Play Framework 2.3.9 Project Template

A Scala project template bundled with Play 2.x + TypeScript + Webpack + Scalariform + Scalastyle + Configured security options by default.

Contents

Client side:

• altJS
  • TypeScript: TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript that compiles to clean JavaScript output.
• preprocessors:
  • Stylus: expressive, robust, feature-rich CSS preprocessor
  • Jade: robust, elegant, feature rich template engine for nodejs
• code quality:
  • tslint: a static analysis linter for TypeScript.
• build tools:
  • Webpack: Packs CommonJs/AMD modules for the browser.
  • Webpack + Play integration:
    • Assets are auto-reloaded by activator run.
    • Assets are minified before activator dist.
• bundled libraries:
  • jQuery 2.1.4
• others:
  • source map (only enabled in dev environment)
  • production codes are minified.
  • console.log is automatically removed from production codes.

Storages:

• ScalikeJDBC: A tidy SQL-based DB access library for Scala developers.
• MySQL Connector

Server behavior modifications:

• Google HTML Compressor: Remove unnecessary white spaces and comments from HTML in response.
• SecurityHeaders: Send headers to make apps much secure.

Code quality supports:

• Very strict scalac options.
• Scalariform: Automatic code reforming on compile.
• Scalastyle: Scala style checker with very strict rules.
• Scapegoat: Scala style checker for optional.

Others:

• Documentation is disabled to speed up compilation by default.

Requirements

• npm
• node.js

Quick Start

Generate a new project using giter8.

g8 shouldbee/play-scala
cd yourapp

Install node modules.

make bootstrap

Then start Play server.

./activator run

Open http://localhost:9000/ with your browser and enjoy!

Customize

/node_modules and /typings are git-ignored by default

If you want to check in node_modules and types, you can comment out these lines of .gitignore.