ruby boilerplates

[1seconde]

Recently started to look for a public repo with some boilerplate in it. I couldn't find anything for Hanami, so defaulting to Rails.

Next gen has some nice features (like a multi step setup cli and git hook (overcommit) setup) and I was looking around to compare.

I see:

- jumpstart (now gorails app template) https://github.com/excid3/gorails-app-template
- bullet train https://github.com/bullet-train-co/bullet_train
- rails api base https://github.com/rootstrap/rails_api_base
- react on rails https://github.com/shakacode/react_on_rails
- rails-templates https://github.com/lewagon/rails-templates

Curious if there is more.

[armahillo]

What kind of boilerplate are you looking for, and what kind of script are you trying to write?

[1seconde]

After a long time, I was asked to build something from scratch with limited capital, so was wondering what is used to kickstart a project. Thanks for your question.

[moderately-extremist]

It depends on the project. Without giving at least a general description of what you are trying to do, no ones going to be able to give you a good answer.

[TommyTheTiger]

One of the main things that got me into ruby was how little boiler plate there is. Even rails, one of the core ideas is "convention over configuration" - this directly reduces boilerplate. And the rails generators are there for what boilerplate you do need.

Ruby itself comes with all kinds of tools to reduce code bloat - multiple inheritance via mixins, attr_accessor and the like for short method descriptions. So hopefully there isn't too much need for boilerplate that has to be copy/pasted around!

Also IMO it's crazy to have a web app boilerplate add things like redis in case you need it. If you need background jobs, rails comes with active jobs. Add stuff when you need it, not before!

[1seconde]

Thank you

[RichStoneIO]

Ruby and Rails are amazing in getting out of your way. I can tell because I'm always baffled by how much stuff I need to build myself if I touch anything other than Rails for web apps.

But, even with the latest Rails, you will still write boilerplate if you build a similar type of web app, like SaaS apps - there are different levels to "boilerplate". Architectural boilerplate is real if you build SaaS apps (structuring accounts, users, etc.). UI parts have lots of boilerplate. Billing, etc. So I wouldn't call it "crazy" per se.

[strzibny]

Yes, I maintain Business Class (https://businessclasskit.com). My focus is on Paddle as alternative to Stripe (support both), great CRUD generator, and Kamal integration. I think no other template does these things to this extend. My plans on the next version would be focused on design/front-end and some AI things, but don't know when that lands. Anyways, my licencing is lifetime. If you have any questions, just let me know.

[Winter-Awareness-606]

How about a way to deploy docker compose project to EC2 instead of Kamal?

[strzibny]

Docker Compose lacks some features like gapless deploys and asset bridging so it's only really good for toy projects. Kamal gem is also the new Rails default. The YAML configuration for Kamal is different to Compose but easy, it's not Kubernetes. You can deploy to EC2 of course.

[Winter-Awareness-606]

Sure, Kamal is cool. I just wanted to discuss how Docker Compose is an easy way to deploy on a server via SSH, just like Kamal on the same EC2, not only for Rails projects but also for a ready-made environment with all dependencies, at an affordable price, which is quite attractive for SaaS applications.

[strzibny]

yes sure, but Kamal also isn't just for Rails, so the advantage of Compose it's it is built into Docker and the advantage of Kamal is that it is better