This is a web application written using the Phoenix web framework. ## Project guidelines - Use `mix precommit` alias when you are done with all changes and fix any pending issues - Use the already included and available `:req` (`Req`) library for HTTP requests, **avoid** `:httpoison`, `:tesla`, and `:httpc`. Req is included by default and is the preferred HTTP client for Phoenix apps ### Phoenix v1.8 guidelines - **Always** begin your LiveView templates with `` which wraps all inner content - The `MyAppWeb.Layouts` module is aliased in the `my_app_web.ex` file, so you can use it without needing to alias it again - Anytime you run into errors with no `current_scope` assign: - You failed to follow the Authenticated Routes guidelines, or you failed to pass `current_scope` to `` - **Always** fix the `current_scope` error by moving your routes to the proper `live_session` and ensure you pass `current_scope` as needed - Phoenix v1.8 moved the `<.flash_group>` component to the `Layouts` module. You are **forbidden** from calling `<.flash_group>` outside of the `layouts.ex` module - Out of the box, `core_components.ex` imports an `<.icon name="hero-x-mark" class="w-5 h-5"/>` component for for hero icons. **Always** use the `<.icon>` component for icons, **never** use `Heroicons` modules or similar - **Always** use the imported `<.input>` component for form inputs from `core_components.ex` when available. `<.input>` is imported and using it will save steps and prevent errors - If you override the default input classes (`<.input class="myclass px-2 py-1 rounded-lg">)`) class with your own values, no default classes are inherited, so your custom classes must fully style the input ### JS and CSS guidelines - **Use Tailwind CSS classes and custom CSS rules** to create polished, responsive, and visually stunning interfaces. - Tailwindcss v4 **no longer needs a tailwind.config.js** and uses a new import syntax in `app.css`: @import "tailwindcss" source(none); @source "../css"; @source "../js"; @source "../../lib/my_app_web"; - **Always use and maintain this import syntax** in the app.css file for projects generated with `phx.new` - **Never** use `@apply` when writing raw css - **Always** manually write your own tailwind-based components instead of using daisyUI for a unique, world-class design - Out of the box **only the app.js and app.css bundles are supported** - You cannot reference an external vendor'd script `src` or link `href` in the layouts - You must import the vendor deps into app.js and app.css to use them - **Never write inline tags within templates** ### UI/UX & design guidelines - **Produce world-class UI designs** with a focus on usability, aesthetics, and modern design principles - Implement **subtle micro-interactions** (e.g., button hover effects, and smooth transitions) - Ensure **clean typography, spacing, and layout balance** for a refined, premium look - Focus on **delightful details** like hover effects, loading states, and smooth page transitions ## Elixir guidelines - Elixir lists **do not support index based access via the access syntax** **Never do this (invalid)**: i = 0 mylist = ["blue", "green"] mylist[i] Instead, **always** use `Enum.at`, pattern matching, or `List` for index based list access, ie: i = 0 mylist = ["blue", "green"] Enum.at(mylist, i) - Elixir variables are immutable, but can be rebound, so for block expressions like `if`, `case`, `cond`, etc you *must* bind the result of the expression to a variable if you want to use it and you CANNOT rebind the result inside the expression, ie: # INVALID: we are rebinding inside the `if` and the result never gets assigned if connected?(socket) do socket = assign(socket, :val, val) end # VALID: we rebind the result of the `if` to a new variable socket = if connected?(socket) do assign(socket, :val, val) end - **Never** nest multiple modules in the same file as it can cause cyclic dependencies and compilation errors - **Never** use map access syntax (`changeset[:field]`) on structs as they do not implement the Access behaviour by default. For regular structs, you **must** access the fields directly, such as `my_struct.field` or use higher level APIs that are available on the struct if they exist, `Ecto.Changeset.get_field/2` for changesets - Elixir's standard library has everything necessary for date and time manipulation. Familiarize yourself with the common `Time`, `Date`, `DateTime`, and `Calendar` interfaces by accessing their documentation as necessary. **Never** install additional dependencies unless asked or for date/time parsing (which you can use the `date_time_parser` package) - Don't use `String.to_atom/1` on user input (memory leak