HyperApp is a JavaScript library for building frontend applications.
1kb and has no dependencies. We're not opinionated about your stack either; use Browserify with Hyperx; Webpack or Rollup with Babel/JSX, etc.npm i -S hyperapp
In Node.js.
import { h, app } from "hyperapp"
In the browser via the CDN.
const { h, app } = hyperapp
app({
model: 0,
reducers: {
add: model => model + 1,
sub: model => model - 1
},
view: (model, actions) =>
<div>
<button onClick={actions.add}>+</button>
<h1>{model}</h1>
<button onClick={actions.sub} disabled={model <= 0}>-</button>
</div>
})
app({
model: "",
reducers: {
text: (_, value) => value
},
view: (model, actions) =>
<div>
<h1>Hi{model ? " " + model : ""}.</h1>
<input onInput={e => actions.text(e.target.value)} />
</div>
})
const model = {
dragging: false,
position: {
x: 0, y: 0, offsetX: 0, offsetY: 0
}
}
const view = (model, actions) =>
<div
onMouseDown={e => actions.drag({
position: {
x: e.pageX, y: e.pageY, offsetX: e.offsetX, offsetY: e.offsetY
}
})}
style={{
position: "absolute",
left: model.position.x - model.position.offsetX + "px",
top: model.position.y - model.position.offsetY + "px",
backgroundColor: model.dragging ? "gold" : "deepskyblue"
}}
>DRAG ME
</div>
const reducers = {
drop: model => ({ dragging: false }),
drag: (model, { position }) => ({ dragging: true, position }),
move: (model, { x, y }) => model.dragging
? ({ position: { ...model.position, x, y } })
: model
}
const subscriptions = [
(_, actions) => addEventListener("mouseup", actions.drop),
(_, actions) => addEventListener("mousemove", e =>
actions.move({ x: e.pageX, y: e.pageY }))
]
app({ model, view, reducers, subscriptions })
const FilterInfo = { All: 0, Todo: 1, Done: 2 }
app({
model: {
todos: [],
filter: FilterInfo.All,
input: "",
placeholder: "Add new todo!"
},
view: (model, actions) =>
<div>
<h1>Todo</h1>
<p>
Show: {Object.keys(FilterInfo)
.filter(key => FilterInfo[key] !== model.filter)
.map(key =>
<span><a data-no-routing href="#" onClick={_ => actions.filter({
value: FilterInfo[key]
})}>{key}</a> </span>
)}
</p>
<p><ul>
{model.todos
.filter(t =>
model.filter === FilterInfo.Done
? t.done :
model.filter === FilterInfo.Todo
? !t.done :
model.filter === FilterInfo.All)
.map(t =>
<li style={{
color: t.done ? "gray" : "black",
textDecoration: t.done ? "line-through" : "none"
}}
onClick={e => actions.toggle({
value: t.done,
id: t.id
})}>{t.value}
</li>)}
</ul></p>
<p>
<input
type="text"
onKeyUp={e => e.keyCode === 13 ? actions.add() : ""}
onInput={e => actions.input({ value: e.target.value })}
value={model.input}
placeholder={model.placeholder}
/>{" "}
<button onClick={actions.add}>add</button>
</p>
</div>,
reducers: {
add: model => ({
input: "",
todos: model.todos.concat({
done: false,
value: model.input,
id: model.todos.length + 1
})
}),
toggle: (model, { id, value }) => ({
todos: model.todos.map(t =>
id === t.id
? Object.assign({}, t, { done: !value })
: t)
}),
input: (model, { value }) => ({ input: value }),
filter: (model, { value }) => ({ filter: value })
}
})
Creates a virtual DOM node.
tag is a tag name, e.g. div or a function that returns a tree of virtual nodes.data is an object with attributes, styles, events, properties, lifecycle methods, etc.children is an array of children virtual nodes. (Optional)See the HyperApp User Guide for JSX/Hyperx setup instructions.
Starts the application.
app({
model,
reducers,
view,
effects,
subscriptions,
root,
router
})
The model is a primitive type, array or object that represents the state of your application. HyperApp applications use a single model architecture.
const model = {
count: 0
}
Reducers are actions that describe how to derive a new model from the current model.
const reducers = {
add: model => model + 1,
sub: model => model - 1
}
A reducer can return a new model or part of a model. If it returns part of a model, it will be merged with the current model.
A reducer can be triggered inside a view, effect or subscription.
A reducer has the following signature: (model, data, params).
model is the current model.data is the data sent to the reducer.When using the router, reducers receives an additional argument:
params is an object with the matched route parameters.A view is a function that returns a virtual DOM tree. See h.
A view has the following signature: (model, actions).
To send actions:
actions.action(data)
app({
model: true,
view: (model, actions) => <button onClick={actions.toggle}>{model+""}</button>,
reducers: {
toggle: model => !model
}
})
Lifecycle methods are functions that can be attached to virtual nodes in order to access actual DOM elements when they are created, updated or before they are removed.
