One thing I've never been able to figure out with Django is how to properly handle javascript. How do you all handle stuff like js dependencies? What I do now is just copy and paste a dependency like mapboxjs and keep it in the static folder. Would be great if I could use node or something like that and then have a way to import js dependencies in django templates. I've been using htmx and alpine js to sprinkle some js into my templates, but maintaining all of those js files always feel so clunky
Select yes when asked if you want "custom_bootstrap_compilation"
That will configure a gulp task runner that is capable of manage your javascript dependencies, bundle your CSS/JS, and minify your HTML, CSS, JS and images. You will still need to install npm etc. as described here. You will also need to become familiar with how to install and update Node packages.
https://cookiecutter-django.readthedocs.io/en/latest/develop...
Thanks for the tip! Just checked it out. I'm going to give it a go with an existing project. I guess for deploying I nees my build pipeline to have access to node/npm so it can build the right static files right? But I should not need npm in production.
You can use npm or similar to download and install packages, then link them in your template. Just need to get them into the right folder or perhaps link them.
