dept/highway
Highway - A Modern Javascript Transitions Manager observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3094
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1609
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1417 stars · 88 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Highway is a lightweight (2.5kb gzipped) JavaScript library for creating AJAX-based page navigations with smooth transitions between pages. It provides extensible ES6 classes (Core, Renderer, Transition) so developers can focus on creative animations while it handles the navigation process.
Use cases
- add page transition animations to a website
- build ajax navigation without full page reloads
- create smooth transitions between html pages
- implement pjax-style routing with custom animations
- animate page changes in a multi-page site
- manage dom swaps between pages with transition hooks
When to choose
- you want a tiny, flexible transitions manager for a traditional multi-page website
- you prefer extending simple ES6 classes over a heavy framework
- you need IE11 support via polyfills for ajax navigation
When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained library - it is officially unmaintained as of v2.2.1
- you are building a single-page application with a framework like React or Vue
- you need long-term support or security updates
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
animation routing frontend-framework web-development frontend browser page-transitions ajax-navigation es6-classes unmaintained lightweight nodejs
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/dept/highway · fetched 2026-08-28 · cc96bc984348
- homepage: https://highway.js.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7a3edb25ab8f
- site_page: https://highway.js.org/installation.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · ad6c41a6b417
- site_page: https://highway.js.org/examples/cms-integrations.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 728670493389
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| dept/highway | main | 10 |
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