bikeshaving/crank

Health v2 · maintenance only

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2795 stars · 81 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Crank.js is a JavaScript/TypeScript UI framework for building websites and applications where components are plain functions, generators, and promises instead of hook-based classes. It supports declarative rendering, async components, and SSR/SSG with no compiler or hooks required.

Use cases

• build a web app with plain JavaScript components
• framework without hooks or dependency arrays
• async components that await data before rendering
• server-side rendering with a JSX framework
• write UI components using generators for state and lifecycle
• use JSX without a build step via tagged templates

When to choose

• you want state as local variables and lifecycle as plain control flow
• you prefer async/await components over effect hooks
• you want a lightweight JSX framework with no compiler requirement

When to avoid

• you need a large ecosystem of third-party components and tooling
• your team is deeply invested in React-specific libraries and patterns
• you need mature, battle-tested production guarantees at scale

Facets

framework · maturity active

frontend-framework ssr templating web-framework web-development frontend browser cross-platform jsx generators async-components no-hooks typescript ui-framework nodejs web-server

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