frint
The base of Frint
Guide
Installation
With npm:
$ npm install --save frint
Via unpkg CDN:
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<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/rxjs/5.0.1/Rx.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://unpkg.com/frint@latest/dist/frint.min.js"></script>
<script>
</script>
Terminologies
Root App
: The top-most parent App, where other Apps get registered to.App
: Apps that register themselves to Root App.Provider
: Dependency for your apps.
Usage
Let's import the necessary functions from the library first:
const Frint = require('frint');
const { createApp } = Frint;
Now we can create our App:
const RootApp = createApp({ name: 'MyAppName' });
Instantiate the Root app:
const app = new RootApp();
window.app = app;
Creating and registering apps
const { createApp } = Frint;
const MyApp = createApp({ name: 'MyAppName' });
To register the App in your Root App:
window.app.registerApp(MyApp);
Understanding Providers
Providers are dependencies for your Frint application (not to be confused with npm
packages).
They can be set at Root app level, at App level, or even only at Root app level but cascade them to other Apps.
Direct values
For values that are already known:
const RootApp = createApp({
name: 'MyAppName',
providers: [
{
name: 'foo',
useValue: 'foo value here'
}
]
});
const app = new RootApp();
app.get('foo') === 'foo value here';
Generated values from factories
If you want to get the value from a function (will be called only once during App construction):
const RootApp = createApp({
name: 'MyAppName',
providers: [
{
name: 'bar',
useFactory: function () {
return 'bar value';
}
},
]
});
const app = new RootApp();
app.get('bar') === 'bar value';
Classes
You can also have classes defined as providers. They will be instantiated when the App is constructed, and then made available to you:
class Baz {
getValue() {
return 'baz value';
}
}
const RootApp = createApp({
name: 'MyAppName',
providers: [
{
name: 'baz',
useClass: Baz
}
]
});
const app = new RootApp();
app.get('baz').getValue() === 'baz value';
Cascading
If you wish to cascade a provider from Root App to other Apps, you can:
const RootApp = createApp({
name: 'MyRootApp',
providers: [
{
name: 'window',
useValue: window,
cascade: true,
}
]
});
const MyApp = createApp({
name: 'MyApp'
});
const app = new RootApp();
app.registerApp(MyApp);
app.get('window') === window;
app.getAppInstance('MyApp').get('window') === window;
Reserved provider names
app
: The current App in scoperootApp
: Always refers to the top-most App (which is Root)
Dependencies
Providers can also list their dependencies (by their names).
class Baz {
constructor({ foo, bar, app }) {
}
}
const RootApp = createApp({
name: 'MyRootApp',
providers: [
{
name: 'foo',
useValue: 'foo value'
},
{
name: 'bar',
useFactory: function ({ foo }) {
return `In bar, I have foo's value: ${foo}`
},
deps: ['foo']
},
{
name: 'baz',
useClass: Baz,
deps: ['foo', 'bar', 'app']
}
],
})
Scoped
When cascading providers from Root to other Apps, it is likely you may want to scope those values by the App they are targeting. It is applicable in only useFactory
and useClass
usage, since they generate values.
const RootApp = createApp({
name: 'MyRootApp',
providers: [
{
name: 'theNameOfTheApp',
useFactory: function ({ app }) {
return app.getOption('name');
},
deps: ['app'],
cascade: true,
scoped: true,
}
]
});
const MyApp = createApp({
name: 'MyApp'
});
const app = new RootApp();
app.registerApp(MyApp);
app.get('theNameOfTheApp') === 'MyRootApp';
app.getAppInstance('MyApp').get('theNameOfTheApp') === 'MyApp';
API
App
App
The base App class.
createApp
createApp(options)
Arguments
options
(Object
)
options.name
: (String
[required]): Name of your App.options.initialize
: (Function
[optional]): Called when App is constructed.options.beforeDestroy
: (Function
[optional]): Called when App is about to be destroyed.options.providers
: (Array
[optional]): Array of provider objects.
Returns
App
: App class.
app
const app = new App();
The App
instance
app.getOption
app.getOption(key)
Arguments
key
(String
)
Returns
Any
.
