This project is a hobby, because I like coding in Go and I want to progress on this language. It may not be written according to the best standards - it is a work in progress.
I hope to use it as a starting bloc of any future side project.
The goal of this repo is to provide the template of a web application written in Go and Templ + HTMX. This template would not embed any framework or CSS library, to remain as neutral as possible.
The code of this application, here a Counter for the example, is embedded in the /src folder; the rest is necessary for the operation of Wails.
The idea is to have in /src an application that could be extracted, almost "as is". The /internal folder carries the backend logic of the application, organized according to a hexagonal architecture. The /external folder carries the front-end code, here written using Templ.
In /src, the code also follows a "plug-in" philosophy, because the internal folder must provide a reusable application core if desired with a front-end technology other than Templ; hence the use of a hexagonal architecture.
This repo is based on https://github.com/PylotLight/wails-htmx-templ-template
And modified to follow hexagonal architecture recommendations that I've read online : https://www.golinuxcloud.com/hexagonal-architectural-golang/
The Counter code is an adaptation of https://templ.guide/server-side-rendering/example-counter-application
This template uses a unique combination of pure htmx for interactivity plus Go templates for creating components and forms, also included:
- Uses HTMX for MPA style interactivity on a single page as per SPA.
- Added Chi middleware for handling HTMX calls in an easy to maintain routing configuration.
- Built-in version display linked to version variable from main which can be updated on app build for CICD and/or during runtime.
- Scripts configured to use the Bun runtime to launch Vite. (Make sure you have bun installed first)
- To switch back to npm instead of bun, edit wails.json and package.json (or use NPM under the @npm tag)
- Also using https://templ.guide/ for components and templates use "templ generate" to update templ files.
- Install Bun (or use NPM under the @npm tag)
- Change go.mod module
- Change app.go components package import
- For Linux build tag webkit2_40 is required e.g -tags webkit2_40
To run in live development mode, run wails dev in the project directory. In another terminal, go into the frontend
directory and run bun run dev. The frontend dev server will run on http://localhost:34115. Connect to this in your
browser and connect to your application.
To build a redistributable, production mode package, use wails build.