@asamuzakjp/dom-selector

DOM Selector

A CSS selector engine.

Install

npm i @asamuzakjp/dom-selector

Usage

import { DOMSelector } from '@asamuzakjp/dom-selector';
import { JSDOM } from 'jsdom';

const { window } = new JSDOM();
const {
  closest, matches, querySelector, querySelectorAll
} = new DOMSelector(window);

matches(selector, node, opt)

matches - same functionality as Element.matches()

Parameters

• selector string CSS selector
• node object Element node
• opt object? options
  • opt.noexcept boolean? no exception
  • opt.warn boolean? console warn e.g. unsupported pseudo-class

Returns boolean true if matched, false otherwise

closest(selector, node, opt)

closest - same functionality as Element.closest()

Parameters

• selector string CSS selector
• node object Element node
• opt object? options
  • opt.noexcept boolean? no exception
  • opt.warn boolean? console warn e.g. unsupported pseudo-class

Returns object? matched node

querySelector(selector, node, opt)

querySelector - same functionality as Document.querySelector(), DocumentFragment.querySelector(), Element.querySelector()

Parameters

• selector string CSS selector
• node object Document, DocumentFragment or Element node
• opt object? options
  • opt.noexcept boolean? no exception
  • opt.warn boolean? console warn e.g. unsupported pseudo-class

Returns object? matched node

querySelectorAll(selector, node, opt)

querySelectorAll - same functionality as Document.querySelectorAll(), DocumentFragment.querySelectorAll(), Element.querySelectorAll()
NOTE: returns Array, not NodeList

Parameters

• selector string CSS selector
• node object Document, DocumentFragment or Element node
• opt object? options
  • opt.noexcept boolean? no exception
  • opt.warn boolean? console warn e.g. unsupported pseudo-class

Returns Array<(object | undefined)> array of matched nodes

Supported CSS selectors

Pattern	Supported	Note
*	✓
ns|E	✓
*|E	✓
|E	✓
E	✓
E:not(s1, s2, …)	✓
E:is(s1, s2, …)	✓
E:where(s1, s2, …)	✓
E:has(rs1, rs2, …)	✓
E.warning	✓
E#myid	✓
E[foo]	✓
E[foo="bar"]	✓
E[foo="bar" i]	✓
E[foo="bar" s]	✓
E[foo~="bar"]	✓
E[foo^="bar"]	✓
E[foo$="bar"]	✓
E[foo*="bar"]	✓
E[foo|="en"]	✓
E:defined	Unsupported
E:dir(ltr)	✓
E:lang(en)	Partially supported	Comma-separated list of language codes, e.g. :lang(en, fr), is not yet supported.
E:any‑link	✓
E:link	✓
E:visited	✓	Returns false or null to prevent fingerprinting.
E:local‑link	✓
E:target	✓
E:target‑within	✓
E:scope	✓
E:current	Unsupported
E:current(s)	Unsupported
E:past	Unsupported
E:future	Unsupported
E:active	Unsupported
E:hover	Unsupported
E:focus	✓
E:focus‑within	✓
E:focus‑visible	Unsupported
E:enabled E:disabled	✓
E:read‑write E:read‑only	✓
E:placeholder‑shown	✓
E:default	✓
E:checked	✓
E:indeterminate	✓
E:valid E:invalid	✓
E:required E:optional	✓
E:blank	Unsupported
E:user‑invalid	Unsupported
E:root	✓
E:empty	✓
E:nth‑child(n [of S]?)	✓
E:nth‑last‑child(n [of S]?)	✓
E:first‑child	✓
E:last‑child	✓
E:only‑child	✓
E:nth‑of‑type(n)	✓
E:nth‑last‑of‑type(n)	✓
E:first‑of‑type	✓
E:last‑of‑type	✓
E:only‑of‑type	✓
E F	✓
E > F	✓
E + F	✓
E ~ F	✓
F || E	Unsupported
E:nth‑col(n)	Unsupported
E:nth‑last‑col(n)	Unsupported
E:host	✓
E:host(s)	✓
E:host‑context(s)	✓

