- Add defer attribute to <script src="/static/main.js"> in 21 template files
- Improves page load performance by allowing HTML parsing to continue without blocking
- Maintains script execution order while enabling parallel resource loading
- Remove duplicate defer attribute from header.templ line 264
- Add websocket.ts import to main.ts for module registration
This optimization reduces page render blocking and improves perceived load times
by allowing the browser to continue parsing HTML while the main.js bundle loads.
The defer attribute ensures scripts execute in order after HTML parsing completes.
Affected templates include:
- Admin pages: admin, admin_library, admin_settings, admin_users
- Content pages: analytics, bookshelf, collections, conflicts, custom_section
- User pages: dashboard, devices, docs, index, login, profile, progress, queue, register
- System pages: header, unlinked_books
Add comprehensive migration documentation for transitioning from the invalid
Alpine.global() API to the correct Alpine.store() API.
This guide addresses:
- Critical issue: Alpine.global() does not exist in Alpine.js v3.15.8
- 26 TypeScript files requiring updates
- Step-by-step migration instructions
- Template syntax changes (namespace.function() → $store.namespace.function())
- Testing checklist and troubleshooting guide
The migration will fix the "p.global is not a function" error currently
breaking the theme switcher and all Alpine namespaces.
Part 1 of 2 - covers TypeScript and template file updates.
This commit reorganizes the Alpine.js initialization process to ensure all
component modules are registered before Alpine starts, preventing potential
race conditions and improving code organization.
Changes:
- Add web/src/register-alpine.ts: Central module that imports all Alpine
component modules before calling Alpine.start(), ensuring proper
registration order
- Update web/src/alpine.ts: Remove Alpine.start() call since it's now
handled in register-alpine.ts
- Update web/src/main.ts: Replace individual module imports with single
register-alpine import, simplifying the entry point
- Update web/src/header.ts: Rename changeThemeTo function to changeTheme
for consistency with other naming conventions
This change ensures all Alpine.global() calls complete before Alpine
initializes, following best practices for Alpine.js module registration.
Add Alpine.js reactive framework for client-side state management, replacing
(window as any) pattern with modern component-based architecture.
Build configuration changes:
- package.json: Update build scripts to use main.ts as entry point
- Change from web/src/*.ts glob to web/src/main.ts
- Update all build:ts scripts to use --outfile instead of --outdir
- Add build and dev scripts for complete build process
- Build now produces single main.js bundle (~120-150KB minified)
Alpine.js setup:
- web/src/alpine.ts: Create Alpine initialization module
- Extend Window interface with Alpine type declaration
- Initialize Alpine and attach to window for DevTools
- Re-export Alpine for other modules to register globals/components
Frontend module updates:
- web/src/main.ts: Import alpine.ts last to initialize framework
- web/src/toast.ts: Add Alpine import (ready for migration to Alpine.global())
Architecture:
- Alpine.js for client-side state (modals, dropdowns, theme switching)
- HTMX for server calls (existing pattern, unchanged)
- Hybrid approach: Alpine reactive components + HTMX form submissions
Next steps (see esbuild-setup.md for detailed guide):
- Migrate TypeScript files from (window as any) to Alpine.global()
- Update 27 templates to use @click instead of onclick
- Add x-data/x-show for stateful UI components
Note: web/src/docs.ts has pending changes with Lunr imports that need
separate handling (data files don't exist yet - backend API search planned,
see DOCS_SEARCH_IMPLEMENTATION.md)
Replace the postinstall script that downloaded minified JavaScript libraries
(htmx, highlight.js, lunr) with proper npm package management and bundling
using esbuild. This provides better dependency management, smaller bundle sizes
through tree-shaking, and improved build times.
Changes:
- Add htmx.org, highlight.js, lunr, and alpinejs as npm dependencies
- Replace tsc with esbuild for faster TypeScript compilation and bundling
- Add esbuild to devDependencies
- Update build:ts script to use esbuild with bundling and minification
- Add build:ts:dev script for development builds without minification
- Add build:ts:watch script for watch mode development
- Remove postinstall script that downloaded external JS files
- Add esbuild-setup.md documentation for the new build setup
- Create web/src/main.ts as the new entry point for bundled JavaScript
This modernizes the frontend build pipeline and reduces reliance on external
CDNs during the build process.
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