Overview:

Slinkity is a tool that simplifies the process of handling styles and component frameworks on an 11ty site. It allows users to unlock component frameworks like React for writing page templates and layout templates. Slinkity also includes powerful shortcodes to insert components into existing pages and provides the ability to hydrate these components when and how the user wants. Additionally, Slinkity bundles all resources with the power of Vite, allowing users to use their favorite CSS preprocessor, JS minifier, and more with minimal configuration. It is currently in early alpha and not recommended for production use.

Features:

• Component Frameworks: Unlock component frameworks like React for writing page templates and layout templates.
• Shortcodes: Use powerful shortcodes to insert components into existing pages.
• Hydration: Hydrate components when and how you want, using component frameworks as static templates and opting into shipping JS as needed with partial hydration helpers.
• Resource Bundling: Bundle all resources with the power of Vite, allowing users to use their favorite CSS preprocessor, JS minifier, and more with minimal configuration.

Installation:

To install Slinkity, use the following steps:

1. Run the following CLI command to spin up a Slinkity site:

   npm init slinkity
   

Summary:

Slinkity is a tool that simplifies the handling of styles and component frameworks on an 11ty site. It unlocks the use of component frameworks like React, provides powerful shortcodes to insert components into pages, allows for flexible hydration of components, and bundles resources using Vite. However, it is currently in early alpha and not recommended for production use.