Monkey patch jsdom

import { DOMSelector } from '@asamuzakjp/dom-selector';
import { JSDOM } from 'jsdom';

const dom = new JSDOM('', {
  runScripts: 'dangerously',
  url: 'http://localhost/',
  beforeParse: window => {
    const {
      closest, matches, querySelector, querySelectorAll
    } = new DOMSelector(window);
    window.Element.prototype.matches = function (...args) {
      if (!args.length) {
        throw new window.TypeError('1 argument required, but only 0 present.');
      }
      const [selector] = args;
      return matches(selector, this);
    };
    window.Element.prototype.closest = function (...args) {
      if (!args.length) {
        throw new window.TypeError('1 argument required, but only 0 present.');
      }
      const [selector] = args;
      return closest(selector, this);
    };
    window.Document.prototype.querySelector = function (...args) {
      if (!args.length) {
        throw new window.TypeError('1 argument required, but only 0 present.');
      }
      const [selector] = args;
      return querySelector(selector, this);
    };
    window.DocumentFragment.prototype.querySelector = function (...args) {
      if (!args.length) {
        throw new window.TypeError('1 argument required, but only 0 present.');
      }
      const [selector] = args;
      return querySelector(selector, this);
    };
    window.Element.prototype.querySelector = function (...args) {
      if (!args.length) {
        throw new window.TypeError('1 argument required, but only 0 present.');
      }
      const [selector] = args;
      return querySelector(selector, this);
    };
    window.Document.prototype.querySelectorAll = function (...args) {
      if (!args.length) {
        throw new window.TypeError('1 argument required, but only 0 present.');
      }
      const [selector] = args;
      return querySelectorAll(selector, this);
    };
    window.DocumentFragment.prototype.querySelectorAll = function (...args) {
      if (!args.length) {
        throw new window.TypeError('1 argument required, but only 0 present.');
      }
      const [selector] = args;
      return querySelectorAll(selector, this);
    };
    window.Element.prototype.querySelectorAll = function (...args) {
      if (!args.length) {
        throw new window.TypeError('1 argument required, but only 0 present.');
      }
      const [selector] = args;
      return querySelectorAll(selector, this);
    };
  }
});

Performance

matches()

Selector	jsdom v24.0.0 (nwsapi)	happy-dom	linkeDom	patched-jsdom (dom-selector)	Result
simple selector: matches('.content')	1,069,929 ops/sec ±0.34%	7,126 ops/sec ±0.88%	8,555 ops/sec ±0.70%	946,961 ops/sec ±0.15%	jsdom is the fastest and 1.1 times faster than patched-jsdom.
compound selector: matches('p.content[id]:is(:last-child, :only-child)')	601,355 ops/sec ±0.33%	7,016 ops/sec ±1.12%	8,644 ops/sec ±0.51%	508,012 ops/sec ±0.24%	jsdom is the fastest and 1.2 times faster than patched-jsdom.
compound selector: matches('p.content[id]:is(:invalid-nth-child, :only-child)')	N/A	7,082 ops/sec ±0.21%	N/A	153,958 ops/sec ±0.96%	patched-jsdom is the fastest.
complex selector: matches('.box:first-child ~ .box:nth-of-type(4n+1) + .box[id] .block.inner > .content')	167,052 ops/sec ±0.19%	N/A	7,700 ops/sec ±0.45%	146,612 ops/sec ±0.22%	jsdom is the fastest and 1.1 times faster than patched-jsdom.
complex selector: matches('.box:first-child ~ .box:nth-of-type(4n+1) + .box .block.inner:has(> .content)')	N/A	N/A	7,573 ops/sec ±0.47%	44,413 ops/sec ±0.66%	patched-jsdom is the fastest.

closest()

