Colocation

[hennessyevan]

Is it a goal of view_component to assist with colocation in Rails? One of the major benefits of component-first frameworks like React is the ability to colocate CSS/JS/HTML/Data Fetching.

I came across https://github.com/devnacho/mountain_view which seems suited for this goal but it doesn't seem to have the maintenance or backing that this project has.

[jaredcwhite]

You can certainly associate CSS/JS along with the Ruby code/template (the "sidecar assets" as they're called). There's also nothing "technically" stopping you from fetching data directly inside the Ruby component code, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend that pattern.

Here's a related project you might find interesting: https://github.com/joshleblanc/view_component_reflex

[joelhawksley]

@hennessyevan ViewComponent intentionally avoids having an opinion on how CSS/JS should be authored due to the vastly varied and ever-changing nature of those disciplines.