External References

Diátaxis type: Reference — information-oriented, a curated link directory to all external documentation used by the Scratchy stack.

Core Technologies
Rendering
Data Layer
Styling
Worker Threads
Validation
Authentication
Utilities
Framework Inspiration
Security
AI Development Resources
Testing
DevOps

Core Technologies

Node.js

Fastify

Fastify Plugins

@fastify/autoload — Automatic plugin loading
@fastify/cookie — Cookie parsing and serialization
@fastify/cors — CORS support
@fastify/csrf-protection — CSRF token validation
@fastify/helmet — Security headers
@fastify/multipart — File uploads
@fastify/rate-limit — Rate limiting
@fastify/sensible — Error helpers and utilities
@fastify/session — Session management
@fastify/secure-session — Encrypted sessions
fastify-plugin — Plugin wrapper
fastify-print-routes — Route table logging
fastify-type-provider-zod — Zod validation

tRPC

TypeScript

Rendering

Qwik

React (for Qwik Interop)

Vite

Data Layer

Drizzle ORM

PostgreSQL

Redis / DragonflyDB

Styling

Tailwind CSS

Worker Threads

Piscina

SharedArrayBuffer & Atomics

Validation

Zod

Authentication

Better Auth

Utilities

ULID Specification
ulid npm Package
SuperJSON — Extended JSON serializer
close-with-grace — Graceful shutdown
Pino Logger
async-cache-dedupe — Cache with deduplication

Framework Inspiration

Qwik City

Scratchy's client-side APIs are heavily inspired by Qwik City patterns:

Qwik City Documentation
Qwik City GitHub
routeLoader$ — Server-side data loading
routeAction$ — Server-side form actions
server$ — Server functions callable from client
Middleware (onRequest) — Route middleware
validator$ — Input validation
Form Component — Progressive enhancement

Remix

Scratchy's middleware, session, and form patterns draw from Remix:

Remix Documentation
Remix GitHub
Remix Cookie API — Signed cookies with rotation
Remix Sessions — Session storage strategies
Remix Form — Progressive enhancement forms
Remix Error Handling — Error boundaries
Remix Middleware — Composable middleware

Next.js

Scratchy's file conventions and streaming patterns reference Next.js:

Next.js Documentation
Next.js GitHub
App Router — File-based routing conventions
Middleware — Request middleware
Error Handling — Error boundaries per segment
Loading UI — Streaming and Suspense
Server Actions — Server mutations

SolidStart

SolidStart Documentation
SolidStart GitHub
Server Functions — "use server" pattern
Error Boundaries — Component error handling

Nuxt

Nuxt Documentation
Nuxt GitHub
Data Fetching — useFetch/useAsyncData
Middleware — Route and server middleware
Error Handling — createError, error.vue
State Management — useState composable
Server Routes — Server API routes

RedwoodJS SDK

Nitro

Laravel

Security

OWASP Top Ten — Web application security risks
OWASP Cheat Sheet Series — Security best practices
helmet.js — Security headers documentation
Argon2 — Password hashing
Web Crypto API (MDN) — Cryptographic operations
CSP (MDN) — Content Security Policy

External References ​

Table of Contents ​

Core Technologies ​

Node.js ​

Fastify ​

Fastify Plugins ​

tRPC ​

TypeScript ​

Rendering ​

Qwik ​

React (for Qwik Interop) ​

Vite ​

Data Layer ​

Drizzle ORM ​

PostgreSQL ​

Redis / DragonflyDB ​

Styling ​

Tailwind CSS ​

Worker Threads ​

Piscina ​

SharedArrayBuffer & Atomics ​

Validation ​

Zod ​

Authentication ​

Better Auth ​

Utilities ​

Framework Inspiration ​

Qwik City ​

Remix ​

Next.js ​

SolidStart ​

Nuxt ​

RedwoodJS SDK ​

Nitro ​

Laravel ​

Security ​

AI Development Resources ​

mcollina/skills ​

Course Platform Reference ​

Testing ​

DevOps ​