Does this skill help with testing HTMX components?

Yes, it includes patterns for integration testing using axum-test to verify that your handlers return the correct HTML fragments and headers.

Why use HTMX with Axum for frontend development?

It allows you to build interactive web apps with Rust's performance and type safety while avoiding the complexity of modern JavaScript build tools and large NPM dependency trees.

What are the benefits of using Askama templates?

Askama templates are compiled into your Rust code at build time, providing compile-time type checking and extreme runtime speed compared to interpreted template engines.

Can I use this skill for complex interactive behaviors?

Yes, HTMX is designed to handle advanced UI patterns like infinite scroll, live search, inline editing, and progress bars through simple HTML attributes.

How does the 'single binary' deployment work?

Because Askama templates are compiled in and HTMX can be embedded as a string or served via CDN, your entire application, including the UI, resides in a single executable file.

Axum + HTMX Frontend

Name: Axum + HTMX Frontend
Author: timequity

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API Development

Simplifies building high-performance, single-binary web applications using the Rust Axum framework, Askama templates, and HTMX.

The frontend-htmx skill empowers developers to build modern, interactive web interfaces without the overhead of Node.js or complex JavaScript build pipelines. By combining Axum's robust backend routing with Askama's type-safe compiled templates and HTMX's hypermedia-driven approach, this skill provides a blueprint for creating efficient web applications that compile into a single deployable binary. It offers standardized patterns for partial updates, dynamic content swapping, and conditional request handling, making it ideal for developers seeking a 'boring' but powerful stack that prioritizes Locality of Behavior (LoB).

Key Features

01Smart handlers that conditionally serve full pages or HTML fragments via HX-Request headers

02Hypermedia-driven dynamic updates using HTMX to eliminate heavy JS frameworks

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04Automated project structure for Axum routes, partial views, and layouts

05Type-safe template rendering with Askama compiled directly into the Rust binary

06Standardized HTMX swap strategies for real-time interactivity like infinite scroll and inline editing

Use Cases

01Building high-performance internal tools and dashboards with minimal deployment footprints

02Modernizing server-side rendered apps with interactive features without adopting a full SPA architecture

03Developing lightweight web applications that require a single binary for easier containerization and scaling

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add timequity/plugins frontend-htmx

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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