axum-live-view allows you to build rich, real-time experiences with server-rendered HTML. This is done entirely in Rust - no JavaScript or WASM needed.
Basically Phoenix LiveView but for axum.
This project is still very much work in progress. Everything is subject to change and you shouldn't use this for anything serious.
This is what using axum-live-view looks like.
use axum::{response::IntoResponse, routing::get, Router};
use axum_live_view::{
event_data::EventData, html, live_view::Updated, Html, LiveView, LiveViewUpgrade,
};
use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
use std::convert::Infallible;
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
// A normal axum router...
let app = Router::new()
.route("/", get(root))
// Use a precompiled and minified build of axum-live-view's JavaScript.
// This is the easiest way to get started. Integration with bundlers
// is of course also possible.
.route("/assets/live-view.js", axum_live_view::precompiled_js());
// ...that we run like any other axum app
axum::Server::bind(&"0.0.0.0:3000".parse().unwrap())
.serve(app.into_make_service())
.await
.unwrap();
}
// Our handler function for `GET /`
async fn root(
// `LiveViewUpgrade` is an extractor that accepts both regular requests and
// WebSocket upgrade requests. If it receives a regular request it will
// render your live view's HTML and return a regular static response. This
// leads to good SEO and fast first paint.
//
// axum-live-view's JavaScript client will then call this endpoint a second
// time to establish a WebSocket connection at which point your view will be
// spawned in an async task. Events from the browser and HTML diffs from
// your view will then be sent over the WebSocket connection.
//
// If the WebSocket connection breaks (or your view crashes) the JavaScript
// client will call this endpoint again to establish a new connection and
// a new instance of your view is created.
//
// The task running the old view automatically stops when the WebSocket is
// closed.
live: LiveViewUpgrade,
) -> impl IntoResponse {
// `Counter` is our live view and we initialize it with the default values.
let counter = Counter::default();
live.response(|embed_live_view| {
html! {
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
// Embed our live view into the HTML template. This will render the
// view and include the HTML in the response, leading to good SEO
// and fast first paint.
{ embed_live_view.embed(counter) }
// Load the JavaScript. This will automatically initialize live view
// connections.
<script src="https://github.com/davidpdrsn/axum-live-view/raw/main/assets/live-view.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
}
})
}
// Our live view is just a regular Rust struct...
#[derive(Default)]
struct Counter {
count: u64,
}
// ...that implements the `LiveView` trait.
impl LiveView for Counter {
// This is the type of update messages our HTML contains. They will be sent
// to the view in the `update` method
type Message = Msg;
// Update the view based on which message it receives.
//
// `EventData` contains data from the event that happened in the
// browser. This might be values of input fields or which key was pressed in
// a keyboard event.
fn update(
mut self,
msg: Msg,
data: Option<EventData>,
) -> Updated<Self> {
match msg {
Msg::Increment => {
self.count += 1;
}
Msg::Decrement => {
if self.count > 0 {
self.count -= 1;
}
}
}
Updated::new(self)
}
// Render the live view into an HTML template. This function is called during
// the initial render in `LiveViewManager::embed` and for each subsequent
// update.
//
// The HTML is diff'ed on the server and only minimal deltas are sent over
// the wire. The browser then builds the full HTML template and efficiently
// updates the DOM.
fn render(&self) -> Html<Self::Message> {
html! {
"Counter value: "
// Embed dynamic Rust values into the HTML.
//
// `if`, `for`, and `match` are also supported.
{ self.count }
// Elements with the `axm-click` attribute will send an update message
// to the view which calls `update` after which the view is
// re-rendered.
<button axm-click={ Msg::Increment }>"+"</button>
<button axm-click={ Msg::Decrement }>"-"</button>
}
}
// The `LiveView` trait also has a `mount` method that is called when a new
// WebSocket connects. This can be used to perform auth, load data that
// isn't needed for the first response, and spawn a task that can send
// messages to the view itself from other parts of the application.
}
#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, PartialEq)]
enum Msg {
Increment,
Decrement,
}
$ claude mcp add axum-live-view \
-- python -m otcore.mcp_server <graph>