Selector	jsdom v24.0.0 (nwsapi)	happy-dom	linkeDom	patched-jsdom (dom-selector)	Result
simple selector: closest('.container')	387,330 ops/sec ±1.52%	7,076 ops/sec ±0.91%	8,491 ops/sec ±0.53%	375,594 ops/sec ±1.31%	jsdom is the fastest and 1.0 times faster than patched-jsdom.
compound selector: closest('div.container[id]:not(.box)')	180,638 ops/sec ±1.58%	6,492 ops/sec ±1.00%	8,198 ops/sec ±0.71%	173,121 ops/sec ±0.10%	jsdom is the fastest and 1.0 times faster than patched-jsdom.
complex selector: closest('.box:first-child ~ .box:nth-of-type(4n+1) + .box[id] .block.inner > .content')	152,683 ops/sec ±0.08%	N/A	7,548 ops/sec ±0.85%	137,912 ops/sec ±1.40%	jsdom is the fastest and 1.1 times faster than patched-jsdom.
complex selector: closest('.box:first-child ~ .box:nth-of-type(4n+1) + .box .block.inner:has(> .content)')	N/A	N/A	7,469 ops/sec ±0.65%	30,497 ops/sec ±0.84%	patched-jsdom is the fastest.

querySelector()

Selector	jsdom v24.0.0 (nwsapi)	happy-dom	linkeDom	patched-jsdom (dom-selector)	Result
simple selector: querySelector('.content')	35,135 ops/sec ±1.63%	8,473 ops/sec ±0.72%	9,958 ops/sec ±0.90%	28,201 ops/sec ±2.12%	jsdom is the fastest and 1.2 times faster than patched-jsdom.
compound selector: querySelector('p.content[id]:is(:last-child, :only-child)')	10,717 ops/sec ±1.39%	8,378 ops/sec ±0.70%	9,366 ops/sec ±0.27%	9,348 ops/sec ±1.76%	jsdom is the fastest and 1.1 times faster than patched-jsdom.
complex selector: querySelector('.box:first-child ~ .box:nth-of-type(4n+1) + .box[id] .block.inner > .content')	233 ops/sec ±0.71%	N/A	1,298 ops/sec ±0.40%	689 ops/sec ±1.14%	linkedom is the fastest and 1.9 times faster than patched-jsdom. patched-jsdom is 3.0 times faster than jsdom.
complex selector: querySelector('.box:first-child ~ .box:nth-of-type(4n+1) + .box .block.inner:has(> .content)')	N/A	N/A	1,569 ops/sec ±0.29%	464 ops/sec ±1.73%	linkedom is the fastest and 3.4 times faster than patched-jsdom.

querySelectorAll()

Selector	jsdom v24.0.0 (nwsapi)	happy-dom	linkeDom	patched-jsdom (dom-selector)	Result
simple selector: querySelectorAll('.content')	2,839 ops/sec ±1.01%	822 ops/sec ±1.68%	1,215 ops/sec ±1.37%	3,398 ops/sec ±0.33%	patched-jsdom is the fastest. patched-jsdom is 1.2 times faster than jsdom.
compound selector: querySelectorAll('p.content[id]:is(:last-child, :only-child)')	1,003 ops/sec ±1.20%	987 ops/sec ±1.66%	1,195 ops/sec ±1.07%	1,059 ops/sec ±1.09%	linkedom is the fastest and 1.1 times faster than patched-jsdom. patched-jsdom is 1.1 times faster than jsdom.
complex selector: querySelectorAll('.box:first-child ~ .box:nth-of-type(4n+1) + .box[id] .block.inner > .content')	230 ops/sec ±0.84%	N/A	426 ops/sec ±0.18%	781 ops/sec ±1.34%	patched-jsdom is the fastest. patched-jsdom is 3.4 times faster than jsdom.
complex selector: querySelectorAll('.box:first-child ~ .box:nth-of-type(4n+1) + .box .block.inner:has(> .content)')	N/A	N/A	463 ops/sec ±0.25%	492 ops/sec ±2.09%	patched-jsdom is the fastest.

Acknowledgments

The following resources have been of great help in the development of the DOM Selector.

• CSSTree
• selery
• jsdom
• nwsapi

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