risk) - Predicate function names should not start with `is_` and should end in a question mark. Names like `is_thing` should be reserved for guards - Elixir's builtin OTP primitives like `DynamicSupervisor` and `Registry`, require names in the child spec, such as `{DynamicSupervisor, name: MyApp.MyDynamicSup}`, then you can use `DynamicSupervisor.start_child(MyApp.MyDynamicSup, child_spec)` - Use `Task.async_stream(collection, callback, options)` for concurrent enumeration with back-pressure. The majority of times you will want to pass `timeout: :infinity` as option ## Mix guidelines - Read the docs and options before using tasks (by using `mix help task_name`) - To debug test failures, run tests in a specific file with `mix test test/my_test.exs` or run all previously failed tests with `mix test --failed` - `mix deps.clean --all` is **almost never needed**. **Avoid** using it unless you have good reason ## Test guidelines - **Always use `start_supervised!/1`** to start processes in tests as it guarantees cleanup between tests - **Avoid** `Process.sleep/1` and `Process.alive?/1` in tests - Instead of sleeping to wait for a process to finish, **always** use `Process.monitor/1` and assert on the DOWN message: ref = Process.monitor(pid) assert_receive {:DOWN, ^ref, :process, ^pid, :normal} - Instead of sleeping to synchronize before the next call, **always** use `_ = :sys.get_state/1` to ensure the process has handled prior messages ## Phoenix guidelines - Remember Phoenix router `scope` blocks include an optional alias which is prefixed for all routes within the scope. **Always** be mindful of this when creating routes within a scope to avoid duplicate module prefixes. - You **never** need to create your own `alias` for route definitions! The `scope` provides the alias, ie: scope "/admin", AppWeb.Admin do pipe_through :browser live "/users", UserLive, :index end the UserLive route would point to the `AppWeb.Admin.UserLive` module - `Phoenix.View` no longer is needed or included with Phoenix, don't use it ## Ecto Guidelines - **Always** preload Ecto associations in queries when they'll be accessed in templates, ie a message that needs to reference the `message.user.email` - Remember `import Ecto.Query` and other supporting modules when you write `seeds.exs` - `Ecto.Schema` fields always use the `:string` type, even for `:text`, columns, ie: `field :name, :string` - `Ecto.Changeset.validate_number/2` **DOES NOT SUPPORT the `:allow_nil` option**. By default, Ecto validations only run if a change for the given field exists and the change value is not nil, so such as option is never needed - You **must** use `Ecto.Changeset.get_field(changeset, :field)` to access changeset fields - Fields which are set programatically, such as `user_id`, must not be listed in `cast` calls or similar for security purposes. Instead they must be explicitly set when creating the struct - **Always** invoke `mix ecto.gen.migration migration_name_using_underscores` when generating migration files, so the correct timestamp and conventions are applied ## Phoenix HTML guidelines - Phoenix templates **always** use `~H` or .html.heex files (known as HEEx), **never** use `~E` - **Always** use the imported `Phoenix.Component.form/1` and `Phoenix.Component.inputs_for/1` function to build forms. **Never** use `Phoenix.HTML.form_for` or `Phoenix.HTML.inputs_for` as they are outdated - When building forms **always** use the already imported `Phoenix.Component.to_form/2` (`assign(socket, form: to_form(...))` and `<.form for={@form} id="msg-form">`), then access those forms in the template via `@form[:field]` - **Always** add unique DOM IDs to key elements (like forms, buttons, etc) when writing templates, these IDs can later be used in tests (`<.form for={@form} id="product-form">`) - For "app wide" template imports, you can import/alias into the `my_app_web.ex`'s `html_helpers` block, so they will be available to all LiveViews, LiveComponent's, and all modules that do `use MyAppWeb, :html` (replace "my_app" by the actual app name) - Elixir supports `if/else` but **does NOT support `if/else if` or `if/elsif`. **Never use `else if` or `elseif` in Elixir**, **always** use `cond` or `case` for multiple conditionals. **Never do this (invalid)**: <%= if condition do %> ... <% else if other_condition %> ... <% end %> Instead **always** do this: <%= cond do %> <% condition -> %> ... <% condition2 -> %> ... <% true -> %> ... <% end %> - HEEx require special tag annotation if you want to insert literal curly's like `{` or `}`. If you want to show a textual code snippet on the page in a `
` or `` block you *must* annotate the parent tag with `phx-no-curly-interpolation`:

