AdonisJS v7: State of Things
Hey there,
We've been busy shipping updates to AdonisJS v7 over the last month. More than 20 releases have gone out — mostly bug fixes and internal improvements, but also some bigger features you can try today.
The breaking changes are minimal. When v7 goes public, upgrading should take just a few minutes.
What's New
Starter Kits Include Auth Flows
React and Hypermedia starter kits now come with simple login and signup pages. Just email and password — nothing fancy, but enough to get you started.
Read more about our starter kit philosophy →
Inertia Package Revamp
Three big improvements to the Inertia integration:
1. Transformers — Native integration with Transformers. All Inertia props can be transformers Items and Collections. Docs →
2. Shared data in middleware — Computing shared data often requires importing models or transformers. We've moved this from the config file to middleware where it belongs.
Old - Config file
export default defineConfig({
sharedData: {
user: (ctx) => ctx.auth?.user,
},
})
New - Middleware
export default class InertiaMiddleware extends BaseInertiaMiddleware {
share(ctx: HttpContext) {
return {
user: UserTransformer.transform(ctx.auth.user),
}
}
}
3. Type-safe rendering — The Inertia.render method now knows about your frontend pages and their props. We scan your frontend code and generate types automatically.
Multi-Limiter
Implementing dual rate-limiting (like during login) is now cleaner. Release notes →
const loginLimiter = limiter.multi([
{ duration: '1 min', requests: 10, key: ipKey },
{ duration: '1 min', requests: 5, blockDuration: '20 mins', key: emailKey }
])
await loginLimiter.penalize(() => {
return User.verifyCredentials(payload.email, payload.password)
})
VineJS v4
VineJS now supports the Standard Schema specification, plus better schema re-use with pick/omit and nullable union types. Release notes →
Coming Soon
RPC client and type-safe URL builder — Type-safe fetch API and route-based URL generation for Inertia apps. No more hardcoded URLs.
Encryption module — Support for key rotation and multiple encryption algorithms built in.
Session collection — Low-level APIs for features like "logout from all devices."
Try It Today
AdonisJS v7 is available now to Insiders. Your feedback helps shape the final release.
That's it for this update. More coming soon.
— Harminder Virk
