Astro Weekly #68

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Hello, Astronauts!

This week, we have details on the first minor release of 2025 with Astro 5.2! Fans of Tailwind CSS will definitely want to check this one out!

We also dive into unit testing Astro components, giving you the tools to ensure your components work flawlessly. Plus, Chris Pennington is back to show you how to handle errors when working with Astro Actions.

Let’s jump in! 🚀

What’s new with Astro 🗞️

Astro 5.2 released ⚡️

Astro 5.2 is here! The first minor release of 2025 brings exciting updates, including support for Tailwind CSS v4.0, perfect for those wanting to use the latest version of the popular styling framework.

What’s new with Astro 5.2

• 💨 Tailwind CSS v4.0 Support: Native support for Tailwind CSS v4 through the @tailwindcss/vite plugin, simplifying integration.

•  📈 Trailing Slash Redirects: Automatic URL structure redirection based on your trailingSlash configuration, improving SEO and user experience.

• 🔀 External Redirects: Ability to define external redirects directly in the Astro configuration with destination URLs and status codes.

• 🧰 TOML Frontmatter in Markdown: Support for TOML frontmatter syntax in Markdown files, offering an alternative to YAML for metadata.

Experimental Features

Additionally, Astro 5.2 includes new experimental features like access to runtime configuration via astro:config and the ability to disable React's streaming feature for finer control over component rendering.

For all the details on Astro 5.2 and more, check out the official release blog post.

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Astro Community 🧑‍🚀

Unit testing Astro components 🧪

In this article, Angelika walks through setting up unit tests for Astro components using happy-dom, Vitest, and Astro’s experimental Container API.

If you’re building with Astro, this article is a must-read for improving your testing workflow and ensuring your components function correctly.

Handling errors with Astro Actions ⚠️

Astro Actions are powerful tools that handle errors automatically, but knowing how to respond to them is key.

Chris Pennington returns with another insightful Astro video, diving into the two types of errors you might encounter when working with Astro Actions.

What else I’ve been reading this week 🤓

Check out these great posts from the Astro Community ↓

•  🆕 What’s new in Astro - January 2025

• 🍦 Vanilla Astro, No Framework Needed

• 🔦 Build a perfect dark theme toggle with Astro

If you have something awesome you’d like to share with the Astro community, you can reach me at [email protected] or via DM on X

Astro Boosters 🚀

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Astro on X 💫

What’s happening on Twitter X this week…

Direct link for web version:
https://x.com/webcoreui/status/1884868170457973001

Astro Showcase 🤩

Check out these impressive projects built with Astro!

Would you like your work to be featured in our Astro Showcase? Get in touch at [email protected] or DM me on X

That’s everything inside the Astroverse for another week!

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Building something cool with Astro? Share it with your fellow Astronauts at [email protected] or via DM on X.

Peace out, Astronauts.

– Nathan 👨‍🚀