Rails StimulusJS setup

stimulusjs.md

Yarn

https://yarnpkg.com/lang/en/docs/install/#debian-stable

Run Commands

curl -sS https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends yarn

Webpacker (if needed)

https://github.com/rails/webpacker (Check for latest directions)

Add gem

gem 'webpacker', '~> 4.x'

Run Commands

bundle install
bundle exec rails webpacker:install

StimulusJS

Run Commands

bundle exec rails webpacker:install:stimulus

Views

Be sure to add the webpack helpers where needed.

<%= javascript_pack_tag 'application' %>

Config

To allow for ES6 usage.

config.assets.js_compressor = Uglifier.new(harmony: true)