Getting Started

Installation

To install Lively, you can use the following command:

$ gem install lively

Basic Usage

Create a new directory for your Lively application:

$ mkdir my_lively_app
$ cd my_lively_app

Then create a gems.rb file in your project directory:

source "https://rubygems.org"
gem "lively"

Next, run bundle install to install the Lively gem:

$ bundle install

Create an application.rb file in your project directory:

#!/usr/bin/env lively

class HelloWorldView < Live::View
	def bind(page)
		super
		self.update!
	end
	
	def render(builder)
		builder.tag(:p) do
			builder.text("Hello World!")
		end
	end
end

Application = Lively::Application[HelloWorldView]

Now you can run your Lively application:

$ chmod +x application.rb
$ ./application.rb

You should see "Hello World!" displayed in your browser.

Live Reloading

To enable live reloading, add the io-watch gem to your gems.rb file:

gem "io-watch"

Then run:

$ io-watch . -- ./application.rb