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Introducing Elmish Land

· 2 min read
Kristofer Löfberg
Elmish Land creator

EIntro

Elmish Land is a new tool/framework for F# designed to help you build reliable frontend web applications, drawing heavy inspiration from Elm Land. It simplifies many of the manual steps usually present when developing with F#, Fable and Elmish.

Pages as Building Blocks​

In Elmish Land, pages are the fundamental components of your application. The framework uses a file-system-based router where folders in the src/Pages directory correspond to URL routes. For instance, creating a folder src/Pages/About with a Page.fs file maps to the /about URL. This structure simplifies routing and enhances code organization.

Type-Safe Routing​

Elmish Land supports type-safe route and query parameters through the use of a route.json file. This approach ensures that route parameters are correctly typed and parsed, reducing runtime errors and improving code reliability.

Shared State Management​

The framework allows for a SharedModel that stores data accessible across all pages. This shared state facilitates consistent data management and simplifies the process of passing information between different parts of the application.

Layouts and Commands​

Elmish Land provides mechanisms for defining layouts and handling commands, enabling developers to structure their applications effectively and manage side effects in a predictable manner. By leveraging these features, Elmish Land aims to streamline the development of frontend web applications, making the process more intuitive and the resulting applications more robust.