freshframework/fresh
Fresh
Fresh is a server-side web framework for the Deno runtime designed for building websites with native TypeScript support. It functions as a zero-JavaScript server-side renderer that sends only HTML to the browser by default to eliminate client-side runtime overhead.
The framework implements an islands architecture, which delivers static HTML and selectively activates JavaScript only for specific interactive components. It utilizes a file-system based router that automatically maps directory structures and filenames to URL patterns without requiring a central configuration file.
The platform covers server-side rendering, incremental page updates, and production asset bundling with content hashing. It provides a project bootstrapping script to initialize the development environment.
Features
- Deno Web Frameworks - Provides a server-side framework specifically designed to run on the Deno runtime with native TypeScript support.
- Island Architecture Frameworks - Uses an islands architecture to deliver static HTML with selectively hydrated interactive components.
- TypeScript Execution - Executes TypeScript source code directly via the Deno runtime, eliminating separate compilation steps.
- Native Type Checking - Offers integrated type checking and completion directly through the runtime without a separate build step.
- File-System Based Routing - Automatically maps the project directory structure and filenames to application URL patterns.
- Filesystem-Based Routing - Maps URL paths to pages based on the physical directory structure of the source code.
- Server-Side Rendering - Generates dynamic HTML content on the server to improve initial load performance and search engine indexing.
- File-System-Based Routers - Ships a router that automatically maps directory structures and file paths to corresponding application URL endpoints.
- TypeScript - Enables development of web applications and API servers using TypeScript for strong typing across server and client.
- Native Runtime Execution - Runs TypeScript source code directly using the Deno runtime to bypass separate compilation or build steps.
- Zero-JS Server Rendering - Renders full HTML on the server to eliminate client-side runtime overhead by default.
- HTML Content Renderers - Generates server-rendered HTML and selectively hydrates interactive components using an islands pattern.
- Incremental Page Rendering - Provides the ability to update specific sections of the DOM with server-rendered content without full page reloads.
- JavaScript-Free Web Interfaces - Delivers web user interfaces developed primarily within a backend language to avoid browser-side JavaScript for UI logic.
- Production Asset Bundling - Optimizes client-side code through tree shaking and content hashing for production deployment.
- Server-Side Rendering with Hydration - Generates HTML on the server and attaches client-side interactivity through the hydration process.
- Partial Hydration - Implements partial hydration to activate only specific interactive islands while keeping the rest of the page static.
- Web Frameworks - Simple, modern web framework for fast delivery.
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