# axum-htmx
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`axum-htmx` is a small extension library providing extractors, responders, and request guards for all [htmx](https://htmx.org/) headers within [axum](https://github.com/tokio-rs/axum). Additionally, the library exports const values for all of the htmx headers, so there's no need to mess with strings in your handlers. ## Table of Contents - [axum-htmx](#axum-htmx) - [Table of Contents](#table-of-contents) - [Getting Started](#getting-started) - [Extractors](#extractors) - [Responders](#responders) - [Request Guards](#request-guards) - [Examples](#examples) - [Example: Extractors](#example-extractors) - [Example: Responders](#example-responders) - [Example: Router Guard](#example-router-guard) - [Feature Flags](#feature-flags) - [Contributing](#contributing) - [License](#license) ## Getting Started Simply run `cargo add axum-htmx` to add the library to your project. If you are using the unreleased branch of `axum` from GitHub, you can build against the `main` version of `axum-htmx` by adding the following to your `Cargo.toml`: ```toml [dependencies] axum-htmx = { git = "https://github.com/robertwayne/axum-htmx" } ``` ## Extractors All of the [htmx request headers](https://htmx.org/reference/#request_headers) have a supported extractor. Extractors are infallible, meaning they will always succeed and never return an error. In the case where a header is not present, the extractor will return `None` or `false` dependant on the expected return type. | Header | Extractor | Value | |------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------| | `HX-Boosted` | `HxBoosted` | `bool` | | `HX-Current-URL` | `HxCurrentUrl` | `Option` | | `HX-History-Restore-Request` | `HxHistoryRestoreRequest` | `bool` | | `HX-Prompt` | `HxPrompt` | `Option` | | `HX-Request` | `HxRequest` | `bool` | | `HX-Target` | `HxTarget` | `Option` | | `HX-Trigger-Name` | `HxTriggerName` | `Option` | | `HX-Trigger` | `HxTrigger` | `Option` | ## Responders All of the [htmx response headers](https://htmx.org/reference/#response_headers) have a supported responder. A responder is a basic type that implements `IntoResponseParts`, allowing you to simply and safely apply the HX-* headers to any of your responses. | Header | Responder | Value | |---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------| | `HX-Location` | `HxLocation` | `axum::http::Uri` | | `HX-Push-Url` | `HxPushUrl` | `axum::http::Uri` | | `HX-Redirect` | `HxRedirect` | `axum::http::Uri` | | `HX-Refresh` | `HxRefresh` | `bool` | | `HX-Replace-Url` | `HxReplaceUrl` | `axum::http::Uri` | | `HX-Reswap` | `HxReswap` | `axum_htmx::responders::SwapOption` | | `HX-Retarget` | `HxRetarget` | `String` | | `HX-Reselect` | `HxReselect` | `String` | | `HX-Trigger` | `HxResponseTrigger` | `String` or `axum_htmx::serde::HxEvent`* | | `HX-Trigger-After-Settle` | `HxResponseTriggerAfterSettle` | `String` or `axum_htmx::serde::HxEvent`* | | `HX-Trigger-After-Swap` | `HxResponseTriggerAfterSwap` | `String` or `axum_htmx::serde::HxEvent`* | _* requires the `serde` feature flag to be enabled._ ## Request Guards __Requires features `guards`.__ In addition to the extractors, there is also a route-wide layer request guard for the `HX-Request` header. This will redirect any requests without the header to "/" by default. _It should be noted that this is NOT a replacement for an auth guard. A user can trivially set the `HX-Request` header themselves. This is merely a convenience for preventing users from receiving partial responses without context. If you need to secure an endpoint you should be using a proper auth system._ ## Examples ### Example: Extractors In this example, we'll look for the `HX-Boosted` header, which is set when applying the [hx-boost](https://htmx.org/attributes/hx-boost/) attribute to an element. In our case, we'll use it to determine what kind of response we send. When is this useful? When using a templating engine, like [minijinja](https://github.com/mitsuhiko/minijinja), it is common to extend different templates from a `_base.html` template. However, htmx works by sending partial responses, so extending our `_base.html` would result in lots of extra data being sent over the wire. If we wanted to swap between pages, we would need to support both full template responses and partial responses _(as the page can be accessed directly or through a boosted anchor)_, so we look for the `HX-Boosted` header and extend from a `_partial.html` template instead. ```rust use axum::response::IntoResponse; use axum_htmx::HxBoosted; async fn get_index(HxBoosted(boosted): HxBoosted) -> impl IntoResponse { if boosted { // Send a template extending from _partial.html } else { // Send a template extending from _base.html } } ``` ### Example: Responders We can trigger any event being listened to by the DOM using an [htmx trigger](https://htmx.org/attributes/hx-trigger/) header. ```rust use axum_htmx::HxResponseTrigger; // When we load our page, we will trigger any event listeners for "my-event. async fn index() -> (&'static str, HxResponseTrigger) { ( "Hello, world!", HxResponseTrigger(vec!["my-event".to_string()]), ) } ``` ...`htmx` even allow arbitrary data to be sent along with the event, which we can use via the `serde` feature flag and the `HxEvent` type. ```rust use axum_htmx::serde::HxEvent; use serde_json::json; // Note that we are using `HxResponseTrigger` from the `axum_htmx::serde` module // instead of the root module. use axum_htmx::serde::HxResponseTrigger; async fn index() -> (&'static str, HxResponseTrigger) { let event = HxEvent::new_with_data( "my-event", json!({"level": "info", "message": { "title": "Hello, world!", "body": "This is a test message.", }}), ) .unwrap(); ("Hello, world!", HxResponseTrigger(vec![event])) } ``` ### Example: Router Guard ```rust use axum::Router; use axum_htmx::HxRequestGuardLayer; fn router_one() -> Router { Router::new() // Redirects to "/" if the HX-Request header is not present .layer(HxRequestGuardLayer::default()) } fn router_two() -> Router { Router::new() .layer(HxRequestGuardLayer::new("/redirect-to-this-route")) } ``` ## Feature Flags | Flag | Default | Description | Dependencies | |----------|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| | `guards` | Disabled | Adds request guard layers. | `tower`, `futures-core`, `pin-project-lite` | | `serde` | Disabled | Adds serde support for the `HxResponseTrigger*` and `HxLocation` response headers. | `serde`, `serde_json` | ## Contributing Contributions are always welcome! If you have an idea for a feature or find a bug, let me know. PR's are appreciated, but if it's not a small change, please open an issue first so we're all on the same page! ## License `axum-htmx` is dual-licensed under either - **[MIT License](/LICENSE-MIT)** - **[Apache License, Version 2.0](/LICENSE-APACHE)** at your option.