Constellation
Distribution
[ PROPOSAL ]
Constellation
Distribution
[ PROPOSAL ]
Strawman, please poke holes.
The Problem
Teams need access to the Constellation components
Back in the Day
- Library code was distributed via CDN
- ✅ Takes advantage of cache hits between sites
- ✅ Works in any tech stack (no bundling needed)
- 🚫 All or nothing (no tree shaking)
Modern Day
- Library code is bundled in with the application
- ✅ No reliance on 3rd party servers
- ✅ Import only the code that is needed
- 🚫 No cache benefits for common assets
- 🚫 Frontend build process required
Introducing...
Constellation Loader
Introducing...
Constellation Loader
- ✅ Takes advantage of cache hits between sites
- ✅ Works in any tech stack (no bundling needed)
- ✅ No reliance on 3rd party servers
- ✅ Import only the code that is needed
Constellation Loader
<script src="loader.js" vui-button="^1.0.0" vui-select="~2.3.24"></script><script src="https://CDN/vui-button/1.2.3/vui-button.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://CDN/vui-button/1.2.3/vui-button.css">
<script src="https://CDN/vui-select/2.3.29/vui-select.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://CDN/vui-select/2.3.29/vui-select.css">uses semver logic to inject assets
Constellation Distribution
By Andrew Worcester
Constellation Distribution
An unconventional approach to UI library distribution.
