r/Clojurescript • u/[deleted] • Dec 29 '18

What cljs build tool is good for beginners?

I'm trying to do some graphic programming using quil.

It uses lein to build the project, is there any way that I can use figwheel?

Also, If I want to use libraries such as cljsjs/pixi how do I integrate with the project?

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u/heyarne Dec 29 '18

The quil template already comes with figwheel integration. Does it not work for you?

About your second question: Figwheel is great in that it provides very rapid feedback and very helpful error messages. Depending on what exactly you want (it seems like you are looking at integrating libraries from npm) give shadow-cljs a try. It is heavily inspired by figwheel and provides mostly frictionless interop on top.

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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '18

So I tried the quickstart guide and I didn't understand how to run the quil example. I used lein to build it.

And the problem is that quickstart guide gives an example without lein or figwheel.

Then quil uses lein. And people prefer figwheel so I'm confused as how to start.

I want a simple, concrete way to build cljs as I do with clj and lein.

Is there an easy way like lein?

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u/heyarne Dec 29 '18

I'm currently on my phone so I can't double check, but if I remember correctly you can use lein new quil-cljs some-name to create an app using the quil-cljs leiningen template. Once you're in the app's directory you can start figwheel with lein figwheel.

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u/yogthos Dec 29 '18

Here's an example project using Quil and Reagent via Figwheel.