A modular, heavily-documented Elm todo app demonstrating interaction with a JSON REST API.
elm-todo-rest-api is an open-source Elm todo application designed to demonstrate how to build a frontend that interacts with a JSON REST API. It serves as an educational example for developers learning Elm, focusing on real-world patterns like API communication and modular code organization. The project explicitly contrasts with the official Elm TodoMVC by using an API for persistence instead of localStorage.
Elm beginners and intermediate developers who want to understand how to integrate Elm applications with backend APIs in a structured, modular way.
Developers choose this project for its clear, heavily-documented code and practical focus on API interaction, offering a more realistic learning resource than basic todo examples. Its modular architecture provides insights into scalable Elm application design.
Modular, heavily-documented Elm todo app with a json rest api
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Demonstrates real-world persistence with a JSON REST API, moving beyond client-side storage as highlighted in the README's contrast with the official TodoMVC.
Organized with approximately 10x the modularity of the standard Elm TodoMVC, providing a clear example of scalable Elm architecture.
Heavily documented codebase with a recommended reading order, making it accessible for beginners to understand Elm patterns.
Includes a hot-reloading dev server via webpack and a simple API server, facilitating easy local testing and iteration.
Compatible only with Elm 0.18, which is deprecated; developers on Elm 0.19+ will face compatibility issues and miss modern features.
Intentionally sparse on CSS, so it's not suitable for learning front-end design or as a drop-in UI component.
Focused solely on a todo app, it lacks examples of more complex real-world scenarios like user authentication or pagination.