# thoughtbot/hotwire-example-template

A collection of branches that transmit HTML over the wire.

Repository: https://github.com/thoughtbot/hotwire-example-template
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hotwire-example-template
Language: Ruby
License Family: other
Topics: hotwire, turbo, stimulus, rails
Last push: 2025-01-04T14:01:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1976, "days_push": 606, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1076, forks 80 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:29.469748+00:00)

## What it is
A Rails template repository from thoughtbot whose branches each demonstrate a Hotwire (Turbo and Stimulus) pattern through incremental Git diffs with prose explanations. It serves as a hands-on tutorial collection for transmitting HTML over the wire in Rails applications.

## Use cases
- learn how to build live preview with Turbo in Rails
- implement typeahead search using Hotwire
- add dynamic forms with Stimulus
- understand HTML-over-the-wire patterns in Rails
- find example implementations of Turbo Streams and Frames
- study commit-by-commit Hotwire feature tutorials

## When to choose
- you are a Rails developer learning Hotwire, Turbo, or Stimulus through real, runnable examples
- you want step-by-step diffs showing how a feature is built
- you prefer prose explanations paired with working code

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready starter template or boilerplate to build on
- you are not using Ruby on Rails
- you expect fork-friendly upstream updates, since branches are rewritten retroactively
- you need a licensed, reusable codebase (no license is provided)

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, web-framework, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, tutorials, frontend, developer-tools
- platform: ruby, cross-platform
- tags: hotwire, turbo, stimulus, rails, example-app, html-over-the-wire, web-server

## Member repositories
- thoughtbot/hotwire-example-template (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:29.469748+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:53:23.868837+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/thoughtbot/hotwire-example-template (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:29.469748+00:00, sha ab66384ed571)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.