lazyfast

LazyFast is a lightweight Python library for building modern, component-based web interfaces using FastAPI. It handles server-side logic in Python, with interactive elements like inputs and buttons triggering server-side component reloads for dynamic state updates.

Documentation / Examples

Ideal for Python developers who:

• Have basic HTML and CSS knowledge and want to build web interfaces without learning complex frontend frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue.

Suitable for projects that:

• Have low to medium traffic and can benefit from server-side rendering to offload work from the client's machine. (Note: High traffic may increase server costs due to backend load.)
• Require quick prototyping and demos without involving frontend developers. LazyFast offers more flexibility than tools like Streamlit, which can be limiting and produce similar-looking applications.

Key Features

1. Component-Based Server Rendering
   • Build interfaces with lazy-loaded components that encapsulate logic, state, and presentation.
2. Server-Side Logic
   • Manage interactions and state on the server, reducing client-side complexity.
3. FastAPI Integration
   • Components and pages are FastAPI endpoints, supporting dependency injection and other features.
4. Lightweight
   • Dependencies: FastAPI for Python and HTMX for JavaScript (included via CDN).
5. State Management
   • Use a state manager to trigger component reloads for a reactive user experience.

Installation

To install LazyFast, use pip:

pip install lazyfast

or

poetry add lazyfast

Quick Start

Here's an example application to demonstrate how LazyFast works:

from fastapi import FastAPI, Request
from lazyfast import LazyFastRouter, Component, tags


# LazyFastRouter inherits from FastAPI's APIRouter
router = LazyFastRouter()

# Define a lazy-loaded HTML component powered by HTMX
@router.component()
class MyComponent(Component):
    title: str

    async def view(self, request: Request) -> None:
        tags.h1(self.title, class_="my-class")

        with tags.div(style="border: 1px solid black"):
            tags.span(request.headers)

# Initialize the page dependencies for component rendering
# The page endpoint is also a FastAPI endpoint
@router.page("/{name}")
def root(name: str):
    with tags.div(class_="container mt-6"):
        MyComponent(title=f"Hello, World from {name}")

# Embed the router in a FastAPI app
app = FastAPI()
app.include_router(router)

If you use uvicorn instead as a server and want to reload on changes, use the following command:

uvicorn app:app --reload --timeout-graceful-shutdown 1

License

LazyFast is licensed under the MIT License.

Roadmap

1. Cache system for HTML tags
2. Component templates with popular CSS frameworks (Bootstrap, Bulma, etc.)
3. Advanced state management
4. Closer integration with HTMX
5. ...