Guides

This section provides practical guides and tutorials for working with the ReX content system.

Overview

Guides are task-oriented documentation that walk through specific use cases and implementation scenarios. They provide step-by-step instructions, code samples, and explanations to help users accomplish common tasks.

Guide Structure

Each guide follows a consistent structure:

1. Objective: Clear statement of what the guide will help you accomplish
2. Prerequisites: Required knowledge, setup, or components
3. Step-by-step Instructions: Detailed walkthrough with code examples
4. Complete Example: A fully functional implementation
5. Common Issues: Troubleshooting advice for typical problems
6. Related Resources: Links to relevant concepts, reference, and patterns

Available Guides

Content System Guides

• Content System Cookbook: Recipes for common content system implementation tasks
• Error Handling: Strategies for robust error handling and recovery
• Learning Paths: Structured learning sequences for different roles and experience levels

Guide Categories

Guides are organized by complexity and purpose:

Basic Guides

Basic guides cover fundamental tasks and are suitable for beginners:

• Creating a basic content store
• Reading and writing content
• Monitoring content changes
• Error handling basics

Integration Guides

Integration guides focus on connecting the content system with other technologies:

• React integration
• Node.js server integration
• Browser-only integration
• Service worker integration

Advanced Guides

Advanced guides cover more complex scenarios:

• Custom adapter implementation
• Middleware composition
• Performance optimization
• Content validation

Migration Guides

Migration guides assist with transitions between versions:

• Migrating to standardized terminology
• Updating to unified type system
• Handling API changes

Implementation Approach

The guides in this section embrace the trimodal methodology:

1. Bottom-Up Implementation: Starting with concrete examples
2. Top-Down API Design: Showing how to work with high-level interfaces
3. Holistic System Integration: Demonstrating how components work together

This approach ensures that readers can both understand individual components in detail and see how they fit into the larger system.

Using the Guides

For the best learning experience:

1. Start with the guide that most closely matches your current task
2. Review prerequisite concepts if they’re unfamiliar
3. Follow the step-by-step instructions, typing the code yourself
4. Experiment with the examples, making modifications to deepen understanding
5. Refer to related reference documentation for complete API details

Contributing to Guides

New guides should:

1. Focus on specific, practical tasks
2. Include complete, working code examples
3. Explain not just what to do, but why
4. Follow the standard guide structure
5. Connect to relevant concepts and reference documentation