Example
app.getOption('name')
would give you MyAppName
string.
app.getRootApp
app.getRootApp()
Returns
App
: Gives you the Root App instance.
app.getParentApp
app.getParentApp()
Returns
App
: Gives you the immediate Parent App instance.
app.getParentApps
app.getParentApps()
Returns
Array
: Array of parent apps, with immediate parent app as first element and the root app being the last.
app.getProviders
app.getProviders()
Gives you an array of provider definitions as passed while creating the App class.
Returns
Array
: Array of provider definitions as passed while creating the App class.
app.getProvider
app.getProvider(name)
Gives you the provider's original definition.
Arguments
name
(String
): The name of the provider that you want
Returns
Object
: The provider definition
Not to be confused with the computed value of the provider.
app.get
app.get(name)
Gives you the computed value of the provider.
Arguments
name
(String
): The name of the provider
Returns
Any
: The computed value of the provider.
app.getApps$
app.getApps$(regionName = null)
Arguments
regionName
(String
[optional]): Filter the list of apps by region names if needed
Returns
Observable
: That emits an array of most recent available Apps.
app.getWidgets$ [deprecated]
app.getWidgets$(regionName = null)
Alias to app.getApps$
app.registerApp
app.registerApp(App, options = {})
Register App class to Root app.
Arguments
App
(App
): The App class.options
(Object
[optional])
name
(String
[optional]): If the App's name needs to be overridden.multi
(Boolean
[optional]): If the App is a multi-instance app (defaults to false
)
Returns
void
app.registerWidget [deprecated]
app.registerWidget(App, options = {})
Alias to app.registerApp
app.hasAppInstance
app.hasAppInstance(name, region = null, regionKey = null)
Check if App instance is available or not.
Arguments
name
(String
): The name of the App that you are looking forregion
(String
[optional]): If you want the App of a specific regionregionKey
(String
[optional]): If it is a multi-instance App, then the lookup can be scoped by region's keys.
Returns
Boolean
: A flag indicating whether an App instance whose name matches the provided name
parameter is available or not
app.hasWidgetInstance [deprecated]
app.hasWidgetInstance(name, region = null, regionKey = null)
Alias to app.hasAppInstance
app.getAppInstance
app.getAppInstance(name, region = null, regionKey = null)
Gets the App instance if available.
Arguments
name
(String
): The name of the App that you are looking forregion
(String
[optional]): If you want the App of a specific regionregionKey
(String
[optional]): If it is a multi-instance App, then the lookup can be scoped by region's keys.
Returns
App|Boolean
: The app instance, or false if not availble.
app.getWidgetInstance [deprecated]
app.getWidgetInstance(name, region = null, regionKey = null)
Alias to app.getAppInstance
app.getAppOnceAvailable$
app.getAppOnceAvailable$(name, region = null, regionKey = null)
Returns an Observable, which emits with the App's instance once it is available.
Arguments
name
(String
): The name of the App that you are looking forregion
(String
[optional]): If you want the App of a specific regionregionKey
(String
[optional]): If it is a multi-instance App, then the lookup can be scoped by region's keys.
Returns
Observable
: Emits the App instance once found, only once.
app.getWidgetOnceAvailable$ [deprecated]
app.getWidgetOnceAvailable$(name, region = null, regionKey = null)
Alias to app.getAppOnceAvailable$
app.instantiateApp
app.instantiateApp(name, region = null, regionKey = null)
Instantiates the registered App class, (for the targetted region/regionKey if it is a multi-instance App).
Arguments
name
(String
): The name of the App that you are looking forregion
(String
[optional]): If you want the App of a specific regionregionKey
(String
[optional]): If it is a multi-instance App, then the lookup can be scoped by region's keys.
Returns
Array
: The updated collection of apps.
app.instantiateWidget [deprecated]
app.instantiateWidget(name, region = null, regionKey = null)
Alias to app.instantiateApp
app.destroyApp
app.destroyApp(name, region = null, regionKey = null)
Destroys App instance.
Arguments
name
(String
): The name of the App that you are looking forregion
(String
[optional]): If you want the App of a specific regionregionKey
(String
[optional]): If it is a multi-instance App, then the lookup can be scoped by region's keys.
Returns
void
.
app.destroyWidget [deprecated]
app.destroyWidget(name, region = null, regionKey = null)
Alias to app.destroyApp