[TanStack Start] Examples are outdated

[alexwork1611]

Hello,

The examples are outdated and don't reflect the newest TanStack Start APIs and best practices. What can be done?

Thank you!

[schiller-manuel]

can you please be more specific what isn't up-to-date?

you can have a look at the e2e tests for start that are kept updated: https://github.com/TanStack/router/tree/main/e2e/start/
we'll eventually also update the examples, if you want to help, PRs welcome!

[alexwork1611]

I was also looking at those examples but then thought that given we have server functions, what's the benefit of tRPC in TSS? I used tRPC before in Nextjs but it seems TSS server functions cover most of it with a simplified API. Anything I'd still be missing out on?

Yes, see this discussion: #3474. You're missing out on the powerful APIs of TanStack Query. Server functions are in their infancy right now, but the marketing behind them is pretty solid and compelling.

[airtonix]

@schiller-manuel it looks like even though there's been releases to alpha, that https://github.com/TanStack/router/blob/main/e2e/react-start/server-functions/app.config.ts is no longer the way to create a tan stack start app.

A few questions:

• Are the alpha releases deployed from the main branch ?
• if so, then What e2e tests are being used in PRs that merge to main ?
  • from my perspective, it's not the above, evidenced by the presence of the app.config.ts

[schiller-manuel]

Are the alpha releases deployed from the main branch ?

no, from the alpha branch. we'll soon merge alpha to main

when merging a PR to main, right now still app.config.ts is required.
as soon as we merged alpha to main, then it's just a vite.config.ts

[airtonix]

@schiller-manuel so are e2e tests being used against prs targeting alpha?

[schiller-manuel]

yes. why are you asking?

[Abhishek758666]

checkout https://github.com/Abhishek758666/tanstack-start-shadcn-starter