Another approach is simply to have two completely separate apps: A REACT JS app
deployed on Express (google "Create React App on Express") and a separate Rails
app, deployed separate to separate servers (/dynos). (It's two separate apps!)
It's not a matter of "Can Rails serve up a React app via the asset pipeline
(5.1/5.2) or webpack (6+)?" -- of course it can -- the answer is yes— but
should you?
These days I build out two separate apps even (a React front-end and a Rails
backend) even when starting from scratch and even knowing that webpack is
default in Rails 6 and that Rails is perfectly capable of serving up the React
front-end.
> On Aug 19, 2019, at 3:29 PM, Noel <noelir...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> There are at least 4 different ways that I'm familiar with and tons of
> resources to help you execute the way that works best for you. Here's the
> ones I've learned from researching:
>
> 1. Approach 1 - CDN based inclusion in header
>
> - You can include it just as a link on the html pages you want to include
> some React functionality. This is as simple as putting it in the header of
> the pages.
>
> 2. Approach 2 - React Front-end/Rails API backend (pre-existing app)
>
> - Convert controllers into API folders with namespacing technique and create
> the front-end `client` as shown in Approach 3.
>
> 3. Approach 3 - React Front-end/Rails API backend
>
> - This approach works by creating a rails api
> rails new myapp --api
>
> - Within the directory of the app run
> create-react-app client
>
> - Install foreman gem, create Procfile with the following:
> RAILS: bundle exec rails s -p 3001
> REACT: cd client && npm start
> (caveat: If deployed on Heroku, you may need to change `REACT` to `web`.)
>
> - Run servers by
> foreman start
>
> - You will need something like axios in node to make the front-end `client`
> talk to the rails backend but this works.
>
> 4. Approach 4 -React-rails gem install
> - This approach, I cannot speak to because it seemed the most .... coupled.
> In the back of my mind, I tend to think this couples react to rails in a way
> I, at this level of my knowledge, would not be able to decouple if I were to
> revert to something else or use Vue or stick to normal html requests.
>
> Forgive me giving my opinion on that last one, if someone has more insight on
> the gem approach, I'd be happy to hear it.
>
>
>
> On Monday, August 19, 2019 at 2:14:36 PM UTC-5, Stephen Blackstone wrote:
> You likely just want —webpack=react if using rails 5.1 or higher
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Aug 19, 2019, at 2:54 PM, Joe Guerra <jgu...@jginfosys.com <>> wrote:
>
>> I guess this is what I'm looking for?
>>
>> https://github.com/reactjs/react-rails
>> <https://github.com/reactjs/react-rails>
>>
>> On Monday, August 19, 2019 at 2:48:03 PM UTC-4, Joe Guerra wrote:
>> I'm going to rebuild my rails app and maybe add react on the front end. I
>> forget which version of rails I'm using, but I guess it would be best to
>> start over with the latest.
>>
>> Does anyone know of boilerplate or template that would include starting an
>> app with the react & rails? (maybe some other useful gems as well)
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Joe
>>
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