v0.4.0
Lightricks/LTX-Videov0.4.0Aug 28, 2015by koistya
AI Summary
A major refactor focusing on modernizing the build pipeline, removing legacy architecture (Flux, Gulp, LESS), and enhancing server-side rendering capabilities.
Key Highlights
- Removal of Gulp in favor of custom JavaScript build automation
- Migration from LESS to PostCSS and CSSnext
- Removal of Flux architecture
- Introduction of an isomorphic HTTP client
- Improved server-side rendering logic
Breaking Changes
- Removal of Gulp build system
- Removal of Flux architecture
- Removal of LESS preprocessor
- Change in render target from document.body to div#app
- Removal of Database.js file
New Features
- Isomorphic HTTP client based on superagent
- RESTful API sample routes
- PostCSS and CSSnext integration
- Pre-rendering of critical CSS
Full Release Notes
- Remove Gulp in favor of custom JavaScript-based build automation scripts - Integrate `react-routing` and `history` npm modules - Remove Flux actions, stores to reduce unnecessary overload - Refactor the way content pages (About Us, Privacy etc.) are loaded into the app - Add basic version of an "isomorphic" HTTP client based on `superagent` (see `src/core/HttpClient.js`) - Remove LESS in favor of plain CSS via `PostCSS`, `cssnext` - Get rid of Uglifyjs warnings during build in `release` mode - Remove `Database.js` file to reduce overload and simplify server-side rendering - Compile static files into the `build/public` folder - Add a couple of RESTful API sample routes based on Express (see `src/api/*.js`) - Pre-render critical CSS on the initial page load to deal with FOUC - Render the top level component to `<div id="app"></div>` instead of `document.body` - Improve server-side rendering logic - Improve documentation - Update dot files with project settings for text editors and IDEs