copernicium

A unidirectional frontend framework, based on github.com/Raynos/mercury, with the following features:

• Observable app state
• Reactive rendering using a virtual DOM
• Event dispatching via channels

Used correctly, you can implement an app with a unidirectional loop:

initial state ---> render view ---> dispatch events
                      ^                    |
                      |                    |
                      +--- update state <--+

Usage

Here's a minimal app that contains an on/off button that you can toggle by pressing it:

var cn = require('copernicium');

cn(
    // Root - node the app will be rendered inside
    document.body,
    // State - an observable, immutable model
    cn.state({
        isOn: cn.value(false),
        // Channels - can receive events & data from the DOM
        channels: {
            toggle: function (state) {
                state.isOn.set(!state.isOn());
            }
        }
    }),
    // Render function - creates a virtual DOM used to patch the real DOM
    function (state) {
        return cn.h('button', {
            // Delegated UI events that are sent to channels
            'ev-click': cn.send.click(state.channels.toggle, {})
        }, state.isOn ? 'ON' : 'OFF');
    }
);

Example Apps

To try the any of the examples (including the minimal app above) in the examples/ directory:

$ npm run example <dirname>

To get a listing of available examples:

$ npm run example