      
        let obj = {key: "val"}
      

  Within `phx-no-curly-interpolation` annotated tags, you can use `{` and `}` without escaping them, and dynamic Elixir expressions can still be used with `<%= ... %>` syntax

- HEEx class attrs support lists, but you must **always** use list `[...]` syntax. You can use the class list syntax to conditionally add classes, **always do this for multiple class values**:

      Text

  and **always** wrap `if`'s inside `{...}` expressions with parens, like done above (`if(@other_condition, do: "...", else: "...")`)

  and **never** do this, since it's invalid (note the missing `[` and `]`):

       ...
      => Raises compile syntax error on invalid HEEx attr syntax

- **Never** use `<% Enum.each %>` or non-for comprehensions for generating template content, instead **always** use `<%= for item <- @collection do %>`
- HEEx HTML comments use `<%!-- comment --%>`. **Always** use the HEEx HTML comment syntax for template comments (`<%!-- comment --%>`)
- HEEx allows interpolation via `{...}` and `<%= ... %>`, but the `<%= %>` **only** works within tag bodies. **Always** use the `{...}` syntax for interpolation within tag attributes, and for interpolation of values within tag bodies. **Always** interpolate block constructs (if, cond, case, for) within tag bodies using `<%= ... %>`.

  **Always** do this:

      
{@my_assign} <%= if @some_block_condition do %> {@another_assign} <% end %>
and **Never** do this – the program will terminate with a syntax error: <%!-- THIS IS INVALID NEVER EVER DO THIS --%>
{if @invalid_block_construct do} {end}
## Phoenix LiveView guidelines - **Never** use the deprecated `live_redirect` and `live_patch` functions, instead **always** use the `<.link navigate={href}>` and `<.link patch={href}>` in templates, and `push_navigate` and `push_patch` functions LiveViews - **Avoid LiveComponent's** unless you have a strong, specific need for them - LiveViews should be named like `AppWeb.WeatherLive`, with a `Live` suffix. When you go to add LiveView routes to the router, the default `:browser` scope is **already aliased** with the `AppWeb` module, so you can just do `live "/weather", WeatherLive` ### LiveView streams - **Always** use LiveView streams for collections for assigning regular lists to avoid memory ballooning and runtime termination with the following operations: - basic append of N items - `stream(socket, :messages, [new_msg])` - resetting stream with new items - `stream(socket, :messages, [new_msg], reset: true)` (e.g. for filtering items) - prepend to stream - `stream(socket, :messages, [new_msg], at: -1)` - deleting items - `stream_delete(socket, :messages, msg)` - When using the `stream/3` interfaces in the LiveView, the LiveView template must 1) always set `phx-update="stream"` on the parent element, with a DOM id on the parent element like `id="messages"` and 2) consume the `@streams.stream_name` collection and use the id as the DOM id for each child. For a call like `stream(socket, :messages, [new_msg])` in the LiveView, the template would be:
{msg.text}
- LiveView streams are *not* enumerable, so you cannot use `Enum.filter/2` or `Enum.reject/2` on them. Instead, if you want to filter, prune, or refresh a list of items on the UI, you **must refetch the data and re-stream the entire stream collection, passing reset: true**: def handle_event("filter", %{"filter" => filter}, socket) do # re-fetch the messages based on the filter messages = list_messages(filter) {:noreply, socket |> assign(:messages_empty?, messages == []) # reset the stream with the new messages |> stream(:messages, messages, reset: true)} end - LiveView streams *do not support counting or empty states*. If you need to display a count, you must track it using a separate assign. For empty states, you can use Tailwind classes:
{task.name}
The above only works if the empty state is the only HTML block alongside the stream for-comprehension. - When updating an assign that should change content inside any streamed item(s), you MUST re-stream the items along with the updated assign: def handle_event("edit_message", %{"message_id" => message_id}, socket) do message = Chat.get_message!(message_id) edit_form = to_form(Chat.change_message(message, %{content: message.content})) # re-insert message so @editing_message_id toggle logic takes effect for that stream item {:noreply, socket |> stream_insert(:messages, message) |> assign(:editing_message_id, String.to_integer(message_id)) |> assign(:edit_form, edit_form)} end And in the template:
{message.username} <%= if @editing_message_id == message.id do %> <%!-- Edit mode --%> <.form for={@edit_form} id="edit-form-#{message.id}" phx-submit="save_edit"> ... <% end %>
