Status of this repo (slow & stable, like Elm itself :) )

[Simon Lydell]

elm-tooling works, is fast and does what I need!

These days, the elm, elm-format and elm-test-rs npm packages are as tiny and secure as possible, which makes elm-tooling less relevant. (Only elm-json is left (zwilias/elm-json#51), but I’ve released @lydell/elm-json as a workaround). On top of that, pnpm lets you install npm packages with a global store similar to ~/.elm, making elm-format bring even less to the table. (This makes #22 not so important anymore.)

I would be fun to eventually implement #88. And it would be cool if elm-tooling was written in a language where you can create a small standalone binary, removing the dependency on Node.js and npm. But I’d rather focus on elm-watch and elm-safe-virtual-dom.

I’ll continue maintaining the project, and adding new tool versions as they are released, but new features will have to wait for a while.

Don’t take this as “this project is abandoned”! It’s all about time, and currently I’d like to spend time on other Elm things that I find more valuable. I’ve been silent in this repo for a long time, and I think it’s better to write about my plans!

That being said, elm-tooling isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. But I think it’s healthy to actively re-evaluate the “reasons to exist” of a tool, even though it’s the baby you’ve created yourself!