@blacklizard/inertia-express 1.2.0 → 3.0.0

package/README.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ The internal core is framework-agnostic, so future adapters for Fastify, Hono, N
 - Full implementation of the Inertia.js v3 protocol
 - `res.inertia(component, props, options)` Express helper
 - Shared props (static or per-request)
-- Lazy, optional, deferred, always, merge, and deep-merge props
+- Optional, deferred (with rescue), always, merge, deep-merge, once, and infinite-scroll props
 - Partial reloads (`X-Inertia-Partial-Data` / `X-Inertia-Partial-Except`)
 - Asset version handling and automatic 409 + `X-Inertia-Location` on mismatch
 - Inertia-aware redirects (auto 303 after PUT/PATCH/DELETE)
@@ -126,40 +126,169 @@ inertia({
 });
 ```
 
-## Lazy, optional, deferred, always, and merge props
+## Prop helpers
+
+Every prop value is either a plain value, a bare closure (evaluated on each
+response that includes it, awaited if it returns a promise), or a descriptor
+built by one of the constructors below. Descriptors are chainable and mirror
+inertia-laravel's prop classes; the resolver is a port of its `PropsResolver`.
+
+```ts
+import { always, deepMerge, defer, merge, once, optional, scroll } from "@blacklizard/inertia-express";
+```
+
+A bare closure replaces 2.x's `lazy()`:
+
+```ts
+app.get("/dashboard", async (req, res) => {
+  await res.inertia("Dashboard", {
+    user: req.user,
+    recent: () => userService.recent(),
+  });
+});
+```
+
+### `optional`
+
+Omitted from the first load; resolved only when a partial reload asks for it.
+
+```ts
+app.get("/reports", async (req, res) => {
+  await res.inertia("Reports", {
+    heavy: optional(() => analytics.expensiveQuery()),
+  });
+});
+```
+
+Laravel: `Inertia::optional()`
+
+### `defer`
+
+Omitted from the first load; the client fetches it in a follow-up request with
+the rest of its group (default `"default"`). `.rescue()` opts in to error
+rescue: if the producer throws, the prop is dropped from the response, its path
+is reported in `rescuedProps`, and the middleware's `onRescue` hook is called.
+
+```ts
+app.get("/dashboard", async (req, res) => {
+  await res.inertia("Dashboard", {
+    stats: defer(() => dashboard.getStats(), "dashboard"),
+    feed: defer(() => feedService.load()).rescue(),
+  });
+});
+```
+
+Laravel: `Inertia::defer()`
+
+### `always`
+
+Included on every response, even partial reloads that do not request it.
+Takes a plain value or a closure.
+
+```ts
+app.get("/inbox", async (req, res) => {
+  await res.inertia("Inbox", {
+    flash: always(() => req.session.flash),
+  });
+});
+```
+
+Laravel: `Inertia::always()`
+
+### `merge` / `deepMerge`
+
+`merge(value)` tells the client to append the prop to its existing value at the
+root; `deepMerge(value)` merges recursively. Chain `.append(path?, matchOn?)`
+or `.prepend(path?, matchOn?)` to target nested paths, and `.matchOn(path)` to
+dedupe items by a key instead of blindly appending. A path argument may be
+`true` (the root, the default), a dotted path string, a list of paths, or a
+`{ path: matchOnKey }` record. A client can send `X-Inertia-Reset: <key>` to
+have a merge prop replaced instead of merged on that visit.
 
 ```ts
-import { lazy, optional, defer, always, merge, deepMerge } from "@blacklizard/inertia-express";
+app.get("/notifications", async (req, res) => {
+  await res.inertia("Notifications", {
+    notifications: merge(() => db.notifications.page(req.query.page)).matchOn("id"),
+    feed: merge(() => feedService.page(req.query.page)).append("data", "id").prepend("pinned"),
+    filters: deepMerge({ sort: { field: "name" } }),
+  });
+});
+```
 
-await res.inertia("Dashboard", {
-  // Always evaluated.
-  user: req.user,
+Laravel: `Inertia::merge()` / `Inertia::deepMerge()`
 
-  // Evaluated on every visit, but the function form lets you defer the work.
-  recent: lazy(() => userService.recent()),
+### `once`
 
-  // Omitted on full visits; only sent if requested via partial reload.
-  heavy: optional(() => analytics.expensiveQuery()),
+Resolved once and cached by the client across visits; later visits skip the
+producer while the client still holds the value. `.as(key)` sets a custom cache
+key (shareable across pages), `.until(delay)` sets an expiry (a number of
+seconds, or a `Date`), and `.fresh()` forces re-resolution on this response.
+`optional`, `defer` and `merge` descriptors also accept `.once()`.
 
