Zoid is great but I wanted types that actually carry across the iframe boundary. ForgeFrame is my take: zero dependencies, TypeScript-first, ESM build.

Description and use

The user replaced Zoid with ForgeFrame as a zero-dependency, TypeScript-first alternative for cross-domain iframes so that TypeScript types carry across the iframe boundary.

Problem

The user wanted a cross-domain iframe component that carries TypeScript types across the iframe boundary, because Zoid does not provide this.

Outcome

ForgeFrame provides a zero-dependency, TypeScript-first, ESM-built alternative to Zoid that carries TypeScript types across the iframe boundary.

Workflow

• Identify the need for a cross-domain iframe bridge that carries TypeScript types across the boundary
• Evaluate Zoid as the existing bridge but note its type-carrying limitation
• Implement ForgeFrame as a zero-dependency, TypeScript-first alternative with an ESM build
• Use ForgeFrame to replace Zoid so that types carry across the iframe boundary

Evidence

I built a zero-dependency, TypeScript-first alternative to Zoid for cross-domain iframes

Source

ForgeFrame is my take: zero dependencies, TypeScript-first, ESM build.

Source

I wanted types that actually carry across the iframe boundary.

Source