immutable-core-component

immutable-core-component

Immutable Core Component provides the server side functionality for Immutable App Component. Together they provide a framework for dynamic UI components that integrate with the Immutable App ecosystem.

When using Immutable App, Immutable Core Components will be instantiated automatically from the files in the component directory. The examples here use Immutable Core Component directly. See the Immutable App Component documentation for usage examples with an app.

Server configuration options

var component = new ImmutableCoreComponent({
    name: 'foo',
    server: {
        get: function (args) {}
        new: function (args) {},
        set: function (args) {},
    },
})

This example will create a new Immutable Core module named fooComponent with get, new and set methods.

The arguments for server will be taken from the foo.server.js file when used with Immutable App Component.

Client configuration options

var component = new ImmutableCoreComponent({
    client: {
        binds: { 'element-id', 'data.property' },
        minify: true,
        placeholders: { foo: 'foo', 'foo.bar', 'bar' },
        preRender: function (args) { .... }
    }
})

The arguments for client will be taken from the foo.client.js file when used with Immutable App Component.

name	type	description
binds	object	map of ids and data properties to bind
minify	boolean	minify js sent to client
placeholders	object	map of data properties and placeholder values
refreshInterval	integer	time in ms between refresh of client data
-------------------	-----------	----------------------------------------------
preBind	function	hook that executes before bind
preGet	function	hook that executes before get
preRefresh	function	hook that executes before refresh
preRender	function	hook that executes before render
preSet	function	hook that executes before set
postBind	function	hook that executes after bind
postGet	function	hook that executes after get
postRefresh	function	hook that executes after refresh
postRender	function	hook that executes after render
postSet	function	hook that executes after set

General configuration options

var component = new ImmutableCoreComponent({
    css: '.foo { display: block }',
    helpers: { bar: function () {...} },
    js: 'console.log("foo")',
    partials: { bam: 'Goodbye {{foo}}' },
    template: 'Hello {{foo}}',
})

When using Immutable App Component:

• the css property comes from foo.css
• the helpers object is populated from the helpers directory
• the js property comes from foo.js
• the partials object is populated from the partials directory
• the template property comes from foo.hbs

name	type	description
css	string	css to include on page - will be wrapped in
helpers	object	map of handlebars helper names and functions
js	string	js to include - will be wrapped in anonymous function
partials	object	map of hadlebars partials names and template strings
template	string	main handlebars template string