About

Daisy-on-Rails: Ruby on Rails Starter Kit

Introduction

Daisy-on-Rails is a Ruby on Rails starter kit designed to bootstrap your new app with a modern Rails stack.

Keep it simple

The primary goal of Daisy-on-Rails is to offer a starter kit that accelerates the process of getting a new Rails application up and running with a modern tech stack and the base feature you need to quickly test a project.

It started as a recuring need to bootstrap new projects with a modern stack and a set of tools that I like to use. They are several other great Rails templates out there such as Jumpstart, Suspenders, Bullet train. They all offer much more features. The goal of Daisy-on-Rails is to remain simple and minimalistic.

For more feature rich template check out Jumpstart, Bullet Train or Business Class

Technology Stack

• Rails 7.1: The latest version of the Ruby on Rails framework.
• Hotwire: Turbo 8 with morphing capabilities.
• Tailwind CSS: A utility-first CSS framework for rapid UI development.
• DaisyUI: A Tailwind CSS component library for styling and theming.
• ViewComponent: Encapsulates the rendering logic of Rails views into reusable objects.
• Authentication: Implemented with Authentication-zero.
• Admin Interface: Utilizing AVO for easy admin panel creation. (WIP)
• Propshaft: A modern replacement for Sprockets to handle assets.
• Sitepress: Static pages and blog

Development Tools

• Standard: Code style enforcement for Ruby and JavaScript.
• ERB Lint: Linter for ERB templates.
• Livereload: Enables live reloading of web pages as you code.
• Minitest: A fast, easy-to-use testing framework for Ruby.
• Github Actions: Continuous integration
• Kamal: basic Kamal deploy script (WIP)

UI Components

The template includes default UI components for quick integration:

• Navbar (WIP)
• Buttons
• Links
• Modals (WIP)
• Badges (WIP)
• Dropdowns
• Form fields (input, teaxt area)

Custom Form Builder

<%= form_with(url: sign_in_path, class: "flex flex-col max-w-sm gap-6 w-full") do |form| %>
  <%= form.ui_email_field :email, label: false, placeholder: t("email"), required: true, autofocus: true %>
  <div class="flex flex-col gap-1">
    <%= link_to t("forgot_password"), new_identity_password_reset_path, class: "link link-primary ml-auto" %>
    <%= form.ui_password_field :password, label: false, placeholder: t("password"), required: true, autocomplete: "current-password" %>
  </div>
  <%= form.ui_submit t("sign_in"), class: "mt-6", id: :sign_in %>
<% end %>

Theme Customization

Easily customize the theme using Daisy UI’s theme settings to align with your project’s branding and design preferences.

Generators

This starter kit includes custom generators that use the built-in components, streamlining the development process.

Usage

To use this template for your project, follow these steps:

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone [email protected]:adrienpoly/daisy-on-rails.git myapp
   cd myapp

1. Rename the Origin Remote

   git remote rename origin daisy-on-rails

1. Add Your Repository

   git remote add origin [email protected]:your-account/your-repo.git
   # Replace with your new Git repository URL

1. Rename the Application

Look for DaisyOnRails and daisyonrails and replace with your app name (e.g. Myapp)

Initial Setup

Run bin/setup to install Ruby and JavaScript dependencies and setup your database.

bin/setup

Running the Application

To run the application, use the bin/dev script.

bin/dev

Merging Updates

To merge changes, merge from the daisy-on-rails remote.

git fetch daisy-on-rails
git merge daisy-on-rails/main

License

Daisy-on-Rails is released under the MIT License.

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at github.com/adrienpoly/daisy-on-rails