-  // Omitted on initial visit; the client automatically requests it via a
-  // follow-up partial reload after mount, grouped by `"dashboard"`.
-  stats: defer(() => dashboard.getStats(), "dashboard"),
+```ts
+app.get("/settings", async (req, res) => {
+  await res.inertia("Settings", {
+    countries: once(() => geo.countries()).as("countries").until(3600),
+    plans: once(() => billing.plans()).until(new Date("2027-01-01")),
+    banner: once(() => cms.banner()).fresh(req.query.refresh === "1"),
+  });
+});
+```
+
+Laravel: `Inertia::once()`
 
-  // Included on every response, even partial reloads that filter it out.
-  flash: always(() => req.session.flash),
+### `scroll`
 
-  // Merge with the existing client-side prop on partial reloads instead of
-  // replacing it. Useful for paginated lists / infinite-scroll feeds. Pass a
-  // match-on field to dedupe array items instead of blindly appending.
-  notifications: merge(await db.notifications.page(req.query.page), "id"),
+An infinite-scroll prop: merged at its `wrapper` key (default `"data"`) and
+emitted with pagination metadata. `metadata` is required — either an object
+`{ pageName, previousPage, nextPage, currentPage }` or a function deriving it
+from the resolved value. The merge direction follows the client's
+`X-Inertia-Infinite-Scroll-Merge-Intent` header (`prepend`, otherwise
+`append`). Chain `.defer(group?)` to load the first page in a follow-up
+request, and `.matchOn(path)` to dedupe.
 
-  // Recursive deep-merge into the existing client-side prop.
-  filters: deepMerge({ sort: { field: "name" } }),
+```ts
+app.get("/posts", async (req, res) => {
+  await res.inertia("Posts", {
+    posts: scroll(() => postService.paginate(req.query.page), {
+      metadata: (page) => ({ pageName: "page", previousPage: page.prev, nextPage: page.next, currentPage: page.current }),
+    }).matchOn("id"),
+    comments: scroll(() => commentService.page(1), { wrapper: "items", metadata: { pageName: "page", previousPage: null, nextPage: 2, currentPage: 1 } }).defer(),
+  });
 });
 ```
 
-A client can send `X-Inertia-Reset: <key>` to have a merge / deep-merge prop
-replaced instead of merged on that visit.
+Laravel: `Inertia::scroll()`
+
+### Rescue hook and fragment preservation
+
+Pass `onRescue: (error, path, req) => …` to `inertia({ … })` to report errors
+from rescued deferred props (the default logs them). Pass
+`{ preserveFragment: true }` as the third argument to `res.inertia()` to have
+the client keep the current URL `#fragment` across that visit.
+
+### Migrating from 2.x
+
+| 2.x | 3.0 |
+|---|---|
+| `lazy(fn)` | `fn` (a bare closure) |
+| `merge(value, matchOn)` | `merge(value).matchOn(matchOn)` |
+| `deepMerge(value, matchOn)` | `deepMerge(value).matchOn(matchOn)` |
+| `defer(fn, group)` | unchanged |
+| `optional(fn)`, `always(fn)` | unchanged |
+| `resolveProps()` → `{ props, deferred, merge, deepMerge, matchOn }` | `{ props, metadata }` |
+| Types `MergeProp<T> = T & {...}` | descriptor types; the page `props` type is unchanged |
+
+Other changes to check when upgrading:
+
+- `merge(value, "id")` and `deepMerge(value, "id")` now throw a `TypeError` instead of silently ignoring the second argument. Use `.matchOn("id")`.
+- Partial reloads follow dotted paths. `only: users.data` on a plain-object `users` now returns just `{ users: { data } }`; children of a closure or descriptor still bypass filtering and come back whole. `except: users.data` drops the whole top-level `users`, as in 2.x and in the upstream reference server; inertia-laravel keeps `users` and drops only the child, and the adapter deliberately differs from it here.
+- Types: `DeferredProp` is renamed to `DeferProp`. `LazyProp`, `DeepMergeProp` and `PropValue` are removed. `MergeProp<T>` is now the descriptor interface returned by `merge()` / `deepMerge()`, not `T & {...}`.
+- Core-entry adapter authors who build these objects by hand: `InertiaPage.preserveFragment` is now required, and `InertiaRequestInfo` gains the required fields `exceptOnceProps` and `mergeIntent`.
+- `sharedProps` (the list of shared top-level keys) is now emitted on every page that has shared props.
+- Descriptors are builders. Create them inside the handler for each request rather than mutating one hoisted to module level; the resolver itself only reads them, so a hoisted descriptor that is never changed after creation is safe to reuse.
+- Sibling props still resolve concurrently, as in 2.x, and the output key order and metadata order are deterministic (insertion order).
+- Errors thrown by the `onRescue` hook (or a rejected promise it returns) are logged with `console.error` and never propagated.
 
 ## Partial reloads
 
@@ -537,6 +666,7 @@ For typed page props on the client side, generic `res.inertia<TProps>("Component
 - The default HTML shell is intentionally minimal. Real apps should provide a `rootView`.
 - This adapter does not bundle a session implementation — bring your own (`express-session`, `cookie-session`, etc.).
 - Optimistic-update / `useHttp` server-side helpers are intentionally minimal here; the protocol primitives (`mergeProps`, `deepMergeProps`, `matchPropsOn`, `deferredProps`, `clearHistory`, `encryptHistory`) are exposed.
+- Behaviour that differs from inertia-laravel or from 2.x is listed on the docs site's [Caveats](https://blacklizard.github.io/inertia-express/guide/caveats) page.
 
 ## License