Go Starter Kit

Overview

The go-starter-kit is a project that provides a quick starter kit for building Facebook React Single Page Apps with server side rendering using the goja JavaScript engine. It is implemented in pure Golang and offers a range of features for efficient application development.

Features

• Server side rendering using goja JavaScript engine
• API requests between react application and server side application via fetch polyfill
• Rendering of title, Open Graph, and other meta tags for each page on the server and client side
• Server side redirect
• Embedding of static files into artifact via bindata
• High performance echo framework
• Advanced command-line interface (CLI) via cli.Makefile
• One terminal window process for development
• Routing via react-router
• ES6 & JSX support via babel-loader with minimal runtime dependency footprint
• Redux as a state container
• Redux devtools
• CSS styles without global namespace via PostCSS, css-loader, and css-modules
• Separate CSS file to avoid Flash of Unstyled Content (FOUC)
• Hot reloading via react-transform and HMR (Hot Module Replacement)
• Webpack bundle builder
• eslint and golint rules for Makefile
• Workflow dependencies: Golang, Node.js with yarn, GNU make

Installation

1. Clone the repository.
2. Install dependencies.
3. To start development, run the dev server using the command make run.
4. Open http://localhost:5001/ in your browser to begin coding.

Summary

The go-starter-kit is a useful tool for quickly setting up and developing efficient Facebook React Single Page Apps with server side rendering. It provides a range of features, including server side rendering, API requests, client-side rendering of meta tags, and hot reloading. The installation process is straightforward and the project structure is well-organized. Overall, the go-starter-kit is a valuable resource for developers looking to streamline their React app development process.