Category: Open Source

Today we are talking about Next.js, what it is, and how to integrate it with Drupal with guest John Albin Wilkins. We’ll also cover Next.js Webform as our module of the week.

For show notes visit: www.talkingDrupal.com/458

Topics

• What is Next.js
• What kind of server do you need
• How is it used on the web
• Does it only work on react based systems
• Why would someone want to integrate with Drupal
• When changes are made in the content how do you update the app
• On the module page there are a lot of references to Preview, is this something Next does well
• What is server side rendering
• How does Next work with menus and views
• Any preference on the api for json api vs graphql
• Performance
• Editorial experience
• Responsive images
• Will Drupal ever ship with a headless front end
• Winner of the TPOTM

Resources

• Next.js
• Next.js Wikipedia
• Next.js Webform Tutorial
• Example Next.js template to render an arbitrary webform
• Decoupled Menus Initiative
• FormDazzle
• Trival Patch of the Month
• https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/issues/258089
• Flexinode

Guests

John Albin Wilkins – john.albin.net JohnAlbin

Hosts

Nic Laflin – nLighteneddevelopment.com nicxvan John Picozzi – epam.com johnpicozzi Baddý Sonja Breidert – 1xINTERNET baddysonja

MOTW Correspondent

Martin Anderson-Clutz – mandclu.com mandclu

• Brief description:
  • Have you ever wanted to build a webform in Drupal and have the corresponding Next.js template automatically created for you? There’s a Next.js library for that.
• Module name/project name:
  • Next.js Webform
• Brief history
  • How old: created in Aug 2022 by Lauri Timmanee (lauriii), who listeners may know as the Drupal Core Product Manager, and one of the people leading the Starshot initiative
  • Versions available: 1.1.1
• Maintainership
  • Test coverage
  • Documentation – Lengthy README and a tutorial on the Acquia Dev Portal
  • Number of open issues: 17 open issues, 3 of which are bugs
• Usage stats:
  • 2,246 weekly downloads according to npmjs.com
• Module features and usage
  • Using this library does require some setup on the Drupal side, including installing the Webform and Webform REST modules. There’s also an extra patch to install if you want to use any autocomplete fields, and some configuration needed for both the REST resources that will be used to exchange data, and the permissions for the account that will be used to retrieve and submit data
  • Out of the box, the library supports over 40 webform components, but you can also provide custom elements if you need something additional. The library also supports conditional logic, so fields can show or hide in the Next.js front end based on conditions defined in your Drupal backend
  • The library also provides front-end validation for email confirmation, date list, and datetime fields, but back end validation is also processed for every submission
  • There is a crowded field of headless CMS competitors, but I thought this library is a good example of the extra power and flexibility you get by using a robust, open source CMS like Drupal as the back end in your headless architecture

Ruby 3.3.4 has been released.

This release fixes a regression in Ruby 3.3.3 that dependencies are missing in the gemspec
of some bundled gems: net-pop, net-ftp, net-imap, and prime
[Bug #20581].
The fix allows Bundler to successfully install those gems on platforms like Heroku.
If your bundle install runs correctly now, you may not have this issue.

Other changes are mostly minor bug fixes.
Please see the GitHub releases for further details.

Release Schedule

Going forward, we intend to release the latest stable Ruby version (currently Ruby 3.3) every 2 months after a .1 release.
For Ruby 3.3, 3.3.5 is supposed to be released on Sep 3rd, 3.3.6 on Nov 5th, and 3.3.7 on Jan 7th.

If there’s any change that affects a considerable amount of people, e.g. Ruby 3.3.3 users on Heroku for this release,
we may release a new version earlier than expected.

Download

• https://cache.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/3.3/ruby-3.3.4.tar.gz

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• https://cache.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/3.3/ruby-3.3.4.tar.xz

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• https://cache.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/3.3/ruby-3.3.4.zip

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Release Comment

Many committers, developers, and users who provided bug reports helped us make this release.
Thanks for their contributions.

Posted by k0kubun on 9 Jul 2024

Despite being live since 1997, OSNews has had fairly few redesigns in the grand scheme of things. If my memory serves me correctly, we’ve had a grand total of 6 designs, and we’re currently on version 6, introduced about 5 years ago because of unpleasant reasons. It’s now 2024, and for a variety of reasons, we’re looking to work towards version 7 of our almost 30 year old website, and we need help. I have a very clear idea of what I want OSNews 7 to be like – including mockups. The general goals are making the site visually simpler, reducing our dependency on WordPress extensions, and reducing the complexity of our theme and website elements to make it a bit easier for someone like me to change small things without breaking anything. Oh and a dark mode that works. Note that we’re not looking to change backends or anything like that – WordPress will stay. If you have the WordPress, design, and developer skills to make something like this a reality, and in the process shape the visual identity of one of the oldest continuously running technology news websites in the world, send me an email.