Newsletter: Issue No. 6

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Last installment:

• Issue No. 5
• Shipped March 10th, 2021
• https://mailchi.mp/redwoodjs/all-the-redwoodjs-news-fit-to-print-issue-6162849?e=da5a12ab29

Issue to discuss the 6th installment of the newsletter. May or may not end up collaborating much here (between this, notion, etc). But here's a place for it if we do. Half the battle is just collecting links!

Issue No. 6

Shipping: ~April

Intro

• what's our update on the v1 RC? do we have to give one? seems like we do?

Highlights

• Replaces Flash with react-hot-toast (#1856) 4a899b5 cannikin v0.27
  • PR: Replaces Flash with react-hot-toast redwood#1856
  • docs: https://redwoodjs.com/docs/toast-notifications
  • migration guide: https://community.redwoodjs.com/t/redwood-flash-is-being-replaced-with-react-hot-toast-how-to-update-your-project-v0-27-0/1921
• Prisma v2.18.0 v0.27
  • David's highlights and changes:

    • HIGHLIGHTS: Native Types are now stable, Prisma Migrate now works with cloud-hosted databases (requires additional config)

    • CHANGES: prisma db push flags have been changed, Relation syntax will no longer be updated automatically (use yarn redwood prisma format)

  • release notes for v2.17 and 18: https://github.com/prisma/prisma/releases/tag/2.17.0, https://github.com/prisma/prisma/releases/tag/2.18.0
  • possibly breaking changes (see https://community.redwoodjs.com/t/redwood-v0-27/1920)
• Add per request global context v0.27
  • PR: Add per request global context redwood#1789
  • how do we want to talk about this and how much do we want to talk about this?
• Switch create-redwood-app template to TypeScript (#1810) 91cef20 peterp v0.27
  • PR: Switch create-redwood-app template to TypeScript redwood#1810

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• api-side logger — Implement Redwood API side Logger redwood#1937
  • uses pino
  • forum: https://community.redwoodjs.com/t/redwood-logging-ideas/1046
• router <Set wrap={...} /> — Router: <Set wrap={}> redwood#1898
  • no more layout rerendering Are layouts re-rendered on each navigation redwood#267
• a11y router and tooling — Steps towards a11y for Redwood Router redwood#1817
• (experimental) build the api side with esbuild — Add experimental ESBuild for api side redwood#1948
  • peter: "speed is one of the greatest DX features"
• highlight our security practices? — Improving Security Practices: Communication and CodeQL Scanning redwood#1953
  • probably not but just throwing it out there
• setup i18n — i18n Setup : Simpler configuration + examples redwood#1847
• cells: stale while fetch — Stale while Fetch redwood#1878
• new contributing workflow: yarn rwt link, haven't highlighted it yet
  • might be too technical / specific to contributors to highlight in something meant for a general audience?
• typescript
  • do we want to wait till this is done done?
• talk about CI (framework), and call for contributions?

Snippets

Not sure if we're still having a snippets section, but if we do...

• Allow prerendering NotFoundPage as 404.html (v0.27)
  • PR: Allow prerendering NotFoundPage as 404.html redwood#1891
  • docs: https://github.com/redwoodjs/redwoodjs.com/pull/615

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• supabase: scopes on sign up/In — Support Supabase Auth Scopes on Sign Up/In redwood#1959
• storybook config — Storybook: Add a way to define a custom Provider and configuration redwood#1595 (comment)
  • that issue's not actually done, but might be. you can already do web/src/storybook.main.js

Etc.

• are the code blocks legible enough?
  • currently using carbon.now.sh. would be a good idea to nail down the config for this