Hey Arkadi, a couple of questions regarding Decomp...

# mvikotlin

[Nikola Milovic]

Hey Arkadi, a couple of questions regarding Decompose project that I forked. ( trying to modernize React samples )

1. How can I update dependencies? After updating the value in deps.versions.toml it doesn't seem to be reflected anywhere
2. How can I run specific projects eg, ./gradlew :sample:master-detail:browserRun task doesn't exist.
3. Have you had the chance to think about the Browser Routing issue? Any pointers on how to recreate configuration? As the part of getting the data and manipulating the URL is simple enough

[Arkadii Ivanov]

Hello and thanks for your contributions!

1. Not sure which dependencies you are referring to. But the deps.versions.toml is the place where versions are defined. After Gradle sync it should be updated.
2. The browser sample project is :sample:master-detail:app-js There is a task named browserRun, but I usually use browserDevelopmentRun. You can enable task list in the Gradle side panel as follows: File -> Settings -> Experimental and and uncheck Do not build Gradle task list ...
3. I started working on it already and will provide some updates soon. In general - it is definitely possible. The only task is to come up with a convenient API. So you can also play with it on your own, in your own project. The idea is: 1. to update the browser history when the backstack changes; 2. to hook to the URL changes and navigate the Router; 3. to supply initial configuration and backstack when the page is first loaded.

[Nikola Milovic]

Thank you for the swift response! It's great to hear you're working on 3) the more I develop for the browser the more I feel like I miss this feature

[Arkadii Ivanov]

Yeah, I totally agree. At the moment I think that we don't need any existing API change for this feature. Just something js specific on top. So you actually can do something already for your needs!

[Arkadii Ivanov]

And this should be a one-time job

[Nikola Milovic]

That would ideal, was hoping for something like that

[Nikola Milovic]

@Arkadii Ivanov Looking amazing! Can't wait to try it out.

For your question. From my understanding, the HashRouter variant basically tells the browser that the path after the # is client side only and doesn't require a refresh. But this is pretty much useless as we ourselves handle the history and path, and browser.history.push() (whatever the function is called) doesn't force a refresh either. So all in all, go for the BrowserRouter as it's far more widespread and common, not sure if HashRouter is much of a thing nowadays.

[Arkadii Ivanov]

I tried the HashRouter and it does affect the history. E.g. I'm able to click on the back button and go to the previous hash path. But agree, the BrowserRouter-ish implementation is more important, will try to release it first.