modals

Modals (ambiorix + htmx)

A sample project that shows how to support modal forms with ambiorix + htmx.

Persistent storage has been implemented using MongoDB.

Exhibits

• We first explore the different types of modals.

• Then movie table.

• Add new movie.

• Input validation.

Prerequisites

• An installation of the community edition of MongoDB

Installation

1. Clone this repo and cd into the modals/ directory:

   git clone git@github.com:kennedymwavu/ambiorix-htmx.git
   cd ambiorix-htmx/modals

2. Add an env file (.Renviron) at the root dir of the project with these variables:

   MONGO_DB = ambiorix-htmx
   MODALS_COLLECTION = modals
   HOST = 127.0.0.1
   PORT = 8000
   RENV_CONFIG_SANDBOX_ENABLED = FALSE

   You can change the default values if you wish.
3. Fire up R and install the dependencies:

   renv::restore()

Start app

index.R is the entry point of the app. Run the following command to start the app.

Rscript index.R