Palash AwasthiandNik Richers 165582b08e docs: add Reflex framework quickstart (#45441)
## I have read the
[CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/supabase/supabase/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
file.

YES

## What kind of change does this PR introduce?

Docs update — adds a new framework quickstart.

## What is the current behavior?

The Framework Quickstarts section under Getting Started covers Next.js,
Nuxt, React, Flask, and others, but doesn't include Reflex
(https://reflex.dev), an open-source Python web framework that compiles
to React. Python developers building full-stack apps with Reflex have to
piece together the Supabase setup from the general Python reference
rather than following a quickstart.

## What is the new behavior?

Adds a Reflex framework quickstart at
`apps/docs/content/guides/getting-started/quickstarts/reflex.mdx`,
mirroring the structure of the existing Flask quickstart: same DB setup
partial (`quickstart_db_setup.mdx`), same env var step using
`ProjectConfigVariables`, same six-step `StepHikeCompact` shape. A nav
entry is added directly after Flask in `NavigationMenu.constants.ts`,
gated on `!jsOnly` to match Flask's pattern.

Verified end-to-end against a fresh Supabase project: ran every command
in the docs literally, including the full SQL from
`quickstart_db_setup.mdx` (with the `grant select on public.instruments
to anon` line). The rendered Reflex app shows the Instruments heading
with all three seeded rows. No console errors, no event-loop warnings.

## Additional context

Conventions used in the quickstart:

- Uses `uv` (`uv init`, `uv add`, `uv run`) rather than pip + venv. This
follows the broader docs pattern of each quickstart using its
framework's idiomatic tooling (Next.js → npx, RedwoodJS → yarn, Laravel
→ composer, Flutter → pubspec.yaml). It also matches what Reflex's own
`reflex init` post-install message recommends. `uv add` produces a
`pyproject.toml` and `uv.lock` so users can rebuild deterministically
with `uv sync`.
- The Supabase client is constructed via `acreate_client` with a
lazy-init pattern, and the event handler is `async def`. This avoids
blocking Reflex's event loop on the HTTP request.

In touch with the Supabase team on this — happy to iterate on copy or
scope based on review.

Pre-flight: ran pnpm run format locally, which passed cleanly. Did not
run pnpm run build locally — hit a Windows/CRLF-related TOML parsing
failure in an unrelated troubleshooting frontmatter file
(apps/docs/content/troubleshooting/all-about-supabase-egress-a_Sg_e.mdx)
during page data collection. Relying on Vercel preview to validate the
build.


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## Summary by CodeRabbit

* **New Features**
  * Added Reflex (Python) and Spring Boot to the framework quickstarts.
* Reorganized quickstart listings for clearer framework navigation and
grouping.

* **Documentation**
* Added a Reflex quickstart guide covering Supabase setup, environment
variables, asynchronous data loading, error handling, and running the
app.
  * Added Reflex-specific AI guidance for configuring Supabase projects.
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Co-authored-by: Nik Richers <nik@validmind.ai>
2026-09-09 23:35:24 +00:00
2025-06-17 11:08:46 +02:00
2024-01-10 13:34:41 +01:00
2021-07-25 12:45:26 +08:00

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