vdom-serialize

vdom-serialize

If you want to send your virtual dom over the wire and still be able to use it, this is for you!

Usage

var serializeVDom = require('vdom-serialize')

// ...
  stream.send(serializeVDom(render()))

// --

// on the other side, you can savely use JSON.parse

  var html = vdomToHtml(JSON.parse(stream.read()))

API

serialize(vtree):String

How?

The problem is that virtual-dom's objects have the crucial property, their type in their prototype only, and if you JSON.stringify them you'll lose this property. So, to fix this, vdom-serialize traverses the VTree and adds those properties explcitly (Thunks are rendered beforehand, of course). That's all.

Drawbacks

Hooks can be serialized, sadly, since they require the hook method to be set on their prototype, not directly.

Legal

(c) 2016 by Marcel Klehr

MIT-License