Welcome to the September 2021 update for StackBlitz! There are a lot of great upgrades & fixes in this version that we hope you will like, some of the key highlights include:
- New frameworks supported
- Database support in WebContainer
- DX & compatibility improvements/fixes
Want to try new features as soon as possible? Come join our Discord community and try the latest updates as soon as they are available.
Now, without further ado:
DX & compatibility improvements and fixes
Expanded configuration in .stackblitzrc
- Added the
env property to the .stackblitzrc config file to allow defining environment variables
- Added opt-in support for the dynamic imports in CJS by setting
ENABLE_CJS_IMPORTS environment variable to true
Editor upgrades
- Added
zenmode=1 query param support for starting with minimalistic UI in embeds
- Added dedicated icons for the
.mdx, .astro, .sql, and .sqlite files
- Added the Monaco grammar and emmet support for Astro file format
- Upgraded Prettier to from 1 to 2.4
- Enabled Prettier for more file types, including HTML, Markdown, JSON and Vue
- Improved title handling for GitHub importer to better describe imported projects
Shell improvements
- Improved platform JavaScript performance and reduced bundle size by 6% by compiling for modern browsers only
- Fixed issues with forking webcontainer-based projects
- Fixed TypeScript language service failing to find files with special characters (e.g.
src/app/[id].ts)
- Fixed an issue with Turbo not updating package.json correctly
- Fixed binary files inference, and added debounce to their upload
- Auto-open preview for URLs for port of lower number than the current one.
This fixes an issue when e.g. a preview was being displayed for a HMR port instead for an actual app.
- Lots of improvements to our documentation – including the Getting Started section
- Reduced size of Turbo installations
Thank you!
Last but not least, a huge thank you to all of our community members and StackBlitz core team members who made this month’s release possible! ❤️
We have some big announcements coming out over the next few months so stay tuned for the latest on our Twitter @stackblitz and our Discord community. See you there!
