This is a package designed to add server side helper methods for HttpRequest and HttpResponse. This makes working with htmx server-side concepts simpler.
Install the Htmx NuGet package to your ASP.NET Core project.
dotnet add package HtmxUsing the HttpRequest, we can determine if the request was initiated by Htmx on the client.
httpContext.Request.IsHtmx()This can be used to either return a full page response or a partial page render.
// in a Razor Page
return Request.IsHtmx()
? Partial("_Form", this)
: Page();We can also retrieve the other header values htmx might set.
Request.IsHtmx(out var values);Read more about the other header values on the official documentation page.
We can set Http Response headers using the Htmx extension method, which passes an action and HtmxResponseHeaders object.
Response.Htmx(h => {
h.Push("/new-url")
.TriggerAfterSettle("yes")
.TriggerAfterSwap("cool");
});Read more about the HTTP response headers at the official documentation site.
Install the Htmx.TagHelpers NuGet package to your ASP.NET Core project. Targets .NET Core 3.1+ projects.
dotnet add package Htmx.TagHelpersYou'll generally need URL paths pointing back to your ASP.NET Core backend. Luckily, Htmx.TagHelpers mimics the url generation included in ASP.NET Core. This makes linking HTMX with your ASP.NET Core application a seamless experience.
<div hx-target="this">
<button hx-get
hx-page="Index"
hx-page-handler="Snippet"
hx-swap="outerHtml">
Click Me (Razor Page w/ Handler)
</button>
</div>
<div hx-target="this">
<button hx-get
hx-controller="Home"
hx-action="Index"
hx-route-id="1">
Click Me (Controller)
</button>
</div>
<div hx-target="this">
<button hx-post
hx-route="named">
Click Me (Named)
</button>
</div>An additional htmx-config tag helper is included that can be applied to a meta element in your page's head that makes creating HTMX configuration simpler. For example, below we can set the historyCacheSize, default indicatorClass, and whether to include ASP.NET Core's anti-forgery tokens as an additional element on the HTMX configuration.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta name="htmx-config"
historyCacheSize="20"
indicatorClass="htmx-indicator"
includeAspNetAntiforgeryToken="true"
/>
<!-- additional elements... -->
</head>The resulting HTML will be.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta name="htmx-config" content='{"indicatorClass":"htmx-indicator","historyCacheSize":20,"antiForgery":{"formFieldName":"__RequestVerificationToken","headerName":"RequestVerificationToken","requestToken":"<token>"}}' />
<!-- additional elements... -->
</head>You can set the attribute includeAspNetAntiforgerToken on the htmx-config element. Then you'll need to include this additional JavaScript in your web application.
document.addEventListener("htmx:configRequest", (evt) => {
let httpVerb = evt.detail.verb.toUpperCase();
if (httpVerb === 'GET') return;
let antiForgery = htmx.config.antiForgery;
if (antiForgery) {
// already specified on form, short circuit
if (evt.detail.parameters[antiForgery.formFieldName])
return;
if (antiForgery.headerName) {
evt.detail.headers[antiForgery.headerName]
= antiForgery.requestToken;
} else {
evt.detail.parameters[antiForgery.formFieldName]
= antiForgery.requestToken;
}
}
});Copyright © 2021 Khalid Abuhakmeh
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