- **Never** use the deprecated `phx-update="append"` or `phx-update="prepend"` for collections ### LiveView JavaScript interop - Remember anytime you use `phx-hook="MyHook"` and that JS hook manages its own DOM, you **must** also set the `phx-update="ignore"` attribute - **Always** provide an unique DOM id alongside `phx-hook` otherwise a compiler error will be raised LiveView hooks come in two flavors, 1) colocated js hooks for "inline" scripts defined inside HEEx, and 2) external `phx-hook` annotations where JavaScript object literals are defined and passed to the `LiveSocket` constructor. #### Inline colocated js hooks **Never** write raw embedded ` - colocated hooks are automatically integrated into the app.js bundle - colocated hooks names **MUST ALWAYS** start with a `.` prefix, i.e. `.PhoneNumber` #### External phx-hook External JS hooks (`
`) must be placed in `assets/js/` and passed to the LiveSocket constructor: const MyHook = { mounted() { ... } } let liveSocket = new LiveSocket("/live", Socket, { hooks: { MyHook } }); #### Pushing events between client and server Use LiveView's `push_event/3` when you need to push events/data to the client for a phx-hook to handle. **Always** return or rebind the socket on `push_event/3` when pushing events: # re-bind socket so we maintain event state to be pushed socket = push_event(socket, "my_event", %{...}) # or return the modified socket directly: def handle_event("some_event", _, socket) do {:noreply, push_event(socket, "my_event", %{...})} end Pushed events can then be picked up in a JS hook with `this.handleEvent`: mounted() { this.handleEvent("my_event", data => console.log("from server:", data)); } Clients can also push an event to the server and receive a reply with `this.pushEvent`: mounted() { this.el.addEventListener("click", e => { this.pushEvent("my_event", { one: 1 }, reply => console.log("got reply from server:", reply)); }) } Where the server handled it via: def handle_event("my_event", %{"one" => 1}, socket) do {:reply, %{two: 2}, socket} end ### LiveView tests - `Phoenix.LiveViewTest` module and `LazyHTML` (included) for making your assertions - Form tests are driven by `Phoenix.LiveViewTest`'s `render_submit/2` and `render_change/2` functions - Come up with a step-by-step test plan that splits major test cases into small, isolated files. You may start with simpler tests that verify content exists, gradually add interaction tests - **Always reference the key element IDs you added in the LiveView templates in your tests** for `Phoenix.LiveViewTest` functions like `element/2`, `has_element/2`, selectors, etc - **Never** tests again raw HTML, **always** use `element/2`, `has_element/2`, and similar: `assert has_element?(view, "#my-form")` - Instead of relying on testing text content, which can change, favor testing for the presence of key elements - Focus on testing outcomes rather than implementation details - Be aware that `Phoenix.Component` functions like `<.form>` might produce different HTML than expected. Test against the output HTML structure, not your mental model of what you expect it to be - When facing test failures with element selectors, add debug statements to print the actual HTML, but use `LazyHTML` selectors to limit the output, ie: html = render(view) document = LazyHTML.from_fragment(html) matches = LazyHTML.filter(document, "your-complex-selector") IO.inspect(matches, label: "Matches") ### Form handling #### Creating a form from params If you want to create a form based on `handle_event` params: def handle_event("submitted", params, socket) do {:noreply, assign(socket, form: to_form(params))} end When you pass a map to `to_form/1`, it assumes said map contains the form params, which are expected to have string keys. You can also specify a name to nest the params: def handle_event("submitted", %{"user" => user_params}, socket) do {:noreply, assign(socket, form: to_form(user_params, as: :user))} end #### Creating a form from changesets When using changesets, the underlying data, form params, and errors are retrieved from it. The `:as` option is automatically computed too. E.g. if you have a user schema: defmodule MyApp.Users.User do use Ecto.Schema ... end And then you create a changeset that you pass to `to_form`: %MyApp.Users.User{} |> Ecto.Changeset.change() |> to_form() Once the form is submitted, the params will be available under `%{"user" => user_params}`. In the template, the form form assign can be passed to the `<.form>` function component: <.form for={@form} id="todo-form" phx-change="validate" phx-submit="save"> <.input field={@form[:field]} type="text" /> Always give the form an explicit, unique DOM ID, like `id="todo-form"`. #### Avoiding form errors **Always** use a form assigned via `to_form/2` in the LiveView, and the `<.input>` component in the template. In the template **always access forms this**: <%!-- ALWAYS do this (valid) --%> <.form for={@form} id="my-form"> <.input field={@form[:field]} type="text" /> And **never** do this: <%!-- NEVER do this (invalid) --%> <.form for={@changeset} id="my-form"> <.input field={@changeset[:field]} type="text" /> - You are FORBIDDEN from accessing the changeset in the template as it will cause errors - **Never** use `<.form let={f} ...>` in the template, instead **always use `<.form for={@form} ...>`**, then drive all form references from the form assign as in `@form[:field]`. The UI should **always** be driven by a `to_form/2` assigned in the LiveView module that is derived from a changeset