]: https://github.com/ThePrimeagen/htmx-lsp [2]: https://github.com/ThePrimeagen
Tailwind CSS Cheat Sheet Cheat sheet to learn Tailwind CSS quickly. Browse and search all Tailwind utility classes or CSS properties on one page. nerdcave.com [1] A nice searchable cheatsheet for tailwindcss classes. References: [1]: https://nerdcave.com/tailwind-cheat-sheet
cURL Command Without Using Cache | Baeldung on Linux A quick and practical guide to using curl without cache. Baeldung on Linux · baeldung.com [1] Busting cache with curl. I’m not sure how much gets cached by curl, but I have ran into several cases where I am looking for new content and I want to ensure the content is new and no chance of being cached. This article suggests 3 different techniques. curl -H 'Cache-Control: no-cache, no-store' http://www.example.com curl -H 'Pragma: no-cache' http://www.example.com curl http://www.example.com/?xyzzyspoon References: [1]: https://www.baeldung.com/linux/curl-without-cache#adding-the-pragma-http-header
[1] sqlite has 3 different tokenizers, porter, ascii, trigram. These can be used with sqlite-utils. sqlite-utils enable-fts --tokenize porter database.db post title message tags And with the python api. db = Database('database.db') db["post"].enable_fts( ["title", "message", "tags"], create_triggers=True, tokenize="trigram" ) posts = list(db["post"].search(search)) References: [1]: /static/https://www.sqlite.org/fts5.html
GitHub - sharkdp/bat: A cat(1) clone with wings. A cat(1) clone with wings. Contribute to sharkdp/bat development by creating an account on GitHub. GitHub · github.com [1] Bat is my favorite pager, its the one for me that seems to just work more than the rest. colors, syntax highlighting, line numbers search, it just feels the most natural. References: [1]: https://github.com/sharkdp/bat
Check out server-hot-reload [1] by mikeckennedy [2]. It’s a well-crafted project with great potential. Include in your web projects for dev-time auto reloading of web browser when any change is detected in content. References: [1]: https://github.com/mikeckennedy/server-hot-reload [2]: https://github.com/mikeckennedy
sqlite_utils Python library - sqlite-utils sqlite-utils.datasette.io [1] sqlite-utils is primarily a cli tool for sqlite operations such as enabling full text search, and executing searches, but it also has a nice python api that is exposed and pretty straightforward to use. from sqlite_utils import Database db = Database("database.db") db["post"].enable_fts(["title", "message", "tags]) db["post"].search("water") This returns a generator object that you can iterate over the row objects with. References: [1]: https://sqlite-utils.datasette.io/en/stable/python-api.html#full-text-search
How To Format All Files in a Directory with Prettier Format any project, folder, or workspace using Prettier code formatter one line in the Prettier CLI. Medium · levelup.gitconnected.com [1] Use prettier to format all files in a directory. By default prettier does not write, it just echos out the format that it would do. Give it the --write and it will write the changes to the files. prettier --write . I just used this on my thoughts repo. prettier --write templates References: [1]: https://levelup.gitconnected.com/how-to-format-all-files-in-a-directory-with-prettier-5f0ff5f4ffb2
GitHub - simonw/shot-scraper: A command-line utility for taking automated screenshots of websites A command-line utility for taking automated screenshots of websites - simonw/shot-scraper GitHub · github.com [1] > A command-line utility for taking automated screenshots of websites Daaaang, this is such an elegantly simple way to get web screenshots with a cli. I was literally up and running with two commands on my arch linux machine (which it warned was unsupported by playwright). pip install shot-scraper # Now install the browser it needs: shot-scraper install shot-scraper waylonwalker.com shot-scraper https://datasette.io/ shot-scraper https://datasette.io/ -h 1280 -w 1920 shot-scraper https://datasette.io/ -h 480 -w 720 shot-scraper shot --selector '#posts' https://thoughts.waylonwalker.com/post/89 Note shot-scraper https://datasette.io/ is a full length screenshot of the entire page. Oh and its pretty dang fast, let alone the setup time, this crushes on startup time in my attempts to use a headless browser in the past. References: [1]: https://github.com/simonw/shot-scraper
shot-scraper: automated screenshots for documentation, built on Playwright shot-scraper is a new tool that I’ve built to help automate the process of keeping screenshots up-to-date in my documentation. It also doubles as a scraping tool—hence the name—which I … Simon Willison’s Weblog · simonwillison.net [1] An interesting way to build automatically annotaatd docs with arrows pointing to elements on a webpage. References: [1]: https://simonwillison.net/2022/Mar/10/shot-scraper/#a-complex-example
Learn Web Development by Watching a Pro - YouTube #learning #webdevelopment YouTube · youtube.com [1] I’d never given this much thought, but there are so many guides that are complete guides for beginner workflows, but once you get beyond beginner there is likely no manual for what you are trying to do in programming. There is no guide that will tell you the best way to get your companies salesforce data, alongside of the ERP data and present it to the users who need to know in a way that compels them to make the right decisions. You are going to have to build this out for yourself by piecing together knowledge about each subject. References: [1]: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wsEuPYFpDgk