Frenzy Turbolinks is a port of the Rails turbolinks gem for projects using the PHP Laravel 6.0+ framework.
Current versions of the following JavaScript libraries are used:
- turbolinks: v5.2.0
For Laravel 5.1 to 5.7 supports see Frenzy Turbolinks 3.2.3 tag
For Laravel 5.0 supports see Frenzy Turbolinks 3.0.0 tag
For Laravel 4.1 or 4.2 supports see Frenzy Turbolinks 1.0 tag
Turbolinks makes following links in your web application faster. Instead of letting the browser recompile the JavaScript and CSS between each page change, it keeps the current page instance alive and replaces only the body and the title in the head.
Performance improvements will vary depending on the amount of CSS and Javascript you are using. You can get up to a 2X increase when using a lot of Javascript and CSS. You can find the Rails benchmarks here.
Using Composer
Run this command in a terminal:
composer require frenzy/turbolinksAdd the Turbolinks middleware, to the $middlewareGroups array in app/Http/Kernel.php:
\Frenzy\Turbolinks\Middleware\StackTurbolinks::class,NOTICE: For Laravel 5.4 and below, you must modify your config/app.php, in the providers array add :
Frenzy\Turbolinks\TurbolinksServiceProvider::classAdd these scripts for automatic publication of assets, in your composer.json file:
{
"scripts": {
"post-install-cmd": [
"php artisan vendor:publish --provider=\"Frenzy\\Turbolinks\\TurbolinksServiceProvider\" --force"
],
"post-update-cmd": [
"php artisan vendor:publish --provider=\"Frenzy\\Turbolinks\\TurbolinksServiceProvider\" --force"
]
}
}Add Javascript files into your project
Using turbolinks requires both the usage of the javascript library and the event listeners included with the component.
Both the original coffeescript version and compiled version of each script are available for use.
To enable turbolinks, all you need to do is add the compiled turbolinks javascript to your layout in the <head>section.
Click here to publish the assets automatically.
The turbolinks javascript is designed to work with any browser that fully supports pushState and all the related APIs. This includes Safari 6.0+ (but not Safari 5.1.x!), IE10+, and latest Chrome and Firefox.
Do note that existing JavaScript libraries may not all be compatible with Turbolinks out of the box due to the change in instantiation cycle. You might very well have to modify them to work with Turbolinks' new set of events. For help with this, check out the Turbolinks Compatibility project.
Please refer to the turbolinks project if you require additional information on the javascript libraries and their usage.
For bugs or feature requests, please create an issue.
This package is based on the Symfony middleware package Helthe Turbolinks.