Impala

Very simple Vite static site generator

Impala is a bare-bones static-site generator, powered by Vite. It currently supports just React. Features include:

SSG-only, MPA-only. It's iMPAla, not iSPAla.
File-based routing, with a syntax like Astro and Solid Start
Static and dynamic routes
Astro and Next.js-inspired data fetching in getStaticPaths, and getRouteData
Route-level code-splitting
Optionally JS-free

Usage

See the demo site for now. Dev mode is not implemented yet.

FAQ

Why did you build this?

Mainly to learn, but also because there's no statically-rendered create-react-app equivalent. I often want a simple React site with static rendering but no SSR. Astro is awesome, but I want something that's just React.

Should I use this in production?

Dear god no. Don't use it at all yet. It's not even alpha.

Does it support SSR

Deliberately not. If you want SSR, use Astro.

Does it support client-side navigation?

Deliberately not. If you want client-side navigation, use one of the many other SPA frameworks.

Does it support other frontend frameworks?

I started with React because it's the one most obviously lacking a basic SSG, but the React-specific code is in a separate package and I want to add support for other frameworks.

License

Impala logo created by Freepik - Flaticon

bnzone/impala