HTMLElement)HTMLElement)HTMLElement)const repaint = (canvas, model) => {
const context = canvas.getContext("2d")
context.fillStyle = "white"
context.fillRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height)
context.beginPath()
context.arc(model.x, model.y, 50, 0, 2 * Math.PI)
context.stroke()
}
app({
model: { x: 0, y: 0 },
view: model =>
<canvas
width="600"
height="300"
onupdate={e => repaint(e, model)}
/>,
reducers: {
move: model => ({ x: model.x + 1, y: model.y + 1 })
},
subscriptions: [
(_, actions) => setInterval(_ => actions.move(), 10)
]
})
Effects are actions that cause side effects and are often asynchronous, like writing to a database, or sending requests to servers.
Effects have the following signature: (model, actions, data, error).
model is the current model.actions is an object used to trigger reducers and effects.data is the data sent to the effect.error is a function you can call to throw an error.const wait = time => new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(_ => resolve(), time))
const model = {
counter: 0,
waiting: false
}
const view = (model, actions) =>
<button
onclick={actions.waitThenAdd}
disabled={model.waiting}>{model.counter}
</button>
const reducers = {
add: model => ({ counter: model.counter + 1 }),
toggle: model => ({ waiting: !model.waiting})
}
const effects = {
waitThenAdd: (model, actions) => {
actions.toggle()
wait(1000).then(actions.add).then(actions.toggle)
}
}
app({ model, view, reducers, effects })
Subscriptions are functions scheduled to run only once when the DOM is ready. Use a subscription to register global events, open a socket connection, attach mouse or keyboard event listeners, etc.
A subscription has the following signature: (model, actions, error).
app({
model: { x: 0, y: 0 },
reducers: {
move: (_, { x, y }) => ({ x, y })
},
view: model => <h1>{model.x}, {model.y}</h1>,
subscriptions: [
(_, actions) => addEventListener("mousemove", e => actions.move({
x: e.clientX,
y: e.clientY
}))
]
})
Hooks are function handlers that can be used to inspect your application, implement middleware, loggers, etc. There are three: onUpdate, onAction, and onError.
Called when the model changes. Signature: (oldModel, newModel, data).
Called when an action (reducer or effect) is triggered. Signature: (name, data).
Called when you use the error function inside a subscription or effect. If you don't use this hook, the default behavior is to throw. Signature: (err).
app({
model: true,
view: (model, actions) =>
<div>
<button onclick={actions.doSomething}>Log</button>
<button onclick={actions.boom}>Error</button>
</div>,
reducers: {
doSomething: model => !model,
},
effects: {
boom: (model, actions, data, err) => setTimeout(_ => err(Error("BOOM")), 1000)
},
hooks: {
onError: e =>
console.log("[Error] %c%s", "color: red", e),
onAction: name =>
console.log("[Action] %c%s", "color: blue", name),
onUpdate: (last, model) =>
console.log("[Update] %c%s -> %c%s", "color: gray", last, "color: blue", model)
}
})
The root is the container of your application. If none is given, a div element is appended to document.body and used as the container.
The router is any function with the following signature: (render, options).
render is a function provided by HyperApp capable to render a view.options is the same object passed to app.You can define your own router or use the one provided with HyperApp.
import { h, app, router } from "hyperapp"
To use the router, pass it to app.
app({
router,
view: {
"/": (model, actions) => {},
"/about": (model, actions) => {},
"/:key": (model, actions, params) => {}
}
})
The view property is used as a dictionary of routes/views.
The key is the route and the value is the view function.
const Anchor = ({ href }) => <h1><a href={"/" + href}>{href}</a></h1>
app({
view: {
"/": _ => <Anchor href={Math.floor(Math.random() * 999)}></Anchor>,
"/:key": (model, actions, { key }) =>
<div>
<h1>{key}</h1>
<a href="/">Back</a>
</div>
},
router
})
/ match the index route or use as a wildcard to select the view when no route matches.
/:key match a route using the regular expression [A-Za-z0-9]+. The matched key is passed to the view function via params.
Call actions.setLocation(path) to update the location.pathname. If the path matches an existing route, the corresponding view will be rendered. Available if you are using the default Router.
const Page = ({ title, target, onClick }) =>
<div>
<h1>{title}</h1>
<button onclick={onClick}>{target}</button>
</div>
app({
view: {
"/": (model, actions) =>
<Page
title="Home"
target="About"
onclick={_ => actions.setLocation("/about")}>
</Page>
,
"/about": (model, actions) =>
<Page
title="About"
target="Home"
onclick={_ => actions.setLocation("/")}>
</Page>
},
router
})
HyperApp intercepts all <a href="/path">...</a> clicks and calls action.setLocation("/path"). External links and links that begin with a # character are not intercepted.
app({
view: {
"/": (model, actions) =>
<div>
<h1>Home</h1>
<a href="/about">About</a>
</div>
,
"/about": (model, actions) =>
<div>
<h1>About</h1>
<a href="/">Home</a>
</div>
},
router
})
Add a custom data-no-routing attribute to anchor elements that should be handled differently.
<a data-no-routing>Not a route</a>
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