` or a `` are rendered. Those custom elements have an `IntersectionObserver` attached that will send a signed global id to an ActionCable channel (`FuturismChannel`) which will then replace the placeholders with the actual resource partial.
With that method, you could lazy load every class that has to_partial_path defined (ActiveModel has by default).
You can pass the placeholder as a block:
```erb
<%= futurize @posts, extends: :tr do %>
```
### Eager Loading
It may sound surprising to support eager loading in a lazy loading library :joy:, but there's a quite simple use case:
Suppose you have some hidden interactive portion of your page, like a tab or dropdown. You don't want its content to block the initial page load, but once that is done, you occasionally don't want to wait for the element to become visible and trigger the `IntersectionObserver`, you want to lazy load its contents right after it's added to the DOM.
Futurism makes that dead simple:
```erb
<%= futurize 'some_tab', eager: true, extends: :tr do %>
<% end %>
```
### Broadcast Partials Individually
Futurism's default behavior is to `broadcast` partials as they are generated in batches:
On the client side, `IntersectionObserver` events are triggered in a debounced fashion, so several `render`s are performed on the server for each of those events. By default, futurism will group those to a single `broadcast` call (to save server CPU time).
For collections, however, you can opt into individual broadcasts by specifying `broadcast_each: true` in your helper usage:
```erb
<%= futurize @posts, broadcast_each: true, extends: :tr do %>
<% end %>
```
## Events
Once your futurize element has been rendered, the `futurize:appeared` custom event will be called.
## Installation
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
```ruby
gem 'futurism'
```
And then execute:
```bash
$ bundle
```
To copy over the javascript files to your application, run
```bash
$ bin/rails futurism:install
```
**! Note that the installer will run `yarn add @stimulus_reflex/futurism` for you !**
### Manual Installation
After `bundle`, install the Javascript library:
```bash
$ bin/yarn add @stimulus_reflex/futurism
```
In your `app/javascript/channels/index.js`, add the following
```js
import * as Futurism from '@stimulus_reflex/futurism'
import consumer from './consumer'
Futurism.initializeElements()
Futurism.createSubscription(consumer)
```
## Authentication
For authentication, you can rely on ActionCable identifiers, for example, if you use Devise:
```ruby
module ApplicationCable
class Connection < ActionCable::Connection::Base
identified_by :current_user
def connect
self.current_user = env["warden"].user || reject_unauthorized_connection
end
end
end
```
The [Stimulus Reflex Docs](https://docs.stimulusreflex.com/authentication) have an excellent section about all sorts of authentication.
## Testing
In Rails system tests there is a chance that flaky errors will occur due to Capybara not waiting for the placeholder elements to be replaced. To overcome this, add the flag
```ruby
Futurism.skip_in_test = true
```
to an initializer, for example `config/initializers/futurism.rb`.
## Gotchas
### ActiveStorage URLs aren't correct in development
Out of the box, Rails will prefix generated urls with `http://example.org` rather than `http://localhost`, much like ActionMailer. To amend this, add
```ruby
# config/environments/development.rb
config.action_controller.default_url_options = {host: "localhost", port: 3000}
# config/environments/production.rb
config.action_controller.default_url_options = {host: "mysite.com"}
```
to your environments.
## Contributing
### Get local environment setup
Below are a set of instructions that may help you get a local development environment working
```shell
# Get the gem/npm package source locally
git clone futurism
cd futurism/javascript
yarn install # install all of the npm package's dependencies
yarn link # set the local machine's futurism npm package's lookup to this local path
# Setup a sample project, use the information below directly or use your own project
git clone https://github.com/leastbad/stimulus_reflex_harness.git
cd stimulus_reflex_harness
git checkout futurism
# Edit Gemfile to point point to local gem (e.g. `gem "futurism", path: "../futurism"`)
# yarn link @stimulus_reflex/futurism
# Do your work, Submit PR, Profit!
# To stop using your local version of futurism
# change your Gemfile back to the published (e.g. `gem "futurism"`)
cd path/to/futurism/javascript
# Stop using the local npm package
yarn unlink
# Instruct your project to reinstall the published version of the npm package
cd path/to/project
yarn install --force
```
### Release
1. Update the version numbers in `javascript/package.json` and `lib/futurism/version.rb`
2. `git commit -m "Bump version to x.x.x"`
3. Run `bundle exec rake build`
4. Run `bundle exec rake release`
5. `cd javascript && npm publish --access public`
## License
The gem is available as open source under the terms of the [MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).
## Contributors ✨
Thanks goes to these wonderful people ([emoji key](https://allcontributors.org/docs/en/emoji-key)):
